Mechanics of Machines

MDB3043

Lecture 04:
4-Bar Linkages & Other Common
Mechanisms
Lecture 04 Outline
 Mechanism Inversions
 Common Mechanism Configurations
 4-bar Linkages; Crank-rockers
Common Mechanism
Configurations
 4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
CRANK
Input Link
Motor-driven ROCKER
Output Link
Copyright © 2004, 2006 by Azman Zainuddin

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
 Copyright © 2004, 2006 by Azman Zainuddin

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker

Copyright © 2004, 2006 by Azman Zainuddin

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
Copyright © 2004, 2006 by Azman Zainuddin

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker
 Copyright © 2004, 2006 by Azman Zainuddin

4-bar Linkage: Crank-rocker

 Kinematic Diagram of
a Crank-Rocker

coupler

rocker

crank
Example of a Crank-Rocker

Windscreen Wiper Kinematic Diagram

Common Mechanism Configurations:
4-bar Linkages
Grashof’s Criterion on 4-Bar Linkages
 Can predict the behaviour of a 4-bar linkage by noting the
dimensions of the links and apply Grashof’s criterion.
 s – length of the shortest link
 l – length of the longest link
 p – length of one of the intermediate length link
 q – length of the other intermediate length link
 Problem 1-51
A mechanism to spray water onto vehicles at
an automated car wash is shown. Classify the
4-bar mechanism based on its motion when the
link lengths are as shown.

 s= 3
 l = 12
 p =6
 q = 10
s + l < p+q
crank-rocker
Intermittent Motion
 A sequence of
motions and
dwells.
 Dwell: Period in
which the output
link is stationary
but the input link
is moving.

Geneva Mechanism
Mechanism Creation of a mechanism by
grounding a different link in a
Inversion kinematic chain