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Experiment No. 5 Objective: Four Bar Mechanism (Fig 5.1)
Experiment No. 5 Objective: Four Bar Mechanism (Fig 5.1)
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Objective
The objective of this experiment is to determine the relationship between links in four bar
linkage system. And to measure the dead angle and transmission angle at the two positions
when the constant bar A at two different position.
Apparatus
Connecting Rods
Crank
Shaft
Theory
A pair is a joint between the surfaces of two rigid bodies that keeps them in contact
and relatively movable. A link is defined as a rigid body having two or more pairing elements
which connect it to other bodies for the purpose of transmitting force or motion. In every
machine, at least one link either occupies a fixed position relative to the earth or carries the
machine as a whole along with it during motion. This link is the frame of the machine and is
called the fixed link. The combination of links and pairs without a fixed link is not a
mechanism but a kinematic chain. Main Function of link Mechanism is to produce rotating,
oscillating and reciprocating motion from rotation of crank and vice versa. Link mechanism
can be used to convert. 1. Continuous rotation into continuous rotation. 2. Continuous
rotation into oscillation or reciprocation (or the reverse). 3. Oscillation into oscillation, or
reciprocation into reciprocation.
A variety of useful mechanisms can be formed from a four-link mechanism through slight
variations, such as changing the character of the pairs, proportions of links and many
complex link mechanisms can be formed from combination of two or more such four link
mechanism.
Purposes four bar linkage mechanism
The purposes of four bar linkage is given below.
Convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion (e.g., pump jack examples below)
Convert reciprocating motion to rotational motion (e.g., bicycle examples below)
Constrain motion (e.g., knee joint and suspension examples below)
Procedure
Firstly, all of equipment for experiment of slider crank is make sure all complete.
The angle of the circle is set to 0 degree.
The angle of the circle is twist at 20 degrees and the movement of the crank.
After that, we twist the angle of the circle at 40 degrees and take a result. We will be
doing this steps with the increasing the angle of the circle to 20 degrees.
At the 180, piston is moving to the front, then at the 210 degree pistons moving to the
back.
Finally, at 360-degree piston will moving to the back side and we also set a result equal
to 0 degree.