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The document discusses the Whitworth quick return mechanism used in shaper machines. It describes how the mechanism works with a driving crank that rotates at a uniform speed, moving a tool through its cutting stroke when the crank moves from position 1 to 2, and through its return stroke when it moves from position 2 back to 1. The time for the cutting stroke is equal to the time for the crank to move from position 1 to 2, while the return stroke time is equal to the time to move from 2 back to 1. Since the crank rotates at a uniform speed, the cutting stroke time is longer than the return stroke time, meaning the tool's average speed is lower during cutting.

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Experiment 1 TOM

The document discusses the Whitworth quick return mechanism used in shaper machines. It describes how the mechanism works with a driving crank that rotates at a uniform speed, moving a tool through its cutting stroke when the crank moves from position 1 to 2, and through its return stroke when it moves from position 2 back to 1. The time for the cutting stroke is equal to the time for the crank to move from position 1 to 2, while the return stroke time is equal to the time to move from 2 back to 1. Since the crank rotates at a uniform speed, the cutting stroke time is longer than the return stroke time, meaning the tool's average speed is lower during cutting.

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Find the ratio of time of cutting stroke to the time of return stroke for
quick return mechanism of a shaper machine.
Whitworth quick return motion mechanism: This mechanism is mostly used in shaping and
slotting machines. In this mechanism, the link CD (link 2) forming the turning pair is fixed,
as shown in Fig. 5.27. The link 2 corresponds to a crank in a reciprocating steam engine. The
driving crank CA (link 3) rotates at a uniform angular speed. The slider (link 4) attached to
the crank pin at A slides along the slotted bar PA (link 1) which oscillates at a pivoted point
D. The connecting rod PR carries the ram at R to which a cutting tool is fixed. The motion of
the tool is constrained along the line RD produced, i.e. along a line passing through D and
perpendicular to CD.
When the driving crank CA moves from the position CA1 to CA2 or the link DP from the
position DP1 to DP2) through an angle α in the clockwise direction, the tool moves from the left
hand end of its stroke to the right hand end through a distance 2 PD. Now when the driving crank
moves from the position CA2 to CA1 (or the link DP from DP2 to DP1) through an angle β in
the clockwise direction, the tool moves back from right hand end of its stroke to the left hand
end. A little consideration will show that the time taken during the left to right movement of the
ram (i.e. during forward or cutting stroke) will be equal to the time taken by the driving crank to
move from CA1 to CA2. Similarly, the time taken during the right to left movement of the ram
(or during the idle or return stroke) will be equal to the time taken by the driving crank to move
from CA2 to CA1. Since the crank link CA rotates at uniform angular velocity therefore time
taken during the cutting stroke (or forward stroke) is more than the time taken during the return
stroke. In other words, the mean speed of the ram during cutting stroke is less than the mean
speed during the return stroke.
The ratio between the time taken during the cutting and return strokes is given by\

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