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Sheave is another name for the entire pulley, rather than the indentation.

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What are the parts of a pulley?

wheel, sheave, or drum which turnes an axle or rod. It also has a groove or path along its outside. A rope, chain, or cable slides through the groove.


What is the part called where the rope lies on a pulley?

The part of a pulley where the rope lies is called the groove or the sheave. This is the part of the pulley that provides the surface for the rope to run along while the pulley rotates.


Explain what a sheave wheel is and what it does?

A sheave or pulley wheel is a grooved wheel often used for holding a belt, wire rope, or rope and incorporated into a pulley. The sheave spins on an axle or bearing inside the frame of the pulley. This allows the wire or rope to move freely, minimizing friction and wear on the cable. (A sheave is actually part of the pulley system.)


What a sheave wheel is and What is its function?

A sheave (/ʃiːv/) or pulley wheel is a grooved wheel often used for holding a belt, wire rope, or rope and incorporated into a pulley. This allows the wire or rope to move freely, minimizing friction and wear on the cable. Sheaves can be used to redirect a cable or rope, lift loads, and transmit power. A sheave (pronounced “shiv”) is actually part of the pulley system. The sheave is the rotating, grooved wheel inside the pulley.


What is a sheave wheel and what is its function?

A sheave (/ʃiːv/) or pulley wheel is a grooved wheel often used for holding a belt, wire rope, or rope and incorporated into a pulley. This allows the wire or rope to move freely, minimizing friction and wear on the cable. Sheaves can be used to redirect a cable or rope, lift loads, and transmit power. A sheave (pronounced “shiv”) is actually part of the pulley system. The sheave is the rotating, grooved wheel inside the pulley.


What materials are used to make a pulley?

A pulley system is made up of a pulley and a rope. A pulley is, in essence, a wheel with a groove going all the way around it so that a rope or a cable can fit in it securely. One could also run an indented track around a wheel.


What does which and sheave do?

A sheave (/ʃiːv/) or pulley wheel is a grooved wheel often used for holding a belt, wire rope, or rope and incorporated into a pulley. This allows the wire or rope to move freely, minimizing friction and wear on the cable. Sheaves can be used to redirect a cable or rope, lift loads, and transmit power. A sheave (pronounced “shiv”) is actually part of the pulley system. The sheave is the rotating, grooved wheel inside the pulley.


What is the indented wheel of the pulley called?

It is simply called a wheel. It doesn't have a official name


What is a wheel with a groove?

A pulley for a drive belt.


What are all the parts of a pulley?

a pulley is a wheel with a groove along with a rope or chain.


What is the difference between a pulley and a sheave?

A pulley has a bearing that it rides on and a sheave wheel usually has a brass sleeve in it to ride on. A pulley usually has a higher rpm and can take more stress than a sheave wheel. Sheave wheels can have bearings in them, but open ones as opposed to sealed ones in a pulley. Again this has to do with the amount of load required.It is possible there is no difference. Sailors usually call the 'pulleys' on their boats. 'sheaves'. pronounced 'shivs'. Anyway, the word 'sheave' in English originated in German and means 'pulley'. so go figure.*************OK, so here's a 30-year mechanic's answer. Regardless of what the original terminology was, I believe it has come to mean this: A sheave is a pulley wheel (now referred to as a pulley without the word wheel) that has a grooved circumference. Its original purpose was to transmit and/or multiply mechanical power because it is part of a lever system. A pulley also transmits power, but it is not grooved. Examples: 1) the idler pulley of your car engine, which usually acts as a spring loaded belt tensioner. 2) the guide pulley (known as a sprocket) that shifts the chain from one sprocket to another on the back of a bicycle. 3) the drive belt pulley on a farm tractor used to power old fashioned implements. None of these have grooves.So, a sheave is a pulley, but a pulley is not a sheave. Either word should get your point across. It has nothing to do with bearings versus bushings. BTW, a "bushing" used as a load bearing surface is really a bearing, it's just not a roller, tapered roller or ball bearing, but that's another argument.


A simple machine that has a wheel with a groove and a rope to pull?

This is called a pulley.