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• It can be proved that the mechanical advantage of the four-bar

linkage is directly proportional to the sine of the angle y
(gamma) between the coupler and the follower and inversely
proportional to the sine of the angle between the coupler
and the driver.
• Of course, both these angles, and therefore the mechanical
advantage, are continuously changing as the linkage moves.
• When the sine of the angle becomes zero, the mechanical
advantage becomes infinite; thus, at such a position, only a
small input torque is necessary to overcome a large output torque
load. This is the case when the driver A B of Fig. 1.25 is directly in
line with the coupler BC; it occurs when the crank is in position ABl
and again when the crank is in position AB4. Note that these also
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• When the four-bar linkage is in either of these positions, the

mechanical advantage is infinite and the linkage is said to be in a
toggle position.
• The angle y between the coupler and the follower is called the
transmission angle. As this angle becomes small, the
mechanical advantage decreases and even a small amount of
friction will cause the mechanism to lock or jam. A common
rule of thumb is that a four-bar linkage should not be used in the
region where the transmission angle is less than, say, 45° or 50°.
The extreme values of the transmission angle occur when the crank
AB lies along the line of the frame AD. In Fig. 1.25 the transmission
angle is minimum when the crank is in position AB2 and maximum
when the crank has position AB3

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