Balance bike for Manufacture
The brief for this project involved analysing and redesigning a given children's balance bike, in order to increase its manufacturability. For this project in particular, I worked with a group in which each of us redesigned different sections of the bike. The aim of this project was to understand the importance creating feasible solutions that can be manufactured in the most time and cost efficient manner, while not sacrificing design.
Technical drawing
Featured here is a technical drawing for the new bike design. As the project was aimed at increasing the manufacturability of the bike’s design, we completed technical drawings which could be used by engineers for mass manufacture.
Part reduction: The final Design managed to eliminate a vast number of unnecessary parts that would only drive up the manufacture cost and time. The new design has no plastic parts.
Frame weight: The frame was previously steel, however was updated to magnesium alloy in the redesign. Magnesium was a much more intuitive option as it was much lighter yet could withstand more weight.
Joining methods: The elimination of snap fit features over the frame meant for much easier assembly and disassembly. The new method just utilised screws as a method of joinery.
Part symmetry: We standardised many parts to the bike, for example the grips over the handle bars again accounting for easier manufacturing.
Redesigned Bike
Original Bike
