Three-Pulley Reversing Belt Transmission with Bevel Gears
- Title:
- Three-Pulley Reversing Belt Transmission with Bevel Gears
- Title (German):
- Dreischeibenwendegetriebe mit konischen Rädern
- Collection:
- Reuleaux Kinematic Mechanisms Collection
- Set:
- Y. Reversing and Shifting Belt and Gear Mechanisms
- Designer:
- Reuleaux, F. (Franz), 1829-1905
- Manufacturer:
- Gustav Voigt Werkstatt
- Date:
- 1882
- Country:
- Germany
- Voigt Catalog Model:
- Y3
- File Name:
- Y03.jpg
- Work Type:
- Mechanical model
- Materials/Techniques:
- cast iron and brass on wood pedestal
- Subject:
- Kinematics of Machinery
- Measurement:
- 386 x 279 (millimeters, width x depth)
406 x 308 x 175 (millimeters, width x depth x height) - Description:
- This is a compound mechanism combining a belt drive (V series of models) and a set of three bevel gears. A crank drives one bevel gear that is coupled to two other gears. Each of these gears turns in the opposite direction to the other and are coupled to shafts that are nested one inside the other. The belt drive couples motion about two parallel axes and uses three pulley wheels that turn about the same axis. The outside pulley is coupled to the outside bevel gear while the inside pulley is coupled to the inside bevel gear. The intermediate pulley wheel is free or neutral. As the crank turns, one can move a belt shift slide on the base (e.g., Model V-16), to move the belt from, say, the outside pulley to the neutral position and then to the inside pulley thus reversing the direction of motion. [Francis Moon, 2004-07-00]
The 220 models in Cornell University’s Reuleaux Collection were built in the late 19th century to demonstrate the elements of machine motion, as theorized by the German engineer Franz Reuleaux. The University acquired the models in 1882 for use in teaching and research. The Reuleaux models are classified according to the alphanumeric schema employed in the catalog of the manufacturer, Gustav Voigt. The letter in a model's ID (e.g., B14 or S35) refers to a class of mechanism; the number is a specific instance of the class. This classification scheme is a simplified version of the taxonomy of machine elements elaborated in Reuleaux's work. - Repository:
- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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