Bicycle light generator
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- | |011 || | + | |011 || Lens Holder || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Screw cap that attaches lens cap to case |
- | || Plastic || | + | || Plastic || 3" dia. || Molding ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_011.jpg|100px]] |
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- | |012 || | + | |012 || LED Housing || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Protects LED |
- | || Plastic | + | * Concentrates light into a beam |
+ | || Plastic || 3" x 2" x 2" || Molding||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_012.jpg|100px]] | ||
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- | |013 || | + | |013 || LED Lights || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Diodes that emit light |
- | || Plastic || | + | || Plastic, Semiconductor || .1" dia. || ?? ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_013.jpg|100px]] |
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- | |014 || | + | |014 || LED Circuit Board || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Support and connect wires to light |
- | || | + | || Sillicon, Conductor || 2"x2" || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_014.jpg|100px]] |
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- | |015 || | + | |015 || Motor || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Transform the rotational energy from crank into current |
- | || | + | || Magnet, Copper wire || 2" dia. || ? ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_015.jpg|100px]] |
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- | |016 || | + | |016 || Gears || 3 || |
- | * | + | * Changes the speed and torgue input of the crank and spins the motor |
- | || Plastic || | + | || Plastic || Sizes vary || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_016.jpg|100px]] |
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- | |017 || | + | |017 || Gear Housing || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Attaches gears and motor to be attached to the case |
- | || | + | || Metal || 3"x2" || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_017.jpg|100px]] |
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- | |018 || | + | |018 || Motor Circuit Board || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Allows current to travel from motor |
- | || | + | * Attaches motor to switch and battery through wires |
+ | || Sillicon, Conductor || .25"x .25" || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_018.jpg|100px]] | ||
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- | |019 || Gear | + | |019 || Gear Housing Screws || 4 || |
- | * | + | * Fixes gear housing to case |
- | + | || Metal || NA || NA || | |
- | || Metal || | + | |
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- | |020 || | + | |020 || Switch || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Toggle button that turns the LEDs on and off |
- | + | || Plastic || .25" dia. || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_020.jpg|100px]] | |
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- | |021 || | + | |021 || Switch Housing || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Protects switch and aligns it with on/off button |
- | || Plastic || | + | * Allows switch to be attached to gear housing |
+ | || Plastic || 2"x1" || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_020.jpg|100px]] | ||
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- | |022 || | + | |022 || Recharable Batteries || 4 || |
- | * | + | * Stores power from motor and releases when needed |
- | || | + | || Metal, Chemicals || 6V || NA ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_022.jpg|100px]] In the background |
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- | |023 || | + | |023 || Indicator LED Circuit Board || 1 || |
- | * | + | * Connects indicator LEDs to motor thorugh wires and provides base for LEDs |
- | + | || Sillicon || 2"x2" || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_023.jpg|100px]] | |
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- | |024 || | + | |024 || Indicator LED || 2 || |
- | * | + | * Tells user whether batteries are fully charged or are charging |
- | || Steel || .5" x 1\32" || Stamped ||[[Image: | + | || Steel || .5" x 1\32" || Stamped ||[[Image:24441_Flashlight_Part_024.jpg|100px]] |
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Revision as of 00:33, 1 February 2007
About
Bicycle light generators are used to power battery-less safety lights mounted on bicycles. Safety lights are important to bicycle enthusiasts alike as they provide the necessary lighting to traverse a road as well as inform auto drivers of the bikers presence at night. The generator converts the energy put into the bicycle in the form of a pedaling motion into an electric current through the friction developed by the generator’s contact with the wheel of the bicycle.
The purpose of the bicycle light generator project is to dissect and understand the design processes behind this product. Our goal is to study this product thoroughly in order to engineer a modification that will result in an improvement in its functionality.
In our preliminary observation, we have noticed that current generator powered bicycle light sets do not have a means of storing power. As a result, these generator powered bicycle lights do not operate when the bicyclist is not pedaling and could be hazardous when the stopped at a traffic light.
In an attempt to incorporate a power storing functionality, we will also be studying a hand-crank generator powered flashlight. Using the same principles as a generator powered bicycle lights, these flashlights also have a rechargeable battery pack that is able to store power; thus, allowing the user to operate a light without having to input energy at the same moment.
Hand-Crank Generator Flashlight Components:
Part # | Part name | QTY | Function | Materials | Dimensions | Manufacturing Process | Picture |
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001 | Case | 2 |
| Plastic | 8" x 2" x 2" | Molding | |
002 | Case Screws | 4 |
| Metal | .3" x .2" x .2" | ||
003 | Grips | 2 |
| Plastic | 12" x 5" x 3" | Injection Molding | |
004 | On/Off Button | 1 |
| Rubber | .5" dia. | Stamped | 100px |
005 | Crank Handle | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" x .5" x .25" | Molding | 100px |
006 | Crank Pivot | 1 |
| Plastic | 2" dia. | Molding | |
007 | Crank Washer | 1 |
| Plastic | .75" dia. | Stamped | |
008 | Crank Pin | 1 |
| metal | .5" x .1" dia. | ||
009 | Crank Knob | 1 |
| Plastic | .25" x .25" | Molding | |
010 | Lens Cover | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" dia. | Stamped | |
011 | Lens Holder | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" dia. | Molding | |
012 | LED Housing | 1 |
| Plastic | 3" x 2" x 2" | Molding | |
013 | LED Lights | 1 |
| Plastic, Semiconductor | .1" dia. | ?? | |
014 | LED Circuit Board | 1 |
| Sillicon, Conductor | 2"x2" | Stamped | |
015 | Motor | 1 |
| Magnet, Copper wire | 2" dia. | ? | Image:24441 Flashlight Part 015.jpg |
016 | Gears | 3 |
| Plastic | Sizes vary | Stamped | |
017 | Gear Housing | 1 |
| Metal | 3"x2" | Stamped | Image:24441 Flashlight Part 017.jpg |
018 | Motor Circuit Board | 1 |
| Sillicon, Conductor | .25"x .25" | Stamped | |
019 | Gear Housing Screws | 4 |
| Metal | NA | NA | |
020 | Switch | 1 |
| Plastic | .25" dia. | Stamped | |
021 | Switch Housing | 1 |
| Plastic | 2"x1" | Stamped | |
022 | Recharable Batteries | 4 |
| Metal, Chemicals | 6V | NA | In the background |
023 | Indicator LED Circuit Board | 1 |
| Sillicon | 2"x2" | Stamped | |
024 | Indicator LED | 2 |
| Steel | .5" x 1\32" | Stamped |