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Automatic Chain Cleaner Washington University in St. Louis Washington University Open Scholarship Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science 12-31-2020 Automatic Chain Cleaner Daniel Cherenson Washington University in St. Louis Rudy Lawler Washington University in St. Louis Darius Rucker Washington University in St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems500 Recommended Citation Cherenson, Daniel; Lawler, Rudy; and Rucker, Darius, "Automatic Chain Cleaner" (2020). Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study. 134. https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems500/134 This Final Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at Washington University Open Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study by an authorized administrator of Washington University Open Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MEMS 400 Independent Study, Fall 2020 AUTOMATIC CHAIN CLEANER The Automatic Chain Cleaner (ACC) is a battery-powered tool that clamps onto a bicycle frame and encloses the chain while cleaning it with brushes and degreaser and/or water. The batteries power a motor that drives the chain in the reverse direction from normal bicycle use. Clamps stabilize the tool and provide a consistent and stable cleaning job. This project aims to replace the manual versions of this tool which suffer from lack of stability and a poor user experience. Ease of use and reliability are important requirements for this project. The ACC will take 4 AA batteries and will run smoothly and consistently due to the electric motor. This report details the entire design process, starting from defining the problem and ending with the final prototype and performance results. Extensive modeling and analysis was conducted using computer-aided design (CAD) in Solidworks. The final result had many changes from the initial prototypes, but vastly improved upon the first designs with multiple rounds of testing and refactoring. 3D printed PETG plastic was used for all parts except the motor and 11-tooth driving cog, which was taken from a bicycle cassette. Videos at the end demonstrate the ACC working smoothly and showcase its stability. CHERENSON, Daniel LAWLER, Rudy RUCKER, Darius Contents List of Figures 2 List of Tables 3 1 Introduction 4 2 Problem Understanding4 2.1 Existing Devices......................................4 2.2 Patents..........................................6 2.3 Codes & Standards....................................9 2.4 User Needs........................................9 2.5 Design Metrics...................................... 10 3 Concept Generation 10 3.1 Mockup Prototype.................................... 11 3.2 Functional Decomposition................................ 13 3.3 Morphological Chart................................... 15 3.4 Alternative Design Concepts............................... 16 4 Concept Selection 21 4.1 Selection Criteria..................................... 21 4.2 Concept Evaluation.................................... 21 4.3 Evaluation Results.................................... 22 4.4 Engineering Models/Relationships............................ 23 5 Concept Embodiment 26 5.1 Initial Embodiment.................................... 26 5.2 Design Rationale..................................... 30 5.3 Proofs-of-Concept..................................... 31 6 Design Refinement 35 6.1 FEM Stress/Deflection Analysis............................. 35 6.2 Design for Safety..................................... 37 6.3 Design for Manufacturing................................ 39 6.4 Design for Usability.................................... 41 7 Final Prototype 42 7.1 Overview.......................................... 42 7.2 Documentation...................................... 42 8 Discussion 42 8.1 Project Development and Evolution........................... 42 8.2 Design Resources..................................... 43 8.3 Team Organization.................................... 44 1 Bibliography 45 List of Figures 1 Park Tool Chain Cleaner (Source: Park Tool).....................4 2 Lycaon Chain Cleaner (Source: Lycaon)........................5 3 ARLTB Brush Tool (Source: Gas Bike).........................6 4 Patent Images for Park Tool Chain Cleaner......................7 5 Patent Images for expansible shaft...........................8 6 Daniel's Mockup..................................... 11 7 Darius' Mockup...................................... 12 8 Rudy's Mockup...................................... 13 9 Function tree for for the Automatic Bike Chain Cleaner, hand-drawn and scanned. 14 10 Morphological Chart for Automatic Chain Cleaner................... 15 11 Final sketches of Rudy's Alternate for the Automatic Chain Cleaner......... 16 12 Preliminary sketches of Darius's Alternate for the Automatic Chain Cleaner.... 17 13 Final sketches of Darius's Alternate for the Automatic Chain Cleaner........ 18 14 Preliminary and Final Sketches of Daniel's Design for the ACC............ 19 15 Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine scoring matrix weights....... 21 16 Weighted Scoring Matrix (WSM) for choosing between alternative concepts..... 22 17 Sample calculation/equation for motor power..................... 23 18 Display of calculation variables for the power calculation............... 23 19 Formula for Torsional Angular Deflection........................ 24 20 ACC Free Body Diagram................................. 25 21 Assembled projected views with overall dimensions.................. 27 22 Assembled isometric view with bill of materials (BOM)................ 28 23 Exploded view with callout to BOM.......................... 29 24 Pololu 75:1 6V Low Power DC Motor Torque-Speed Plot [1]............. 30 25 Clamp Forces Diagram along Top Shell......................... 31 26 Cleaning Chamber on chain featuring the mismatch in initial clamp size....... 32 27 Experimental 'Dovetails' for connecting clamps to main chamber........... 33 28 Cleaning Chamber featuring the connected battery pack............... 34 29 Cleaning Chamber on chain featuring the drive train and a brush.......... 34 30 Rejected Clamps from the first batch of explored options............... 35 31 Mesh, Boundary Conditions, and Load......................... 36 32 Resulting Principal Stress σ1 ............................... 36 33 Resulting Displacement.................................. 37 34 The Risk Heat Map that features all targeted risks.................. 38 35 Before and After - Draft Analysis of Dovetail Connector............... 40 36 Mill/Drill Only DFM Analysis.............................. 40 37 Turn with Mill/Drill DFM Analysis........................... 41 2 List of Tables 1 Interpreted Customer Needs............................... 10 2 Target Specifications................................... 10 3 1 Introduction Cleaning a chain is one of the most neglected and dirty aspects of owning and maintaining a bicycle. Chains attract dirt and grime from the road and need to be lubricated to run smoothly, which adds grease and oil. The existing methods of cleaning a chain include using a rag, taking the chain completely off the bike and soaking it, and using a human-powered chain cleaner tool. Using a rag is too dirty and not thorough enough, while taking the chain off completely requires extra tools and can weaken the integrity of the chain after many cycles which could compromise rider safety. ParkTool and Lycaon are two companies that produce versions of the manual chain cleaning tool. It encloses the chain with three brushes and has a bay for degreaser which gets applied to the chain via the brushes. The user turns the pedals backwards which cycles the chain using the freehub on the rear wheel. The current options lack stability and are cumbersome to use for more than a minute, which decreases the amount of grease and dirt that can be removed. Overall, the goal of this project is to develop a chain cleaner tool that runs automatically with no user input once set up and offers a consistent, stable and thorough chain cleaning. User experience will be a priority, so ease of construction and reliability will be crucial requirements to fulfill. 2 Problem Understanding 2.1 Existing Devices The following section describes existing devices that are similar and serve as inspiration. 2.1.1 Existing Device #1: Park Tool Chain Cleaner Figure 1: Park Tool Chain Cleaner (Source: Park Tool) Link: https://www.parktool.com/product/cyclone-chain-scrubber-cm-5-3 Description: The Park Tool chain cleaner is a slim hexagonal box. The product has a bay for solvent, a guided entryway for the chain, and two different levels of brushes. Additionally there 4 are clamps to hold everything in place. The center of the box attaches to the lower section of the chain, preferably after the swapping out of a `dummy hub' in place of the rear wheel. The chain cleaner is manually held in place by the user while they turn the pedals around backwards to cycle the chain. The chain cleaner's brushes are powered by the chain going through which also pulls up fresh oil from the solvent bay. However the product does not automatically apply lube. 2.1.2 Existing Device #2: Lycaon Hand-Release Bike Chain Cleaner Figure 2: Lycaon Chain Cleaner (Source: Lycaon) Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XP9WFG4?tag=abestpro-sophearom-20&linkCode=ogi& th=1&psc=1 Description: The Lycaon bike
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