Hello Everyone, Hope All is well... I'm working on a concept...I have attached my rough sketch (bad sketches ). It has two parts PART -1 (Base) and PART-2 (Top). Part-2 will slide into the hollow section of part-1 and part-2 need to hold at three different heights (indicated as stage 1 to 3 in my sketch) to carry some load. I was stuck in selecting the locking method for holding the part -2 at required height. Initially, I thought to put some pins through the holes (from all sides) to hold part-2 but I'm thinking for a different and easy way to hold/lock the part-2 at required height. These are 3D printing parts (ABS Plastic). Any thoughts/suggestions? Any kind of help is appreciated... Thank you..
Hi How much load will the assembly have to take? Is part 2 hollow or solid, if hollow, what is the wall thickness?
Is there any way to hold the part-2 in z-direction at desired height with simple mechanism and also it need to move from one height to another height. For example: operator set the height of Part-2 at stage-1 and do some work and after sometime he set the height of part-2 at stage-2 and do some work and repeats.. so, the locking mechanism at stages need to be simple and strong enough.
Take a look at the spring loaded pins you'll find in telescoping aluminum or steel tubing in tents, patio umbrellas, etc. It would be a simple matter to incorporate such a thing in a tab with a post molded into the inner part, the tab providing the spring action and the post sticking into a hole (several holes for the different positions) in the outer piece. For best results you'd probably want two tabs on opposite sides.
