How do i go about the design of a concrete mixer for my mechanics project
i need to know how to go about the design.
3 Answers
Since you're not reinventing the wheel... you start with a patent search.
In my younger years, I contracted with a company where one of my first projects--without getting too heavily into it--was a 'targeted ultrasonic' cleaning device. One of the hardest things about a new job is that you're 'untested' and especially so as a young engineer. I typically try to roll with the blows either way, but let's just say, this project turned into a design-by-numbers type deal with a whole slew of cooks in the kitchen. Everything was fed to me from others and at one point, even the part quantities (this was a batch operation) were increased by the company's production manager, opening a whole new can of worms and causing me to scrap most of my design to start over due to space constraints.
I finally got a little fed up and started 'thinking', at which point I decided to do a patent search for similar machines... and found a number of them, all of which functioned well without the high pressure manifolds, caustic materials and other devices I was told were necessary to make this design work properly. And get this... one of the patented designs was built by an engineer at the mother-ship company I was working for! :)
So long story short... always look for patents if you KNOW a machine exists and, look for them if you're not sure. Even if you don't end up building the machine exactly as prior art, you will glean some helpful details. Actually... many of my best ideas have been spurred by evaluating other designs.
Good luck.
David,
There are a few dozen concrete mixers in the library already, why not use one as a starting point?
Design is all about compromise.
When is it due?
How much time can be allotted to it?
What is the budget?
How many people/resources can be assigned to work on it?
What are the specifications which must be meet?
What are the specifications which would be nice to meet if budget, time, and resources were unlimited?
A "concrete mixer" is not a lot to go on. Are you dealing with a hoe and a 5 gallon bucket? Are you dealing with a Batch Plant? Are you dealing with a concrete delivery truck? All of those could be considered a "concrete mixer".
https://grabcad.com/library?page=1&time=all_time&sort=recent&query=concrete%20mixer
