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4 marksThe Engineering Design Process and Principles

CAPE Building and Mechanical Engineering Drawing Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 6(a)

Figure 6 shows the gate of a driveway that swings inwards. The driveway slopes downwards on the inside. A mechanism is required to keep the wheel on the ground as a support when the gate swings inward.

Describe TWO mechanisms that can be proposed as solutions to the problem.

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  1. 6(b)Select ONE of the mechanisms described in (a) and produce neat, labelled sketches to show how the mechanism works.[13 marks]
  2. 6(c)Write a brief description of the operation of the mechanism selected in (b).[3 marks]

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