Hoeken Straight-Line Linkage

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WM2D File

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Info

The Hoeken linkage, a crank-rocker, traces a straight line. It is the cognate of the Chebyschev linkage.

Source

This Working Model file is adapted from Figure 3-29 Part 1 (d) on p. 131 and Figure 3-30 on p.134 in Design of Machinery, 3rd ed. by Norton, R.L., McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Credits

This Working Model 2D file was first developed by Fan (Michael) Mo.