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=====Description=====

The '''Parallel Motion Linkage''' is a special case of '''[[Four Bar Chain]]''' in which the equal in lengths of opposite sides of the parallelogram ensure that input and output motions remain parallel.


=====Features and Uses=====

There are several good examples of these in action. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantograph '''The Pantograph'''] is a parallel motion linkage used by electric trains to pick up power from overhead cables. Another use is the Pantograph used in drawing to copy sketches. Other uses are in containers such as tool boxes and sewing boxes which open up to reveal multiple shelves and containers which need to be held horizontal.


[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt '''James Watt'''] used a '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_motion Parallel Motion Linkage'''] to ensure the movements of both the piston and the pump rod in his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_engine '''Beam Engines'''] remained parallel. 


=====Animations=====

* Examples from '''[[2100 Animated Mechanical Mechanisms|Nguyen Duc Thang's]]''' YouTube Channel '''[[2100 Animated Mechanical Mechanisms]]'''

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| [https://youtu.be/PJQEkv4UESw '''Application of Parallelogram Mechanism '''] - self-adjusting step ladder for wharfs. The steps remain horizontal as the water level rises and falls.
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