STEERING MECHANISMS Hooke’s joint (Universal joints) Hooke’s joins is used to connect two nonparallel but intersecting shafts. In its basic shape, it has two U –shaped yokes ‘a’ and ‘b’ and a center block or cross-shaped piece, C. (fig.1.47(a)) The … Continued
STRAIGHT LINE MECHANISMS Straight line motion mechanisms Straight line motion mechanisms are mechanisms, having a point that moves along a straight line, or nearly along a straight line, without being guided by a plane surface. Condition for exact straight line … Continued
Kinematic Inversions of Four Bar Chain, Slider Crank and Double Slider Crank Mechanism KINEMATIC INVERSION Inversions of mechanism: A mechanism is one in which one of the links of a kinematic chain is fixed. Different mechanisms can be obtained by … Continued
Kinematic Chains, Joints, Degree of Freedom and GRUBLER’S RULE KINEMATICS CHAINS Kinematic chain: A kinematic chain is a group of links either joined together or arranged in a manner that permits them to move relative to one another. If the … Continued