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Goal: To have an axle rotate back and forth from one position to the other.
We have a motor rotating in one direction
How so solve this in a smart/simple way?
I'm thinking having
1. one cog on the motor axle, rotating the same way as the motor
2. a second cog connected to the above cog that would then rotate in the other direction.
3. having one "camshaft" each, roughly L-shaped part, connected to each cog. The cams will then rotate in different direction.
4. The axle that should rotate back and forth is roughly Z-shaped with an "offset" part that will be touched by the cams.
5. This will generate a movement back and forth when the cams, revolving in different direction touches the offset part of the axle.
See my extremely silly drawing attached =)
*will this work in principle?
*is there a better/simpler way to do it?
Would there for instance be a cleverly designed cam shape that can singlehandedly do the same job if just put on the motor axle?
We have a motor rotating in one direction
How so solve this in a smart/simple way?
I'm thinking having
1. one cog on the motor axle, rotating the same way as the motor
2. a second cog connected to the above cog that would then rotate in the other direction.
3. having one "camshaft" each, roughly L-shaped part, connected to each cog. The cams will then rotate in different direction.
4. The axle that should rotate back and forth is roughly Z-shaped with an "offset" part that will be touched by the cams.
5. This will generate a movement back and forth when the cams, revolving in different direction touches the offset part of the axle.
See my extremely silly drawing attached =)
*will this work in principle?
*is there a better/simpler way to do it?
Would there for instance be a cleverly designed cam shape that can singlehandedly do the same job if just put on the motor axle?
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