SLIDER-CRANK MECHANISM

ORIGINAL BY THANG010146

LISANDRO LUNA
 INTRODUCTION
In this work I reproduced in solidworks a mechanism originally
made by youtube user thang010146, whose work can be found in this same
publication.
This mechanism consists of the transformation from a rotary
movement to a linear one, basically using a slider-crank mechanism but
with a pair of gears in between.

House Guide
Slider
Crank

Satellite
gear

Connecting
Internal rod
Internal gear
gear
Crank
Parts of the mechanism.

The gear pair consists of a fixed satellite gear, with internal teeth,
and an internal gear, with external teeth, which is moved by the external
gear by the action of a crank. The tooth number of internal gear is 5 times
of the one of satellite gear. The internal gear rotates with another smaller
crank that connects to the connecting rod that moves the slide, generating a
particular movement. In conjunction with these movements we have two
eccentric turns coexisting on the connecting rod.
SATELLITE GEAR INTERNAL GEAR
Primitive diameter 200,00 mm Primitive diameter 40,00 mm
Module 2,00 Module 2,00
No. of teeth 100 No. of teeth 20
External diameter 196,00 mm External diameter 44,00 mm
Internal diameter 205,00 mm Internal diameter 35,00 mm
Tooth thickness 2,98 mm Tooth thickness 2,98 mm
Gap width 3,30 mm Gap width 3,30 mm
Circular step 6,28 mm Circular step 6,28 mm
Notch radius 0,52 mm Notch radius 0,52 mm
Angle between teeth 3,60 ° Angle between teeth 18,00 °
Pressure angle 20,00 ° Pressure angle 20,00 °
CAE MOTION ANALYSIS
Below is a simplified model of the mechanism where each of its
acting components will be analyzed.

Simplified model.

All velocities and accelerations will be analyzed in Solidworks with

the motion study tool: motion analysis.
Crank
A rotating motor is inserted into the first crank at a speed of 12 RPM
which is equivalent to a speed of 72 degrees per second, which is the unit
used in the software.

Angular velocity of the crank.

For the subsequent analysis of the slider, it will help us to know the
linear speed of the crank, which will be a periodic amplitude curve:
𝐴1 = 𝜔1 𝐿
Where L is the length of the crank, so in this case:
𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝑚𝑚
𝐴1 = 1,26 [ ] × 80[𝑚𝑚] = 100,53
𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑠𝑒𝑐
 The period and frequency:
2𝜋 2𝜋
𝑇= = = 5 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝜔1 1,26 [𝑟𝑎𝑑 ]
𝑠𝑒𝑐
1
𝑓 = = 0,2 𝐻𝑧
𝑇

A=100,53 mm/sec

T=5 sec

Lineal velocity of the crank (X axis).

Internal Gear
The internal gear is responsible for transmitting the rotation to its
crank and will do so at an angular speed greater than that transmitted by the
first crank. From the transmission ratio the speed of the internal gear can be
calculated.
𝜔2 𝑧𝑒𝑥𝑡
𝑖= =
𝜔1 𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑡
𝑧𝑒𝑥𝑡
𝜔2 = 𝜔
𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑡 1
For design reasons the ratio between the diameters of the gears is 5
so the speed of the internal gear can be calculated as
𝜔2 = 5𝜔1
In the images below you can see the velocity and angular
acceleration of the internal gear.
 Angular velocity of the internal gear.

From the graph we can see that the speed is not exactly what was
expected, which would be 350 deg/sec, this may be due to the contact
between the teeth of the gears where you can see a loss of speed since it
must also be taken into account that the external gear is fixed.
In the image below you can see a large initial acceleration because
the gear, through the action of the motor and crank, quickly goes from zero
speed to a speed of approximately 300 degrees per second. At this same
speed the internal gear crank will rotate.

Angular acceleration of the internal gear.

Connecting rod
In the connecting rod, two opposing movements coexist, making its
trajectory not completely circular, as can be seen in the path in the figure
below.
 Trayectory of the connecting rod.

This movement is reflected in the angular velocity graphs. The points

where the speed is the lowest correspond to the radii of curve changes in
the trajectory, which in turn is where both cranks align and go in opposite
directions, so they cancel each other out.

Angular velocity Z-axis of the connecting rod.

On the other hand, the points of greatest speed occur where both
cranks are aligned but rotate in the same direction, superimposing their
movements.

Angular velocity magnitude of the connecting rod.

The behavior described is schematized in the following figures.

 V1
V1

V2
V2

Mechanism in t=0,5s and t=1s.

Slider
This is the last link of the mechanism, in which the rotary movement
is transported to a linear one with the help of the guide.

Linear displacement of the slider.

This graph only shows how the movement of the slider results, you
can see that it remains in its extreme position for a certain time and you can
also see several changes in concavities in the curve which result in braking
or acceleration.

Linear velocity of the slider.

 In the speed graph it can be related to what was seen with the crank,
the points where both cranks are aligned and go in the same direction are
the ones with the highest speed, the slide accelerates, while the points
where they are aligned but go in the same direction. opposite are the
smaller ones, the slider stops.

V2 V1

Vx = 0

Brake at the end of the stroke.

The cancellation of the speed at the end of the stroke, that is, the total
braking, occurs in the situation where the speed vectors of the cranks and
the connecting rod go only in the direction of the Y coordinate axis, being
null in the X axis, which is where the linear displacement of the slide.

Linear acceleration of the slider.