Linkage Exercise

ME 360

Prof. Greg Blonder

Room 202F (above CVS next to Pavement)
Office hours- Tues 9-11 or by appt.
gblonder@bu.edu
Luggage Bin Doors
Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here

Pull Down Hinge Up

Department of Mechanical Engineering ME 360 Fall 2019

Prof. Greg Blonder
Cabin Cross-section
CHASE
Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here

Department of Mechanical Engineering ME 360 Fall 2019

Prof. Greg Blonder
“Improved Door”
 Slides up towards ceiling, less likely to bang heads
Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here
 Door must close tightly against bin and ceiling
 You choose where it sits when open against ceiling,
 As long as it swings within “safety zone”
 Door held by four bar mechanism
 Bearing blocks inside “chase”
 Bars fully stowed in “chase” or bin when door is closed

DUE Nov 11th

Department of Mechanical Engineering ME 360 Fall 2019

Prof. Greg Blonder
Cabin CREO Template on BB

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here

“Chase”
Crank and Rocker
Must stow here
When door closed

Luggage Bin

Department of Mechanical Engineering ME 360 Fall 2019

Prof. Greg Blonder
Cabin CREO Template on BB

Boston University Slideshow Title Goes Here

Door somewhere
along here

Luggage Bin

Department of Mechanical Engineering ME 360 Fall 2019

Prof. Greg Blonder
Luggage door 4-bar assignment
 Must close tightly against bin and against ceiling
Welcome
Boston to use
University Slideshow cabin
Title Goes Here CREO template, or recreate
 A compelling video will
 Color each bar separately
 Show edges for clarity
 Use ramps to control servo
 Dwell in closed position, move bars to ceiling position, dwell on
ceiling, return to closed position, dwell
 Prove the door remains in the safety zone
 And the bar’s bearings in the cabin “chase”
 VIDEO ONLY- not CREO files!
 CREO exports .mpg or .avi, on Windows may need VLC player to
view

Department of Mechanical Engineering ME 360 Fall 2019

Prof. Greg Blonder