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Branch: Mechanical Engg. Batch:Gate Crash Course

Subject : Theory of Machine DPP-01

Topic : Simple Mechanism

4. The two links OA and OB are connected by a pin joint
1. In a reciprocating steam engine, which of the following
forms a kinematic link? at O. If the link OA turns with angular velocity 1, rad/s
in the clockwise direction and the link OB turns with
(a) cylinder and piston angular velocity 2, rad/s in the anti-clockwise
(b) piston rod and connecting rod direction, then the rubbing velocity at the pin joint O is

(c) crankshaft and flywheel

(d) flywheel and engine frame
2. The relation between the number of links (l) and the
number of binary joints (j) for a kinematic chain having
3 (a) 1. 1.r (b) (1 – 2) r
constrained motion is given by j = l − 2 . If the left-
2
(c) (1 + 2) r (d) (1 – 2)2r
hand side of this equation is greater than right hand
side, then the chain is where r = Radius of the pin at O
(a) locked chain 5. A 4-bar mechanism, the lengths of driver crank,
coupler and follower link are 150 nun, 250 nun and 300
(b) completely constrained chain mm respectively. The fixed link-length is Lo. What will
(c) successfully constrained chain be the range of values for Lo, to make it a Crank-rocker
mechanism?
(d) incompletely constrained chain
(a) 100 ≤ Lo ≤ 300 mm
3. In a 4-bar linkage, if the lengths of shortest, longest and
the other two links are denoted by s. l. p and q. then it (b) 200 ≤ Lo ≤ 400 mm
would result in Grashof's linkage provided that
(c) 200 ≤ Lo ≤ 300 mm
(a) l + p < s + q (b) l + s < p + q
(c) l + p = s + q (d) none of these (b) 50 ≤ Lo ≤ 400 mm
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Answer Key
1. (c) 4. (c)
2. (a) 5. (b)
3. (b)
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Hints and Solutions

1. (c)
A link may consist of several parts, which are rigidly
fastened together, so that they do not move relative to
one another. i.e., piston, piston rod and crosshead
constitute one link; connecting rod with big and small Rubbing velocity at the pin joint O
end bearings constitute a second link; crank, crank
= (1 – 2) r, if the links move in the same direction
shaft, and flywheel a third link and the cylinder, engine
frame and main bearings a fourth link. = (1 + 2)r, if the links move in the opposite direction

2. (a) 5. (b)

The left-hand side is greater than the right-hand side, For a crank-rocker mechanism the conditions to be
therefore it is not a kinematic chain and hence no satisfied are Link adjacent to fixed link must be the
relative motion is possible. Such type of chain is called smallest link s + l ≤ p + q
locked chain and forms a rigid frame or structure which When Lo, is the longest link, from Grashof’s criterion,
is used in bridges and trusses.
Lo + 150 ≤ 50 + 300
3. (b)
Lo ≤ 400 mm
Grashof's law states that for a planar four-bar linkage,
When Lo is not the longest link, from Grashof’s
sum of the shortest and longest link-lengths must be
criterion,
less than or equal to the sum of the remaining two link-
lengths if there is to be a continuous relative rotation 300 + 150 ≤ Lo+ 250
between two members.
Lo  200
s+l  p+q
Thus, for crank-rocker mechanism, range of values for
4. (c) Lo is
The rubbing velocity is defined as the algebraic sum 200 ≤ Lo ≤ 400 mm
between the angular velocities of the two links which
are connected by pin joints, multiplied by the radius of
the pin.

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