Rotary transmission with linear guidance
Rotary transmission with linear guidance
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HI all,
My background isn't in engineering so please excuse any ignorance. I'm Designing this mechanism driven by two powerful DC motors to automate the goal keeper on a Foosball table.
For obvious reasons I'm trying as hard as possible to keep the inertia of the moving parts as low as possible. With this in mind I designed the system the system below but I'm having a hard time finding the ball spline shaft that allows the linear guidance whilst providing the rotary drive for the kick.
The quote came in at 450euro which is a little over my budget. THK Ball Splines Model SLF
So my questions are;
Is there an obvious and simpler alternative which I'm missing?
If not, is the shaft pictured below the appropriate solution?

Any further input is highly appreciated.
PS: Ignore the frame, it's WIP

My background isn't in engineering so please excuse any ignorance. I'm Designing this mechanism driven by two powerful DC motors to automate the goal keeper on a Foosball table.
For obvious reasons I'm trying as hard as possible to keep the inertia of the moving parts as low as possible. With this in mind I designed the system the system below but I'm having a hard time finding the ball spline shaft that allows the linear guidance whilst providing the rotary drive for the kick.
The quote came in at 450euro which is a little over my budget. THK Ball Splines Model SLF
So my questions are;
Is there an obvious and simpler alternative which I'm missing?
If not, is the shaft pictured below the appropriate solution?

Any further input is highly appreciated.
PS: Ignore the frame, it's WIP






RE: Rotary transmission with linear guidance
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Rotary transmission with linear guidance
The mechanism is fairly simple, I'm just looking better alternatives should there be one.
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@gruntguru That's an ingenious solution, as you said the non-linear acceleration may would contribute towards the kick. Am I right in guessing it reaches it's peak when the pin is closest to the center of the geneva wheel?
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