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Hot Swapping Gear Mechanism by Gear_Down_For_What
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Last crawled date: 4 years, 1 month ago
Please do not modify this design without the permission of the patent holder, I cannot provide you permission to do this.
This is a patented design, I received permission to upload it from the patent holder, and he has no problem with people printing it out, but you may NOT sell it.
Van Cor Transmission: http://www.vancortransmission.com
Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20020043120A1/en?oq=20020043120
Description: https://youtu.be/bNuIpZXS-sY
Torque Capabilities
Please know that i designed this for a demonstration model, it's not intended to be used as an actual transmission
How This Works
Watch the video!
Hardware Required!
2x --- 8 X 60mm shoulder bolts, here is a pack of 5 https://goo.gl/WsffiY
5x --- 608Z Bearings here is a pack of 10 https://goo.gl/f1aoZ1
1x --- 20mm long 6mm bolt
3X --- 6mm nuts, preferably locknuts
4.5mm BB's You Need These BB's
Assembly Help
make sure that you have printed both gears, as they are slightly different with how far the bearings are set into them.
place the ball nut partially onto the ball screw to fill it with 4.5mm bb's
Other Important Info:
CAD Files??
I was unable to export this Fusion 360 Project, but the most recent version of this project can be downloaded in lots of different formats from this link: https://a360.co/2lQEdvY
Please do not modify this design without the permission of the patent holder, I cannot provide you permission to do this.
This is a patented design, I received permission to upload it from the patent holder, and he has no problem with people printing it out, but you may NOT sell it.
Show Your Work!
Make a "make" and show everyone what you made! Everyone will thank you for it!
For More Cool Gearbox Projects, Don't forget Subscribe to Gear Down For What?! https://www.youtube.com/c/GearDownForWhat
Thanks!
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This is a patented design, I received permission to upload it from the patent holder, and he has no problem with people printing it out, but you may NOT sell it.
Van Cor Transmission: http://www.vancortransmission.com
Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20020043120A1/en?oq=20020043120
Description: https://youtu.be/bNuIpZXS-sY
Torque Capabilities
Please know that i designed this for a demonstration model, it's not intended to be used as an actual transmission
How This Works
Watch the video!
Hardware Required!
2x --- 8 X 60mm shoulder bolts, here is a pack of 5 https://goo.gl/WsffiY
5x --- 608Z Bearings here is a pack of 10 https://goo.gl/f1aoZ1
1x --- 20mm long 6mm bolt
3X --- 6mm nuts, preferably locknuts
4.5mm BB's You Need These BB's
Assembly Help
make sure that you have printed both gears, as they are slightly different with how far the bearings are set into them.
place the ball nut partially onto the ball screw to fill it with 4.5mm bb's
Other Important Info:
CAD Files??
I was unable to export this Fusion 360 Project, but the most recent version of this project can be downloaded in lots of different formats from this link: https://a360.co/2lQEdvY
Please do not modify this design without the permission of the patent holder, I cannot provide you permission to do this.
This is a patented design, I received permission to upload it from the patent holder, and he has no problem with people printing it out, but you may NOT sell it.
Show Your Work!
Make a "make" and show everyone what you made! Everyone will thank you for it!
For More Cool Gearbox Projects, Don't forget Subscribe to Gear Down For What?! https://www.youtube.com/c/GearDownForWhat
Thanks!
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.