slider-crank mechanism, arrangement of mechanical parts

designed to convert straight-line motion to rotary motion, as in

a reciprocating piston engine, or to convert rotary motion to
straight-line motion, as in a reciprocating piston pump. The basic
nature of the mechanism and the relative motion of the parts can
best be described with the aid of the accompanying figure,

 quick return mechanism is an apparatus to produce a reciprocating motion in which the time
taken for travel in return stroke is less than in the forward stroke. It is driven by a circular
motion source (typically a motor of some sort) and uses a system of links with three turning pairs
and a sliding pair. 
Quick return is a common feature of tools in which the action is performed in only one direction of
the stroke, such as shapers and powered saws, because it allows less time to be spent on
returning the tool to its initial position.

Double Crank Mechanism converts a reciprocating motion to a rotational motion

and vice versa. Interesting for this mechanism is that it has three moments of
standstill. This project aims at carrying structural analysis on the mechanism with
two different loading configurations.

Double Rocker Mechanism is a four-bar mechanism. In this linkage, both the links

pivoted to the fixed link oscillate. It is a Grashof linkage for which the sum of the
lengths of the shortest link and the largest link is less than the sum of the lengths of
the other two links.

A pulley is a wheel with a groove around its circumference. In a belt and

pulley system, a cable or a belt runs along this groove and connects one
pulley to the next. Use a pulley and belt system to transmit rotational
motion, or, if the pulleys are of a different diameter, to increase or decrease
the moment along a rotational motion axis.
When you create a belt, you define the original belt length and the belt

stiffness constant ( ). A belt in Mechanism Design is an idealized belt,

without inertia properties. The formula used to calculate the forces at the
pulleys due to belt tension is: Belt Tension Force = Stiffness X (current belt
length – original belt length)/(original belt length). The belt tension force in
this calculation is applied at the pulleys connecting the belt. When the belt
tension force is calculated to be less than zero, a zero value is assigned.
A pulley is a wheel with a groove around its circumference. In a belt and
pulley system, a cable or a belt runs along this groove and connects one
pulley to the next. Use a pulley and belt system to transmit rotational
motion, or, if the pulleys are of a different diameter, to increase or decrease
the moment along a rotational motion axis.
When you create a belt, you define the original belt length and the belt

stiffness constant ( ). A belt in Mechanism Design is an idealized belt,

without inertia properties. The formula used to calculate the forces at the
pulleys due to belt tension is: Belt Tension Force = Stiffness X (current belt
length – original belt length)/(original belt length). The belt tension force in
this calculation is applied at the pulleys connecting the belt. When the belt
tension force is calculated to be less than zero, a zero value is assigned.

A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most
often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track
relative movement. Belts are looped over pulleys and may have a twist between the pulleys, and
the shafts need not be parallel.
In a two pulley system, the belt can either drive the pulleys normally in one direction (the same if
on parallel shafts), or the belt may be crossed, so that the direction of the driven shaft is reversed
(the opposite direction to the driver if on parallel shafts). As a source of motion, a conveyor belt is
one application where the belt is adapted to carry a load continuously between two points. The
belt drive can also be used to change the speed of rotation, either up or down, by using different
sized pulleys.

A gear train is a mechanical system formed by mounting gears on a frame so the teeth of the

gears engage.
Gear teeth are designed to ensure the pitch circles of engaging gears roll on each other without
slipping, providing a smooth transmission of rotation from one gear to the next.[1]
Gear teeth are designed so the number of teeth on a gear is proportional to the radius of its pitch
circle, and so the pitch circles of meshing gears roll on each other without slipping. The speed
ratio for a pair of meshing gears can be computed from ratio of the radii of the pitch circles and
the ratio of the number of teeth on each gear.

A cam and follower mechanism is a profiled shape mounted on a shaft that causes a lever or
follower to move. Cams are used to convert rotary to linear (reciprocating) motion. As the cam
rotates, the follower rises and falls in a process known as reciprocating motion.

The motion of the follower is restricted to a pre-determined pattern by a guide. The follower
maintains contact with the cam through the force of gravity or by a spring.