Sun and planet wheels
Definition of Sun and planet wheels
(Mach.)
an
ingenious
contrivance
for
converting
reciprocating
motion
,
as
that
of
the
working
beam
of
a
steam
engine
,
into
rotatory
motion
.
It
consists
of
a
toothed
wheel
(
called
the
sun wheel
),
firmly
secured
to
the
shaft
it
is
desired
to
drive
,
and
another
wheel
(
called
the
planet wheel
)
secured
to
the
end
of
a
connecting
rod
.
By
the
motion
of
the
connecting
rod
,
the
planet
wheel
is
made
to
circulate
round
the
central
wheel
on
the
shaft
,
communicating
to
this
latter
a
velocity
of
revolution
the
double
of
its
own
.
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