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A mechanical linkage is an assembly of systems connected so as to manage forces and movement. The movement of a body, or link, is studied using geometry so the link is considered to be rigid. [1] The connections between links are modeled as providing ideal movement, pure rotation or sliding for example, and are called joints.
This mechanism is used in devices such as lift tables and scissor lifts.Modern low-profile computer keyboards make an extensive use of it as well, installing each key on a scissor support to ensure their smooth vertical movement, allowing the use of a cheap and reliable rubber dome contact set, instead of expensive and complex array of mechanical switches.
The linkage was first shown in Paris on the Exposition Universelle (1878) as "The Plantigrade Machine". [ 5 ] [ 3 ] The Chebyshev Lambda Linkage is a cognate linkage of the Chebyshev linkage . The Chebyshev Lambda Linkage is used in vehicle suspension mechanisms, walking robots, and rover wheel mechanisms.
In the study of mechanisms, a four-bar linkage, also called a four-bar, is the simplest closed-chain movable linkage. It consists of four bodies, called bars or links, connected in a loop by four joints. Generally, the joints are configured so the links move in parallel planes, and the assembly is called a planar four-bar linkage. Spherical and ...
The Hoberman mechanism has also been used in larger scale architectural projects. One of these structures is the Hoberman Arch featured the 2002 winter Olympics in Utah. The Arch was designed by Chuck Hoberman; it was built to open and close using many interlocked Hoberman mechanisms, acting as a mechanical curtain on the award ceremony stage. [15]
A slider-crank linkage is a four-link mechanism with three revolute joints and one prismatic (sliding) joint. [1] The rotation of the crank drives the linear movement of the slider, or the expansion of gases against a sliding piston in a cylinder can drive the rotation of the crank. There are two types of slider-cranks: in-line and offset.
A linkage is an assembly of bodies connected together to manage forces and movement. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Six-bar linkage from Kinematics of Machinery, 1876. In mechanics, a six-bar linkage is a mechanism with one degree of freedom that is constructed from six links and seven joints. [1] An example is the Klann linkage used to drive the legs of a walking machine. In general, each joint of a linkage connects two links, and a binary link supports two ...