Assignment: Simple Mechanics: Cuckoo Clock

Collaborators:

Assignment: Simple Mechanics: Cuckoo Clock
Collaborators:

Assignment: Simple Mechanics: Cuckoo Clock
Collaborators:

Assignment: Simple Mechanics: Cuckoo Clock
Collaborators: sarah_vanwart, Simon Tan, andy

Description

Our team (Sarah, Simon, and Andy) explored using a gear setup to drive our cuckoo clock, however we found our initial paper design was far too complicated. We experimented by reducing the number gears, and looking at pulley-type systems. We settled on a very simple flexible hinge model. Our bird is mounted to a perch, and when you slide the perch forward the door rotates open along a horizontal axle. Sliding the bird's perch back towards you closes the door.

Materials

• foamcore
• K'nex pieces
• Pipecleaner (bird, cotter pins)

Photographs

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