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Overview of Machine Elements

Machine elements are the basic mechanical components that make up machines. They include [1] structural elements like frames, bearings, axles and fasteners, [2] mechanical elements that control movement like gears, belts, clutches and brakes, and [3] control components like buttons, sensors and actuators. Common machine elements include shafts, couplings, keys, splines, bearings, gears, screws, nuts and fasteners. While machine covers are not typically considered elements, their design provides an interface between the machine's mechanics and its users.

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Overview of Machine Elements

Machine elements are the basic mechanical components that make up machines. They include [1] structural elements like frames, bearings, axles and fasteners, [2] mechanical elements that control movement like gears, belts, clutches and brakes, and [3] control components like buttons, sensors and actuators. Common machine elements include shafts, couplings, keys, splines, bearings, gears, screws, nuts and fasteners. While machine covers are not typically considered elements, their design provides an interface between the machine's mechanics and its users.

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Machine element

Machine element refers to an elementary component of • Keys, Splines and Cotter pin
a machine. These elements consist of three basic types:
• Seals
1. structural components such as frame members,
bearings, axles, splines, fasteners, seals, and
lubricants, 2 Mechanical elements
2. mechanisms that control movement in various ways • Belt, Chain, Cable drives
such as gear trains, belt or chain drives, linkages,
cam and follower systems, including brakes and • Clutch
clutches, and
• Brake
3. control components such as buttons, switches,
• Gear train
indicators, sensors, actuators and computer
controllers.[1] • Cam and follower systems

While generally not considered to be a machine element, • Linkage


the shape, texture and color of covers are an important • Simple machine
part of a machine that provide a styling and operational
interface between the mechanical components of a ma-
chine and its users.
3 Types
Machine elements are basic mechanical parts and features
used as the building blocks of most machines.[2] Most are • Shafts[4]
standardized to common sizes, but customs are also com-
mon for specialized applications.[3] • Coupling[4]
Machine elements may be features of a part (such as • Key[3]
screw threads or integral plain bearings) or they may be
discrete parts in and of themselves such as wheels, axles, • Spline[3]
pulleys, rolling-element bearings, or gears. All of the
• Bearing[3]
simple machines may be described as machine elements,
and many machine elements incorporate concepts of one • Roller bearing
or more simple machines. For example, a leadscrew in-
• Plain bearing
corporates a screw thread, which is an inclined plane
wrapped around a cylinder. • Thrust bearing
Many mechanical design, invention, and engineering • Ball bearing
tasks involve a knowledge of various machine elements • Linear bearing
and an intelligent and creative combining of these el-
• Pillow block
ements into a component or assembly that fills a need
(serves an application). • Gears[4]

• Spur gear
1 Structural elements • Helical gear
• Worm gear
• Shafts • Herringbone gear
• Couplings • Sprocket
• Bearings • Fastener[5]

• Fasteners • Screw[3]

1
2 4 REFERENCES

• Screw thread
• Power screw
• Nut[3]
• Clevis fastener
• Retaining ring
• Circlip
• E-ring
• Split pin cotter pin)
• Linchpin
• R-clip
• Rivet[3]
• Tapered pin**O-ring

• Belt[3]
• Clutch[6]

• Brake[6]
• Chain[3]

• Wire rope[3]

4 References
[1] Robert L. Norton, Machine Design, (4th Edition),
Prentice-Hall, 2010

[2] Matthews, Clifford; American Society of Mechanical En-


gineers (2005), ASME engineer’s data book (2nd ed.),
ASME Press, p. 249, ISBN 978-0-7918-0229-8.

[3] Bhandari, V. B. (2007), Design of machine elements (2nd


ed.), Tata McGraw-Hill, p. 10, ISBN 978-0-07-061141-
2.

[4] Klebanov, Boris M.; Barlam, David; Nystrom, Frederic


E. (2008), Machine elements: life and design, CRC Press,
ISBN 978-0-8493-9563-5.

[5] Niemann, Gustav; Hirt, Manfred: Maschinenelemente


Springer, Berlin 1975, 1983. ISBN 0-387-06809-0.

[6] Sharma, C. S.; Purohit, Kamlesh (2004), Design of ma-


chine elements, PHI Learning, p. vii–ix, ISBN 978-81-
203-1955-4.

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