pulley system
Mechanical advantage setup
A pulley system is an arrangement of one or more wheels with grooved rims through which rope or cable passes, used to lift or move heavy loads.
The mechanical advantage increases with additional pulleys—a single pulley changes direction of force, while compound systems multiply it: The stage crew raised the scenery with a pulley system.
Block and tackle is a common type.
- sheaveChanneled wheel for rope
- hoistRaise with tackle
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- craneLifter or wader
Archimedes · rope · block and tackle · mechanical advantage · tensioner · force · rigging · counterweight · load · friction · elevator · gym equipment · bearing · Leonardo da Vinci · simple machines · axle · wheel · conveyor belt
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- barnsbarn, red barn, bank barn, dairy barn, pole barn
- elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, lift shaft, elevator doors
- gym equipmenttreadmill, elliptical, stationary bike, rowing machine, weight belt
- science experimentsvolcano model, elephant toothpaste, color change, slime making, baking soda volcano
- simple machineslever, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, wedge
mechanical advantage mechanism type
pulley systembare hands
Ungloved, unequipped extremities
brute force · lever · inclined plane · wedge · screw