Creo Parametric 2.0 Practice Exercises.

Roller Chain Assembly Creo Parametric 2.0 Exercise 2.

Roller chains are used to transmit power and can be found on bicycles, motorcycles, road vehicles, and conveyor systems, amongst other applications. Before starting this exercise it would be beneficial to investigate and become familiar with what a roller chains construction and component parts look like. This exercise will involve part modelling, sub-assemblies, assembly, and detail drawing of individual parts. Modelling the parts. The following parts are to be modelled; Outer Link. Inner Link. Pin. Roller.

Dimensional details of the chains components are shown on the next page.

Details of the Chain component parts. Guidance notes on modelling the parts. Outer Link model construction. Select New, Part, and name it Outer_Link. Perform a Save and ensure that your work will be saved to an appropriate folder create a new one if necessary (RHMB click in a directory to make new folder). Sketch, make the Front datum plane the sketching plane and accept reference datum plane Right. Click on Sketch to proceed. To produce the profile for the Outer Link, start with a circle whose centre is on the intersection of the axes. This is not absolutely essential, but it is good practice to start sketching with reference to the origin or axes intersection. Establish the circle, click the MMB so that the dimensions display, and set its diameter to 15.6mm. Draw another circle to the RH of the first one at a point on the horizontal centreline (c/l). Expand the circle until a small R appears which matches the original circle. Both circles will now automatically be the same diameter. Set the dimension value between the circle centres (the pitch of the circles) to 19.05mm. If the centre/centre dimension is not displayed, then use the Normal create defining dimension tool 2

; hold CTRL key and select the two centre points; click MMB to place the dimension between the centre of each circle. Select Arc 3- point/Tangent End. Draw the 2 arcs as shown in the approximate positions. The arcs need to be tangential to the circles so constraints will be applied to ensure they are.

Select the constraints icon and from the options make the Tangent constraint active as shown. (Hover your cursor over the each constrain icon for more information.)

Select near one end of an arc then select the nearby circumference of the circle and a small T should appear indicating that the two entities are tangential. Repeat this for each end of the arcs until they are tangential to the circles. What may go wrong at this stage is a Resolve Sketch dialogue window opens as shown. In this case the top constraint On horizontal or vertical is in conflict with the tangency constraint. To fix this simply click on Delete. It may be necessary in sketch geometry construction to delete several constraints until the desired effect is achieved. Set the radius of each arc to the given value. Draw a small circle on the centre of the LH large one and set its diameter to 4mm. Draw another circle on the centre of the RH large circle and expand/contract it until R appears, indicating that it is the same diameter as the first 4mm circle. 3

Select the Delete Segment tool in the editing tab and pick the parts of the large circle circumference to be removed which will give the profile shown. (Use the undo button if the wrong curves are picked)

Click on Done and then select Extrude. A front preview of the extruded sketch will appear. Rotate the view slightly using the MMB and then set the thickness dimension to 2.4mm either in the dashboard box or by double clicking on the model dimension. Click on the green tick of press the MMB to accept the model.

SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!

Inner Link model construction. Construct the Inner Link using the given dimensions and the same procedure as used for the Outer Link.

SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!

Pin model construction. Sketch a circle diameter 5.96mm on the Front datum plane (reference datum plane Right) and click Done (tick icon).

Select Extrude. From the dashboard, make Extrude on both sides active . Set the value on the dashboard or on the model dimension to 17.5mm. This has the effect of extruding the cylinder symmetrically about the Front datum plane. This technique has many advantages as will be apparent in the next few steps.

Select Sketch and choose the end of the cylinder as the sketch plane and accept the default reference plane. Draw a circle of diameter 4mm and extrude it to a distance of 4.1mm away from the cylinder end. With this last extrude highlighted in the Model Tree, select the Mirror tool and then select the Front datum plane. Click MMB or the green Tick to produce the smaller cylinder on the other end of the main one. Using the mirror tool in conjunction with a datum plane which is an axis of symmetry can save a lot of modelling time.

SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!

Roller model construction. The Roller model may be constructed 2 ways; a) By modelling 3 cylinders then using Extrude remove material to put a hole through. b) By revolving the roller profile about a centre line. The difference between both these methods is that a will have considerably more features and operations listed in the Model Tree than b. This is not a problem with simple components such as the roller, but with more complex components any future modifications or design changes could have a knock-on effect when using method a. Method b is the preferred one! Method a.

The main procedure for modelling the roller is exactly the same as that for the Pin. The only new feature is producing the diameter 5.96mm through hole. With the solid roller modelled, Sketch on one of the end faces and produce a diameter 5.96mm circle. Select Extrude. Next ensure that the Remove Material icon is active. Select Extrude to intersect with all surfaces Select the Extrude direction arrow into the cylinder. .

to make sure it is facing

Click the Preview icon to see that the hole has been cut, then click on the green tick or press MMB.

SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!

Method b. If you have completed the Brake Drum exercise (Practice exercise 1), then the techniques used for it can be applied directly to the Roller model construction try it!

Guidance notes on assembling the parts. Outer Link Assembly. The target Outer Link Assembly is as shown.

Procedure: Select New, Assembly, and name it Outer_Link_Assembly. Using the Assemble icon , to add or bring in the Outer_Link as the first part. MMB click or select the green tick to establish this as the first or base part in the assembly. Next add in the Pin part. The Automatic setting in the dashboard means that assembly constraints can be applied straight away. Click Placement

Select the diameter 4 portion of the pin, then select the LH hole

of the Outer Link. Note that only half of the cylindrical surface highlights when selected. This is quite normal and the whole cylinder is actually recognized. Select the shoulder face of the pin, then the back face of the Outer Link to mate the surfaces together. If it is difficult to access the pin shoulder face then click on the Move tab in the dashboard and drag the pin further away. Click LHMB when the pin is in a suitable position then close the Move tab. If, after the pin shoulder and link face have been chosen, the faces do not mate or come together, then ensure that Coincident is active as the constraint type. This option makes the faces coincident. The buttons are located in the Placement tab. MMB click or select the green tick to establish the Pin as part of the assembly. Repeat the process for the second pin. Repeat the process for the second Outer Link.

SAVE YOUR WORK NOW! What you have created is going to be used as a sub-assembly. The Roller Chain Assembly will consist of copies of the two sub-assemblies created to make the final assembly. This is a very common approach with assemblies which involve complex parts.

Inner Link Assembly. The target Inner Link Assembly is as shown.

Procedure: Select New, Assembly, and name it Inner_Link_Assembly. The parts used for this assembly will be 2 x Inner Links and 2 x Rollers. Create the assembly using the same techniques as for the Outer Link Assembly.

SAVE YOUR WORK NOW! Roller Chain Assembly The target Roller Chain Assembly is as shown.

Procedure: Select New, Assembly, and name it Roller_Chain_Assembly. Using the Assemble icon 9 , to add or bring in the

Outer_Link_Assembly as the first part. MMB click or select the green tick to establish this as the first or base part in the assembly. Next add in the Inner_Link_Assembly. Assemble the Inner Link sub-assembly to the Outer Link subassembly using constraints. Produce an assembly which has 4 x Outer Link sub-assemblies and 4 x Inner link sub-assemblies in their functional positions.

SAVE YOUR WORK NOW! Highlight any Inner_Link_Assembly in the model tree then RHMB click on it and select Edit Definition. Experiment with the Move tab. Select the Motion Type as Rotate. RHMB click in the drawing area and un-tick Assumptions. LHMB will allow dynamic rotation of the Inner Link assembly about its aligned axis.

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