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Mechanisms / Linkages (Electromechanical Technology Series)

This material is an introductory treatment of modern Mechanical Linkages, combining the elements of mechanical theory with those of practicality. The topics treated include: various levers and four-bar con- figurations, and some selected special topics. The materials are presented in an action-oriented format combining many of the features normally found in a textbook with those usually associated with a laboratory manual. CLASS-ONE LEVERS 1 COMPOUND LEVERS 8 CLASS-TWO LEVERS 13 CLASS-THREE LEVERS 20 ROCKER ARMS AND BELL CRANKS 27 COMBINED MECHANISMS 34 FOUR-BAR INTRODUCTION 40 CRANK-ROCKER MECHANISMS 50 DRAG-LINK MECHANISM 59 DOUBLE-ROCKER MECHANISM 66 FOUR-BAR SUMMARY 73 FOUR-BAR PROBLEM 80 SLIDER CRANK MECHANISMS 85 QUICK RETURN MECHANISM I 94 TRANSLATIONAL CAMS 103 DISK CAMS 110 PIVOTED FOLLOWERS 119 MULTIPLE CAM TIMING 130 HARMONIC DRIVES 140 INTRODUCTION TO THE GENEVA MECHANISM 145 LOADING GENEVA MECHANISMS 150 SLIDING-LINK MECHANISM 154 QUICK RETURN MECHANISM II 160 COMPUTING MECHANISMS (ALGEBRA) 167 COMPUTING MECHANISMS (TRIG) 171 COMPUTING MECHANISMS (CALCULUS) 178 RATCHET MECHANISMS 187 FRICTION RATCHETS 194 TOGGLE LINKAGES 199 TOGGLE LATCHING 206 WlRE LINK CONSTRUCTION 2

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