REPORT ON

PROTOTYPE FOR LIFTING OBJECT

USING CHAIN MECHANISM
FACULTY:
PROF .NITESH KUMAR

PREPARED BY:-
TANVEER AHMAD
SUJEET SINGH
MOHAMMAD SAMIULLAH
CONTENTS:-
 INTRODUCTION
 Project overview
 Materials used
 Process followed
 Schematic overview showing working
 Working
 Future development
 Disadvantages
INTRODUCTION

Chain drive is a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to

another. It is often used to convey power to the wheels of a vehicle,
particularly bicycles and motorcycles. It is also used in a wide variety of
machines besides vehicles.
Most often, the power is conveyed by a roller chain, known as the drive
chain or transmission chain, passing over a sprocket gear, with the teeth
of the gear meshing with the holes in the links of the chain. The gear is
turned, and this pulls the chain putting mechanical force into the system.
Another type of drive chain is the Morse chain, invented by the Morse
Chain Company of Ithaca, New York, United States. This has inverted
teeth.[2]
Sometimes the power is output by simply rotating the chain, which can be
used to lift or drag objects. In other situations, a second gear is placed and
the power is recovered by attaching shafts or hubs to this gear. Though
drive chains are often simple oval loops, they can also go around corners
by placing more than two gears along the chain; gears that do not put
power into the system or transmit it out are generally known as idler-
wheels. By varying the diameter of the input and output gears with respect
to each other, the gear ratio can be altered. For example, when the bicycle
pedals' gear rotate once, it causes the gear that drives the wheels to rotate
more than one revolution. Chains are often narrower than belts, and this
can make it easier to shift them to larger or smaller gears in order to vary
the gear ratio. Multi-speed bicycles with derailleurs make use of this.
Also, the more positive meshing of a chain can make it easier to build
gears that can increase or shrink in diameter, again altering the gear ratio.
However, some
newer synchronous belts claim to have "equivalent capacity to roller chain
drives in the same width".
Both can be used to move objects by attaching pockets, buckets, or frames
to them; chains are often used to move things vertically by holding them
in frames, as in industrial toasters, while belts are good at moving things
horizontally in the form of conveyor belts. It is not unusual for the systems
to be used in combination; for example the rollers that drive conveyor
belts are themselves often driven by drive chains.
Drive shafts are another common method used to move mechanical power
around that is sometimes evaluated in comparison to chain drive; in
particular belt drive vs chain drive vs shaft drive is a key design decision
for most motorcycles. Drive shafts tend to be tougher and more reliable
than chain drive, but the bevel gears have far more friction than a chain.
For this reason virtually all high-performance motorcycles use chain drive,
with shaft-driven arrangements generally used for non-sporting machines.
Toothed-belt drives are used for some (non-sporting) models.

PROJECT OVERVIEW
WE are developing a prototype for lifting an object say from
bottom level to desired height using chain mechanism with help of
prismatic joint that on further scale can be used for lifting car and
placing and parking it at appropriate slot .

FIG NO:1

MATERIAL USED
Base Plate Mild steel 2

Chain Iron 2

Barrel bush Brass 1

Gear Steel 2

Prismatic joint Mild steel 2

Wall support Mild steeL 6

Horizontal support Mild steel 3

TABLE NO.-1
FIG NO:2,3,4
MATERIAL DETAILS

CHAIN:-The chain used is made up of iron. chain drive is used for

transforming mechanical power.
In our project the power of chain drive is used to lift the object (car) from
bottom level to a certain desired height.

PRISMATIC JOINT:- A prismatic joint provides a linear sliding

movement between two bodies, and is often called a slider, as in the
slider-crank linkage. A prismatic pair is also called as sliding pair.
A prismatic joint can be formed with a polygonal cross-section to resist
rotation.

LIFTER:- Lifter is pivoted on link of chain that is

kept horizontal. The lifter moves up and down and hence
helping in lifting the object from bottom to top.
PROCESS FOLLOWED
Welding:- Arc welding is a welding process that is used to
join metal to metal by using electricity to create enough heat to melt metal,
and the melted metals when cool result in a binding of the metals. It is a
type of welding that uses a welding power supply to create an electric
arc between a metal stick ("electrode") and the base material to melt the
metals at the point of contact. Arc welders can use either direct (DC)
or alternating(AC) current, and consumable or non-consumable electrodes.

GRINDING:- Grinding practice is a large and diverse area

of manufacturing and toolmaking. It can produce very fine finishes and
very accurate dimensions; yet in mass production contexts it can also
rough out large volumes of metal quite rapidly. It is usually better suited to
the machining of very hard materials than is "regular" machining (that is,
cutting larger chips with cutting tools such as tool bits or milling cutters),
and until recent decades it was the only practical way to machine such
materials as hardened steels.
CUTTING:- Mechanical cutting, which includes tooling and
machining, is a process that uses power-driven equipment to shape and
form material into a predetermined design.

WORKING
• The chain mechanism is used for
Generating mechanical power that is used for lifting object.
• There are two prismatic
Joints used, one is horizontal and another is vertical
• The lifter slides with the help
prismatic joint or slider joint.
• With the help of chain mechanism it is lifted upward and
delivered
Upward at desired height
• Lifter is pivoted on the link of the chain.
• This concept can be used for lifting and parking a car at
desired height from bottom level
Schematic overview

FIG NO:-5
Drawbacks &
future development

• One lifter can be arranged

• Tension in the chain
• High strength of rods required
• Hand driven
• Motor can be introduced
• Heavy objects can be lifted
Car parking and lifting.
CONCLUSION
Hence, it can be concluded that the proposed design is relatively simple as
compared to the ones available in the market. Thus, it is easier for the
local manufacturers (INDIAN) with very basic machine tools to
manufacture this product. Also, design is compact and robust. The parts
used in the design including chain, sprocket, gear, etc. are easily available
in the market. The chain drive ensures a continuous and safe operation.
The number of boxes to be delivered varies upon the number of carts
connected and the gearbox & motor specifications. The design is created
in such a way that modifications can be made according to the ever
changing requirements.