Mechanism setup of a conveyour

Discussion in 'Pro/Engineer & Creo Elements/Pro' started by colenum, Sep 11, 2006.

  1. colenum

    colenum Guest

    I wish to model a mechanism that will allow me to study the forces of a
    carriage that runs on a curved (straights and bends) conveyour rail.
    This is quiet straight forward to setup, but I want to be able to pull
    the carriage along the conveyour rail at a constant linear speed. At
    the moment I have to drive the carriage along thestraight and curved
    parts of the conveyour rail with seperate drivers (one plane offset,
    one rotary).

    Does anybody know a way of setting up a driver to do this. (I've been
    asking PTC to include a point along curve driver for some time now with
    no response).

    Thanks
     
    colenum, Sep 11, 2006
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  2. colenum

    David Janes Guest

    What's driving the belt? Or do you have the belt driving itself, no chain,
    no pulley, no gears? I've seen belts like this. They're driven by a single
    sprocket gear /chain driver with some x,y motion translated, no big dral.
    But, I don't see what this minor x,y translation has to do with the
    essential belt loop and its definition. Can you get the belt to loop? That's
    the big question, everything else is variation on that theme.

    David Janes
     
    David Janes, Sep 13, 2006
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