Hoecken linkage explained

In kinematics, the Hoecken linkage (named for Karl Hoecken)^[1] is a four-bar linkage that converts rotational motion to approximate straight-line motion. The Hoecken linkage is a cognate linkage of the Chebyshev linkage and Chebyshev's Lambda Mechanism.

The linkage was first published in 1926.^{[2] [3]}

A generalization of the Hoecken linkage is Wittgenstein's rod.

See also

• Chebyshev linkage and Chebyshev lambda linkage, linkages that produce a very similar locus without the need of a sliding joint.
• Straight line mechanism
• Four-bar linkage

Notes and References

1. Book: Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science: Their Contributions and Legacies . Ceccarelli, M. . 9789401789479 . History of mechanism and machine science . 2014 . Springer London, Limited.
2. Web site: DMG Lib: Browse, Literature . www.dmg-lib.org.
3. Book: Hoecken, Karl . Steigerung der Wirtschaftlichkeit durch zweckmäßige Anwendung der Getriebelehre, Werkstattechnik 1926 .