Bottle Opener Post 2

Electronic Design Process

            Having selected our design, we began to make solid representations of our prototype. We constructed a mock-up model with foam (measured in millimeters) that matched our design. We determined the dimensions of our future bottle opener from these dimensions. We particularly measured the dimensions of the bottle cap and translated that into a dimension across the opening of the bottle cutter. For the purpose of comfort, we adjusted the length of the handle as well as the width. Below is the foam mock-up.

We then began to input the dimensions of our mock-up into Solidworks in order to get a finished product in Delrin. Designing the right half of our bottle opener (as the opener was designed to be symmetrical) with splines and lines, we mirrored the right half to create a left half to make a base and then extruded that base to our desired width.

(Prototype Base in Solidworks)

(Extruded Prototype Base in Solidworks)