File:Kneehingeleverage.jpeg

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This is an example of a mechanical advantage in a mechanism: in its application a relatively small input force 'V' is translated into a relatively large output force 'H'. The mechanism looks like the straightening of a leg with the knee equivalent to the hinge. I have made this sketch myself. I hope it helps illustrate a very basic mechanical engineering principle. Johjak 09:47, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

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current09:47, 15 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:47, 15 August 2006573 × 433 (42 KB)Johjak (talk | contribs)A mechanism that creates a '''mechanical advantage''': with a small input force a large output force may be created. The mechanism looks like, and is here named after, the straightening of a knee. I have made this sketch myself. I hope it helps illustrate

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