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Torsion Spring: The torsion spring for the clip section must consist of the following dimensions.
Leg length: 20mm

Body length: 27mm

Inside Diameter: 5mm

Material thickness: 1mm

Outside diameter: 6mm

Number of coils: 10

Materials

Materials
Production

Flammability
Fresh water
Organic solvents
Oxidation at 500c
Sea water
Strong acid
Strong alkalis
UV
Wear
Weak acid
Weak alkalis

Direction of legs: Straight

Versatile, easy
to work

Poor
Very good
Very good
Very poor
Very good
Very good
Very good
Poor
Good
Very good
Very good

Can withstand
repeated
bending

Body, Lid, Clip and Cover

The material is required to be durable and have a good
wear resistance to prevent the lid from detreating over time.
Material: Polyproperlyne
Filler:

Tough and
resistant

30% Pan carbon fibre, Homopolymer

Recyclable

Circuit board:

The body section of the pill box offers the main

storage for the medication whilst also providing as
the attachment for the clip, lid and LED timer

The Circuit board sits on top of the timer and activates the LEDs based on
the length of time remaining. The orange light will be triggered at 15min and the red at finish.

Bottom
R
13

R
12

V
T

R
3
R
2

2
5
C1

2
5
2
5

2
5C2

R
12
00
0

2
5

V
12

V
13

2
5R
7

2
5R
6

Top
Junction

00
0
R
8

25
P3
1

Small
resistors

00
0R
11

00
0

Solder
P4
0
P3
4

capacitor

Coper strip

Digital logic
gate

The product does not require a highly

glossy finish or extremely textured on
this particular section. Looking at
protomoulds finishes the product would

The polyproperlyne material is mixed with

the pan carbon fiber filler before starting
the injection molding process to give a
stronger final product.

R
10

Orange LED

Red LED

use

PM - F1

finishing as it used 80%

polish and is similar to SPI C1. This

gives the product a more economical
finish and reduces further costs.

2.

Metal strip

The timer acts as a base to the circuit board whilst being attached
to the body of the design. The components which have been adapted are the
size, pivot arm and the duration of the timer.

Components:
Overhead housing
(top)
Machine screw x 3
Gear 1
Gear 2
Gear 3
Main drive gear
Tension spring (2
required)
Pivot arm
Gear 4
Gear 5
Gear 6
Gear 7

Timing pivot arm

Small pin x 5
Big pin x 2
Timing balance
Timing spring
Gear base plate
Spring Pin
Metal screw x 3
Outer bottom
housing

The minimum draft angle possible

for the design is

Score against specification

80%

The pellets melt by

mechanical shear between
the barrel and screw.

4.

-Can be brittle in its pure form

-Crystal clear
Score against specification

80%

The screw moves backs as the

plastic begins to liquefy in front
of the screw.

-Not readily biodegradable

Medicine
reminding
With the

Aging
Population

Score against specification

75%
Polypropylene
-Tough and resistant
-Can withstand repeated bending
Score against specification

90%
Polyoxymethylene
-only available in opaque grades
-requires an additive if the product is to
be exposed to UV
Score against specification

40%

Manufacturing mold:
Steel mold-

7.

The liquid is injected into the cavity. The

included fillets and draft angles allow a
smooth liquid flow though the mold.

5.

6.
The mold consists of an insert which is
retractable to create the indent
needed for the lid and also has a
surface coating of PM F1.

Prima
manufacturing
selection chart

Each part should use only one Injection molding

process to manufacture. with retractable
core
The process should suit
thermoplastics (PP in particular).
Waste material should be kept
to a minimum.

Finishes

Once set the retractable core retreats

from the molded plastic as well as the
core mold opening in directions which
are not obstructed by the plastic.

0.34 0.35

Polystyrene

Polyethylene

Anthony Henry

0.24

Fillets of 1.5mm have been

added where possible to help with
the injection molding process.

3.
-Energy intensive to process.
-Possible problems with biocompatibility

Volume - 13106.00 cubic millimeters

Mass - 13.11 grams or 0.028902803lb
$8.918 $9.833 per lb
Material cost - $0.26 - $0.28 (2dp)
100,000 pieces production
Tooling - $15,877 ($0.159 per part)
Production - $7,821 ($0.078 per part)
Total cost per unit - $0.497 $0.517

0.06 - 0.1mm.

Material selection:
Polycarbonate

The hardened product is then ejected by

two pressure pins on the front circular
surface and the process is repeated.

Cost of part

Following the injection molding

process capability chart with
PP(filled) the tolerance is

Pellets are packed to form solid bed

with air being forced out.

15mm

Body, lid and cover

manufacturing
requirements

8.
Draft angles, fillets
and tolerances

Timer:

9.

Material
Finish
Material
Finish

000

R
4

P3
0

P3
2

1.

O 15mm

Manufacturing

All components will be

given the PM F1 finish
apart from the top of
the lid section which
will be treated with a
coarser surface finish
such as PM T2

Manufacturing
and print
Once the part has been
injection molded numbers will
be printed around the
circular bottom to give
indication to the user of time
remaining.

Volume -Medium to high

10,000 10,0000
Processes:
5.1 injection molding
5.3 compression molding
5.5 vacuum forming
5.6 blow molding
5.10 continuous extrusion

Injection molding

LED cover
manufacturing
requirements
The part requires a
domed top with a flat
Injection molding
inner to house the insert
for the timer and trigger
the LEDs
The material must be
clouded to best display
the lights.
The final part must have 0
- 3 hours printed on.

Exploded View

The screw moves forward to inject

the polyproperlyne into the
premade molds

Offers high accuracy which is

required for the fit between the lid
and body.
Higher start up costs.

Aluminum moldCorners above 90 degrees may

chip.
Cheaper than steel mold.

Coper based moldRequires continuous mold

replacements
Not great for high production
Cheapest mold out of the 3

Process selection

Assembly
Automated assembly will put together all of the parts in order with the
only particular components needing adhesive attachment being the timer
and circuit board.
All components will surpass stress testing, quality control and the electrical
components will conform to British standards.