Comment on Shaft passerparentComments−dwaltrip12yOh I see what you mean. The teeth slide through the curved channel, and are notched such that the channel is held in place. That is a clever design.−jarin12yIt's clever as long as you operate in a zero-friction environment :)−lambda12yI'm wondering if the effects of friction could be mitigated by having ball bearings within the channel that the teeth pass through.−sanoli12yThat's what I thought also. Wouldn't the amount of force pulling on the cable lead to some jamming as soon as the little spokes stopped spinning so freely?
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Oh I see what you mean. The teeth slide through the curved channel, and are notched such that the channel is held in place. That is a clever design.
It's clever as long as you operate in a zero-friction environment :)
I'm wondering if the effects of friction could be mitigated by having ball bearings within the channel that the teeth pass through.
That's what I thought also. Wouldn't the amount of force pulling on the cable lead to some jamming as soon as the little spokes stopped spinning so freely?