Group no.

01

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF STEP CLIMBER TROLLEY

OBJECTIVE: Some industrial trolleys are equipped with specialty stair climbing wheels that assist with manipulating stairs while using the trolley. Stair climber wheels can sometimes be troublesome when trying to turn on hard surfaces as four wheels in a fixed position will be in direct contact with the ground. A stair climber trolley makes it easier for a person to take a heavy load up or down stairs, compared to using a regular trolley. A stair climber does this with a unique triple-wheel design that rotates and levers its load. The stair climber has three wheels on each side of its base, arranged in a triangular pattern. Some trolleys have a mechanism on the wheels that locks them in a position where only one of the three wheels touches the ground, which makes maneuvering the trolley easier. The wheels on a stair climber trolley are arranged so that as the user pulls the trolley up stairs, the gap in between two wheels hooks onto the corner of the stairs. One wheel effectively levers on the upper stair and the user applies that leverage to pull up the trolley. The wheels then rotate for the next stair. Since a stair climber trolley levers a load on stairs, it takes some of the pressure off the person using the trolley.

WHEEL DESIGN: A Tri-Star wheel consists of a three spoked wheel, with 3 leaf wheels on the end of each spoke, all powered. This means that at rest, each Tri-Star wheel is likely to have two leaf wheels in contact with the ground. On flat terrain, the leaf wheels will simply turn, and give simple and relatively efficient traction. The whole assembly, leaf wheels and star is referred to as a "meta-wheel". However, once rough terrain is hit, and the leaf wheels cannot turn, then the whole meta-wheel turns, pushing one set of leaf wheels up and over the obstacle. This ability to climb obstacles makes TriStar wheels very, very adept at dealing with rough, rocky and uneven terrain. This means it is also capable of climbing stairs with ease.

WORKING OF THE TRI-STAR WHEEL:

STAIRCASE SPECIFICATIONS: Tread length : 229 mm Riser height : 127 mm Pitch : 30

TROLLEY SPECIFICATIONS:

External Dimension Deck Size Castor size Castor type Steel pipe diameter

: 1300 x 460 mm : 300 x 220 mm : 160 x 40 mm : Rubber : 16 mm

WORK COMPLETED: Design of the ladder frame. Design of the tri-star wheel holder. Selection of material for the ladder frame. Selection of wheel.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Selection of suitable axle. Selection of suitable bearing. Analysis is under progress.

Fig1: Ladder frame

Fig2: Tri-star wheel holder

Fig3: Deck

Fig4: Handle bar APPLICATIONS:

Shopping trolleys and luggage carriers. Suitable for use in a number of environments including transport and logistics,furniture and appliance removals,office,retails or general warehouses. Material handling equipment in industries. in large libraries.

MALNAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, HASSAN.

NAME

SIGNATURE

USN

JAYANTH.B

4MC08ME029

GANDHARVA.M

4MC08ME022

KARTHIK.B.S

4MC08ME031

KIRAN.N.A

4MC08ME035

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