Cube Box (2006 - 2010)
Progress January - April 2009
April 2009
Switzerland
During my visit in Switzerland I take the opportunity to discuss further with Albert the next steps to be taken on the Cube Box. We also buy more of the ball bearings needed for the revised chain drive.
March 2009
I receive the motor from Amer Electric Motion; it looks very promising!
Disassemble mock-up of lifting mechanism.
February 2009
Lifting mechanism: finish scale drawing of the revised chain drive.
Pictures of the drawing as well as of the mock-up drive mechanism are attached to an Email and sent to Amer Electric Motion. A couple of days later I realize that I initially submitted the load requirements for the motor in pounds instead of kilograms. The error is quickly communicated and corrected.
Amer Electric Motion makes the following suggestion:
After talking back and forth with Amer Electric Motion and my brother Albert, I order the suggested motor.
January 2009 Part I
Lifting mechanism: study the design and do the line drawings of the chain drive and the power transmission detail (horizontal chain drive to vertical spindle) of the four legs . The necessary parts to build the mock-up are ordered to be ready when Albert arrives.
On January 6th, Albert arrives from Switzerland to engage in the process of developing and building the mock-up of the lifting mechanism that contains the chain drive. As usual we go over the drawings, discuss the details and make changes.
We also try to come-up with an idea on how to hold the Cube in place inside the Cube Box. The most promising version for that task is a spring loaded square frame with one compression/locking point. The doors to roll the Cube into and out of the Cube Box is another topic.
But what’s most challenging is to choose the right size motor since we have several factors that are unknown or at least difficult to calculate. We finally decide to try a relatively small one and see what happens.
