Dimensions (unit length a):
Link 2: a
Link 3: any multiple of a
Link 1 (distance between ground joints): 2aIn kinematics, the Hoecken linkage (named for Karl Hoecken)[1] is a four-bar linkage that converts rotational motion to approximate straight-line motion. The Hoecken linkage is a cognate linkage of the Chebyshev linkage and Chebyshev's Lambda Mechanism.
The linkage was first published in 1926.[2][3]
A generalization of the Hoecken linkage is Wittgenstein's rod.
See also[edit]
- Chebyshev linkage and Chebyshev lambda linkage, linkages that produce a very similar locus without the need of a sliding joint.
- Straight line mechanism
- Four-bar linkage
References[edit]
- ^ Ceccarelli, M. (2014). Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science: Their Contributions and Legacies. History of mechanism and machine science. Springer London, Limited. ISBN 9789401789479.
- ^ "DMG Lib: Browse, Literature". www.dmg-lib.org.
- ^ Hoecken, Karl. Steigerung der Wirtschaftlichkeit durch zweckmäßige Anwendung der Getriebelehre, Werkstattechnik 1926.
External links[edit]
Media related to Hoeckens linkage at Wikimedia Commons