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JOINTS
Structure
5.1 Introduction
Objectives
5.2 Key
5.3 Types of Key
5.4 Gib Head Key
5.5 Cotter and Cotter Joint
5.6 Sleeve Cotter Joint
5.7 Socket and Spigot Cotter Joint
5.8 Joining of Rods
5.9 Knuckle Joint
5.10 Summary
5.11 Answers to SAQs
5.1 INTRODUCTION
There are many situations where two parts of machines are required to be restrained. For
example two rods may be joined coaxially and when they are pulled apart they should not
separate i.e. should not have relative motion and continue to transmit force. Similarly if a
cylindrical part is fitted on another cylinder (the internal surface of one contacting the
external surface of the other) then there should be no slip along the circle of contact.
Such situations of no slip or no displacements are achieved through placing a third part or
two parts at the jointing regions. Such parts create positive interference with the jointing
parts and thus prevent any relative motion and thus help transmit the force. You will
remember that the rivets in a riveted joint had exactly the same role as they prevented the
slipping of one plate over the other (in lap joint) and moving away of one plate from
there (in butt joint). The rivets provided positive interference against the relative motion
of the plate.
Knuckle joint is yet another to join rods to carry axial force. It is named so because of its
freedom to move or rotate around the pin which joins two rods, a motion which naturally
exists at finger joints or knee. A knuckle joint is understood to be a hinged joint in which
projection in one part enters the recess is the other part and two are held together by
passing a pin through coaxial holes in two parts. This joint can not sustain compressive
force because of possible rotation about the pin. In this unit we will study other
interfering parts for geometrically different jointing parts.
Objectives
After studying this unit, you should be able to understand
• what is a key,
• what are the types of key,
• how to draw a key,
• the parts that are joined by key,
• how are the keys made,
• what is a cotter, 85
Machine Drawing • what are the types of cotter,
• how to draw cotter joint,
• how to make a pin joint,
• how is a knuckle joint constructed, and
• how is a knuckle joint drawn.
5.2 KEY
A shaft rotates in its bearings and transmits torque. A shaft always carry upon at some
other part like gear or pulley. That part of the gear or pulley which sits on the shaft by
surrounding the shaft on all its circumference is called the hub. The hub and the shaft are
provided with a positive interfering part which is called a key.
The key is a prismatic bar inserted between the shaft and the hub so that it passes through
both or one of them. It may be tapered or of uniform cross section. When placed in
position the shaft and mating part rotate as a single unit without any slipping. The torque
then can pass from shaft to mating part and vice versa. Apparently if the key is to pass
through one or both the mating parts a proper groove, called keyway must be made.
The jib headed key as shown in Figure 5.1(g) is in fact a rectangular cross section
prismatic bar with taper (1 : 100) along the length and having a jib head at largest cross
section. It is inserted in the keyslot and head helps both in insertion and extraction of the
key. The jibhead, being a projection on the shaft, presents a hazard of collecting loose
garments or cottonwaste, hence should be protected. It may be pointed out here that a
taper key is not preferred in precise machines because it causes varying information of
the moting hub.
Woodruff key as shown in Figure 5.1(h) is a segment of a disc whose rounded part enters
the corresponding shape cut in the shaft. The key provides the advantage of easy
assembly and disassembly but weakens the shaft due to deep groove. The key is cut from
a disc of radius R = 0.4 D with w = 0.2 D. Its total depth is 95% of radius and radius is
0.4 D. Three fourths of depth is in shaft.
SAQ 1
On a shaft of diameter 200 mm a flanged-hub is to be placed. The diameter of the
hub is 300 mm while its length is 200 mm. The flange is 500 mm diameter with a
width of 50 mm. The shaft and flanged hub are shown in Figures 5.3(a) and (b).
Draw the necessary views connecting the shaft with different keys.
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Machine Drawing
Figure 5.3
(a) (b)
Figure 5.4
SAQ 2
On a 35 mm diameter shaft carries a pulley of 900 mm diameter whose hub tapers
from 75 mm at the arm to 70 mm at the edge and is 80mm long. Four arms, elliptic
in section taper from a1 = 26 mm to a = 20 mm and b1 = 12 mm to b = 30 mm.
Show the assembly of pulley with gib headed key and with part of the shaft whose
diameter increases to 45 mm from 35 mm suddenly with a radius of 5 mm at the
corner. The width of the pulley is 100 mm with a crown of 3 mm. Rim thickness at
edges, 8 mm.
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Keys, Cotter and
5.5 COTTER AND COTTER JOINT Knuckle Joints
A cotter is a metallic strip of uniform thickness but tapers in width. The taper may be
very small like 1 : 100 but may be as large as 1 : 30. The cotter passes through slots made
in two coaxial parts and thus prevent the relative motion between them. The cotter can
pass through two specially made ends of two coaxial bars which may be circular in
section or rectangular or it may pass through sleeve put on the plain ends of rod
(two cotters will be needed). We shall now see both types of joints. The cotter joints are
used only to transmit axial pull between two rods and they are not made to rotate.
Figure 5.5
Figure 5.5 shows a cotter, a rod with enlarged end and a sleeve. Two cotters are need to
join two rods. The internal diameter of the sleeve match with the external diameter of the
rod and the slot matches with the cotter. Figure 5.6 shows two rod ends pushed in a
sleeve with a slight clearance at butting ends to accommodate cotters. The two views of
sleeve cotter joint are drawn in Figure 5.7.
Figure 5.6
SAQ 3
Draw the elevation and side view of cotter joint from three parts shown in
Figure 5.8.
SAQ 4
A rectangular fork ahead of a square section bar carries slot for a cotter and a gib
as shown in Figure 5.10. A square bar carries a slot at its end similar to that in the
fork and also shown in the above Figure. Assemble the four parts and draw
elevation, plan and side view of the assembly.
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Keys, Cotter and
5.8 JOINING OF RODS Knuckle Joints
If a problem is put before us to create a joint between two round bars to carry axial load
and use a pin to join them then a number of solution may come up. Some are shown in
Figure here.
Figure 5.11 shows how two rods can be joined with the help of a pin which passes
through holes. The ends are finished flat through half the diameter to match to form a
perfect cylinder when flats are placed in contact. Draw this joint in two views by taking
diameter of rod as 25 mm and diameter of pin as 10 mm.
Example 5.2
For two rods of diameter 25 mm draw elevation and plan of a knuckle joint. Show
partial section of elevation. For inside and outside surfaces of fork take respective
radii of 14 and 32 mm.
Figure 5.20 : Three Views of Shaft and Hub Assembly with a Square Key
(b) Rectangular Key with Gib Head Fitted between a Shaft and a Pulley
(Third Angle Projection)
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Machine Drawing SAQ 3
The two views are drawn in Figure 5.25.
SAQ 4
Figure 5.26 shows three views of assembled gib and cotter joint.
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