Pick the axis of the shaft, then select the axis of the center hole of the eccentric... Pick the front surface of eccentric part as sketching plane, and then pick assembly TOP datum plan
Trang 1A component can be placed as a connection within mechanism assembly The
following six joint types are available:
Pin Joint
Trang 2Cylinder Joint
Planar Joint
Trang 3Slider Joint
Ball Joint
Trang 4Bearing Joint
PREPARE THE PARTS FOR MECHANISM
Download the part files eccentric_mechanism.zip There are eleven parts that make up the mechanism:
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CREATE AN SUB-ASSEMBLY eccentric_asm.asm
Sub-assembly called eccentric_asm.asm will be consisted of six component parts – eccentric, shaft, clip-1, clip-2, washer-1, and washer-2
Create a new assembly called ECCENTRIC_ASM
Trang 8Bring in eccentric.prt and constrain
it at default location by picking
Pick , then Open
eccentric.prt
The assembly is shown below
Next, place shaft.prt to the assembly Pick , then Open shaft.prt
Pick the axis of the shaft, then select the axis of the center hole of the eccentric
Trang 9Pick the surfaces as shown below
Trang 10The resulted assembly is shown below
Mate both surfaces
Trang 12Open clip-1.prt and place it in the groove of the pin of eccentric part – see figure below
Trang 13Place washer-1.prt right behind clip-1 – see figure below
Trang 14The resulted assembly is shown below
Trang 15Perform Global Interference check of the assembly Make sure there is no
interference in the assembly
Analysis -> Model Analysis
Choose Global Interference under
Type
Click There are NO interference parts in the assembly
Save the assembly
Trang 17Click , and open bushing.prt Place the bushing at the most left hole in the base – see figure below
Trang 18Place again the bushing into the hole located on the right of the base
Hint: Use Repeat option of the assembly
Edit -> Repeat etc
Click , and open post.prt Place the post at the most left hole in the base – see figure below
Trang 19Perform the Global Interference check and make sure there are NO interference
Trang 20Save the assembly
CREATE AN SUB-ASSEMBLY arm_asm.asm
Click ,
Enter the name of arm_asm
OK
Trang 21Click Then open arm.prt and assemble it at default location by selecting
Open clip-1.prt and place it in the groove of the pin of arm part – see figure below
Trang 22Place washer-1.prt right behind clip-1 – see figure below
Trang 23The resulted assembly is shown below
Trang 25Be sure to turn on the datum axis only
Click the Connect tab for Connections
Trang 26For Axis alignment, align the axis of shaft A_2 with axis of the bushing A_2
Select Move tab, and choose Translate Pick eccentric_asm then move it
backward as shown in the figure below
Trang 27Click on Place tab
For Translation, select the surface of eccentric, then select the front surface of the bushing as shown below
Trang 29Click back on Axis alignment, and be sure that under Component Reference, the selection as indicated in the figure
If not, re-select both axes of the shaft and bushing
The orientation as shown in the figure on the left is incorrect The eccentric assembly must be flipped
Click
Here below is the correct orientation of the assembly
Trang 30Click OK
Perform Global Interference check of the assembly
Analysis -> Model Analysis
Trang 31Close the Model Analysis dialog box
To investigate the interference, the assembly model will be cut at location where the interference occurred The amount of interference will be measured, then fixed by changing the dimensions of the part that causes the interference
Click to turn on the datum planes display
Click Then select ->
Pick the front surface of eccentric part as sketching plane, and then pick assembly
TOP datum plane as Reference for Top Orientation – see figure below
Trang 32Click on Sketch
Pick the needed references as shown in the figure
Pick front surface
of eccentric part
as sketching
plane
Pick this as reference
Also, pick this as another reference
Trang 33Draw a rectangle as shown on the left figure The dimensions of the rectangle do not matter Most important the rectangle should cover the area of the model that will be removed
Click to continue
Choose thru all cut Then click
Turn off ALL datums display
Trang 34Change the view to the RIGHT side view
Zoom in to the interference area of the parts
There are interference between clip-2, bushing, and washer-2 These interferences can be avoided by extending the left portion of the shaft – from the left face to the groove
We will measure the length distance needed to
be extended
Trang 35Analysis -> Measure
Pick two edges indicated by red in the figure on the left
The resulted distance is 0.096
in
Click , and open shaft.prt
Trang 37Double-click
.89 dimension Change the dimension to
1.84+0.096
in
Click the update tool Then pick to save the part
Go to eccentric_mechanism.asm and select Window -> Activate
Trang 38Click Regenerate Model tool
The model has been updated
Perform the Model Analysis again to make sure there is no global interference
The resulted analysis shows no interference The cut has to be deleted
Trang 39Click Then open sub-assembly arm_asm.asm
Select Connect tab to create a Pin connection
Trang 40Align the axis A_2 of top hole of the arm_asm sub-assembly with the axis A_2 of post – see figure below
Trang 41For Translation constraint,
Trang 42OK
Trang 43washer and arm
Trang 44As Axis alignment constraint, select the axis A_4 of the right hole of the link, and then pick the axis A_4 of the pin at eccentric
For Translation constraint, select the back face of the link, and then pick the front large face of the eccentric
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constraint, select the back face of the link, and then pick the front face of the arm
Click OK to complete the pins creation
Open Clip-2 and assemble it into the groove of the post The assembly constraints are shown below
Trang 47Open washer-2, and assemble it right behind clip-2 as shown in the following figure
Trang 48Here below is the total assembly of the mechanism
Perform the Global Interference check, and there are no interfering parts
Trang 50Select Pick the eccentric, and swing the mechanism
Click the Close button
Pin Connection
Trang 51CREATING A VELOCITY SERVO MOTOR
From MECHANISM pull down menu, select
Servo Motors
Or click
Trang 52Pick the New button
The Servo Motor Definition dialog box appears
For the Driven Entity, select Joint Axis, and pick the most right Pin connection
Connection_1.axis_1 – joint axis (created between eccentric_asm sub-assembly and base_asm
Select Profile tab
Pick this Pin Connection
Trang 53Change the Specification to Velocity Uncheck the Current box under Initial Condition.
Be sure Constant is selected under
Magnitude Enter the following value for A
= 100 deg/sec
Uncheck Velocity box and select the
Position check box
Click the Graph button to see a graph of the servo motor function over 10 seconds
Trang 54Click the OK button, then
File -> Exit to close the graph window Then click
OK button of Servo Motor Definition
Click the Close button on the Servo Motors dialog box
Specify the Zero Reference
Trang 55Select Mechanism -> Jt Axis Settings The Joint Axis Settings dialog box appears
Pick the joint axis with the servo motor -
Connection_1.axis_1 Under the Zero Refs tab, check Specify References
Select ASM_TOP datum plane of
eccentric_mechanism as the Green Body Reference
Select ASM_RIGHT datum plane of
eccentric_asm subassembly as the
Orange Body Reference
Trang 56On the Regen Value tab, select Specify
Regeneration Values, and enter 0 for
Regeneration Value Click Preview, then pick OK button
Run the Connection Analysis
Select Mechanism -> Connect
Click Run There is no need to lock any
of the bodies or connectors
Mechanism design uses the regeneration value previously entered to assemble the mechanism
Trang 57Click Yes
CREATING AND RUNNING A KINEMATIC ANALYSIS
From MECHANISM menu, select
Trang 58Click Motors tab, and make sure
ServoMotor1 is selected
Click the OK button
Pick the Run button
Pick the Close button in the Analyses
window
Trang 60Select the Global Interference
option, then click the Play button
Note:
If there is any interference, it will
be highlighted in red
There is no interference in this mechanism
Use options on the Animate dialog box
to run the results of motion study Click to begin the animation Click to stop
Trang 61When finish with capturing, click Close
on the Animate dialog box
Trang 62The
AnalysisDefinitionq.pbk
file can be opened int the future by clicking on the Playbacks dialog box and selecting the playback file
Click in the
Playbacks dialog box.
Trang 64From above, we notice that the velocity
at the end of 10 seconds is 18.229 deg/sec
Click Pick this joint
Trang 65Exit from the GraphTool
Creating a Trace Curve
A trace curve graphically represents the motion of a point or vertex relative to a part
in your mechanism
Trang 66Mechanism -> Trace Curve
Select base.prt as the Paper Part, then pick a point near the lower hole as the trace point
Note:
Paper Part—Select a body on your assembly or subassembly to serve as the
reference on which to trace the curve If you visualize a pen tracing on paper, you can think of this part as the paper The trace curve you generate will be a feature of the part you select as the paper part You can access trace curves and cam synthesis curves from the model tree
To trace the motion of a body relative to ground, select a body that is in ground for the paper part
The point must be on a different body from the one you selected for the paper part Mechanism Design uses the trajectory of this point to define the trace curve If you visualize a pen tracing on paper, this location is like the tip of the pen
Highlight AnalysisDefinition1 as the Result Set.
Trang 67Click OK to close the dialog box The trace curve appears on your model
Close out the Mechanism option and save the assembly
Pick a point here as trace point