MBM1 Slotted Link Mechanism
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The Slotted Link Mechanism, "MBM1", is an example of a quick-return mechanism, capable of transforming circular motion into reciprocating motion.
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General Description
The Slotted Link Mechanism, "MBM1", is an example of a quick-return mechanism, capable of transforming circular motion into reciprocating motion. It is made of aluminum and consists of a rotary element (graduated disk), called crank, connected to a rigid bar, called connecting rod.
When rotating the crank, the connecting rod moves back and forward. The rotation motion of a crank or crankshaft causes a rectilinear reciprocating motion of a piston or plunger. It is a reversible system through which the connecting rod can be displaced by turning the crank and the other way round. If the connecting rod generates the input motion (as a piston in a car engine does), the crank is forced to rotate.
Exercises and guided practices
GUIDED PRACTICAL EXERCISES INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL
- Demonstration of the action of a simple crank and slotted link mechanism.
- Graphic determination of the relationship between the linear displacement of the sliding block and the angular displacement of the input crank.
MORE PRACTICAL EXERCISES TO BE DONE WITH THE UNIT
- Los ejercicios más avanzados pueden incluir la determinación de la velocidad y aceleración del bloque deslizante mediantediferenciación gráfica y comparación con los valores obtenidospor diagramas de velocidad y aceleración.