Jack
Jack
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to acknowledge and give my warmest thanks to my project advisor Mr. Kibrom
Gidey who made this work possible. His guidance and advice carried me through all the stages
of writing my project. I would also like to thank my advisor for letting this work to be an
enjoyable project and for him brilliant comments and suggestions,
Finally, I would like to thank the almighty Allah, for letting me through all the difficulties. I have
experienced your guidance day by day. You are the one who let me finish my semester project in time. I
will trust drag on you only for future also.
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NOTATIONS
p=Pitch of screw thread (mm)
n=Number of threads in contact with screwed spindle
l=Lead of screw thread (mm)
t=Thickness of screw
(mm)
W=Load (kg)
M=Coefficient of friction
P=Effort (newton)
T=Torque
𝜇=Efficiency (%)
BS=British standards
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D4=Diameter of pin
𝜎y =Yield stress
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D=Diameter of handle
M=Bending moment
𝜎b =Bending stress
H1 =Lift of screw
t2 =Thickness of body
t3 =Thickness of base
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ABSTRACT
This technical paper presents design, and analysis of screw car jack. A screw jack
serves to give mechanical advantage by changing rotational force to linear force
thus allowing one to lift a load and support it at a given height. The aim of the
project was to come up with a design procedure for a simple screw jack. This
technical paper is divided into various sections that describe classification and
parts of the screw jack and selection of materials.
A factor of safety of 5 and above should be used in this design to reduce high
chances of failure due to dynamic loadings and impact loadings. Dynamics loading
is as a result of external interferences such as whirl wind, earth tremors and
external forces while impact loading is such as load is applied suddenly with a
short time and results into high stresses which can cause failure hence these calls
for a high factor of safety
Car jack is a device used to lift up the cars while changing the tires during an
emergency. Car jacks are available at the market has some disadvantages such as
requiring more energy to operate, are not suitable for women and cannot be used
on the uneven surface. The purpose of this project is to modify the design of the
existing car jack in terms of its functionality and also human factors
considerations.
The scopes of research were on the designing 200KN maximum lifting capacity of
car jack by using optimization concept. To optimize the existing design, the hand
lifter has been replaced by the use of pedal lever as it can reduce energy usage. In
addition, ergonomic factors are also taken into consideration in order to reduce and
simplify how to use a car jack. The best concept had been selected using the
weighted rating method; next step was to determine the part and component that
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can be modified by arrange the part into chunks and clustering with the component
according to the function or system. From this step, it can be determined which
component can be reduced or modified. Then the configuration design was
analyzed according the function factor and critical issue so that the design that had
been implementing was according to the specification and customer requirement.
The last step for this project was parametric design. In this topic, the new project
concept will be calculated to obtain the required force and compared with the
theoretical calculation in the table of human factor
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Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.................................................................................................................................I
NOTATIONS.................................................................................................................................................II
ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................................V
CHAPTER ONE............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background of screw car jack..........................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Types of jacks...............................................................................................................................2
1.2 Overview of the screw car jack............................................................................................................6
1.3 Applications..........................................................................................................................................6
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Due to global and technological changes in the world today there is a need for research and
Development activities to help counter this, and this can be in terms of complete or slight
changes from the existing technology and all this work requires an engineer.
In an effort to improve the quality of life a power screw was invented, which is also called a
translational screw that converts rotary motion into translation motion. Power screws have many
applications such as in vices, fastening machines, screw jack and many others. The screw jack is
one of the power screws in which a small force is required to be applied to raise or lower a large
Load (Bhandari, 2010).
A lifting jack was first designed by Leonardo da Vinci in the late 1400s who demonstrated the
use of a screw jack for lifting loads using a threaded worm gear that was supported in bearings
and rotated by turning the worm shaft to drive a lifting screw to move the load.
In the early 1880s Frank Henry Sleeper designed a lifting jack which was also based on the
principle of ball bearings for supporting a load and transforming rotary motion into translation
motion. This design patent was bought by Arthur Osmore Norton leading to the first Norton
jacks, which were produced in Boston.
In 1883 a Mississippi river boat captain named Josiah Barrett came up with an idea of the ratchet
jack which was based on the familiar lever and fulcrum principle. Duff manufacturing company
took up that chance and started the production of Barrett jacks. More recent screw jack designs
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have concentrated on improved efficiency and durability (Collection, 2015). So many writers
have come up with so many versions of the design procedures which are
Scissor Jacks
Scissors jacks are also mechanical and have been in use at least since the 1930s. A scissor jack is
a device constructed with a cross-hatch mechanism, much like a scissor, to lift up a vehicle for
repair or storage. It typically works in just a vertical manner. The jack opens and folds closed,
applying pressure to the bottom supports along the crossed pattern to move the lift
A scissor jack has four main pieces of metal and two base ends. The four metal pieces are all
connected at the corner with a bolt that allows the corner to swivel .a screw thread runs across
this assembly and through the corners.as the screw thread is turned the jack arms travel across it
and collapse or come together, forming a straight line when closed .then moving back the other
way, they raise and come together. When opened the four metal arms contract together, coming
together at the middle, raising the jack .when closed the arms spread back apart and the jack
closes or flattens out again.
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House jack
A house jack, also called a screw jack, is a mechanical device primarily used to lift buildings
from their foundations for repairs or relocation. A series of jacks is used and then wood cribbing
temporarily supports the structure. This process is repeated until the desired height is reached.
The house jack can be used for jacking carrying beams that have settled or for installing new
structural beams.
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A bottle jack or whiskey jack is a jack which resembles a bottle in shape, having a cylindrical
body and a neck. Within is a vertical lifting ram with a support pad of some kind fixed to the top.
The jack may be hydraulic or work by screw action. In the hydraulic version the hydraulic ram
emerges from the body vertically by hydraulic pressure provided by a pump either on the
baseplate or at a remote location via a pressure hose.
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A jackscrew is a type of jack that is operated by turning a lead screw. In the form of a screw jack
it is commonly used to lift moderately heavy weights, such as vehicles. More commonly it is
used as an adjustable support for heavy loads, such as the foundations of houses, or large
vehicles. These can support a heavy load, but not lift it. The power screws (also known as
translation screws) are used to convert rotary motion into translator motion. For example, in the
case of the lead screw of lathe, the rotary motion is available but the tool has to be advanced in
the direction of the cut against the cutting resistance of the material. In case of screw jack, a
small force applied in the horizontal plane is used to raise or lower a large load. Power screws
are also used in vices, testing machines, presses, etc. In most of the power screws; the nut has
axial motion against the resisting axial force while the screw rotates in its bearings. In some
screws, the screw rotates and moves axially against the resisting force while the nut is stationary
and in others the nut rotates while the screw moves axially with no rotation.
1.3Applications
The main applications of screw jack are as follows:
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1.4.2 Disadvantages
The major disadvantage of the screw jack is that chances of dropping, tipping or slipping of the
load are high, they should always be lubricated, and they cannot be used to lift or support very
heavy loads and can cause serious accidents hence the device is termed as not safe fail.
In general to know to know the way screw jack is working and to adopt the knowledge of using
screw jack in practical working area .for instance lifting cars and heavy load.
Secondly I am ambitious for making this project is given me by the lecture Mr. kibrom gidey for
the course of machine design project and I have to work this project properly for getting better
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and good result, to increase the level of technology, the effort required in achieving the desired
output technically.
Body (Frame)
Screw rod (spindle)
Nut and collar for nut
Handle (Tommy bar)
Cup
Set screw
Washer
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The main significance of this to design and detail analysis about screw car jack.
Equipping motorist with car jacks has provided many benefits to those who are on the
road .the most importantly in this project has seen jacks have equipped drivers with the
ability to change a tire in an emergency situation without having to call for assistance
which can save service fees and potential towing fees as well.
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1.4.1 Scope
This project is about the designing and fabricating the car jack. The types of car jack that we
were used in this project were hydraulic car jack as it is more reliable and easy to operate. In
order to develop new concept of the car jack design. The scopes of project were on the designing
200KN maximum lifting capacity of car jack by using optimization concept. For optimizing the
human power, the concepts that will be used in this product were replacing the long arm with the
leg pad. By this, the mechanical advantage while lifting can be reducing. Therefore, the
deformation, von stress misses, and the factor of safety of pedal lever will be analyzed using the
Finite Element Analysis Software. From our analysis, we will propose the best concept of the car
jack in terms of friendly user.
1.4.2 Limitation
In the design of screw car jack we have faced so many limitations including:
Lack of resource i.e. computer access, Mat lab, and other software’
Lack of experience
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CHAPTER TWO
LITRATURE REVIEW
Parameter input
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Given
F = 200 KN
g =9.81 m/s
F=Mg
𝐹
M= 200000
= 20387.35984 Kg
𝑔 9.81𝑚/𝑠
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The geometrical analysis deal with the determination of the overall dimension of the part for
which the maximum lifting height is 200mm and jack type of mass 20387.35984Kg and
maximum lifting weight is 200KN
3.1.4.1 Introduction
Material selection is an important process in design processes. Selecting materials is a process
that is design-led in that the material selection process uses the design requirements as the input
so as to come up with materials that have the desired properties for the part to be designed to
function well
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cast iron,
Steel (all types of steel)
Copper and its alloys
Aluminum and its alloys
Plastics.
Therefore, the right materials for the design of the screw jack parts should be selected. Selection
requires one to consider the following factors which give the best material fit for the design job:
It is preferable to select a material of high yield stress with ability to carry external load without
failure and low density in order to realize a screw shaft of high strength and low mass. Therefore,
the material selection process should aim to maximize the quantity termed as the specific
strength.
Most of engineering materials in contact with one another are subjected to surface wear due to
relative motion. It is therefore desirable to select a material from the candidate materials with
low wear rate or capacity to resist abrasive wear at the thread surfaces.
Resistance to buckling.
Heavy loads may cause the screw to buckle once the critical load is exceeded. It is
preferable to select a material with high resistance to buckling of the screw, that is,
excellent elasticity and deflection behavior in response to application of an external load.
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It is also preferable to choose a material with the highest affordability rating. Relative cost of the
materials is used in finding or calculating the affordable rates.
Therefore, the availability of the material and the cost of processing the material into the finished
product need to be taken into account and considered as supporting information when making the
final choice of the material.
As we know there always a relative motion between screw and nut, which cause a friction that
generates heat which can cause change in the mechanical properties of the material. Other
relevant properties include; resistance to corrosion, electrical and mechanical properties, heat
transmission properties etc.
The first three steps involve mathematical analysis, use of various charts and graphs of specific
property such as specific strength, wear resistance, buckling resistance and affordability. The
materials are compared, ranked as per the indices of merit and available supporting information
is used to reach the final decision.
In this project, information from case studies on previous designs of similar products is used in
material selection for the screw jack components/parts. However, other factors such as
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availability of the candidate materials, purchase price of the candidate materials, manufacturing
processes and properties, forms and sizes in which the materials are available are also considered
Frame (Body)
The frame of the screw has a complex shape. it subjected to compressive stress. For this reason
grey cast iron of grade FG220 (SUT =220Mpa) as a material is selected for the frame. This is also
evident from the case study on previous design of the same product (Nyanja, 18 December,
2006). Cast iron is cheap and it can give any complex shape without involving costly machining
operations. Cast iron has higher compressive strength compared to steel. Therefore it is
technically and economically advantageous to use cast iron for frame. The purpose of the frame
is to support the screw jack and enable it to withstand compressive load exerted on it
SCREW
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The screw is subjected to torsional moment, compressive force and bending moment. The screw
profile is square type because of its higher efficiency and self-locking but not compared to
trapezoidal threads. Square threads are usually turned on lathes using a single point cutting tool
also square threads are weak at the root and this leads to use of free cutting steel. Screws are
usually made of steel where great resistance to weather or corrosion is required. Most fasteners
close to 90% use carbon steel because steel has excellent workability, offers abroad range of
attainable combinations of strength properties and it is less expensive. Medium plain carbon steel
can be heat treated for the purpose of improving properties such as hardness, strength (tensile
and yield), the desired results are therefore obtained (Fasteners, 2005). This leads to the use of
plain carbon steels.
NUT
There exists a relative motion between the screw and the nut which causes friction, friction in
turn causes wear of the material used for screw and nut. Therefore, it requires one of the two
members to be softer. A suitable material for the nut is therefore phosphor bronze which is a
copper alloy with small percentage of lead and has the following advantages;
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HANDLE
The handle is subjected to bending moment so plain carbon steel of BS080M30 yield strength of
385Mpa can also be used.it has the same mechanical property as in bellow table 4
CUP
Shape of cup is complex and thus requires casting process. It also has the same properties as in
table 3. Taking graphite flakes cast iron with an ultimate tensile strength of 200Mpa.the graphite
flakes improve the ability to resist compressive load.
The purpose of the set screw is to resist motion of nut with screw. The lock nut +washer on the
other hand are used to provide uniform force by enlarging the area under the action of the force.
We can use plain carbon steel for both and they have the same manufacturing process and
properties in table 5
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Given data
W = 200KN
H = 200mm
µ = 0.15
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trapezoidal threads. Square threads are usually turned on lathes using a single point cutting tool
also square threads are weak at the root and this leads to use of free cutting Steel. Screws are
usually made of steel where great resistance to weather or corrosion is required. Most fasteners
close to 90% use carbon steel because steel has excellent workability, offers abroad range of
attainable combinations of strength properties and it is less expensive. Medium plain carbon steel
can be heat treated for the purpose of improving properties such as hardness, strength (tensile
and yield), the desired results are therefore obtained. This leads to the use of plain carbon steels
(i.e. 0.30C).
Material specification selected for the screw spindle is plain carbon steel to British Standard
specification BS 970 080M30, Hardened and Tempered, whose properties are as shown in
Appendix B and the material yield strength is 700Mpa
Then,
W= σc×Ac equation 1
𝜋
A=
4 d 2c equation 2
Combining equation one and equation 2 we get the value of core diameter
4×5×200𝐾𝑁
4𝑊×𝐹.𝑆 =√ = 42.65mm
d c= √ 𝜋𝜎𝐶 700×𝜋
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For square thread of fine series the following dimension of screw are obtained from table
17.2(Gupta 2005)
Thus
tan 𝛼 = 𝑝
= (60.5) = 0.01578
𝜋𝑑 3
α = 0.904
Assuming the coefficient of friction between the screw and the nut 𝜇 = 0.1
𝜇=tan 𝛽
⇒ 𝛽=tan−1 𝜇
⇒ 𝛽=tan−1 0.1=5.71
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A little consideration will show that one complete turn of a screw thread be imagined to be
unwound from an inclined plane. Development of screw based on the principle on which a screw
jack works is similar to that of an inclined plane. Therefore the force applied on the
circumference of a screw jack may be considered horizontal since the screw is supported to
twisting moment. So torsional shear stress is induced. This is obtained by considering the
minimum cross section of the screw. We know that shear stress due to torque transmitted by the
screw
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A little consideration will show you that if one complete turn of the screw thread be imagined to
be unwound, from the body of screw and developed, it will be an inclined plane.
The principle that the screw jack work is similar to an inclined plane. Therefore the force applied
on the circumference of screw may be assumed as horizontal
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Torque required to rotate the screw in the nut. We know that torque required to rotate the screw
is the same as the torque required to lift the load
𝑑
T1 = 𝑃𝑑 = Wtan( 𝛼 + 𝛽)
2 2
60.5𝑚𝑚
⇒ 200000N(tan( 0.904 + 5.71) )
2
⇒ T1 =701507Nmm
W = σc×Ac
𝑤
σc =
=5026.548 = 73.2Mpa
200𝐾𝑁
Ac
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⇒ 0.5[73.2+√( 73.2)2+4(17.4)2
⇒ 0.5[73.2+√5358.24+1211.04
⇒ 77.13Mpa , thus
σc (max) =77.13Mpa
The given value of shear stress is the quotient of ultimate shear stress of the material and factor
of safety
The given value of compressive stress is the quotient of ultimate compressive stress of the
material and factor of safety
𝜎all =140Mpa
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From 6.3 Appendixes C: safe bearing pressure for power screws [2]
Type of power Screw material Nut material Bearing Rubbing speed
screw pressure
Screw jack steel bronze 11-17Mpa 3m/s
Then
A = (d 2o-d 2c)
4
⇒ (622-592) =285.099mm2
4
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b𝜋 d - d
2 2)
spindle n = 4w( /P
o
⇒ 41.26, say 42
Thus, n=42, using the value of n we can find the height of the nut(h) as folllowes
= n× 𝑝 ⇒ 42× 3 ⇒ h=126mm
⇒ 42× 3 ⇒ h=126mm
The height of the nut is safe when the it is greater than four times of core diameter of
screw spindle. then ,
h < 4dc < 4×59mm
⇒ 126mm<236mm
So the nut height is safe since the criteria is valid for h=126mm
Stress in the screw and the nut
Let us check the stress induced in the screw and nut. The thread of the screw at the core or root
diameter and the threads of the nut at the diameter may be shear due to the axial load.
𝑤
τs =
= 42(1.5×59) =17.13Mpa
𝜋𝑛𝑡dc 200𝐾𝑁
𝑤
𝑟n =
= 42(1.5×62) =16.3Mpa
200𝐾𝑁
𝜋𝑛𝑡do
Since both stresses are within permissible limit my design for nut is safe
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𝜎 t=
𝑛𝑢𝑡
𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 = 150 𝑀𝑝𝑎 =30Mpa
5
𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦
𝜋
w= 4
( D12 –d 2)𝜎t
o
𝜋
Then, = 4𝑤
( D12 –d 2) ⇒ = ( D 2 –d 2)
𝜎𝑡 4 o 1 o
𝜎𝑡𝜋
⇒ D12 = 4𝑤
+d 2
⇒ D 2 = 4(200𝐾𝑁) + 622
o 1
𝜎𝑡𝜋 30𝜋
⇒ D1 = √12332.263 ⇒ D1 = 111mm
To find D2
w = 𝜋 ( D22 –D12) 𝜎c
4
𝑤 𝜋
= ( D22 –D12) when we divide both side by 𝜎c
𝜎𝑐 4
4𝑤 4
= ( D22 –D12) when we divide both side by
𝜎𝑐𝜋 𝜋
2 4𝑤
D2 = 𝜎𝑐𝜋 + D12
105𝑀𝑝𝑎
𝑟n =
𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 ⇒ = 𝑟n=21Mpa
𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 5
𝑤 21(111.05)π
t1 =
𝑐n(D1)π 200𝐾𝑁
⇒ t 1=
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= 29.7mm ≈ 30mm
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3.1.8.1 Dimensions of diameter of head at the top of the screw and for the cup
The cup is fitted to head with a pin of diameter approximately.the pin should remain loose fit in
the cup diameter of head of screw 1.75 times the outer diameter of the screw
⇒ D3= 109mm
The head is provided with two holes at the right angles to receive the handle for rotating the
screw. The seat for the cup is made equal to the diameter of head. 109mm and it is given chamfer
at the top. The cup prevents the load from rotating.
D3
D4 = = 108.5 = 27.125mm ≈ 27mm
4 4
The pins remain loose fit with in the cup. Other dimensions for the cup may be taken as follows
DO = mm
Thickness of the cup =24mm
Diameter of the pin 30mm
Fillet radius =10mm
T2= 𝜇w [(D 3)3 – (D4)3] /3[(D 3)2 – (D4)2]when we substitute each known value
we get , T2 =762401.96N/mm =762.402Nm
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T = T1+T2
Let the effort force applied on the handle by one worker is equal to 400N and this design of
screw jack is lifted by 4 worker of the same pushing force of 400b. Thus the total force becomes
1600N.
Taking the force of 119, then we can find the length of the handle as follows
𝑇
L =
𝐹
=
1463908.96Nmm = 460mm
4∗400𝑁
M = 1600N×460mm = 736000Nmm
𝜎b = 𝜎t = 𝜎c
⇒ 𝜎b = 700𝑀𝑝𝑎 =140Mpa
5
3 32𝑀
⇒D = (𝜎b) ⇒D =
3 23552000𝑚𝑚 = 62473.80
376.99
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H=2(D)
⇒ H=2(51mm) =102mm
⇒ L =200mm+0.5(126mm) =263mm
When the screw reaches the maximum lift, it can be regarded as strut whose lower end is fixed
and the load end is free. Therefore the buckling or critical load for this given condition
Wc r= AC × 𝜎y [1−[𝜎y÷[4C𝜋2E(L/K)2]]] equation 1
C=0.25
From our result Wcr greater than the size of screw 200KN
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The purpose of frame is to support the screw jack and to enable it to withstand compressive load
exerted on it. The frame is a bit complex and thus requires casting as a manufacturing process.
For this reason gray cast iron as a material is selected for the frame. This is also evident from the
case study on the previous design of the same product. Cast iron is cheap and it can give any
complex shape without involving costly machining operation
Cast iron has higher compressive strength compared with steel. Thus it is technically and
economically advantageous to use cast iron for the frame graphite flakes cast iron with an
ultimate tensile strength of 220Mpa is considered suitable for the design of the frame .the
graphite flakes improve the ability to resist compressive load
D5= 1.5(D2)
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Finally the body is tapered in order to achieve stability of the jack .let us now find the efficiency
of the screw jack
TO =W tan 𝛼dm/2
⇒TO=95590Nmm
TO 95590Nmm
𝜇= 𝑇 = 1463908 = 0.06529
= 6.53%
The screw friction and collar friction is taken into account then the efficiency of screw jack
μ=13.608%
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CHAPTER FOUR
TorqueT1 701507Nmm
stress 𝑟(max)
Nut Height h 126mm
Thickness of nut collar t1 30 mm
Outer diameter of nut 111.mm
collar D1
Outside diameter of nut 150mm
collar D2
Shear stress in 17.13Mpa
screw 𝑟screw
Shear stress in nut 𝑟nut 16.3Mpa
Torque T2 762401.96Nmm
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4.1.2 Discussion
From the above result we understand that the allowable stress are greater than the stress gotten
by calculation in the design and analysis of my project. This means that the design of screw jack
is safe
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4.2.1 Conclusion
The screw car jack is successfully designed so that it withstands all the mechanical stresses
acting on it. The screw car jack is analyzed under various conditions of operation. The stresses in
above-mentioned conditions are found out and thickness of various parts is selected such that the
stresses produced in each member are within the maximum allowable range. All the selected
have been successfully verified and hence the design of screw jack is safe.
4.2.2 Recommendation
From the project, I concentrated on design of a simple mechanical screw jack where the nut is
fixed in a cast iron frame and remains stationary while the spindle is being rotated by the lever.
This design can only work for light loads hence when a screw jack is needed for heavy load
application a different design is required where the nut is rotated as the spindles moves. Long
lifts should be avoided since they can cause serious overheating and generate a large amount of
heat. It should therefore be used under ambient temperatures with the use of the required
lubricants. Design and manufacturer’s instructions such as speed, load capacity and
recommended temperatures must be followed to avoid accidents. Always keep the mating
surfaces clean after use and check for wear and damage on the surfaces. I therefore recommend
design of a screw jack for the heavy loads.
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5.3 Appendix c: Safe Bearing Pressure for Power Screws (Gupta, 2005
5.4 Appendix d: Basic Dimensions for Square Threads in Mm (Fine Series) According
To IS: 4694 -1968 (Reaffirmed 1996) (Gupta, 2005)
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