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Screw Jack

The document discusses the design of a 10 tonne, 25 cm lift screw jack. It includes the design considerations and calculations for selecting dimensions of the screw and nut based on given material properties and design parameters like factor of safety. Equations for determining core diameter of screw and pitch of threads are shown. Dimensions selected for the screw diameter and pitch are also stated.

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Screw Jack

The document discusses the design of a 10 tonne, 25 cm lift screw jack. It includes the design considerations and calculations for selecting dimensions of the screw and nut based on given material properties and design parameters like factor of safety. Equations for determining core diameter of screw and pitch of threads are shown. Dimensions selected for the screw diameter and pitch are also stated.

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Contents

1.

ABSTRACT

2.

INTRODUCTION

3.

THEORY

4.

DESIGN

5.

OPERATION PROCESS CHART

6.

PRODUCTION PROCESS

7.

PLANT LAYOUT

8.

COST ESTIMATION

9.

ANNEXURES

10.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Abstract
The development of any country mainly depends upon its
industrial growth. Now a days small scale industries are
being encouraged by the Government.
By observing the current trend in the industrial growth, it
can be understood that our country is developing rapidly in
the field of automobiles. Many vechicles such as cars, vans,
jeeps, trucks, Lorries, are being manufactured in millions
every year.
The above mentioned vehicles require some sort of lifting
devices for their repairs, replacement of tyres, overhaul etc.
for this purpose, generally two types of devices are used namely.
1.

Screw jack

2.

Toggle jack

Screw jack is particularly used as it has following features.


1.

Easy lifting

2.

Rigid

3.

Higher lifting capacity than toggle jack

4.

Good performance

5.

Easy to Handle

6.

Cheap

Intraducation
A jackscrew is a type of jack which is operated by turning a
leadscrew. In the form of a screw jack it is commonly used to lift
heavy weights such as the foundations of houses, or large vehicles.
A machine is a contrivance which receives energy in some available
form and uses it for doing useful work.
A lifting machine may be defined as a contrivance to over come
a force or load W applied at some point by means of another force
called effort (P) applied at another point.
One of these lifting devices is a screw jack. In screw jack rotary
motion of screw is converted in to reciprocating motion of the cup to
raise the load.

Now a days road Transport is developing at a faster rate. In


road transportation, many vehicles like, cars, Busses, Jeeps, Vans,
Trucks, Lorries, Tractors, etc. require screw jacks to lift them for
repairing, replacement of tyres, overhauling etc.
The screw jack is a Handy, easy non-slipping and efficient
performing jack. We propose to manufacture 500 screw jack of
various capacities per month, we also intend to utilize the existing
machinery and equipment for taking up job work.
An advantage of jackscrews over some other types of jack is
that they are self-locking, which means when the rotational force on
the screw is removed, it will remain motionless where it was left and
will not rotate backwards, regardless of how much load it is
supporting. This makes them inherently safer than hydraulic jacks, for
example, which will move backwards under load if the force on the
hydraulic actuator is accidentally released.

Bottle Screw Jack

A bottle type of screw jack is used for lifting loads. It consists of a


screw at the top of which the load to be lifted is placed. The load
is prevented from rotation by providing a swivel or a thrust bearing.
The nut is generally made of gun metal and is press fitted or locked
in the cast iron body. The body tapers outwards the bottom to
provide better stability on uneven grounds. The load is raised by
directly rotating the screw through the head, by means of a tommy
bar placed in suitable holes as shown.

The toggle screw jack the screw comprises of right hand and
left hand threads as shown. The scew is directly rotated a lever, and
the since the screw does not translate, the nuts translate, thus moving
the connecting links and the load. For smaller loads a compact design
can be achieved by connecting the upper and the lower links by one
pin.

Toggle screw jack

Theory
Screw jacks are generally used for raising heavy loads through
small distances. They are also designed for raising a body vertically
and carrying it horizontally occationally. They are used to support odd
shaped castings during machining operations.
A screw jack essentially consists of a screw spindle at the top of
which a cup is provided. The cup supports the load to be lifted.
The effort is applied by means of a tommy bar (Handle) inserted
in the hole in the head of screw spindle.

The mechanical advantage of a screw jack, the ratio of the force the
jack exerts on the load to the input force on the lever, ignoring
friction, is

where
Fload is the force the jack exerts on the load
Finis the rotational force exerted on the handle of the jack
r is the length of the jack handle, from the screw axis to where the
force is applied
l is the lead of the screw.
However, most screw jacks have large amounts of friction which
increase the input force necessary, so the actual mechanical
advantage is often only 30% to 50% of this figure.

Applications
A jackscrew's threads must support heavy loads. In the most
heavy-duty applications, such as screw jacks, a square thread or
buttress thread is used, because it has the lowest friction. In other
application such as actuators, an Acme thread is used, although it has
higher friction.
The large area of sliding contact between the screw threads
means jackscrews have high friction and low efficiency as power
transmission linkages, around 30%50%. So they are not often used
for continuous transmission of high power, but more often in intermittent positioning applications.
The Ball screw is a more advanced type of leadscrew that uses
a recirculating-ball nut to minimize friction and prolong the life of the
screw threads. The thread profile of such screws is semicircular to
properly mate with the bearing balls. The disadvantage to this type
of screw is that it is not self-locking.

Design
A 10 tonnes. 25 cm lift SCREW JACK is designed assuming
the following data.
1. Elastic strength of the screw material (M.S) in tension and
compression,
Fet or

= 2500 kg/cm2

2.Elastic strength of the screw material in shear,


fes

= 1500 kg/cm2

3.Elastic strength of nut material (Phosphor bronze) in


Tension, fet (nut)

1250 kg/cm2

4.Elastic strength for the material of nut in compression


Fec (nut)

1150 kg/cm2

5.Elastic strength for the material of nut in shear

Fes (nut)
6.

= 1050 kg/cm2

Bearing pressure between the screw and nut


Pb

180 kg/cm2

1.DESIGN OF SCREW;
Let
dc

=Core dia.metre of the screw

Since, the screw is under compression


Therefore, W = p/4 Dc2 X fec/F.S
(Taking factor of safety = 2)
dc2 =10,000 X 4 X 2/p X 2500
dc2 = 10.18 = 3.19 cm.
or

= 3.2 cm.
= 32 mm.
The nearest core dia. From the tables is 33mm. but a dc of

32mm. induced higher stresses than the permissible stresses. Hence


a core dia. Of 38mm. = 3.8cm.
Square threads are provided on the screw.
Pitch of threads, P = 8 mm. (From table)
= 0.8 cm.
Nominal dia. (or) out side dia.
(or) dia. Of spindle

do =d

= 3.8 + 0.8
= 4.6 cm.

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