3 axle functions through 1 turntable

A short animation of BlueShinyApple's construction which allows 3 functions to pass through a turntable while remaining coaxial on either side:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIAW4dbLkAo
http://i55.tinypic.com/a5badk.jpg

The animation was made using mlcad, ldview and blender.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• axle
• functions
• through
• turntable
• lego
• technic
• gears
• blender
• 3d
• render

[Stallnig]

what's the big one in the middle for?

[fmmjqtft1]

@Stallnig The gear in the middle is the turntable. Look at pictures of the Lego set "8043 excavator", as an example of how it is used.

[NikolaosLedZeppelin]

Where is the 3rd axle function? I see only 2 axles functioning!

[fmmjqtft1]

@NikolaosLedZeppelin The 3 functions are shown working individually in this video. I cannot say where the '3rd' one is because I don't know which one that is. But in order of appearance, these are the functions:

1. The large black bevel gear rotates the other one. It can be driven by another gear positioned next to it.

2. The dark grey gear rotates the other one using an axle through the black gear.

3. The black axle rotates the other one using an axle through another of the black gears' holes.

[utlibet]

Genius! Nicely done.

[Stallnig]

@fmmjqtft1 thx

[MyopicM2C1]

A.mazing

[chinesemonk]

Two more axles through there and I can make myself an armatron :]

[ChuffChuffWoo]

Like! :-))]

[mosquitohaterAK]

...So awesome

[santiontanon]

Nice! I used a very similar idea to transfer two functions through a turn-table in this creation: "Lego 3 DOF claw" (Youtube doesn't let me post the link, so, you'll have to find it in my profile)

[NikolaosLedZeppelin]

You're right!