Sheave (mechanical)

Pulley block with a sheave

A sheave (pronounced "sheev") is a wheel or roller with a groove along its edge for holding a belt, rope or cable. When hung between two supports with a belt, rope or cable, one or more sheaves make up a pulley. The words sheave and pulley are sometimes used interchangeably.

Sheave (mechanical) Media

sheave AKA pulley wheel without rope
Various ways of rigging a tackle
A closeup of the pulley of an oil well in Brazoria county
A hoist using the compound pulley system yielding an advantage of 4. The single fixed pulley is installed on the hoist. The two movable pulleys (joined) are attached to the hook. One end of the rope is attached to the crane frame, another to the winch.
Flat belt on a belt pulley
Keilriemen, V-Belt. Own work. 02. Nov. 2005. Borowski.
Cone pulley driven from above by a line shaft

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