Aim of the Project

 To design and manufacture a working model of Scotch

yoke mechanism.
 To get a practical exposure of machine tools and other
manufacturing equipments.
Problem Statement
 To convert rotary motion into Reciprocatory motion in
a simple harmonic manner.
 To build a working model which can be fabricated
easily using the available tools and machinery.
Scotch yoke mechanism
Introduction
The Scotch yoke is a mechanism for converting the linear motion of a slider into
rotational motion or vice-versa.
Simple Harmonic Motion
Scotch yoke mechanism converts rotary motion into translatory motion which is simple
harmonic in nature.

MATHEMATICAL EXPLAINATION

Suppose crankshaft is rotating at an angular velocity ‘Ω’.

u v
If r is the radius of the crank then,
tangential velocity, v= ‘rΩ’ .

From the mechanism we have the following relation; α

Component of tangential velocity in Y-direction is given by;

U = Reciprocating velocity of U-Slot.

If α is the angle made by the tangential velocity with X-Axis at any point of time,
Component of tangential velocity in Y direction is u = rΩsinα.

U = v.sinα
So, velocity of U-Slot= rΩsinα.

As a result , Velocity of U-Slot is a sine function of α.

Now as we know,
α is directly proportional to time. this implies velocity of U-Slot is a sine
function of time. Hence, the motion of U-Slot is a simple harmonic motion.

Advantage of SHM

The sinusoidal motion, cosinusoidal velocity, and sinusoidal acceleration (assuming

constant angular velocity) results in smoother operation of the mechanism.
Resources Used
Materials Dimensions
Mild steel plates 1. 50 mm x 5 mm
2. 50 mm x 2.5 mm

Mild Steel Rod 1. φ20 mm

2. φ25 mm

Mild steel hollow pipe φ30 mm (internal)

φ34 mm (external)
Mild steel square pipe 25 mm x 25 mm (external)
Thickness-2 mm
Equipment Used
1. Lathe Machine
2. Drilling machine
3. Shaper machine
4. Grinding machine
5. Power tools
6. Power Hacksaw
7. Electric arc welding machine
Manufacturing Procedure
Crank and Handle
 Lathe Machine Handle
•Obtained Cylindrical Rods Of Required Dimension
•Operations: Plain Turning And Parting

 Electric arc welding

•Welded Handle And Crank With Crank-shaft

Crankshaft
Crank
Crank and Handle
U-Slot
 Power Hacksaw
• Obtained square pipe of required length

 Power tools
• Used surface grinding machine to obtain smooth surface
• Used power cutter to remove one face of the square pipe
U-Slot
Yoke (Slider Block)
 Lathe Machine
• Obtained a cylindrical block of required length

 Shaping machine
• Converted the cylindrical block into a
cuboid of required dimensions

 Drilling machine
• Hole is drilled in the middle of block to accommodate the crank
Yoke (Slider Block)
Foundation
 Power hacksaw
• Obtained metallic Strips Of Required Lengths

 Drilling
• Drilled holes to mount the crankshaft

 Electric arc welding

• Welded the metallic strips to get a
rigid foundation
Foundation
Guides
 Power hacksaw
• Obtained metallic strips of required lengths

 Power cutter
• Obtained slots in the metallic strips
Guides
Piston and piston rod
 Lathe machine
• Obtained cylindrical rods of required diameters and lengths using plain
turning and parting

 Welding
• Welded piston to piston rod
• Welded the above assembly to U-slot

Hollow Cylinder
 Power Hacksaw
• Cut the pipe of required length
Piston and piston rod

Hollow Cylinder
Step-by-step procedure
Foundation And Crank Shaft
 The crank shaft is made to pass
through the holes drilled in the
foundation
 Constrained the linear motion and
rotation in two axes by above step
 Welded washers to constrain linear
motion along the crank shaft axis
 Now, we can rotate the crank by
rotating the handle
Guides and Foundation
 Guides are welded to the
foundation
 Welding is done carefully so that
the guides are perfectly vertical
and are parallel.
Foundation and hollow cylinder
 Hollow cylinder is
welded to the foundation
using metallic strips
 Now the hollow cylinder
is completely
constrained
U-slot and Guides
 In scotch yoke mechanism,
the linear reciprocating
motion of U-slot is
constrained by the guides.
 Bolts (with metallic washers)
passing through the slot of the
guide are welded to the U-slot
 Now the U-slot is constrained
to move along the guide.
 Yoke, crank and U-slot
 Pin Joint between crank and
yoke:
o Crank is made to pass through
the hole drilled in the yoke
o This forms a pin joint i.e.; crank
can freely rotate in the hole of the
yoke
 Slider joint between yoke and
U-slot:
o Yoke is placed inside the U-slot,
so that it can freely slides inside
it, forming a slider joint.
Piston and Cylinder
 The hollow cylinder is already constrained (welded)
with the foundation.
 Piston is made to slide inside the hollow cylinder.
 This completes the assembly providing each
component only one degree of freedom (except
foundation and guides)
Assembled Model

Final Assembly
Challenges and difficulties faced
• Incorrect Selection of Crank Length
1. The length of the crank was taken too large.

2. As a result , the radius of revolution of

crank was too large which eventually
required a longer U-Slot to facilitate
reciprocatory motion.
Unbalanced
3. Longer guides were subjected to moment
unbalanced dynamic forces and moments
which restricted the free translatory
motion..
• Using Wood-based Foundation
1. The size of foundation required to keep the system in equilibrium
had to be bigger, bulkier and complex(because of bigger crank). This
problem was tackled using big logs of wood.

2. The wood blocks were cut and joined accordingly using nails . This
led to formation of weaker joints.

3. While operation , the wooden guides were subjected to large

vibrations which made the reciprocatory motion of U-slot
unsatisfactory.

4. Relatively larger force was required to rotate the crank manually .

Rejected wooden model
 Applications
• This setup is most commonly used in control
valve actuators in high pressure oil and gas pipelines.

• Shaper uses a Scotch yoke which has been adjusted to provide

a slow speed forward stroke and a faster return.

• It has been used in various internal combustion engines, such

as the Bourke engine, SyTech engine, and many hot air
engines and steam engines.
Bibliography
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_yoke

•http://www.tecquipment.com/Theory_of_Machines/Enginee
ring-Science/RE300/M6.aspx

• Theory of Machines by R. S. Khurmi.