Project: Can-Crusher

March 18, 2017

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Figure- Mechanical Can Crusher

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The can crusher employs a slider crank as it’s a sliding mechanism. This allows the crusher to exert a large amount of mechanical leverage to the can. The motor drives the crank-arm which then slides the piston forward via a connecting rod. After the piston has crushed the can, the discharge door expel the crushed can into the can collector. A long lever rotating around a pivot, magnifies the user's force input to produce enough pressure to crush the can against the striking surface. When the device is turned on the motor pulls the pressure plate inward toward the striking surface.

As the pressure plate moves toward the striking surface, it exerts the motor's force on the can, crushing it.

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