wrist plate Examples noun Machinery.
- a platelike part of a mechanism, oscillating in its own plane, to which links or rods are attached by pins.
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The exhaust valves are both opened and closed by the action of the wrist-plate and connecting rods.
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When in operation, the bell-crank is rotated in the direction of the arrow by the action of the wrist-plate and connecting-rod.
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The valve gear is of the regular Corliss type, driven by a single eccentric and wrist-plate.
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