Mechanical bottle opener
A 3D-printed novelty opener using a spring, lever, cams and a Scotch yoke.
Designed the mechanism in SolidWorks and prepared it for 3D printing.
Spring, cams and Scotch yoke
- Designed a 3D-printed novelty opener in SolidWorks.
- Combined a spring-loaded lever, cams and a Scotch yoke into one manual mechanism.
- Result / current state
- Combined a spring-loaded lever, cams and Scotch yoke into one manual mechanism.
- Technologies
- SOLIDWORKS
- 3D printing
What it does
The novelty mechanism opens a bottle and ejects it in one hand-operated motion.
My contribution
I designed the multi-part assembly in SolidWorks and prepared the parts for 3D printing.
Technical highlight
The spring-loaded lever transfers motion through cams and a Scotch yoke, giving the small mechanism a staged opening and ejection movement.
Results and status
This was a personal mechanical project for exploration and fun, rather than a commercial product.