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TOPIC: -“WIRE ROPE DRIVE MECHANISM

FOR RECIPROCATING LINEAR MOTION”
Submitted To: - Submitted By:-

Prof. Mr Sanjay Singh Prabhjot Singh

CLASS: B.TECH (ME)

ROLL NO: B4803A14

REGD.NO:10801570
 INTRODUCTION

WIRE ROPE:-
Wire rope is a type of rope which consists of
several strands of metal wire laid (or 'twisted')
into a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were
used, but today steelis the main material used for
wire ropes.

Fig.1. rope drive

WHAT IS DRIVE MECHANISM?

A Direct drive mechanism is one that takes the power coming from a motor without
any reductions.

Advantages:-

 High torque at low rpm

 Increased efficiency: The power is not wasted in friction (from the belt, chain,
etc, and especially, gearboxes.)
 Longer lifetime

Disadvantages:-

 It needs a special motor to achieve maximum torque at high rotational speeds

 It need a more precise control mechanism..
 Wire rope drive mechanism for reciprocating linear motion

Introduction :-
Drive mechanism for providing reciprocating, liner motion for a movable work piece
includes a motor rotating a drum in forward and reverse directions about a first fixed
axis. The motor is fixedly mounted with respect to the stationary work piece, such as
to a housing or other structure. The system further includes an elongate,substantially
non-flexible cable having first and second ends, which are fixed with respect to the
stationary work piece. The cable, which in a preferred embodiment takes the form of
a wire rope, further comprises an intermediate portion extending between said first
and second ends, with the intermediate portion being wound around the drum.

Fig .2. Drive mechanism for providing reciprocating, liner motion

First and second bearings are provided which are mounted to or otherwise fixed with
respect to the movable work piece. The first bearing is positioned relative to the cable
such that the intermediate portion of the
cable is wound over the first bearing, and
with the first bearing being positioned
along the cable between the first end of
the cable and the drum.

The second bearing is positioned relative

to the cable such that the intermediate
portion of the cable is wound over the
second bearing with the second bearing being positioned along the cable between the
drum and the second end of the cable. By virtue of the two bearings, cable and drum
being arranged in the manner described, rotation of the drum in the forward and
reverse directions moves the first and second bearings back and forth in a linear
direction relative to the drum. This action thereby translates the rotational motion of
the drum into linear, reciprocating movement of the moveable work piece relative to
the stationary work piece. Rotation of the drum in a clock wise direction causes the
moveable piece to translate in one direction, while rotation of the drum in the
counter-clockwise direction causes the moveable work piece to translate in the
opposite direction.

A tension spring is coupled between the first end of the cable and the stationary work
piece to apply a tension to the cable. The tension on the cable insures that there is no
slippage of the cable relative to the drum. Also, in a preferred embodiment, and
linear bearing having a fixed part and moveable part is provided, with the moveable
work piece translating along with the moveable part of the linear bearing back and
forth along a direction of motion defined by the linear bearing.

Drive mechanism for lifting device

An improved pre-assembled drive mechanism is disclosed for a lifting device of the

type having a container movable upwardly and downwardly on spaced apart guide
rails. A generally cylindrical motorized tooth drive having a plurality of drive teeth on
an outer cylindrical wall is provided. The drive teeth are adapted to be received by
spaces between the teeth of the drive belt. A belt guide roller is mounted in close
proximity upstream to the drive pulley.

The belt guide roller is provided to

maintain proper alignment of the
toothed belt relative to the drive pulley
and to retrain the lateral movement of
the toothed belt portion.
A direction reversing idler pulley is
adapted to receive and guide the
toothed belt in a manner such that the
toothed belt portion stays in driving
engagement with the drive pulley for a
substantial distance around the drive
pulleys rotational path of travel. Fig.3. rope used in lifting device

APPLICATIONS OF WIRE ROPE DRIVE MECHANISM

1) CRANES
A crane is a lifting machine, generally equipped with a winder (also called a wire rope
drum), wire ropes or chains and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower
materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to
create mechanical advantage and thus
move loads beyond the normal
capability of a human. Cranes are
commonly employed in
the transport industry for the loading
and unloading of freight, in
the construction industry for the
movement of materials and in the
manufacturing industry for the
assembling of heavy equipment.

Fig.4. crane

2) ELEVATOR
An elevator (or lift in British English) is a vertical transport equipment that
efficiently moves people or goods between floors (levels, decks) of a
building, vessel or other structure. Elevators are generally powered by electric
motors that either drive traction cables and counterweight systems like a hoist, or
pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack.
 3) WIRE ROPE EXCAVATOR
Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, bucket and cab
on a rotating platform (known as the "house"). The house sits atop an undercarriage
with tracks or wheels. 

Black lines– Wire

arrangement for first
arm

Pink Lines – Wire

arrangement for second
arm.

Fig.5. Figure shows the basic arrangement of the

wire rope arrangement

References
1) http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3757641.html
2) http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4376586.html
3) http://en.wikipedia/cranes.html
4) http://en.wikipedia/elevator.html
5) www.scribd.com