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Introduction
The most basic scissor jack design is truly engineering at its finest.
With the power to magnify input forces, scissor jacks allow us to raise
vast loads using only a fraction of the force ordinarily needed. Our goal
in this project is to design an efficient scissor jack capable of raising a
2000lb load. As a screw-driven mechanical system, the jack will be
manually operated and have at least 7 inches under load. The design
will be transportable and storable, have a removable crank handle, and
operate with a factor of safety of n = 2 using standard mechanical
design methods for all components. The design itself has gone through
multiple stages of development. We have taken several possible failure
modes into account and are confident that our design is efficient and
safe.
Proposed Design
Summary
The scissor jack design, shown in Figure 1, consists of four
main lifting members, four connection members, a power screw and a
crank. Members 1 through 8 are all primarily c-shapes with ideal pin
connections. Members 1 and 5 both have additional details to account
for the contact surfaces. The power screw is single threaded with a
collar at the member 3 connection. All members are 50 ksi strength
steel with the exception of the rubber grip on the crank. The following
is a summary of the design features for our proposed scissor jack.
Details of the design specifications and failure criteria can be found in
the attached appendices.
WORKING OF THE AUTOMATIC CAR

JACK
The automatic car jack basically work on the conservation of the
motion .The automatic car jack converts the rotary motion into the
translatory motion .The auto. car jack is operated by turning the
leadscrew with the motor and belt and pulley mechanism which
eliminates the requirement of the human labour to rotate the
leadscrew. The motor is driven by the 12V battery which is generally
the battery of car itself.
Figure 1: Proposed Scissor Jack Design with

Labeled
Members
Main Lifting Members:

These members are made from simple c-shapes. The web of the
members is cut out near the pin connections to allow proper
serviceability of the scissor jack at its maximum and minimum heights.
Members 4 and 6 have ideal gear connections to balance the load
between the left and right side.
The flanges of the channels are to wrap around the flanges of the
sleeve members. The lifting members are greater in length and are
subjected to compression. Lifting member flanges on the outside of the
sleeve flanges is to compensate for slenderness ratio by increasing the
moment of inertia of the lifting members.
Sleeve Members:
The sleeve channels are to open inwards as shown in Figure 2. This
is so the flanges are subjected to tension instead of compression. The
bending moment from the power screw creates tension on the inner
edge of the sleeve and compression on the outside edge. Tension along
flanges on the inside prevents the possibility of localized bucking in the
flanges from compressive forces.
Figure 2: Orientation of Sleeve

Channels to Prevent Localized Buckling.
Additionally, the threaded sleeve section is to have additional

thread surface area, shown in Figure 3. These additional threads
safely transmit the stress from the power screw to the sleeve.
Threading the thickness of the web of the channel would not be
sufficient for reasonable power screw diameters. This addition is
only made on the threaded sleeve section and not on the collared
sleeve section. The collar transmits the stress safely to the c-shape
Figure 3: Addition to C-Shape to

Provide Adequate Threaded Area.
Contact Members:
The members that make contact with ground and the service load
are members 1 and 5 respectively. Member 1 has additional flanges to
provide a stable base for the mechanism while servicing the load.
Member 5 has an attached plate atop to provide sufficient contact area.
Most scissor jacks have ridges which lower the area of contact. This
causes stress concentrations which can damage the underside of a car.
The Power Screw:

The Power Screw is single threaded with a collar on the side in
contact with Member 3. The collar is assumed to be frictionless and the
power screw has been designed to be self-locking. The primary raising
method is through the power screws hook coupling which is common to
most scissor jacks. Incorporated into our proposed design is an option
for a secondary raising method. The collar on the power screw doubles
as a bolt with a hexagonal head. In a situation where the main hook
coupling becomes inoperable, a standard socket wrench can be used on
the hexagonal nut to raise the mechanism.
Design Criteria
The design checks used in the design of the scissor jack are
summarized in Table 1. The criteria are organized by failure mode with the
applicable members identified
ADVANTAGES OF THE AUTOMATIC CAR JACK OVER THE

CONVENTIONAL CAR JACK
No physical labour or man power is required to lift
the car.
Easy to handle.
Portable.
Cheap ( 6,000 approx.).
Light weight.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Our proposed design is similar to common scissor designs in some

aspects, but also advantageous in others. Similar to others, our
proposed design can safely raise a load of 2000 lbs to the required
heights with relative ease on the user. Unique to our design, however,
is the manufacturability of our design, which is much simpler. Since
only c-shapes are utilized, bulk material can be more efficiently
purchased and used. Also, less machining is required since there are
no complex sleeves for the power screw. Only simple attachments
which can be welded on are proposed. Therefore, when compared to
similar scissor jack designs that perform equally as well, our proposed
design is recommended for its manufacturability and lower cost.

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Introduction

WORKING OF THE AUTOMATIC CAR

Figure 1: Proposed Scissor Jack Design with

Main Lifting Members:

Figure 2: Orientation of Sleeve

Additionally, the threaded sleeve section is to have additional

Figure 3: Addition to C-Shape to

The Power Screw:

ADVANTAGES OF THE AUTOMATIC CAR JACK OVER THE

No physical labour or man power is required to lift

Conclusion and Recommendations

Our proposed design is similar to common scissor designs in some

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