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Governor arm 80 mm with a Ø24 ball, Ø3 pivot and link holes

What is a governor arm? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: governor arm, fly ball arm, brazo del regulador, Reglerarm (Fliehkraftpendel)

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
98.0 mm
width
24.0 mm
height
24.0 mm

Notes

  • 10 × 5 flat arm 45 mm long with a Ø3 pivot hole at the top and a Ø3 hole 40 mm down for the link to the sleeve, continued by a Ø4 rod that carries a Ø24 ball 80 mm from the pivot (the rod's end stands 1 mm out of the ball).
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Governor arm 80 mm with a Ø24 ball, Ø3 pivot and link holes size chart

dimensionvalue
flat arm10 × 5, holes at 0 and 40 mm
rodØ4
ballØ24, centre 80 mm from the pivot

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain)Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.orgwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
507movements.comBrown's movement No. 161: figure, his text and an animationwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

governor-arm-80-ball-24arm, pivot at the origin, along +X, z 0..5, ball centre at (80, 0, 2.5)STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=governor-arm-80-ball-24

Governor arm 80 mm with a Ø24 ball, Ø3 pivot and link holes, isometric render of a generated part
Render of governor-arm-80-ball-24 from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Centrifugal (fly-ball) governor, isometric render of a generated part
Centrifugal (fly-ball) governor4 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What is a governor arm?

10 × 5 flat arm 45 mm long with a Ø3 pivot hole at the top and a Ø3 hole 40 mm down for the link to the sleeve, continued by a Ø4 rod that carries a Ø24 ball 80 mm from the pivot (the rod's end stands 1 mm out of the ball).