Orville S
Stabilizer
The Stabilizer has a unique design to accomodate maximum stabilibilty when it comes to safety. Mainly targetted to minimize accidents occured from rocking or falling objects such as chair or table.
Design Brief
The main goal of the project is to design a product to maximize stability of standing objects; such as table or chair to avoid accident that could happen from rocking stools. The “Stabilizer” will accommodate multiples legs in different size and shapes. It will hold the legs firmly from condensing in size. The “Stabilizer” will hold without damaging the legs. The users will experience stable chair by eliminating the chair from rocking. The student can sit in any position because “Stabilizer” will adjust the elevation to avoid the chair from tipping. The teachers will gain reliability with the product because they do not need to hold on to the chair or the students.
Design Objective
Creteria
Must
Cheap
DurableÂ
Long-Lasting
Safe
Easy to useÂ
StableÂ
Easy to Manufacture
Should
Accommodate multiple shapesÂ
Firm grip of the legsÂ
Accommodate multiple sizes
Could
Achieve stabilityÂ
Fulfill satisfactionÂ
Gain Reliability
Ideation
After number of sketches of leg support, I have narrowed down to two ideas that I believe was most suitable for use. The prototype model was made of high density foam to quickly take a glance at the form, scale, and the aesthetic. In addition, I have tried it on multiple stool legs to test out the width and depth of the hole.
CAD Model
According to the prototype model, I have selected truncated cone shaped leg support for the unique features it have taken the model and transferred it visually into Rhino to built a 3D virtual product. Also it helps embedding materials for better understanding of the final model.
Mold
The 3d printed model was glued down to the bottom surface of the plastic sheet to create a mold for produce duplicates through casting.
Cast
This was the outcome of the casting from the mold, showing first set of rubber stabilizer for testing.
Pigment
Extra outcomes from testing from casting & pigment was blended while the rubber was in a liquid state to observe the changes with the aesthetic.
Final CAD Model
Based on number of restrictions and failure from the previous model. It was the revised model of the STABILIZER
Final 3D Print
The rendered model was sent to the print shop, the model will be used during the molding process to produce identical models.
Final Mold
The mold took over 24 hours to harden, the 3D print is removed, the mold will be used as a tray to produce casting.
Casting
The rubber is blended with the pigment to add in color to the final form.
Outcome
It accommodate many stool legs, keeping it balanced in unexpected circumstances. The STABILIZER is flexible, durable, ease to use. The product is user friendly and user centered.
