Lay Shaft
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
A secondary shaft as in a sliding change gear for an automobile a cam shaft operated by a two to one gear in an internal combustion engine It is generally a shaft moving more or less independently of the other parts of a machine as in some marine engines a shaft driven by a small auxiliary engine for independently operating the valves of the main engine to insure uniform motion
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