// // NopSCADlib Copyright Chris Palmer 2018 // nop.head@gmail.com // hydraraptor.blogspot.com // // This file is part of NopSCADlib. // // NopSCADlib is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the // GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of // the License, or (at your option) any later version. // // NopSCADlib is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; // without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. // See the GNU General Public License for more details. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with NopSCADlib. // If not, see . // // //! Clamp for ribbon cable and polypropylene strip. // include <../core.scad> use <../vitamins/insert.scad> use <../vitamins/cable_strip.scad> wall = 1.6; min_wall = 2 * extrusion_width; screw = M3_cap_screw; function ribbon_clamp_screw_depth(screw = screw) = insert_length(screw_insert(screw)) + 1; function ribbon_clamp_hole_pitch(ways, screw = screw) = ribbon_clamp_slot(ways) + 2 * min_wall + 2 * corrected_radius(insert_hole_radius(screw_insert(screw))); //! Hole pitch function ribbon_clamp_width(screw = screw) = 2 * (insert_hole_radius(screw_insert(screw)) + wall); //! Width function ribbon_clamp_length(ways, screw = screw) = ribbon_clamp_hole_pitch(ways, screw) + ribbon_clamp_width(screw); //! Length given ways function ribbon_clamp_height(screw = screw) = ribbon_clamp_screw_depth(screw) + 1; //! Height module ribbon_clamp_hole_positions(ways, screw = screw, side = undef) //! Place children at hole positions for(x = is_undef(side) ? [-1, 1] : side) translate([x * ribbon_clamp_hole_pitch(ways, screw) / 2, 0]) children(); module ribbon_clamp_holes(ways, h = 20, screw = screw) //! Drill screw holes ribbon_clamp_hole_positions(ways, screw) drill(screw_clearance_radius(screw), h); module ribbon_clamp(ways, screw = screw) { //! Generate STL for given number of ways screw_d = screw_radius(screw) * 2; stl(str("ribbon_clamp_", ways, screw_d != 3 ? str("_", screw_d) : "")); pitch = ribbon_clamp_hole_pitch(ways, screw); d = ribbon_clamp_width(screw); h = ribbon_clamp_height(screw); t = round_to_layer(ribbon_clamp_slot_depth() + wall); insert = screw_insert(screw); difference() { union() { hull() { translate_z(h - t / 2) cube([ribbon_clamp_hole_pitch(ways, screw), d, t], center = true); translate_z(1) cube([pitch, max(wall, d - 2 * (h - t)), 2], center = true); } ribbon_clamp_hole_positions(ways, screw, -1) cylinder(d = d, h = h); ribbon_clamp_hole_positions(ways, screw, 1) cylinder(d = d, h = h); } translate_z(h) cube([ribbon_clamp_slot(ways), d + 1, ribbon_clamp_slot_depth() * 2], center = true); ribbon_clamp_hole_positions(ways, screw) translate_z(h) rotate(22.5) insert_hole(insert, ribbon_clamp_screw_depth(screw) - insert_length(insert)); } } module ribbon_clamp_assembly(ways, screw = screw) pose([55, 180, 25]) //! Printed part with inserts in place assembly(let(screw_d = screw_radius(screw) * 2)str("ribbon_clamp_", ways, screw_d != 3 ? str("_", screw_d) : "")) { h = ribbon_clamp_height(screw); insert = screw_insert(screw); stl_colour(pp1_colour) render() translate_z(h) vflip() ribbon_clamp(ways, screw); ribbon_clamp_hole_positions(ways, screw) vflip() insert(insert); } module ribbon_clamp_fastened_assembly(ways, thickness, screw = screw) { //! Clamp with fasteners in place tape_l = floor(ribbon_clamp_slot(ways)); tape_width = 25; tape_thickness = 0.5; vitamin(str(": Tape self amalgamating silicone ",tape_l," x 25mm")); screw_length = screw_length(screw, thickness + ribbon_clamp_screw_depth(screw), 2); ribbon_clamp_assembly(ways, screw); color("red") translate_z(tape_thickness / 2) cube([tape_l, tape_width, tape_thickness], center = true); ribbon_clamp_hole_positions(ways, screw) vflip() translate_z(thickness) screw_and_washer(screw, screw_length, true); } module ribbon_clamp_20_stl() ribbon_clamp(20); module ribbon_clamp_8_2_stl() ribbon_clamp(8, M2_dome_screw); module ribbon_clamp_7_2_stl() ribbon_clamp(8, M2_dome_screw); //! * Place inserts into the holes and press home with a soldering iron with a conical bit heated to 200°C. module ribbon_clamp_20_assembly() ribbon_clamp_assembly(20); //! * Place inserts into the holes and press home with a soldering iron with a conical bit heated to 200°C. module ribbon_clamp_8_2_assembly() ribbon_clamp_assembly(8, M2_dome_screw); //! * Place inserts into the holes and press home with a soldering iron with a conical bit heated to 200°C. module ribbon_clamp_7_2_assembly() ribbon_clamp_assembly(8, M2_dome_screw);