diff --git a/stl/battery_pack/battery-pack-contact-nuts.scad b/stl/battery_pack/battery-pack-contact-nuts.scad new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ab70019 --- /dev/null +++ b/stl/battery_pack/battery-pack-contact-nuts.scad @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +/*************************************************************** + Parameterized Battery pack with electrical connections + (c) 2010 Juan Gonzalez-Gomez (Obijuan) juan@iearobotics.com + This design is derived from the Battery comparment generator + (c) Nikolaus Gradwohl (guru (at) local-guru.net) + http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5051 +Other contributors: + * Chris Thompson (http://eagleapex.com/): Connection in series along the case + ----------------------------------------------------------- + The nuts (two per battery) are embedded into the battery pack. + The screws (two per battery) are inserted from the outside and + touch the batteries. +----------------------------------------------------------- +GPL LICENCE +****************************************************************/ + +//-- Battery sizes + +AA = [ 14.5, 50.5 ]; +AAA = [ 10.5,44.5 ]; +C = [ 26.2, 50 ]; +D = [ 34.2, 61.5 ]; + +// CHOOSE BATTERY TYPE AND COUNT +typ = AA; +num =3; + + +//--------------------------------- +//-- Battery pack parameters +//-- Can be set by the user +//--------------------------------- + +//-- Battery pack thickness +bottom_thick=1.5; +fr_thick=3.5; //-- Front and rear parts +side_thick=2; //-- Side part + +//-- Distance beween batteries +distance_bat=1; + +//-- Nut parameters +nut_h = 2.5; +nut_radius = 6.4/2; +nut_drill = 3.1; + +//------------------------------ +//-- IMPLEMENTATION +//------------------------------ +//-- Battery dimensions: width, height and length. Change ser for batteries in series along the case. + +ser=1; +w=typ[0]; +h=w; +l=typ[1]*ser; + +//-- Dimensions of the inner part of the compartiment +ip_l = l; +ip_w = w + (w+distance_bat)*(num-1); +ip_h = h; + +//-- Dimensions of the mother cube +mc_l = ip_l+2*fr_thick; +mc_w = ip_w+2*side_thick; +mc_h = ip_h+bottom_thick; + +//-- The process of building the battery pack is just substracting +//-- things to the mother cube +rotate([0,0,90]) +difference() { + //-- The mother cube + translate([0,0,-bottom_thick/2]) + cube(size=[mc_l, mc_w, mc_h],center=true); + + //-- Array of batteries + translate([0,0,h/2]) + cube(size=[ip_l,ip_w,ip_h],center=true); + + translate([0,-mc_w/2+w/2+side_thick,0]) + for ( i = [0:num-1] ) { + + translate([0,i*(w+distance_bat),0]) + union() { + translate([0,0,h/2]) + cube(size=[l,w,h],center=true); + + rotate([0,90,0]) + cylinder(r=w/2, h=l-0.01, center=true, $fn=50); + } + } + + //-- Array of contacts + translate([0,-mc_w/2+w/2+side_thick,0]) + for ( i = [0:num-1] ) { + //-- Drills + translate([0,i*(w+distance_bat),0]) + rotate([0,90,0]) + cylinder(center=true,h=l+20, r=nut_drill/2, $fn=50, center=true); + + //-- Room for the embedded nuts + translate([0,i*(w+distance_bat),0]) + rotate([0,90,0]) + cylinder(h=l+2*nut_h, r=nut_radius, $fn=6, center=true); + } + +} +