Mechanical engineering components
Belts and pulleys
In engineering, a pulley is a wheel which has a grooved rim for carrying a line. The pulley turns in a frame or block, with the purpose of either changing the direction of force or transmitting force.
The simplest use of a pulley is when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at the other end.
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