Tag: mechanism

A mechanism is some technical aspect of a larger process or mechanical device, or combination of parts designed to perform a particular function. Sometimes an entire machine may be referred to as a mechanism. Examples are the steering mechanism in a car, or the winding mechanism of a wristwatch. When one of the links of a kinematic chain is fixed, the chain is known as a mechanism. Mechanisms are used to convert one type of motion into another. Multiple mechanisms are machines.