Example 2-1

Draw t he kinemat ic diagram of t he inter nal combust ion engine shown in Fig . 1-1 .
Solution:
T he crank 4 an d t he pinion 4ar e connected fir mly wi t h a key . T hey consti t ute a sin gle
Fig . 2-15
link . T he refore , in t he kinemat ic diagram , t he
crank 4 and t he pinion 4must be connected by a
welding symbol and have t he same serial n umber .
Similarly , t he gear 5 , t he cams 5and 5consti t ute
a single lin k . Not e the welding symbol bet ween t he
gea r 5 and t he cam 5. There are al t oget her one
fr ame and six moving links : pist on 2 , coupler 3 ,
crank 4 ( toget he r wi t h pinion 4) , gear 5 ( t oget her
wi t h cams 5and 5) , cam follower 6 , and cam follower
7 . T he pist on 2 slides relat ive to t he f rame 1
along t he axis of t he cylinder . T he refor e , t he connection bet ween t he piston 2 and t he frame