InputCouplerOutput
1× uses the entered speed: 15 rpm takes 4 seconds per turn. Drawing scale fits the frame and stays fixed during playback.
- Input angle
Offset slider-crank: compare forward and return times
The slider guide is displaced by height e from the ground pivot. With uniform input rotation, forward and return strokes take different times. Setting e to zero restores the in-line slider-crank. Some dimensions introduce angles that cannot be assembled.
Linkages
Cam & intermittent motion
Change dimensions & drive
Length unit: mm
Playback controls sit directly below the drawing. Editing pauses playback.
What to watch in this mechanism
The slider guide is displaced by height e from the ground pivot. With uniform input rotation, forward and return strokes take different times. Setting e to zero restores the in-line slider-crank. Some dimensions introduce angles that cannot be assembled.
Blue is the prescribed input, green is the connecting link and red is the output. Change the blue dimensions, then use the button to return to the drawing. This page calculates motion, not the required motor force or torque.
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