bowden cable

If necessary the driver could lock the mount into position and fire it himself using a Bowden cable.

This may be the reason why the invention of the Bowden cable has been popularly attributed to him.

The controls were activated by means of Bowden cables, the first time that these had been used on an airship.

Bowden cables can cease to function smoothly, particularly if water or contaminants get into the housing.

Another problem is that it is not fitted with hydraulic brakes, but has Bowden cables to each drum.

The cable mechanism is cheaper, but Bowden cables have issues (see here) that are applicable to any braking system incorporating them.

In any case, the origin and invention of the Bowden cable is open to some dispute, confusion and popular myth.

A centrally located floor mounted handbrake operated on the rear axle using bowden cables.

The driver's machine gun was fixed and he fired it using a Bowden cable; 2,600 rounds were stored for the machine guns.

For instance a Bowden cable is to some extent rigid and doesn't obey the principles of the Capstan equation.

The original, standard Bowden cable housing consists of a close-wound helix of round or square steel wire.

A cable guide is a fitting or part of a bicycle frame which guides a piece of bare inner bowden cable around a corner.

Changing the gear ratio was traditionally accomplished by a shift lever connected to the hub with a Bowden cable, and twist-grip style shifters have become common.

Bowden Cable - Thursday's former SpecOps-27 partner, and now manager of Acme Carpets.

An electronic system can switch gears faster, and because the system does not use Bowden cables and can calibrate itself, it may require less maintenance.

With hand-operated brakes, force is applied to brake levers mounted on the handlebars and transmitted via Bowden cables or hydraulic lines to the friction pads.

A bicycle disc brake may be mechanically actuated, as with a Bowden cable, or hydraulically actuated, or a combination of the two.

The primary modern mechanical actuation mechanism uses brake levers coupled to Bowden cables to move brake arms, thus forcing pads against a braking surface.

Remote adjustment may be mechanical by means of bowden cables, or may be electric by means of geared motors.

Automobile accelerator pedals have historically been mechanical assemblies which link the pedal to the engine throttle by mechanical linkages or a Bowden cable.

Early Bowden cable, from the 1890s and first years of the twentieth century, is characterised by the outer tube being wound from round wire and being uncovered.

Thursday is sent with her partner, Bowden Cable, to the mansion of Lord Volescamper, a major supporter of the front-runner in the up-coming election for President.

Packington Hall was subsequently sold to the Bowden cable manufacturing company CTP Gills Ltd., which manufactures parts for automotive companies.