Debre Markos University

College of Technology Mechanical Engineering Department

Machine Drawing-MEng Project 1- Assembly Drawing of Screw Jack

Screw jack is used for raising heavy loads through very small heights. The figure below shows the details of one type of screw jack. The screw works in a nut which is press fitted into the main body. A tommy bar is inserted into a hole through the enlarged head of the screw. The screw will move up and down when the tommy bar is turned by hand, thus raising or lowering the load. The cup shaped component at the top of the screw carries the load. This is serrated to avoid slipping of the load. The cup can move up and down freely while the pin at the top of the screw head rotates. Assemble all parts of the screw jack, shown in figure and draw the following views: (i) Half sectional view from the front, and (ii) View from above.

Fig. 1. Details of a Screw-jack