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Screw-Jack
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A Screw-jack is a device used for lifting heavy weights or loads with the help of a small effort applied at its
handle. The followings are two types of screw-jack:
3.9.1 Simple Screw-Jack. Fig. 3.48 shows the simple screw jack, which consist of a nut, a screw the square
threads and a handle fitted to the head of the screw. The nut also forms the body of the jack.
The load to be lifted is placed on the head of the screw. At the end of the handle, fitted to the screw head, an
effort P is applied in the horizontal direction to lift the load W. The screw-jack works on the same principle
on which an inclined plane works.
L = Length of handle,
Φ = Angle of friction,
When the handle is rotated through one complete turn, the screw is also rotated through one turn. Then the
load is lifted by a height p (pitch of screw).
The development of one complete turn of a screw thread is shown in Fig. 3.49 (a). This is similar to the
inclined plane. The distance AB will be equal to the circumference (πd) and distance BC will be equal to the
pitch (p) of the screw. From the Fig. 3.49 (a), we have
Let R = Normal reaction
F = Force of friction = µR
As the load W is lifted upwards, the force of friction will be acting downwards. All the forces acting on the
body are shown in Fig. 3.49 (b).
Problem 3.40. (a) Find the effort required to apply at the end of a handle, fitted to the screw head of a
screw-jack to lift a load of 1500 N. The length of the handle is 70 cm. The mean diameter and the pitch of the
screw-jack are 6 cm and 0.9 cm respectively. The co-efficient of friction is given as 0.095.
(b) If instead of raising the load of 1500 N, the same load is lowered, determine the effort required to apply
at the end of the handle.
Problem 3.44. A screw-jack has a square thread, 7.5 cm mean diameter and 1.5 cm pitch. The load on the
jack revolves with the screw. The co-efficient of friction at the screw threads is 0.05.
(i) Find the tangential force to be applied to the jack at 36 cm radius so as to lift a load of 600 N.
(ii) State whether the jack is self-lacking. If it is, find the torque necessary to lower the load. If not, find the
torque, which must be applied to keep the load from descending.
Sol. Given:
3.9.2. Differential Screw-Jack. Fig. 3.52 shows a differential screw-jack. The principle, on which this
machine works, is the same as that of any other differential machine, i.e., action of one part of the machine is
subtracted from the action of another part.
The differential screw is in two parts, A and B. Part A is threaded both on inside and outside ; whereas the
part B is threaded on the outside only. The external threads of A gear with the threads of the nut C, which
form the body of the differential screw-jack. The internal threads of A gear with the threads of the nut C,
which form the body of the differential screw-jack. The internal threads of A gear with the external threads
of the screw B. Thus the part A behaves as a screw for the nut C and as a nut for the screw B.
The screw B does not rotate, but moves in vertical direction only, and carries the load. When the effort is
applied at the lever, the screw A rises up and simultaneously the screw B goes down. Thus the net life of the
load is algebraic sum of the motions of the screw A and screw B.
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