Linkages and Cams (Junior Cert Applied Technology): Flashcards

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Definition of linkages

Connected parts like levers that move & change motion/force

Definition of cams

Turn rotary motion into straight-line motion

Example of linkages

Car windscreen wipers

How linkages form mechanisms

Levers joined at pivot points to transfer motion & force

What a cam pushes

A follower on a track

What drives a cam

A spinning camshaft

Reverse motion linkage function

Changes motion's direction

Reverse motion linkage example

Scissor lifts and drawer sliders

Bell crank lever function

Redirects motion at 90° angle

Bell crank lever example

Bicycle brakes

Cam shapes that guide follower

Discs or hearts

Cam use in engines

Opening & closing engine valves

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