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Ryan Holton
 Post subject: Interesting Crankshaft idea
PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:25 pm 
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Leave it to some old redneck from Mississippi to "re-invent the wheel".

[url]http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/apr03/departments/input_output/input_out.html








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link doesn't work, what was it about?

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http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/apr03/departments/input_output/input_out.html


Hmmm, I dont why the link didnt work the first time, but this one seems to work.

Its a crank inspired by a spirograph. Cool stuff!

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Aww, what a cute little car!
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isn't this how the Toyota Prius works?

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car9.htm

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Joseph Volk
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It's quite different. What you show on from the Prius is basically the way that the power is delivered to the transmission and the generator.

Trying not to get too technical...

It is kind of hard to explain the way that the Crankshaft works without moving diagrams or models, but lets see if I can find some web resources...

Alright, cool found something with motion:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

Alright, looking at the diagram O is the crankshaft on a standard piston engine. N is the connecting rod. What this guy has designed is a crankshaft that allows the connecting rod to be able to go straight up and down.

Hopefully this clears it up a little bit.
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