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The Central Latch
Mechanism

Mini Geared Motor used in Device complete with 65mm long shaft - Ø3mm with 2 flat sides.

X4 Mini Bearings

12mm Mini

Geared Motor

Housing

The heart of the device is the custom designed latch which is specifically designed to achieve maximum reliability. Special care was employed with the design of the latch to ensure the following criteria are met:

• Minimum torque and power required to actuate (under full load)
• Minimal chance of sticking / getting stuck
• Easy setting and engagement
• Capable of handling/holding substantial loads
• Capability for high number of cycles

To ensure these critical criteria are met, it was important to design the latch to run entirely on bearings suitable for the expected loads. I probably went overboard with the amount of miniature bearings although with the gas cylinder diameter being the limiting factor for footprint reduction, there wasn’t much incentive to change what was proven reliable.