English Dictionary

toggle joint

noun

A mechanical linkage of the type of an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise pressure when brought into this position.

The toggle joint is a mechanical linkage that connects two rods, pivoted at their ends, with the purpose of transmitting force.

意味（1）

A mechanical linkage of the type of an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise pressure when brought into this position.

A toggle joint, which used a lever system to multiply power, replaced the screw mechanism for forcing down the impression-forming platen.