tensioners

Cable pull adjusters

Tensioners are devices that maintain proper tension in belts, chains, cables, or other flexible components.

In automotive engines, belt tensioners keep serpentine belts taut against pulleys.

Similar devices appear in bicycle drivetrains, garage doors, and industrial machinery.

The mechanic replaced the worn tensioners to stop the belt from slipping.

mechanical

pulleys

Grooved wheels for rope

  • idlersHabitually unproductive people
  • beltsWaist-cinching straps
  • chainsLinked metal restraints

springs · bearings · sprockets · adjustment · torque · alignment · serpentine · timing · camshaft · drivetrain

industrial

conveyors

Mechanisms that move items

manufacturing · cables · wires · strapping · webbing · rigging · hoists · cranes · lifting · scaffolding

textile

looms

Emerges menacingly, or textile frames

  • weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
  • yarnTwisted strand for crafts
  • threadFiber for stitching

fabric · warping · spinning · embroidery · sewing · knitting · needles · frames · stretchers · canvas

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mechanical function

tensionerslooseners

Things that undo tightness

relaxers

Family

tensioner

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G