Figure below illustrates a rock crusher; it can be analyzed as a pin-jointed fourbar mechanism in parallel with a slider-crank mechanism. The dimensions of the links are given in the figure below. At the instant shown below, the crank OA makes an angle 40° with horizontal axis X, the crank AB rotates at 120 rad/s clockwise direction.

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Solution Construct the mechanism as per the dlimisions and positions links The position of stider D ... View the full answer