Thanks for the reply cyrusabdollahi.
In real life there are a series of toggles coupled at the center pivot and at the tops. They move in unision the path controlled by the guide link.
One of the bottom pivot shafts is used to drive the system during operation via a lever and cylinder. A...
Diagram of system
Hi all,
OK I have attached a PDF stick drawing of the simplified system.
P1 thru P4 are fixed position pivots.
The swing platform has a track that the toggle rollers run in keeping the toggles attached at all times but allowing the platform to swing thru BDC.
The guide...
First post from a new member looking for clarification of a mechanics issue.
Several of the designers in our office, myself included, were in an active discussion over the energy losses of a pendulum system in a machine we build.
Consider a platform suspended near each end by arms of...