Linear Geneva Mechanism

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WM2D File

Software copyright © 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Info

As the crank rotates continuously, the output slider moves intermittently in the linear Geneva mechanism.

Source

This Working Model file is adapted from Figure 2-12(c) on p.45 in Design of Machinery, 3rd ed. by Norton, R.L., McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Credits

This Working Model file was first developed by Fan (Michael) Mo.