Geneva mechanism
English edit
Etymology edit
So called from Geneva in Switzerland, an important center of watchmaking.
Noun edit
Geneva mechanism (plural Geneva mechanisms)
- (mechanics) A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion, using an intermittent gear where the drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel and thereby advances it by one step, and having a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps.
Further reading edit
- Geneva mechanism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia