Constant-force mechanisms are designed to keep a constant or nearly constant input force along a prescribed stroke of the mechanism. The implementation of this kind of mechanisms has been approached in literature using compliant mechanisms or through a certain combination of springs and nonlinear transmissions. In this work, three new constant-force mechanisms based on the use of springs, rollers, and cams are presented and analyzed. The rolling friction forces between the rollers and the cam are included in the force equilibrium equations and considered in the integration of the cam profile. The influence of the friction force on the input force as well as the design parameters involved is studied based on numerical techniques and simulations. In fact, the results evidence that to obtain a precise constant-force mechanism, rolling friction forces must be considered in the cam profile definition. The main design guidelines for the three constant-force mechanisms proposed are described.
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August 2018
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Design of Three New Cam-Based Constant-Force Mechanisms
Daniel García-Vallejo,
Daniel García-Vallejo
Department of Mechanical Engineering
and Manufacturing,
University of Seville,
Seville 41092, Spain
e-mail: dgvallejo@us.es
and Manufacturing,
University of Seville,
Seville 41092, Spain
e-mail: dgvallejo@us.es
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Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos,
Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos
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Jose Manuel Garcia-Manrique
Jose Manuel Garcia-Manrique
Department of Civil Engineering,
Materials and Manufacturing,
University of Málaga,
Málaga 29071, Spain
e-mail: josegmo@uma.es
Materials and Manufacturing,
University of Málaga,
Málaga 29071, Spain
e-mail: josegmo@uma.es
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Javier López-Martínez
Daniel García-Vallejo
Department of Mechanical Engineering
and Manufacturing,
University of Seville,
Seville 41092, Spain
e-mail: dgvallejo@us.es
and Manufacturing,
University of Seville,
Seville 41092, Spain
e-mail: dgvallejo@us.es
Francisco Manuel Arrabal-Campos
Jose Manuel Garcia-Manrique
Department of Civil Engineering,
Materials and Manufacturing,
University of Málaga,
Málaga 29071, Spain
e-mail: josegmo@uma.es
Materials and Manufacturing,
University of Málaga,
Málaga 29071, Spain
e-mail: josegmo@uma.es
Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received January 18, 2018; final manuscript received April 26, 2018; published online May 28, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Massimo Callegari.
J. Mech. Des. Aug 2018, 140(8): 082302 (14 pages)
Published Online: May 28, 2018
Article history
Received:
January 18, 2018
Revised:
April 26, 2018
Citation
López-Martínez, J., García-Vallejo, D., Arrabal-Campos, F. M., and Garcia-Manrique, J. M. (May 28, 2018). "Design of Three New Cam-Based Constant-Force Mechanisms." ASME. J. Mech. Des. August 2018; 140(8): 082302. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040174
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