Washer Agitator - Sixbar


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WM2D File

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Info

The rocker (in red) of this Watt's II sixbar linkage is used to drive the agitator of a washer. The range of motion of the rocker is about 212°. The mechanism rocks the agitator back and forth to beat the laundry in a wash cycle.

Source

This Working Model file is adapted from Figure 3-35 on p.143 in Design of Machinery, 3rd ed. by Norton, R.L., McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Credits

This Working Model file was first developed by Shih Liang (Sid) Wang, assisted by Erin Bailey.