Ceiling-mounted bicycle lift
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Analysis of the Current Product
Pre-Dissection Opportunities:
- Better Directions
- All needed parts included
- Cost
- Lifts more objects than bikes
- Interchangable lifting mechanisms
- Hold more wieght
- Crank to lift bike
Customer needs, product requirements
Davey (is sweet)
The Bike Lift has several interesting features that empower the user to store their bike safely and neatly. First, the lift provides the customer with a designated spot where they can always store their bike. The customer never needs to figure out where to put the bike to keep it out of everyone’s way; the lift establishes a consistent, isolated location for storage. This is desirable for the user because it is one less thing they have to worry about after an enjoyable ride.
Also, the safety and ease of use features are pleasing for the consumer. The pulley mounts are secured dependably into the joists of the ceiling or into an unfailing 2 by 4. These mounts house the rope and pulleys which provide the mechanical advantage for lifting the bike. Customers love this aspect of the lift because it is not straining to lift the bike well out of harms way. This product meets the customer’s requests because it provides an all-purpose solution to enable users to store their bike in a protected, organized and out of sight manner.
The product does not have a multitude of complex parts which require heavy analysis, which is convenient. In order to satisfy accurate operation, the product must be comprised of strong, reliable materials. The screws, mounts, pulleys and hooks must be made of trustworthy materials. Also, the product must be installed correctly which implies that the installation directions must be unbelievably clear and concise. The rope must be of sufficient length so that each customer can operate the lift under their specific storage desires (high ceilings, large bikes, etc.). Lastly, the product must be extremely durable. A user may raise many different bikes, many different times so the product must be reliable and last for a considerable amount of time pleasing each and every customer beyond their expectations.
Explanation of how system functions
Russ and Jeff
After purchase, the first step in using the Ceiling Mounted Bicycle Lift is to install the system in the desired location. A set of instructions is included with the product. However, after reviewing the instructions, we determined that they contained many errors and may confuse the user if they were to follow the directions exactly. Therefore, we have developed the following setup procedure to describe the way a generally knowledgeable user may install it without using the given instructions. The Ceiling-mounted bicycle lift setup wiki page shows how we set up the bike lift.
The bike lift was fairly easy and self explanitory to use. The 4 athletic mechanical engineers in our group did not run into any problems when lifting and lowering the bike. We also tested other, not as mechanically enclined, young athletic people to see if they could lift and lower the bike without problems. They were able to. We didn't have any older, less athletic, people to test but we would imagine that they would not be as able to lift and lower the bike. We didn't think this was much of a problem though because they wouldn't be riding the bike and therefore wouldn't need to use the bike lift. We decided that there were no problems in the use of the bike lift for the group of people that would use a bike lift. The Ceiling-mounted bicycle lift use wiki page shows a detailed account of the proper use of the bike lift.
Pictures of the disassembly and label all components, function of each component
Ceiling-mounted bicycle lift parts list
Likely manufacturing processes for all components
- Kevin (incorporate into section above)
DFMA, FMEA, DFE
–Kevin
