Paper shredder
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! Part # !! Part name !! QTY !! Function !! Materials !! Dimensions !! Manufacturing Process | ! Part # !! Part name !! QTY !! Function !! Materials !! Dimensions !! Manufacturing Process | ||
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- | | 001 || [[Top Cover]] || 1 || | + | | 001 || [[Top Cover (7)]] || 1 || |
* Protect the user from moving parts | * Protect the user from moving parts | ||
* Aesthetics | * Aesthetics | ||
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|| Plastic || 12" x 5" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 12" x 5" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | | 002 || [[Switch Housing]] || 1 || | + | | 002 || [[Switch Housing (7)]] || 1 || |
* Sets desired functionality | * Sets desired functionality | ||
* Houses child safety button | * Houses child safety button | ||
|| Plastic || 3" x 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 3" x 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | | 003 || [[Base]] || 1 || | + | | 003 || [[Base (7)]] || 1 || |
* Houses main components | * Houses main components | ||
** Lightbulb | ** Lightbulb | ||
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|| Plastic || 12" x 5" x 3" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 12" x 5" x 3" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |004 || [[Feeder Lip Top]] || 1 || | + | |004 || [[Feeder Lip Top (7)]] || 1 || |
* Guides paper | * Guides paper | ||
* Protects user | * Protects user | ||
|| Plastic || 8" x 2" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 8" x 2" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |005 || [[Feeder Lip Bottom]] || 1 || | + | |005 || [[Feeder Lip Bottom (7)]] || 1 || |
* Guides paper | * Guides paper | ||
* Protects user | * Protects user | ||
|| Plastic || 8" x 2" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 8" x 2" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |006 || [[Child Safety]] || 1 || | + | |006 || [[Child Safety (7)]] || 1 || |
* Prevents unintentional use | * Prevents unintentional use | ||
|| Plastic || 2" x 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 2" x 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |007 || [[Electrical & Motor Sub-assembly]]|| 1 || | + | |007 || [[Electrical & Motor Sub-assembly (7)]]|| 1 || |
* Drives gear train (motor) | * Drives gear train (motor) | ||
- | * [[Automatic safety switch]] (must be sitting on basket properly) | + | * [[Automatic safety switch (7)]] (must be sitting on basket properly) |
- | * [[Shredding cutoff time-delay]] | + | * [[Shredding cutoff time-delay (7)]] |
- | * [[Ready LED]] | + | * [[Ready LED (7)]] |
- | * [[Off/auto/reverse switch]] | + | * [[Off/auto/reverse switch (7)]] |
- | * [[Light bulb]] | + | * [[Light bulb (7)]] |
* Provides electrical power to the system | * Provides electrical power to the system | ||
|| N/A || N/A || N/A || | || N/A || N/A || N/A || | ||
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- | |008 || [[Helical Gear]] || 1 || | + | |008 || [[Helical Gear (7)]] || 1 || |
* Component of gear train | * Component of gear train | ||
* Conects to motor | * Conects to motor | ||
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|| Plastic || 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |009 || [[Large Spur Gear]] || 1 || | + | |009 || [[Large Spur Gear (7)]] || 1 || |
* Component of gear train | * Component of gear train | ||
* Reduce Speed/Increas Torque | * Reduce Speed/Increas Torque | ||
|| Plastic || 3" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 3" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |010 || [[Small Spur Gear]] || 1 || | + | |010 || [[Small Spur Gear (7)]] || 1 || |
* Component of gear train | * Component of gear train | ||
* Reduce Speed/Increas Torque | * Reduce Speed/Increas Torque | ||
|| Plastic || 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |011 || [[Output Spur Gear]] || 1 || | + | |011 || [[Output Spur Gear (7)]] || 1 || |
* Drive shaft | * Drive shaft | ||
|| Plastic || 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | |012 || [[Light Bulb Reflector]] || 1 || | + | |012 || [[Light Bulb Reflector (7)]] || 1 || |
* Increases intensity of light | * Increases intensity of light | ||
|| Plastic+Aluminum || .5" x .5" x 1" || Injection Molding and Sheet Foil|| | || Plastic+Aluminum || .5" x .5" x 1" || Injection Molding and Sheet Foil|| | ||
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- | |013 || [[Delay Trigger Housing]] || 1 || | + | |013 || [[Delay Trigger Housing (7)]] || 1 || |
* Houses the shredding cutoff time-delay | * Houses the shredding cutoff time-delay | ||
|| Plastic || 3" x 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 3" x 1" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |014 || [[Cutoff Switch Time-Delay Trigger]] || 1 || | + | |014 || [[Cutoff Switch Time-Delay Trigger (7)]] || 1 || |
* Triggers cutoff switch time-delay | * Triggers cutoff switch time-delay | ||
|| Plastic || 1" x 1" x .5" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 1" x 1" x .5" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |015 || [[Spring for Child Safety Switch]] || 1 || | + | |015 || [[Spring for Child Safety Switch (7)]] || 1 || |
* Hold the safety switch in position | * Hold the safety switch in position | ||
|| Spring Steel || 1/8" x .5" || Winding || | || Spring Steel || 1/8" x .5" || Winding || | ||
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- | |016 || [[Bow-Tie Washer]] || 1 || | + | |016 || [[Bow-Tie Washer (7)]] || 1 || |
* Attaches auotmatic safety switch to the base cover | * Attaches auotmatic safety switch to the base cover | ||
|| Plastic || 1" x 1" x 1/8" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 1" x 1" x 1/8" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |017 || [[Main Shaft Base Plate]] || 1 || | + | |017 || [[Main Shaft Base Plate (7)]] || 1 || |
* Hold axes aligned | * Hold axes aligned | ||
|| Plastic || 3" x 3" x 1/4" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 3" x 3" x 1/4" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |018 || [[Cover Plate for Shaft Align]] || 1 || | + | |018 || [[Cover Plate for Shaft Align (7)]] || 1 || |
* Hold axes aligned | * Hold axes aligned | ||
|| Plastic || 2" x 2" x 1/4" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 2" x 2" x 1/4" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |019 || [[Gear Train Housing Base Plate]] || 1 || | + | |019 || [[Gear Train Housing Base Plate (7)]] || 1 || |
* Holds gears | * Holds gears | ||
* Holds axes aligned | * Holds axes aligned | ||
|| Metal || 4" x 2" x 1/4" || Stamped || | || Metal || 4" x 2" x 1/4" || Stamped || | ||
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- | |020 || [[Gear Train Housing Top Plate]] || 1 || | + | |020 || [[Gear Train Housing Top Plate (7)]] || 1 || |
* Holds gears | * Holds gears | ||
* Holds axes aligned | * Holds axes aligned | ||
|| Metal || 3" x 1" x 1/4" || Stamped || | || Metal || 3" x 1" x 1/4" || Stamped || | ||
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- | |021 || [[Attachment Aligner for Motor Base Plate]] || 1 || | + | |021 || [[Attachment Aligner for Motor Base Plate (7)]] || 1 || |
* Holds motor to gear train housing top plate | * Holds motor to gear train housing top plate | ||
|| Plastic || 1" x 1" x 1/4" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 1" x 1" x 1/4" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |022 || [[Screws]] || 31 || | + | |022 || [[Screws (7)]] || 31 || |
* Fastening | * Fastening | ||
|| Steel || #10-20 || Machined|| | || Steel || #10-20 || Machined|| | ||
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- | |023 || [[Helical Blade]] || 104 || | + | |023 || [[Helical Blade (7)]] || 104 || |
* Cut paper in diamond shape | * Cut paper in diamond shape | ||
* Feeds paper | * Feeds paper | ||
|| Steel || .5" x 1\32" || Stamped || | || Steel || .5" x 1\32" || Stamped || | ||
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- | |024 || [[Flat Blade]] || 8 || | + | |024 || [[Flat Blade (7)]] || 8 || |
* Feeds paper | * Feeds paper | ||
|| Steel || .5" x 1\32" || Stamped || | || Steel || .5" x 1\32" || Stamped || | ||
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- | |025 || [[Paper Aligners]] || 54 || | + | |025 || [[Paper Aligners (7)]] || 54 || |
* Ensures proper feeding of paper | * Ensures proper feeding of paper | ||
|| Plastic || 1/2" x 1/4" x 1" || Injection Molding || | || Plastic || 1/2" x 1/4" x 1" || Injection Molding || | ||
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- | |026 || [["Paper Aligner" Aligning Rod]] || 2 || | + | |026 || [["Paper Aligner" Aligning Rod (7)]] || 2 || |
* Aligns aligners | * Aligns aligners | ||
|| Metal || 1\4" x 8" || Extrusion || | || Metal || 1\4" x 8" || Extrusion || | ||
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- | |027 || [[Long Main Shaft]] || 1 || | + | |027 || [[Long Main Shaft (7)]] || 1 || |
* Driven by gear train | * Driven by gear train | ||
* Turns blades | * Turns blades | ||
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|| Steel || 10" x 1/4" || Machined|| | || Steel || 10" x 1/4" || Machined|| | ||
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- | |028 || [[Short Main Shaft]]|| 1 || | + | |028 || [[Short Main Shaft (7)]]|| 1 || |
* Driven by gear train | * Driven by gear train | ||
* Turns blades | * Turns blades | ||
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|| Steel || 9" x 1/4" || Machined|| | || Steel || 9" x 1/4" || Machined|| | ||
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- | |029 || [[Basket]] || 1 || | + | |029 || [[Basket (7)]] || 1 || |
* Collect shredded waste | * Collect shredded waste | ||
* Houses tab | * Houses tab | ||
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|| Steel || 12" x 12" x 5" || Stamp || | || Steel || 12" x 12" x 5" || Stamp || | ||
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- | |030 || [[Tab]] || 1 || | + | |030 || [[Tab (7)]] || 1 || |
* Press safety switch | * Press safety switch | ||
|| Steel || 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2" || Stamped || | || Steel || 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2" || Stamped || |
Revision as of 04:14, 28 January 2007
Contents |
Product Dissection
Conventional and Unconventional Purposes:
Shreds paper or credit cards placed correctly into feeder
- Increase security – not able to easily retrieve information from shredded items
- Facilitate disposal – reduce volume of garbage
- Substitute for a recycling bin - provide a seperate container for paper wastes
- Produce confetti - save money on party decorations
Inputs/Outputs:
- Material Inputs: Paper, Staples, Credit Cards (no ties)
- Information Inputs: Direction of motor rotation
- Energy Inputs: 120V AC
- Material Outputs: Shredded material inputs
- Information Outputs: Operation status
- Energy Outputs: Heat, Noise, Light
Stake Holders:
- Possible outsourced companies (computer chips, bulbs, motor)
- Raw Materials Suppliers
- Retail Stores
- Transportation workers
- Stock holders
Operation Procedures:
- If stored without power cord plugged into electrical wall outlet
- Position basket in desired place (making sure it is close to an outlet)
- Place shredder assembly on top of basket
- Confirm the off/auto/reverse switch is in the off position
- Plug power cord from shredder assembly into the wall outlet
- If stored in the off position or continuing from un-powered storage
- Set off/auto/reverse switch to auto
- Identify the items for shredding, confirming acceptable destruction
- Documents(s)
- Credit Card
- Confirm dimensions of items to be shredded
- There is not more than a thickness of 8 pieces of paper
- There is not more than one credit card
- Orient items for better control when feeding them into the shredder
- Align documents
- Fold/unfold documents
- Orient credit card to be fed long-ways
- Confirm that the “ready light” is illuminated
- Feed item into proper opening
- Position document(s) in proper groove
- Position credit card in proper slot
- Action following feeding
- Let go of document(s) once feeder has caught them, allowing them to be pulled through automatically
- Continue pressing credit card downwards until no longer possible
- If finished shredding, return to desired storage conditions
- If placing in desired storage area
- Turn off shredder
- Unplug power cord from wall outlet
- Pick up shredder assembly or shredder assembly and basket, placing it where desired
- If leaving in desired spot
- Can leave in auto position, off position, or off position with power cord unplugged from wall outlet
- If placing in desired storage area
Specific User Considerations:
- Certain tasks difficult for people with neural disorder and/or coordination difficulty
- Feeding tasks
- Switch control
- Bending over to feed items difficult for individuals with orthopedic (e.g. back) and/or balance problems
- Inconvenient and inefficient for large corporate tasks
- Main shredder assembly is heavy and possibly difficult to lift for weaker individuals
- Main shredder assembly must be lifted when emptying basket and setting up
- Main shredder assembly may often be moved depending on storage preference
Areas of Possible Improvement:
- Very noisy
- Heat generation
- Improved shredding for added security
- Wall-mounting capability
- Weight issues for portability, storage, and removal when emptying waste basket
- Improved feeding capabilities
- Large queue where can position multiple sheets that will automatically feed
Functional Operation:
There are three switches in the electrical circuit that must be activated to begin shredding. First, the shredder must be properly resting on the waste bin to toggle the safety switch, and then the off/auto/reverse switch that allows power to go to the shredder must be moved to "auto". Finally, the paper being put into the shredder compresses an air damper which trips the third switch and sends power to the AC motor. The damper slowly depresses and when it is fully extended the switch is released, terminating the shredding process. The AC motor drives a gear train that reduces the speed of the shaft rotation and increases the torque. The first two gears are helical gears in order to reduce noise. At the end of the gear train, two spur gears are meshed and attached to individual shafts with cross-hatching blades. The blades are in a wave shape that cuts paper into the desired diamond shaped shreds. The blades spin in opposite directions and the paper is fed in between the spinning blades. The shredded paper falls into basket.
Components:
Click the name of the component to see a corresponding photograph
Part # | Part name | QTY | Function | Materials | Dimensions | Manufacturing Process | |
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001 | Top Cover (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 12" x 5" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
002 | Switch Housing (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" x 1" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
003 | Base (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 12" x 5" x 3" | Injection Molding | |
004 | Feeder Lip Top (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 8" x 2" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
005 | Feeder Lip Bottom (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 8" x 2" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
006 | Child Safety (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 2" x 1" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
007 | Electrical & Motor Sub-assembly (7) | 1 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | |
008 | Helical Gear (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 1" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
009 | Large Spur Gear (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
010 | Small Spur Gear (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 1" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
011 | Output Spur Gear (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 1" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
012 | Light Bulb Reflector (7) | 1 |
| Plastic+Aluminum | .5" x .5" x 1" | Injection Molding and Sheet Foil | |
013 | Delay Trigger Housing (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" x 1" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
014 | Cutoff Switch Time-Delay Trigger (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 1" x 1" x .5" | Injection Molding | |
015 | Spring for Child Safety Switch (7) | 1 |
| Spring Steel | 1/8" x .5" | Winding | |
016 | Bow-Tie Washer (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 1" x 1" x 1/8" | Injection Molding | |
017 | Main Shaft Base Plate (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" x 3" x 1/4" | Injection Molding | |
018 | Cover Plate for Shaft Align (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 2" x 2" x 1/4" | Injection Molding | |
019 | Gear Train Housing Base Plate (7) | 1 |
| Metal | 4" x 2" x 1/4" | Stamped | |
020 | Gear Train Housing Top Plate (7) | 1 |
| Metal | 3" x 1" x 1/4" | Stamped | |
021 | Attachment Aligner for Motor Base Plate (7) | 1 |
| Plastic | 1" x 1" x 1/4" | Injection Molding | |
022 | Screws (7) | 31 |
| Steel | #10-20 | Machined | |
023 | Helical Blade (7) | 104 |
| Steel | .5" x 1\32" | Stamped | |
024 | Flat Blade (7) | 8 |
| Steel | .5" x 1\32" | Stamped | |
025 | Paper Aligners (7) | 54 |
| Plastic | 1/2" x 1/4" x 1" | Injection Molding | |
026 | "Paper Aligner" Aligning Rod (7) | 2 |
| Metal | 1\4" x 8" | Extrusion | |
027 | Long Main Shaft (7) | 1 |
| Steel | 10" x 1/4" | Machined | |
028 | Short Main Shaft (7) | 1 |
| Steel | 9" x 1/4" | Machined | |
029 | Basket (7) | 1 |
| Steel | 12" x 12" x 5" | Stamp | |
030 | Tab (7) | 1 |
| Steel | 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2" | Stamped |