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23-1 Objectives of This 23-2 Design Projects

This chapter discusses design projects for students to complete to further their learning of mechanical design principles. It provides examples of potential projects, including: 1) Designing an automobile hood latch that securely holds the hood closed but can be easily opened for engine access. Theft prevention should be considered. 2) Designing a hydraulic lift for car repairs, obtaining dimensions for lift height and pads that contact the car. 3) Designing a floor jack to lift either the front or rear of a car, which could be hand-powered, hydraulic, pneumatic, or electric. 4) Designing a portable 1000lb capacity crane for home, warehouse, or garage use to remove engines or lift equipment

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23-1 Objectives of This 23-2 Design Projects

This chapter discusses design projects for students to complete to further their learning of mechanical design principles. It provides examples of potential projects, including: 1) Designing an automobile hood latch that securely holds the hood closed but can be easily opened for engine access. Theft prevention should be considered. 2) Designing a hydraulic lift for car repairs, obtaining dimensions for lift height and pads that contact the car. 3) Designing a floor jack to lift either the front or rear of a car, which could be hand-powered, hydraulic, pneumatic, or electric. 4) Designing a portable 1000lb capacity crane for home, warehouse, or garage use to remove engines or lift equipment

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CHAPTER

T W ENT Y
T H REE

Design Projects

23–1 Objectives of This Chapter


23–2 Design Projects

23–1 OBJECTIVES OF THIS 23–2  DESIGN PROJECTS


CHAPTER
Automobile Hood Latch
One of the primary focuses  of this book has been to
emphasize the integration of machine elements into Design a hood latch for an automobile. The latch must
complete mechanical designs. The interfaces between be able to hold the hood securely closed during operation
machine elements have been discussed for many exam- of the vehicle. But it should be easy to open for servicing
ples. The forces exerted on one element by another the contents of the engine compartment. Theft-proofing
have been computed. Commercially available compo- is an important design goal. Attachment of the latch to
nents and complete devices have been shown in figures the frame of the car and to the hood should be defined.
throughout the book. Mass production should be a requirement.
Although these discussions and examples are helpful,
one of the better ways to learn mechanical design is to Hydraulic Lift
do mechanical design. You should complete these steps:
Design a hydraulic lift to be used for car repair. Obtain
■■ Define the detailed functions and design requirements pertinent dimensions from representative cars for initial
for the design. height, extended height, design of the pads that contact
■■ Conceptualize several approaches to a design. the car, and so on. The lift will raise the entire car.
■■ Decide which approach to complete.
Car Jack
■■ Complete the design of each element in detail.
Design a floor jack for a car to lift either the entire front
■■ Make assembly and detail drawings to communicate
end or the entire rear end. The jack may be powered by
your design to others who may use it or be responsible
hand, using mechanical or hydraulic actuation. Or it may
for its fabrication.
be powered by pneumatic pressure or electrical power.
■■ Specify completely the purchased components that are
part of the design. Portable Crane
Following are several projects that call for you to do Design a portable crane to be used in homes, small indus-
these operations. You or your instructor may modify tries, warehouses, and garages. It should have a capacity
or amplify the projects to suit individual needs or the of at least 1000 lb (4.45 kN). Typical uses would be to
available time or information. As in most design proj- remove an engine from a car, lift machine components,
ects, many solutions are possible. Different solutions or load trucks.
from several members of a class could be compared and
critiqued to enhance learning. It may be helpful at this
time to review Sections 1–4 and 1–5 about the functions
Can Crusher
and design requirements for design and a philosophy of Design a machine to crush soft-drink or beer cans. The
design. Also, the problems at the end of Chapter 1 asked crusher would be used in homes or restaurants as an aid
that you write a set of functions and design requirements to recycling efforts. It could be operated either by hand
for several of the same devices. If you have already done or electrically. It should crush the cans to approximately
so, they can be used as a part of these exercises. 20% of their original volume.

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