Mechanism
Rack & Pinion rack and pinion mechanism is aimed at the transformation of a rotation or circular motion (gear) in rectilinear motion (zip) or vice versa. This mechanism as its name indicates, is composed of two components that are rack and pinion.
The sprocket is a wheel cylindrical gear usually describing a rotation around its axis.
The toothed rack is a piece that describes a rectilinear motion in either direction as the rotation of the pinion.
rack and pinion mechanism functions as a simple gear, this means that both the rack and pinion must have the same circular pitch, and consequently, the same module.
Pitch can be calculated from the characteristics of the pinion:
p = D / z
p = pitch of the pinion or the rack.
D = pitch diameter of the pinion.
z = number of pinion teeth.
The speeds of both elements are determined mainly by the dimensions of the pinion. Specifically:
V = D / 2
V = velocity of the rack
= rotation speed of the pinion gear
usually acts as a motor and rack driven element, so we can perform the transformation of circular motion in rectilinear motion .
processing mechanisms
rack and pinion rack and pinion mechanism has different applications as we will explain below.
The first application that we can give the rack and pinion mechanism is in the direction of a car featured in the following diagram.
address configuration: The steering system is the steering wheel and drive the steering column, which transmits the driver's steering force to steering gear, the steering gear unit, which performs reduced speed of rotation of the steering wheel, transmitting a great force to address connection and the connection that transmits the movement direction of the steering gear to the front wheels.
Steering Column: it consists of the main shaft, which transmits the rotation of the steering wheel, the steering gear and column tube, which mounts to the main axis of the body. The column tube includes a mechanism by which shrinks by absorbing the impact of the collision with the driver, for one.
steering gear: not only turns the wheel rotation direction of the movements which change the direction of tire rolling. This also reduces the speed of rotation of the steering wheel so as to ease the operational strength of management, increasing the strength of the operation and transmitting this to the front wheels.
steering gear rack and pinion: The rotation of a gear (gear) at the end of the main shaft engage with teeth that are supported in a bar (zip) changing the spin on a movement from left to right.
Another application of this mechanism is also in the drill press, as seen in the following scheme:
the operations in this type of drill are:
labor movement: the motor transmits its motion to the mandrel by the belt L, integral with the crankshaft pulley with the cone (it is a series of different diameter pulleys, but interdependent with each other and with the same axis of rotation) M head integral with the mandrel shaft. Varying
through l strap the connection between the two cone pulleys M and N, vary relations between the diameters and therefore the speeds of the crankshaft and the driven shaft. For each L cone pulley there are five different connection options with the cone M and, therefore, five different gear ratios. The back and head pulley can be changed each other, thereby obtaining a double No. relationships.
Forward movement: forward movement of the tool into the part to be drilled is obtained manually by the operator.
The operator, acting on the lever N, O turns the pinion meshing with the rack P. With the rotation of the pinion linear motion is obtained handle Q and, consequently, tree Chuck C coupled with that. It prevents the rotation of the sleeve with the mandrel shaft by a screw fixed to the head T. R
Once the advance stroke, the lever returns to its initial position by the action of a spring call.
control the driving depth: depth means forward, the stroke length of the tool into the part to be drilled, corresponding to the height H of the hole. The depth control of the advance is obtained by reading the race on the scale tool setting at the foot of the joystick. The tool is based on the piece corresponding to the point where you want to make the hole. It turns the graduated circle, adding to initial reading of the hole depth H to reach the graduation rate B C given by this sum. It latches in this position, the graduated circle to the fixed part of the machine by the screw D. The race of the tool is interrupted at the time of the stop and make contact with the tooth F, corresponding to the predetermined point on the graduated circle.
And finally the last application that we give the rack and pinion mechanism is in the lock of a door as we shall see below
This mechanism transforms the circular motion that occurs when you turn the key in reciprocating linear motion Bolt to run the same.
A lock many elements. Within what is commonly called keyhole found a few teeth, which are to enter the key belonging to lock that can turn the key and we can not unless the key is that lock. Around this
eye is a crown, which rotates the eye by turning the lock. Meshing with the pinion gear is another which in turn engages with the lock bar, which is what makes the reciprocating linear motion (is this part where the rack and pinion mechanism).
There are countless types of locks, but their use is basically the same: to safely close a door or other opening.