Engineering Design

CAD Assembly

An isometric view of the final CAD assembly of the supplement dispenser can be seen below. The outer housing and lid is assigned a clear acrylic material.

The internal dispensing mechanism will be similar to the example shown below on the left. The video below shows how our mechanism design will work based on our SolidWorks model. Using a combination of motors, linear actuator, and plates, the mechanism we created can move both linearly and rotationally. Our model will operate similarly to the model below with basically three plates stacked with the top and bottom plate stationary and the middle plate rotating to catch one tablet from the top plate and dispense it in the bottom plate. It will be more unique as it will contain a system of rotating cylinders containing different supplements on top of the three stacked plates. Additionally, the third plate will drop into a slide-like chute rather than a funnel so that the supplement tablet will smoothly drop into a cup of water. We will also be including a sliding slot cover and a linear actuator so that tablets will only fall through the top hole when it is required and open.

CAD Assembly Drawing

Below is the CAD drawing for the main assembly of the dispenser. The drawing contains an isometric view and an exploded view. It also includes a bill of materials table with a description of each part. As seen below, the fixed blue plate is embedded into the sides of the outer housing to increase the stability of the system.

CAD Parts Drawings