Toggle Press Overview
Toggle Press Overview
Frank Fisher
Toggle Press Tutorial Last updated September 2008 Allen Umali Objective: Using SolidWorks, assemble the toggle press as shown. The assembly functions as a four bar mechanism, where the upper base part presses towards the lower base as the toggle handle is rotated downward. Part List and Quantity: Extract the press parts from the togglepress1.zip folder. The assembly will require one of each piece and 3 pins. Part handle.SLDPRT link1.SLDPRT link2.SLDPRT lowerbase.SLDPRT pin2.SLDPRT upperbase.SLDPRT Verticalsupport.SLDPRT Quantity 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Directions: The base of the toggle press must be fixed to a reference (i.e. point/plane). This is to ensure that full assembly does not translate unnecessarily when the toggle handle is rotated. This will require a couple mates between the base piece and the coordinate planes and/or origin. Alternatively, the base part can be fixed in an arbitrary location. Mate all the other parts so that the final assembly functions as shown; where the output motion (upper base) is a response to the input motion (handle rotation).