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='''Basic mechanisms'''=
 
='''Basic mechanisms'''=
 
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briefly some basic mechanisms
  
 
==Levers==
 
==Levers==
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A crank is simply an off-center connection that provides energy to (or takes energy from) a rotating wheel.  
 
A crank is simply an off-center connection that provides energy to (or takes energy from) a rotating wheel.  
  
[[File:crank-animation.gif]]
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[[File:crank-animation.gif| 300 px]]
  
 
===Slider crank mechanisms===
 
===Slider crank mechanisms===
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the lower the oscillation of the highest point of the red stick
 
the lower the oscillation of the highest point of the red stick
  
[[File:crank slider.gif]]
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[[File:crank slider.gif| 300 px]]
  
 
===Crankshaft===
 
===Crankshaft===
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The larger the diameter of the wheel, the greater the vertical stroke of the red stick.
 
The larger the diameter of the wheel, the greater the vertical stroke of the red stick.
  
[[File:crankshaft.gif]]
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==Linkages==
 
==Linkages==
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They are use to change direction or amount of motion
 
They are use to change direction or amount of motion
  
[[File:trashbinlinlikage.png]]
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[[File:eccentriccam.gif]]
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The shape of the cam creates a jump during the movement of the red stick. In this way can produce abrupt and sudden movements.
 
The shape of the cam creates a jump during the movement of the red stick. In this way can produce abrupt and sudden movements.
  
[[File:jumpingcam.gif]]
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==Shafts==
 
==Shafts==
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[[File:ratchet.gif]]
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[[File:Gear_reducer.gif]]
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[http://geargenerator.com A great generator!]
  
 
==Drives==
 
==Drives==

Revision as of 09:34, 22 September 2016

Basic mechanisms

briefly some basic mechanisms

Levers

a lever is a rigid object with pivot point used to multiply the mechanical force of an object

it has input – pivot point-output

examples: seesaw hammer when removing nails crowbar also


Lever1.png

Lever2.png

Cranks

A crank is simply an off-center connection that provides energy to (or takes energy from) a rotating wheel.

Crank-animation.gif

Slider crank mechanisms

he crank slider turns a circular motion in an oscillating movement and a vertical movement. The larger the distance between the wheel and the plane green brown, the lower the oscillation of the highest point of the red stick

Crank slider.gif

Crankshaft

The cam piston transforms a circular motion in a vertical movement. The larger the diameter of the wheel, the greater the vertical stroke of the red stick.

Crankshaft.gif

Linkages

we can use extra motion ( for exmple from a crank) to add extra movement

A linkage can be made from levers, cranks and connecting elements. They are use to change direction or amount of motion

Trashbinlinlikage.png


Cams

Cams generally do the opposite job to cranks: they turn rotary motion into reciprocating motion.

Eccentric cam

The eccentric cam transforms a circular motion in a vertical movement. the vertical excursion of the red stick changes as a function of the varying diameter of the cam.


Eccentriccam.gif


Jumping Cam

The shape of the cam creates a jump during the movement of the red stick. In this way can produce abrupt and sudden movements.

Jumpingcam.gif

Shafts

Ratchets

can be used to give intermittent or stepped motion. Also used to give rotation in one direction only


The cam rotates the large wheel of an eighth for each revolution. The blue slider prevents the large wheel can turn in the opposite.


Ratchet.gif


Gearing

A gear or cogwheel is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part to transmit torque.

Geared devices can change the speed and power delivered.


GEAR RATIO

two gears, one half as big as the other, have a gear ratio of 2:1. The smaller gear has to spin twice to cover the same distance covered when the larger gear spins once.


Gear reducer.gif


A great generator!

Drives

A drive is a method of connection rotation shafts together

the drive can involve gearing, changing direction or rotation of the shafts.

A bike chain is a POSITIVE DRIVE ...it cannot slip ( it is kept locked to the sprocket wheel ) , while wheels slip if they are under resistance ( break) and they stop turning, that is FRICTION, pulleys also work by friction.