1.2 Some Examples of Mechanisms from everyday life-V:

Aerator

In wet places when you cut the grass as animal feed, it must be dried. During drying the grass must be rotated.

Hay feeder in Bailing Machine

The hay must be fed into a machine, compressed and wrapped to be used in winter, the mechanism shown feeds the loose hay to the machine.

Grage Door

There are several different automatic garage door designs in use, the mechanism shown uses only turning joints.

Dough Kneader

In food industry, there are lots of tasks in kneading, mixing, churning, etc. In bread making the floor and water must be thoroughly mixed. The dough kneader mechanism shown is a good choice

Camera Diaphraghm

Depending on the intensity of light, the diaphraghm of a camera must be opened or closed (the hole diameter must be increased or decreased) A very simple mechanism can perform this task (actually there are several mechanisms of the same type around the lens (usually 6)

The number of mechanisms that ypu can see in practice is infinite. You can see some other examples at Cornell University Library “KINEMATIC MODELS FOR DESIGN” Reuleaux collections . or Multimedia files of mechanisms at Dresden University Mechanical Engineering Department

Homework: Can you identify some mechanisms that you use in your everyday life? These mechanisms exist in workshops, as kitchen utensils, as a furniture, etc. all around you.