winding mechanism
Tension storage device
A winding mechanism is the system of gears, springs, and other components that stores and releases energy in mechanical devices.
Found in watches, music boxes, and clockwork toys, it typically involves a mainspring that's tensioned by turning a key or crown: The antique clock's winding mechanism needed repair.
The term extends to any apparatus that coils or tightens something around a shaft.
- hand crankManual rotation lever
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- mainspringClock's power coil
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
grandfather clock · coil spring · spring loaded · flywheel · ratchet · fusee · crown · reel · crankshaft · pulley system · counterweight · dynamo · barrel · camshaft · arbor · key · shuttle · ticker tape
winding mechanismescapement
Tick-controlling clock component
release mechanism · regulator · gear train · balance wheel · hairspring
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