Jelly Bean Dispenser
Problem Statement
The Starburst Candy Company is celebrating its 50th year anniversary and would like to provide consumers with a candy dispenser that will house their popular Skittles Jelly Beans. They want the dispenser to be able to fit in the shelves at most grocery stores. They also want it to represent their new "high-tech" style commercials.
Constraints
-must be durable
-must not have a footprint size that exceeds 4" wide x 4" deep x 4" high.
-must have a minimum of four different parts once assembled
-must include tolerances of at least .025in on moving parts
-must hold at least 1/2 a standard package of jelly beans
-must not have a footprint size that exceeds 4" wide x 4" deep x 4" high.
-must have a minimum of four different parts once assembled
-must include tolerances of at least .025in on moving parts
-must hold at least 1/2 a standard package of jelly beans
Brainstorming
Early on in our brainstorming we were thinking of making a container. Something with a cool and unique shape. Then we gradually shifted to the idea of making a dispenser. After a while we tried to combine the two; which is what we settled on.
Technical Drawing
For our final design we decided to go with an organizer and container. Part of the container is a sliding door with a separator. The goal of this was to sort the candy, give quick and easy access, and mainly enjoy the candy.
Modeling the Cube
When I was Modeling the cube I used a program called Inventor. I created each piece/part separately then combined them in a different file. Using "Standard.ipt"s I was able to make each individual part. I was able to assemble them with "Standard.iam". To explode the assembled cube I "tweaked" the components with a "Standard.ipn". Using the "ICAT DRAWING TEMPLATE" I made multi-views of each part. I used a different sheet for the exploded view and assembled view. One of the tool that I constantly used throughout the project was the Dimension Tool. The Dimension Tool allows you to "control the size of a part (line on a sketch). It also allows you to express dimensions as numeric constants or variables.
Final Results
We were given the challenge to make a "high-tech" jelly bean holder that would be displayed at stores. The challenge came from Starburst which was celebrating its 50th anniversary and wanted a new product.
I first began by brainstorming our ideas and what we wanted our container to do. Then we moved into the overall design of the container. We had some trouble deciding what design we wanted to use so we made a design matrix. From there we decided and began to make the technical drawings for the cube.
Next I began to build my assigned piece on Inventor. Once all of us had finished our parts we could assemble them. To do all of this I used five basic features of Inventor. The "Standard.ipt" to make the individual pieces, "Standard.iam" to assemble the pieces, a "Standard.ipn" to create the exploded view, the "ICAT DRAWING TEMPLATE" used to make the multi-views of each puzzle part., and the Dimension Tool. The Dimension tool allowed me to control the size of a part/line on a sketch.
I first began by brainstorming our ideas and what we wanted our container to do. Then we moved into the overall design of the container. We had some trouble deciding what design we wanted to use so we made a design matrix. From there we decided and began to make the technical drawings for the cube.
Next I began to build my assigned piece on Inventor. Once all of us had finished our parts we could assemble them. To do all of this I used five basic features of Inventor. The "Standard.ipt" to make the individual pieces, "Standard.iam" to assemble the pieces, a "Standard.ipn" to create the exploded view, the "ICAT DRAWING TEMPLATE" used to make the multi-views of each puzzle part., and the Dimension Tool. The Dimension tool allowed me to control the size of a part/line on a sketch.
Reflection
I liked this project because of what it taught me. The main thing that it taught me was the importance of communication. My team didn't have very good communication. Which I think reflected in our project. For example some of our pieced were out of sync, so they didn't connect. But I also learned to think ahead. The door of our container wasn't able to attach when we printed it because we printed it with another attachment. But in the end I think my team and I learned some valuable information that can make us better.