Ratchet Mechanism

Input: green crank oscillating.
Output: ratchet wheel of tooth number Z rotating interruptedly.
The gravity maintains contact between 3 identical pawls and ratchet wheel.
Speciality: the mechanism acts as in case where there is one pawl and ratchet wheel tooth number is 3Z. It helps increase tooth strength.
The pawls one by one push the wheel.

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