Black and Decker Grinder
Description
This product is a produced by Black and Decker. The product is used to grind down metal. The purpose of this Wiki is to give the reader insight as to why this grinder works, through the use engineering specifications.
Why It Works
Inside the grinder there is an electric motor that spins a shaft connected to a bevel gear. The bevel gear is then attached to another driving shaft. A grinding wheel is clamped onto the driving shaft, causing the grinding wheel to spin.
Every component in the assembly has a life expectancy due wear generated by constant friction and other forces acting on the parts. This expectency varies between individual parts based on the location, direction and magnitude of the forces acting on the part and also the geometery and material compositon of the part.
For the force requirement on the gears to rotate the grind wheel at 10,000 RPM, the power consumption of the grinder was researched. From the power consumption the torque was calculated to be 0.315 Nm, which equates to about 2.61 lbs of force on the workpeice from the grind wheel. This calculates to 12.4626 N of force at the gears to rotate the grind wheel at 10,000 RPM.
The torque calculated in the gear analysis, 0.315 Nm, was also used to calculate the life expectancy of the bearing. Assuming the grinder will be used constantly the bearing will last 1.83 years before failure. If the grinder will be used six hours every day, 365 days a year then the bearing will last 7.33 years. Under the more realisitic assumption that the grinder will be used six hours a day, five days a week, the bearing will last 10.26 years.
To calculate the stress in the gears, a stress equation was used from the Fundamentals of Machine Components Design by Robert C. Juvinall. The velocity factor was caluated with the assumption that the gears were precision shaved and ground. The overload factor was calculated with the assumption that the source of power is uniform and the driven machinery is assumed to have moderate shock. Both gears were overhung, which gave a mounting factor of 1.25. The calculated stress in the smaller gear was 613.601 PSI and the stress in the larger gear was 442.438 PSI.
Parts
The table belows lists the Bill of Materials for the disposable camera:
| Part # | Part Name | # Category | Function | Material | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottom Disk Holder | Support Element | Attaches to bottom disk holder to lock grinding disk in place | Metal |  |
| 2 | Screws | Support Elements | Attach various components to one another | Metal |  |
| 3 | Top disk holder | Support Element | Attaches to disk holder to lock grinding disk in place | Metal |  |
| 4 | Washer | Support Elements | Attacjes grinding shield to the grinder | Metal |  |
| 5 | Handle | Structural Components | Provides grip and stability for the grinder | Plastic with metal screw on end |  |
| 6 | Griding Shield | Structural Components | Protects operator from any parts that may get grinded off from work material | Metal with greese lubricant |  |
| 7 | Transmission | Transmission | Transfers energy from horizontal plane into vertical plane for grinding wheel | Metal with grease lubricant |  |
| 8 | Internal Motor Assembly | Output | Converts the electrical energy into the horizontal mechanical energy | Metal, plastic, and ball bearings |  |
| 9 | Outer Motor Assembly | Input | Creates the electromagnetic field that provides the power for the tool | Metal, wires and plastic |  |
| 10 | Transmission Casing | Structural Components | Attaches the transmission to the motor and allows the shaft and transmission to run smoothly | Metal Composite with grease lubricant |  |
| 11 | Washer | Support elements | Attaches the motor to the gears. | Metal | |
| 12 | Hypoid Gear | Motion Conversion Elements | Transfers power from shaft to transmission. | Metal |  |
| 13 | Drill handle and electrical circuits | Input and support elements | Provides the electrical power to the motor and turns the grinder on and off. | Plastic and Electrical Circuits |  |
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