temporized mechanical block of button
temporized mechanical block of button
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Good Morning to all!
I'm new on this forum, i'm a young italian materials engineer, and i'm glad to be part of this wonderful forum!
So, I'm on a little mechanical problem.....
Now I'm a bursar for the national research council of italy, and i have to make some studies for new materials and new mechanical systems.
I've got to design a system where when a button is pushed, it returns immediately in its start position and so cannot be pushed for a
certain number of minutes, after which the block is removed and they can push again the button.
The button has the function to squeeze a little reservoir of liquid, that after pressing the button, relase the liquid on a tube, and
after a few minutes refills entirely.
All the system has to be purely mechanical, so no electronic devices of any kind.
Thank you all and good morning!
Davide
I'm new on this forum, i'm a young italian materials engineer, and i'm glad to be part of this wonderful forum!
So, I'm on a little mechanical problem.....
Now I'm a bursar for the national research council of italy, and i have to make some studies for new materials and new mechanical systems.
I've got to design a system where when a button is pushed, it returns immediately in its start position and so cannot be pushed for a
certain number of minutes, after which the block is removed and they can push again the button.
The button has the function to squeeze a little reservoir of liquid, that after pressing the button, relase the liquid on a tube, and
after a few minutes refills entirely.
All the system has to be purely mechanical, so no electronic devices of any kind.
Thank you all and good morning!
Davide





RE: temporized mechanical block of button
RE: temporized mechanical block of button
... of course you need the subset of fuzes that reset themselves.
Are electrical solutions excluded because of lack of local power, or because of some fire or explosion hazard? I ask because the act of pressing a mechanical button can be made to produce enough electrical power to run a modern microcontroller for a long time, so such parasitic power might be a viable option.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: temporized mechanical block of button
Another suggestion: instead of locking the switch out (which can lead to a damaged switch) consider just disabling the switch during the delay. So even if someone pushed the switch nothing happens.
RE: temporized mechanical block of button
First i'd want to understand better how the linkage and latch system can work for this problem.
Admitting that the time necessary for the reservoir to refill is equal to the time they need the button blocked(i will verify that),
do you mean something like the second image in this link? http://www.daerospace.com/MechanicalSystems/DwellL...
If yes, how can the refilling of the reservoir (which is made of soft PVC) unlock the mechanism?
Then i would like to thank MikeHalloran for the tip on fuzes, i will made some culture on that.
So, any electrical solution for the moment is not usable for cost and safety reasons.
Davide
RE: temporized mechanical block of button
Then, the fact is that the button itself is that which squeezes the soft reservoir
RE: temporized mechanical block of button
You might look at float valves, similar to a toilet float valve, with a linkage to block the button when the reservoir is not filled.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp...
John H. Dunten, CD
Certified Drafter
RE: temporized mechanical block of button