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Ancient Chinese mechanical devices with roller members can be divided by function into six types: soil preparation devices, harvest and transportation devices, grain processing devices, water lifting devices, war weapons, and others. This chapter presents the functions and components of these devices and shows their structural sketches.
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Hsiao, KH., Yan, HS. (2014). Roller Devices. In: Mechanisms in Ancient Chinese Books with Illustrations. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02009-9_6
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