Timeline for vertical rack and pinion self-stopping
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| Mar 5, 2021 at 15:15 | comment | added | NMech | As i said the actual implementation matters. For all we know it might be a friction held potentiometer with a knob. | |
| Mar 5, 2021 at 15:13 | vote | accept | Suryetto | ||
| Mar 5, 2021 at 14:58 | comment | added | Suryetto | I thought it was a rack and pinion solution, but since the mechanism is hidden, I didn't know which one it is. If we imagine 2 perpendicular axes, the table moves up-down (z-axis) and the knob spins on the horizontal x-axis. I think it's a combination of lead screw and rack and pinion, because I've found one animation where there's a worm gear (basically a screw) which turns a pinion which slides up and down a rack. If it were simply a rack-and-pinion, the table would slide down, but attaching a worm gear allows the friction on the thread to stop the sliding. However, I don't know the name yet | |
| Mar 5, 2021 at 14:49 | comment | added | Transistor | @Suryetto, you were looking for rack and pinion. This is a lead screw solution. Are you sure you were looking at rack and pinion? | |
| Mar 5, 2021 at 14:19 | comment | added | Suryetto | How would I search for more detailed formulas to design a system with this self-locking screw mechanism? Are there like ISO standards with this? BTW, this is the second time you've answered one of my questions. Thank you for the high quality answers each time! | |
| Mar 5, 2021 at 14:02 | history | answered | NMech | CC BY-SA 4.0 |