Extender for intkae

[Firerobot1008]

We need help with our extender for our passive intake so we can have 9 cubes at a time. Can I have some ideas?

[Doctortictac]

What do you mean by an extender? Are you using a traybot, claw, tube, or something else?

I assume you are using a traybot, in which case for flipping out intake rollers I would use a screw joint:

VEX Joints

If you are looking for a flipup tray extension, I would use a screw joint with a 3x3 plate and a 2x3 plate. If you would like images, check out this video at 2:22, or pm me:

VEX 2019 Tower Takeover RI3D Documentary

If you are looking for a cascading tray extension, I would point you to these threads that TaranMayer made showing a CAD design of a cascading stage tray:

Extending Tray Stage CAD Animation/Guide

Using Inventor I made an animation of a linear extending stage for a tray for Tower Takeover. I have put it on my Youtube page here or below in GIF format. It could be easily integrated into many existing tray designs. [ExtendingTray]

Extending Tray Mk.2

Last night I posted an Inventor animation I made of an exertion mechanism for a tray. After receiving feedback on VTOW as well as here, I made a better version as seen below. This afternoon I designed a new. an better version of an extending tray. It doesn’t use the linear slide rails, instead, it uses spacers and a whole bunch of more complicated assemblies. The linear slide rails seemed to be way too heavy to place very high-up/back on the robot and was sure to cause tipping. Like before, th…

If you have any questions feel free to ask them here or pm me!

[Firerobot1008]

Could I have some more pictrues for theflip up tray extension?