Studies of Geared Linkage Mechanisms : Classification and Analysis of Geared Five-Bar Mechanisms

Abstract

Geared linkage mechanisms are used as function generators, and are constructed by adding spur gears to each pair-point of a planar five-bar mechanism. By adding constraining gears or output gears to the linkage mechanisms, single-degree-of-freedom mechanisms were classified into 260 mechanism types. Then the characteristics of the displacement curves of each mechanism were made clear by analyzing the relationships between their input and output angles.