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detent

[′dē‚tent]

(mechanical engineering)

A catch or lever in a mechanism which initiates or locks movement of a part, especially in escapement mechanisms.

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Detent Force It comprises neutral detent force, strut detent force and shifter-rail detent force.

Improvement in Gear Shift Comfort by Reduction in Double Bump Force of Passenger Vehicles

where [[??].sub.u] is the Fourier representation of detent force [F.sub.u].

An optimal control method for maximizing the efficiency of direct drive ocean wave energy extraction system

the power-training method monitors the development of detent, but also of the force and speed, using three main groups of exercises: with weights (dumb bells), medicine balls and acrobatic balls.

Study of motor quality considered essential for top class 100 m hurdler

This model can be equipped with unidirectional or bidirection operation, an external mechanical switch and options such as friction hold and maintained center detent.

Taking control of electrohydraulics: OEM Controls grows with electrohydraulics; Hall effect joystick controllers; plug-n-play electronic control packages

If a jam results in unacceptable load, the excessive torque causes the pawl to rotate out of its detent. The assembly is thereby disconnected from the outer drive housing and cuts power to the system to shut it down.

Torque limits

The available detent systems, full and limited, provide respective levels of engagement/disengagement forces.

SMP and SMPM subminiature and microminiature connectors for applications to 65 GHz

Low detent torque suits it for microstep operation.

Miniature step motors. (Medical Products)

The motor itself has a skewed rotor like those found in inkjet printers which eliminates the detent torque that would coarsen the feel.

Touch and go. (Design)

3 arresting wire and went out of detent. As the Hawkeye added power to get over the wire, the nosewheel ended up just sliding down the wire.

My Day On the Deck

The cylinder is hand-rotated and employs a spring detent bolt to keep it indexed.

The auction block

It is retained with a ball detent. There is a hemispherical hole in the op handle and a mating spring-loaded ball in the slide.

Remington 48 bolt handle

Inside the bottom of the mount is a spring-loaded detent that mates with the cross-slot of the pistol's accessory rail.