ABSTRACT

Jensen (mechanical engineering, Mankato State U., Minn.) is a prolific designer/interpreter/reporter of mechanisms for the user of mechanical movements. This collection offers solutions or inspirations in some 20 areas including the slider crank, cycloid, screw and clamping mechanisms, antibacklash

chapter 1|10 pages

Five Basic Mechanisms

chapter 2|17 pages

Motion and Force Transmission in Linkages

chapter 3|64 pages

The Slider Crank

chapter 4|53 pages

Geneva and Star-Wheel Mechanisms

chapter 5|83 pages

Planetary Gear Systems

chapter 6|24 pages

Cycloidal Mechanisms

chapter 7|50 pages

Chain-Driven Mechanisms

chapter 8|48 pages

Screw Mechanisms

chapter 9|14 pages

Clamping Mechanisms

chapter 10|7 pages

Antibacklash Devices

chapter 11|14 pages

Infinite-Variable-Speed Drives

chapter 12|10 pages

Snap-Action Switching Mechanisms

chapter 13|25 pages

Parallelogram Mechanisms

chapter 14|39 pages

Gears, Gearing, and Noncircular Gears

chapter 15|36 pages

Detent, Indexing, and Ratchet Mechanisms

chapter 16|12 pages

Overload and Overrunning Clutches

chapter 17|56 pages

Systematic Mechanism Design