Slotted Link Apparatus Model MT 137
Slotted Link Apparatus Model MT 137
Sci-tech Slotted Link Mechanism Model MT 137 is an example of a quick-return mechanism, capable of transforming circular motion into reciprocating motion. It is made of aluminum and consists of a rotary element (graduated disk), called crank, connected to a rigid bar, called connecting rod. When rotating the crank, the connecting rod moves back and forward. The rotation motion of a crank or crankshaft causes a rectilinear reciprocating motion of a piston or plunger. It is a reversible system through which the connecting rod can be displaced by turning the crank and the other way round. If the connecting rod generates the input motion (as a piston in a car engine does), the crank is forced to rotate.
| Size: | 50cm x 45cm x 35cm (LxWxH) |
| Weight: | 15 kg |
Item Description
Features
- ideal mathematical pendulum can be demonstrated
- moment of inertia in an experiment on a rotary pendulum
Sci-tech Slotted Link Mechanism Model MT 137 is a quick-return mechanism. It is used in some modelling machines in which the cutting tool is slow in one way and fast in the return. This mechanism is a combination of an inversion of the slider-crank mechanism and a slider block. It is a mechanism capable of transforming circular motion into reciprocating motion.
Sci-tech Slotted Link Mechanism Model MT 137 is an example of a quick-return mechanism, capable of transforming circular motion into reciprocating motion. It is made of aluminum and consists of a rotary element (graduated disk), called crank, connected to a rigid bar, called connecting rod. When rotating the crank, the connecting rod moves back and forward. The rotation motion of a crank or crankshaft causes a rectilinear reciprocating motion of a piston or plunger. It is a reversible system through which the connecting rod can be displaced by turning the crank and the other way round. If the connecting rod generates the input motion (as a piston in a car engine does), the crank is forced to rotate.
Technical Specifications
Specifications
Bench-top unit.
Anodized aluminum frame and panels made of painted steel.
Main metallic elements made of stainless steel.
– Rotary element (crank) with a graduated disc and an indicator to read the angle.
– Rigid bar (connecting rod) with a millimeter scale to measure the linear motion.
Experiment Possibilities
- Demonstration of the action of a simple crank and slotted link mechanism.
- Graphic determination of the relationship between the linear displacement of the sliding block and the angular displacement of the input crank. Other possible practices:
- More advanced exercises may include the determination of the velocity and acceleration of the slider block by graphical differentiation and comparison with the valves obtained by velocity and acceleration diagrams.
Model Number
MT 137
