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Definition of Idle pulley
1. Noun. A pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idle Pulley
Literary usage of Idle pulley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Applied Mechanics by Ewart Sigmund Andrews (1920)
"J/rfte and the open belt moves on to the upper idle pulley. The directions of
the rotation of the shaft D and therefore of the movement of the machine table ..."
2. Opinions of the Solicitor for the Department of Commerce and Labor Dealing by United States (1912)
"It became necessary to shift a belt over an idle pulley, apply a hand brake, and
remove the obstruction to the machinery; and it took loth hands to remove ..."
3. Opinions of the Solicitor for the Department of Labor Dealing with Workmen's by United States (1915)
"It, became necessary to shift a belt over an idle pulley, apply a hand brake,
and remove the obstruction to the machinery; and it took both hands to remove ..."
4. Illustrated Catalogue of Machine Tools, Wood Working Machinery, Etc. for by Fairbanks Company, New York, New York Fairbanks Company, Fairbanks Company (1907)
"The driving pulleys nre pino«! at the bottom of the stand ; the pulley shaft*
are of steel hardened ana: ground and run in «elf-oiling boxe*. idle pulley ..."
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