12-04-2011, 02:37 PM
PRESENTED BY:
BHUPENDRA P. SUTHAR
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KNUCKLE JOINTS
Introduction to Knuckle Joints
- It is a joint between two parts allowing movement in one plane only.
- It is a kind of hinged joint between two rods, often like a ball and socket joint.
Major components of Knuckle Joints
• Single eye end
• Double eye end
• Knuckle pin
• Collar
• Taper pin / Split pin
• Assembly
Applications
- Elevators Chains
- Valve Rods
- Wire line tool-string
- Windshield wiper
When are Knuckle Joints Used?
- Two or more rods subjected to tensile and compressive forces are fastened together.
- Their axes are not in alignments but meet in a point.
- The joint allows a small angular moment of one rod relative to another.
- It can be easily connected and disconnected.
Materials Used
- 30C8 Steel
- Cast Iron
Companies which manufacture knuckle joints
- Sadhu Engineering Works
- Shenzhen Jiaman Industrial Equipment Co. LTD (China).
- Basant Mechanicals Works.
- & many more.