Sleeve and Cotter Joint - Assembly and Disassembly

Dear Students,

Good Morning and a warm welcome to today's class.

It feels really nice to meet up for yet another class this morning.

We will be studying about the Sleeve and Cotter Joint.

An Isometric view of the Sleeve and Cotter joint is shown below 

A Sectioned Isometric view is shown below

Uses of the Joint

1. This type of joint is used to join or connect two rods having circular cross section area.

2. The rods may be stationary or revolving, whichever be the case.

What is the material of the parts

1. The rods and the sleeve are made of Mild Steel (MS). 

2. The cotters are made up of Steel (S).  

Parts of a sleeve and cotter joint

1. Sleeve - 1 No.

2. Rods - 2 Nos.

3. Cotters - 2 Nos.

Disassembly Drawings 

You are required to draw the above mentioned parts separately and that too just one part of each type. For example, you have to draw only one sleeve, one rod and one cotter.

Marks distribution

This question is typically of 14 marks out of 28 marks i.e. 50 % question weightage

1. FV is generally for 6 marks

2. TV is generally for 4 marks

3. SV is generally for 4 mark

Exercise 

To be submitted by 12th August 2020 as an assignment added on your google classroom.

Question: Draw to scale 1:1, the disassembly of the Sleeve and cotter joint as show the following views.

1. Full Sectional Front View of the Sleeve (6 marks)

2. Top View of the Sleeve (4 marks)

3. LH Side View of the Sleeve (4 marks)

Draw the projection symbol, mention Scale used and mention all important dimensions.   

Now let us observe the video and learn about the construction of the Sleeve and Cotter joint.