Model Making 2

Think we've just finished the model. We had to make some small minor adjustments to the cup holes. Had to cut the 4 tabs into 12 tabs. This was just to do with the thickness of the card and it not having the desired flexibility.


Here are the extra tabs that we cut. Before we cut them on the final model they were tried and tested on another piece of scrap card to prove the point if you will.


The final model shown here made from one piece of card using no other materials at all



Shovon with the final model

The model was tested with 6 cups of water to check it. There is a line that runs through the middle of the 3 holes that is weak but i think that thats down to the way the grain of the card runs and would have been better to have the grain run the other way. This would also help the two support flaps as they are weak aruond where they were cut but as i say if the model was cut an other way it would be ok.

cheers

Rhuaraidh

Model Making

Alrite Guys

Here's a few photos from our first proper model making session. We managed to ge the basic shape and mechanism sorted today but didnt get the holes cut for the cups, will get that done tomorrow afternoon.

Rhuaraidh working on the template


The Basic Shape of the Model
Shovon Marking up the Cuts
The Model so far
As i say i hope to get the final cuts done tomorrow and will post more up dates as soon as possible!

Cheers

Rhuaraidh

Drawings

Hey guys,

The detail drawings are done, two pages with dimensions and bending placements.

It will look like the pictures Abbey sent you the other day when its complete. That arc bend on both sides is the last thing to press, basically it just is an aesthetic feature that will flatten to a 45 degree angle on that bend.

If you wish, you can glue the side tabs that reach up and slot into the handle at the top, but hopefully they should hold together. As specified in the drawings you will have to change the cut width for those slot cuts to the thickness of the cardboard you choose, but just make sure it's an interference fit!

I'll send the drawings out in .pdf form and will email them out to everyone.

Cheers,

Tim

Re:Refinement

Hi Abbey & Tim:

Thanks for sharing your pictures and also for the new attempt :) Yap, i think the attempt is good. But personally, i am lil bit confused whether this could hold the 6 cup of coffees when they are fully filled up with coffee. Suppose each one weighs 500 ml. so for six cups it will be 3 litres. So, i think we must consider this weight variable. It could me more or less. (but i just considered the medium cup). Can you pls explain,how it will support the full weight. If you make the handle just by glued it with each other, may be that can collapse. It's one of the major part of this holder.
Hope, your detailed design should answer all my confusions. ;)

Cheers!

Models

Alrite Guys

The models look pretty good and should be easy enough to make out of card i would have said.

There was talk of us being able to double up pieces for strength if it was needed

Cant wait to see the detailed drawings, we're booked into the workshop on tuesday so should have a model made by the time your in on wednesday? Still cant get my head around the global time thing!

Cheers

Rhuaraidh

13-10-09 Refinement

Hello all,

Surprise about the cardboard hey, understandably it meant a lot of our concepts were useless.

We noticed that the main issue with the concepts that did make it through was stability and support. That matrix was pretty extreme and hard to follow, but we agreed with most of it and believed the most feasible was concept 10 and chose to refine it further.

We really tried to make it as strong and as easy to put together as possible.

Tim will be organising detailed drawings and posting them up before your Friday class.

Here are some pics of our refinement process (and some just of us so you know who we are):

TIM

ABBEY

ATTEMPT #1

Even though it was simple to construct this design had no support underneath the cups.

ATTEMPT #2

We feel that this one worked really well, it's easy to construct, has minimal waste and gives support to the base of the coffee cups. This is the concept we went with and the following are some images to show how it can be assembled.

1. The flat layout

2. Handles should be glued together for support

3. Locking in side tab will keep the base from dropping and the structure from losing it's shape

4. Fold out the edge of the handles by 45degrees to lock the tabs further

This one is just a shot of the model once we added a concave curve to the edge. You might not be able to see it very well in this image but it does look quite effective.

We hope you like the design. As always there is an opportunity for changes to be made if you feel it's necessary.

Detailed drawing with dimensions is on it's way... =)

Evaluation and Selection

Hi guys,

here is the link of the designs we choose to evaluate from our concepts. Ours are numbered from 1-12 and your ones are from A-E.

Click here to view our numbered final designs >>

You can also download the evaluation sheet by clicking here>
I also sent you the document with the evaluation criteria and results by e-mail.

We have put in bold the top scoring 3 designs. After our class today, whereby we were informed that the holder must be made in card board, we might have to revise some of the designs. Pls review it and tell us what you think.

The last designs that Rhuaridth sent were just a variations of some of the final designs, in order to make them functional by using card board as material. PLease review them and send us your thoughts.

Cheers!

Paper Ideas 2

Paper Ideas

Here is One of the quick designs we modeled with paper

Card Board

Just had to take a step back and look at our designs in another way for a minute there. We have just had our designs looked at in class and the "card-board" factor has come into play.
None of us realised that the design had to be made fully from card board and that the design was to only be used a few times, 4-5 at the most.
We interpreted the situation as you made the prototype from cardboard and the final could be made from a form of plastic to enable the product to be reused again and again!
So we are looking at ways of slightly modifying the top 3 designs from the matrix and will post relevant pics etc to show this.
Appologies for the confusion!

Update..

Hi Abbey and Tim,

I think we have come up with some nice ideas there!

Just wanted to inform you that our team had a concept evaluation session and will summarize the results and send you the document during our Global Design class tomorrow (Tuesday), @ 12 o'clock our time, so that you can comment and add upon our evaluation during your class in Wednesday.

Regards!!

Hi,
I'm uploading the rest of our designs.

concepts

Heres a few concepts i threw together over the last few days

Concepts

CONCEPTS from Australia

Hi guys,

So these are some concepts we've come up with. Ready for concept selection in your next class.


REQUIRED ACTION: If you start the concept selection process next Tuesday, say note which concepts you think will work, perhaps suggest a few we should combine. Then we'll let you know what we think and we can refine/combine make any changes, send you detailed drawings by friday.

Please note that we only have time to work on this project in our wednesday class (Your Tuesday night) so it is important that the concept selection gets done then.

Keep up the good work!


CONCEPT A



CONCEPT B


CONCEPT C



CONCEPT D



CONCEPT E



CONCEPT F

2nd Function Update

This might be a cultural difference, but we don't think that having a second function for a coffee cup holder is viable. At least not in Australia, people wouldn't use it. The USB coffee warmer was a good idea though, one problem with that though is that it would send production costs significantly up.

I think one of the important focuses is to keep the product simple, effective, safe, low cost and practical. Focus on the principle function.

People are either going to be using these carrying coffee from the counter to their table, or from the cafe to their workplace/home. Having something to facilitate carrying 6 cups of coffee and not spilling it on yourself will be more than enough.

Something that will easily be carried in your backpack or handbag when not in use, something that is easy to clean, quick to use, and stable.




Let us know what you guys think, if you agree/disagree with this direction etc.

Gallery and sizes of cups

Hi guys,

I'm sharing with you a gallery of images. The gallery is a collection of currently produced and used coffee cup holders, both multiple and single. From my field research, the most used are the double and 4-cup cardboard. Feel free to add up more images. This can help each of us during the conceptual design phase.

Click here to view the gallery >>

I'm also uploading an image of the standard dimensions of the 3 sizes of coffee cups, as sold from a Chinese manufacturer. According to the specification, the design of the coffee cup holder should fit any of these cups. Don't know if those standards apply everywhere, but please comment on that one.

Coffee Cup Holder Design Specification

This is the Coffee Cup Holder Design Specification that we put in a mind-mapping document, so that we make it collaborative. We've added your points also. Please add up to it as you do the research and we'll than discuss it and define it.

This is an image of how it looks as per now.

Design Themes

I just sent you all (by e-mail) an invitation to "Design themes" mind-map brainstorming. I've put all of the themes we came up with during our brainstorming here in Glasgow. So, please feel free to discuss / add up on the ideas.

These themes can get us some inspiration about the design of the coffee cup holder or maybe give us some direction in the conceptual design.

I'm also attaching an image of how the "Design Theme" mind-map looks in the moment.

Secondary Function Mind-map

As I wrote into the invitations that were sent out to your e-mails...

I just sketched what me and my team here is Glasgow brainstormed to be the possible secondary usages of the coffee cup holder. Some of them might seem little impossible and not-so-cost-efficient, but this is just to get our minds going to discover an unique selling proposition and provide incentive for people to get / keep and reuse the coffee cup holder.

We did this thinking that the coffee cup holder in its default use does not provide an incentive enough for anyone to keep it and reuse it, provided that it is a commodity. Therefore, some of this ideas can help us come up with a dual(or more)-functional item, which people will be happy to keep and use at home / like leisure item / students or waiters can use in pubs or bars or even business people can use at work.

Please feel free to login and add new ideas. I started using one of the best rated mind-mapping collaborative software, just to keep things easier. You have all probably received an e-mail with invitation to view and modify the mind-map.

I've attached also an image of how the mind-map looks at this moment.

tutorial

Just had a tutorial this moring for the Coffee Cup Project

We sat down and did a few brainstorms and mind maps for the coffee cup holder and generated -plenty information to help us come up with concepts

The plan is to get concepts down on paper ASAP then scan and upload them onto here before tuesday next week at the absolute latest!

We also plan to get the research sorted this week too

Have you guys put together any informal Product Design Specification at all?

Project Objectives

Here is a list of project objectives we've come up with. There are a few new ones that we've added to the objectives outlined in the brief. Once again, let us know what you think and feel free to add or change any of these.

OBJECTIVES

- Hold 6 coffee cups

- Be foldable for re-use and convenience

- Leave one hand free for opening doors, etc.

- Focus on sustainable design

- Ease of manufacture

- Easy of use

- Quick to fold (2-3 seconds)

- Waterproof (if it has to be re-usable)

- Distributed throughout coffee stores

Proposed Schedule

So here is just a draft of a schedule we've proposed for the project. Please feel free to make any changes and let us know what you think.

It should optimise our productivity and ensure that tasks are completed in time for the other team to give feedback. Just click on the pic to enlarge.

Hi guys,

So today is our first class, we've just been briefed on the project.

Thought we'd do some quick research and smash out some concepts.

Not sure if you guys are aware but we only have one 2 hour class per week allocated for this project.

We're have these concepts to you by your friday class.

RE: video conference

Not sure how that will work as we are 10 hours apart. It may be better just to discuss via blogger. We're not completely familiar with the dot matrix selection method but we're happy to use it if it works well.

Please keep updating the blog with any research you may have done so designs can be updated.

Cheers

Abbey and Tim

Hi All:

This is Shohanur Abedin (SHOVON). I am from Bnagladesh. Came to University of Strathclyde to study MSc. in Global Innovation Management. Like to work with you guys. Hope we will enjoy a lot.

Best Regards,
SHOVON.

Coffee Cup Holder

Just been given the brief for the first project in our global design class

To design a foldable coffee cup holder

The Holder should hold 6 full cups of coffee and should be able to be held with one hand

The brief is pretty open and free to out own interpretation

I reckon the plan is to get basic dimensions of the cups down and then start coming up with concepts and evaluate them with some sort of dot matrix after to pull all the strong points together and produce a solid design

Other points to think about might be materials and environmental aspects mabe to do with manufacturing etc

Global design

Just set up a Blog for a class at uni called "Global Design"............................what now?