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GRASHOF’S LAW

[ K I N E M AT I C S A N D T H E O R Y O F M AC H I N E S ]

Presented by-
Anupam Roy
ME-5th SEMESTER
35000720045
R.K.M.G.E.C
GRASHOF’S LAW STATES THAT FOR A PLANAR FOUR-BAR LINKAGE SYSTEM, THE SUM OF THE
SHORTEST AND LONGEST LINK LENGTHS CANNOT BE GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THE
REMAINING TWO LINK LENGTHS IF THERE IS TO BE A CONTINUOUS RELATI VE ROTATION
BETWEEN TWO MEMBERS.

Mathematically,
Suppose s= length of the shortest link l = length of the longest link p & q = lengths of
other links
s+l≤p+q
* if there is to be a continuous motion
SL.NO FIXED LINK OBTAINED
MECHANISM
CASE 1 S DOUBLE CRANK
MECHANISM

CASE 2 OPPOSITE TO S DOUBLE ROCKER

CASE 3 ANY ADJACENT OF S CRANK ROCKER


❑ For S + l > p+q ,
No link will be able to make a complete revolution.
By fixing any link we will get TRIPPLE ROCKER MECHANISM
❑ For S + l = p+q,
All the inversions obtained are same as s+l<p+q
1 4 2 3
Parallelogram linkage
S + l = p+q,
1 4 1 4

▪ All the invertions are either crank


rocker or double cranks for this case. Deltoid linkage
▪ When the links become collinear, both
the linkages suffer from “Change point
condition” i.e. the output behaviour
becomes indeterminate.

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