Rocker mechanism


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Rocker mechanism

Rocker mechanisms, which are also a type of articulated four-bar, are widely used in technology. In these mechanisms, the crank is fixed motionless (it is a stand), and the connecting rod turns into a crank and, rotating, will cause the slider and, consequently, its guide to rotate. In this case, the slider will move forward along the guide.

Rice. 1. Rocker mechanism with rotating rocker:

Such a mechanism has four links: a stand, a crank, a rocker stone - a slider and a rocker. This mechanism is called a rocker mechanism with a rotating rocker. If the rocker is replaced by a cylinder, and the stone by a piston, we get a rotating cylinder mechanism used in pumps and compressors.

As can be seen from Figure 1, in one full turn crank (and therefore the slide or cylinder), the stone (or slider) will make a complete double movement, and its stroke, as before, is equal to the distance between the dead points, i.e., the distance between the hinges of the rack (the previous radius of the crank).

Thus, the mechanism of the rotating link was obtained as a result of the transformation of the crank mechanism and, in terms of the nature of the relative movement of the links, is completely similar to it.

The driving link is a crank that rotates uniformly around an axis. In this case, the rocker deflects to the greatest angle when the crank reaches its extreme positions, i.e., when it becomes perpendicular to the axis of the rocker (slider).

The swinging link is used in steam engines of a locomotive, in planing and other machines. A cross-planing machine with a swinging link works on this principle (Fig. 105).

The slide has a slot at the upper end into which the slider hinge fits, with a cutter attached to it.

The drive link (crank) rotates uniformly counterclockwise. In this case, the rocker stone, being in the upper position, moves the upper end of the rocker, and with it the machine slide from right to left, and the cutter goes through the working stroke, i.e., removes chips.

When the stone goes down, the upper end of the slide goes back, from left to right, together with the slider and cutter, i.e., it runs idle, since the chips are not removed.

Rice. 2. Rocker mechanism with swinging rocker:
1 - stand; 2 - crank; 3 - drawstring; 4 - slider.

The ability to reduce idle time is the main advantage of the rocker mechanism compared to the crank mechanism.

Rice. 3. Rocker mechanism of planer:
1 - drive shaft; 2 - drive gear; 3 - driven gear; 4 - lever; b - cutter; 6 - hinged connection between the link and the lever; 7 - crank slot; 8 - crank pin; 9 - slider (rocker stone); 10 - drawstring; MN - working stroke; NM - idle speed.


Rocker mechanism

a hinge mechanism in which two moving links - the rocker and the rocker stone - are interconnected by a translational (sometimes rotational with an arc rocker) kinematic pair (See Kinematic pair).

The most common flat four-link gears, depending on the type of the third moving link, are divided into groups: crank-rocker, rocker-rocker, rocker-slider, and two-link. Crank-slide mechanisms can have a rotating, swinging or translational-moving linkage (see Crank mechanism) . Rocker-yoke mechanisms, obtained from the previous ones by limiting the angle of rotation of the crank, are performed with a swinging ( rice. 1 , a) and translational-moving ( rice. 1 , b) backstage, used to transform movement, and also as a so-called. sinus mechanisms ( rice. 1 , c) calculating machines. Rocker-slider mechanisms are intended to convert rocking motion into translational motion or vice versa, and are also used as a tangent mechanism in computing machines. Two-stage mechanisms are used in machines ( rice. 2 ), ensuring equality of the angular velocities of the wings at a constant angle between them. This property is used, for example, in Coupling x , allowing displacement of the axes of the connected shafts. Complex multi-link valves are used for various purposes, for example, in systems for regulating the filling of engine cylinders internal combustion, reversing mechanisms of steam engines, etc.

N. Ya. Nyberg.


Great Soviet Encyclopedia. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia. 1969-1978 .

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IN construction machines To convert rotational motion into other types of movements in order to transfer this movement to the working body, various mechanisms are used.

Rack and pinion mechanism, screw and rocker

In construction machines, various types of motion are used to convert rotational motion into other types of motion in order to transfer this motion to the working body. mechanisms.

Rack and pinion mechanism
Design: drive gear and driven rack.

Used to convert rotational motion into translational motion.
Design: drive screw and driven nut.

Used to convert rotational motion into translational motion.
Design: driving cam and driven rod with spring.


Design: eccentric, connecting rod, slider.

Used to convert rotational motion into reciprocating motion.
Design: drive crankshaft with a curved pin, driven connecting rod, slider.

Used to convert rotational motion into swinging motion of the scenes.
Design: drive disk, slider, driven rocker.
Used in concrete pumps.

Maltese mechanism It is used to convert continuous rotating motion into intermittent rotating motion.
Design: driving disk with lever, driven maltissa.

Ratchet mechanism used to convert rotational motion into intermittent rotational motion, but with stopping and braking.
Design: the driving element is a ratchet, the driven element is a pawl (stopping element).

Rocker mechanism

The rocker mechanism is a lever mechanism that includes a rocker. Widely used in various machines, machine tools and other equipment different kinds rocker mechanism:

1) rocker-slider mechanism;

2) crank mechanism;

3) two-stage mechanism;

4) rocker-rocker mechanism.

Rocker-slider mechanism – a four-link lever mechanism containing a rocker and a slider with a fixed guide. Such a mechanism serves to convert the rocking movement of the slide into the translational movement of the slider or, conversely, the translational movement of the slider into the rocking movement of the slide.

Crank mechanism - a four-link lever mechanism, which includes a crank and a rocker. This mechanism serves to transmit and convert the rotational movement of the crank into the rotational or rocking movement of the rocker and, conversely, the movement of the rocker into rotation of the crank. The crank mechanism is used very widely in planing, slotting machines, packaging machines and other machines.

Two-stage mechanism– a four-link lever mechanism, which includes two scenes.

This mechanism serves to transmit rotational or rocking motion from one scene to another; used in compensating clutches (due to the fact that the gear ratio of the two-stage mechanism is constant and equal to unity).

In this mechanism, the scenes interact through an intermediate link - a connecting rod.

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