4. Uses of Mechanisms
Uses of the mechanisms:
• Moving people from one place to another.
• Telling time.
• entertaining the children in a park.
• raising or lowering objects.
5. Linear motion mechanisms
Linear Motion Mechanisms: Transmit motion and force in
a straight line from one point to another.
• Levers
• Fixed pulleys
• Moveable pulleys
• Compound pulley
6. Rotary Motion Mechanisms
• Friction drive
• Pulleys with belts
• Gear mechanisms and cogwheels
• Gear mechanisms with chain
• Pulley trains with belts
• Gear chain
7. From rotary into linear motion
•Rack and pinion
•Nut and bolt
•Winch
8. From rotary into reciproating motion
•Crank-link-slider
•Crankshaft
•Cam
•Eccentric cam