50 simple mechanical devices

NAME Principle Application

1 Knife Force per unit area easily cutting down things.

2 pen tip force applied on ball in tip let ink flow help in writing.
3 pen Cap hook friction avoid pen to fall from pocket
4 scissor force per unit area + friction cutting down thin objects like paper.
5 bearing friction reduce friction between moving objects
6 Nail cutter Force per unit area Cutting nails without harming fingers
7 Hair clip spring force keeping hair from spreading apart
8 Door handle Torque opening door by applying minimum force
9 Spectacles Optics improving vision
10 Iron nails Stress/Strain + pressure Hanging stuff
11 Rubber band Elasticity Regaing shape
12 Hammer large force transfer in smaller object results in high pressure striking at nails or destroying objects
13 Disc Brake pressure is equally distributed in fluids used in bike and lifting heavy objects
14 Pulley change in direction of force well and elevators
15 Inclined Plane force required to move weight up an incline is less ,a small force acting along a slope can produce a much larger force. loading unloading of heavy things
16 Refrigerator carnot engine short term preservation of food
17 Hydraulic Lift Pascal's Law provide controlled and precision force to lift heavy objects
18 Spring Balance Hooke's law to weigh heavy objects
19 Bottle Cap Couple Force(Torque) reduces effort
20 punching machine pressure+shearing edge to punch holes in papers
21 Axe pressure cutting trees(you should plant 10 trees for every tree you cut)
22 chain interlocking+elasticity bicycles
23 needle less the surface area more the pressure used in sewing
24 drum vibrations producing sound
25 candle potential energy to heat energy used as a source of light
26 solar cell photovoltaic cell generate electricity

27 gears friction+normal reaction variety of application

28 hinges torque + rolling friction connecting rotatable objects
29 paper clip torsion + friction between paper and clip to hold together a no.of sheets
30 wheel and axle a small force applied to the rim of a wheel will exert a larger force on an object attached to the axle. windmill

Cutter mills are mills commonly used in laboratories for the

preliminary size reduction of soft, medium-hard, fibrous and
31 cutter mill size reduction involves successive cutting or shearing the feed materials with the help of sharp knives tough materials
32 screwdriver principal of moment , for turning screws with slotted heads
33 wodden ladder friction and force for climb up
34 hackshaw shearing edge with pressure to cut material by back and forth
35 eraser friction to erase pencil writings
36 inverter chemical energy to electrical energy continuous supply of electricity
37 guitar waves and vibration to produce pleasant sound
38 Sunglasses polarisation Used to prevent from sunlight and uv rays
39 stapler principle as second class lever attaching two papers together.
40 escalator based on pulley and inclined plane
41 bulb heating effect of electric current used as source of light
42 Spike in footwear Friction Easy locomotion
43 Glue adhesive force to stick things
44 spoon concave surfacs eating food
45 mirror law of reflection to see image
46 fork pressure eating food
47 door stopper normal reaction protecting from cold weather
48 Razor pressure+friction cutting hair
49 spray bottle pressure+vacuum to store liquids like hand sanitizer, colin
50 rope elasticity used to tie and lift things