DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN

ADJUSTABLE MULTI-NUT TIGHTER

OR REMOVER FOR CAR TYRE

Guide : Mr Chandru A Group-C10

RUDHRAVEENA C-1PE16ME115
SHREYAS A -1PE16ME129
TARIF KHAN -1PE16ME147
SACHIN ARVIND -1PE17ME425
ABSTRACT
• The fabrication of automatic adjustable way multi-nut tighter
and remover for car tire is a new innovation concept .
• The main aim of our project is to fabricating the two way tool
which can loosen as well as tighten all 4 lug nuts in the car tire
in single stroke.
• Now a days most of the cars have four lug nuts and the
machine is made such that it is adjustable to all model cars.
• From our project we can reduce the time consumed in
removing and replacing car tire.
• It reduces the man power and equal torque is applied on the
entire nut in car wheel.
• It can be successfully used as a standard tool provided with a
new vehicle. also it can be used in assembly line of
automobiles, workshops and service stations.
INTRODUCTION
• Nowadays the most common mode of transportation
is Roadways and majority of the people prefer to
travel by car and due to bad road conditions car tyre
gets puncher often and the effort required to change
the tyre hence the society needs a machine that
saves effort and time. Hence, in this project, we are
focussing on the minimization of human effort and
time consumption by fixing all four lug nuts in single
stroke this is achieved by developing a planetary gear
mechanism and making it suitable for different cars
by automatically adjusting PCD suitable for the
required car.
RESEARCH GAP
• The work on multi-nut remover has mainly
been focused on removing lug nuts on one
particular car model. To automate the process
for different models of car and to adjust the
PCD automatically is been added in our
project.
OBJECTIVES
To reduce the time taken to loosen or
tighten the lug nuts.

To reduce the human efforts in

loosening and tightening of the lug nuts.

To make it adjustable for any model car

having 4 lug nuts.
METHODOLGY
• The basic definition of gear mechanism is “Gears are mechanisms
that mesh together via teeth and are used to transmit rotary
motion from one shaft to another”. In our project we use two types
of gears, namely, Sun gear, Planet gear. These two gears are meshed
together The design software used here is Arduino IDE, Spanners
are used to tighten/remove the nuts on the wheels. The box
spanners and gears are connected with a shaft. One end of the
shaft is welded to the centre of the gear and the other end of the
shaft is fixed to a universal joint which in turn is connected to a ball
joint which is connected with a box spanner. When the multi-nut
tighter is used to tighten 4-nut wheels, four of the planet gears
mesh with the sun gear which helps in rotating the shafts and
spanners. The sun gear is fixed with an electric motor, which
produces the rotary motion to the sun gear, which in turn rotates
the planet gears. A four jaw self-centring mechanism is connect to
all four shafts in front of the universal joint to provide a
synchronous vertical movement of the shafts in order to increase or
decrease the PCD, this mechanism is controlled by a motor and a
microcontroller is used to control the movement.
• Arrangement of Spur gears in the project
• Spur gears are chosen as they are most widely
used gears that can achieve high accuracy with
relatively easy production processes.

– Planet Gear

Sun Gear
 Use of universal joints
A universal joint is a joint or coupling connecting
rigid rods whose axes are inclined to each other,
and is commonly used in shafts that
transmit rotary motion. It consists of a pair
of hinges located close together, oriented at 90° to
each other, connected by a cross shaft.
CAD Model of the project

Fig 1
Screenshot of isometric view of the project model in SolidWorks
 Power supplied to DC Motor

Adjustment of PCD by self centring chuck

Power supplied to AC motor

Rotary motion of sun and planet gear

arrangement

Rotation of the Spanner head to loosen or

tighten lug nuts
• 1. Design of process: Involves the selection of
suitable materials and sizes of components based
on the available resources and budget. Design of
the process involves the selection of suitable sizes
of materials available and working methodology
and selection of suitable cutting mechanism such
as laser.
• 2.Design of machine: Once the design of the
process is complete the design of machine must
meet the requirements of the process. It involves
the selection of components and the design of
fixtures and mountings. These are based on the
design calculations and considerations. Finally a
CAD model is prepared for the same.
• Fabrication and testing- This process involves
the procurement and fabrication of required
parts and assembling them. Testing involves
testing the components and checking the
working of mechanisms for motion as well as
the processes.
• Programming- This process involves the
procurement and fabrication of required parts
and assembling them. Testing involves testing
the components and checking the working of
mechanisms for motion as well as the
processes.
• Overall assembly and optimization- This is the
final step and involves the putting together of
all the components and ensuring they work in
synchronisation. The optimisation involves the
improvement of process parameters to obtain
better product.
 Adjustment of
PCD based on
ON/OFF
model of the
car

Loosening or Transmission
tightening of of power to
the lug nuts gears

Transmission
of power
from gear to
shafts and
spanner head
 Process Design, Components
Design and procurement of and material selection,
September-October 2019
components Design calculations and CAD
model
• Purchase of components • October 2019,March 1st • Selection of micro controller
and programming week 2020 and programming

Fabrication of
March 2020
Components
• Assembly • March-April
2020

March-April
Assembly
2020
• Testing and • Testing on a
Optimization car
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