COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT: ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COURSE: MECHANISM OF MACHINERY
Group assignment
Title : Reciprocating saw
Name. Id no
1. Mubarek yesuf. 1201535
2. Bikila Mekonin. 1201044
3. Amanuel Kassahun. 1201361
Reciprocating saw
Introduction
A reciprocating saw is a type of machine-powered
saw in which the cutting
action is achieved through a push-and-pull
("reciprocating") motion of the
blade. The original trade name Sawzall is often used
in the United States ,
where Milwaukee Electric Tool first produced a tool
of this type in
• 1951.
• This type of saw is also known as "hognose" or
"recipsaw", which has a larg blade resembling that of
a gigsaw.
• It's a machine which uses, a slider (reciprocating)
mechanism.
The internal structure
The kinematic diagram
Number of links (n) = 4
Number of joints(j) = 4(3R,1P)
Calculating the DOF
• When we find out the DOF (mobility(M)) of this type
of mechanism, we use this formula :
• M= 3(n-1)- 2jp - jh
• n= 4
• jp= 4(3R&1P)
• jh= 0
• M= 3(4-1)-2(4)-0
• M(DOF) = 1
• So ; a reciprocating saw has a degree of freedom of 1.
• For the given slider
crank mechanism ,on
the internal structure of
the reciprocating
saw ,we can put all the
necessary analysises ;
• Given:
• Ө2=50º
• L3=3.25m
• L2=0.65m
• L1=0.5m
• ω2=10rad/s CCW
Position analysis
• using graphical method we can put the solutions by
measuring the required one
• Measuring from the diagram ;
• Ө3=18º
• Ƴ=112º
• L4=3.51m
Velocity analysis
• by drawing the velocity polygon we can find out the required
velocities by measuring .
• we can find out VB value from the given info: .
VB 2l 2 10rad / s 0.65 6.5m / s
• measuring from the velocity polygon → VCB=4.095m/s and
VC=6.468m/s using the given scale.
VCB 4.095m / s
Thus: 3 1.26rad / s CCW
l3 3.25
Acceleration analysis
• by drawing the acceleration polygon we can find out
the required accelerations by measuring using
graphical method:
AB ACB AC
AB t AB n ACB n ACBt AC t AC n
Where, AB t & AC n 0
n
AB
VB 2
6.5 m / s 2
65m / s 2
l2 0.65
n
ACB
VCB 2
4 .095 m / s 2
5.16m / s 2
l3 3 .25
the acceleration polygon is
graphicaly expressed as ;
• by measuring from the above polygon ACt and
ACBtwill be:
• ACB 50.7m / s using the given scale above on
t 2
AC t 31.2m / s 2 the graph. ACBt 50.7 m / s 2
3 15.6rad / s 2CCW
l3 3.25
Force Analaysis
when 2KN force is acting on link 4(sliding part) ,the diagram is looks like as given below:
There are 3 forces acting on link 4 which
are expressed graphically as given below:
• so the force polygone
becomes:
• on the force polygone expressed above , the force
F34 is calculated usig graphically by taking the ,
• Scale: 2KN: 0.5mm
using the above scale , F34 = (0.53mm)(2 KN )
0.5mm
2.12KN
by using this value we can draw the rest links (link 2
and link 3):
so remaining two links looks like as given below:
• on link 2 , a couple force is formed having same
magnitude with different direction :
F32 & F12 = 2.12KN
• on link 3 , two forces are formed which are equal in
magnitude and dferent in direction:
F43 & F23 = 2.12KN
where the relation of all the forces is given
as: T Fr
( 2.1 2KN )(0.6mm)
T 1.2 72NM
F34 = -F43 = F23 = -F32 = F12
using the distance r between the two couple forces, we
can calculate
T Frthe Torque on the crank(link 2) as given
below: T (2.12KN )(0.6mm)
T 1.272NM CCW
