Hydroplane ChallengeBlind

in CAD Design held by icaninvent
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Description:
I have made a prototype of the attached drawings but the gears didn't have enough torque and the wheels slipped on wet floors.

I made the following changes to the prototype I built:
1. I duplicated the front Wheels (Part #23) to replace the back wheels (Part #3)
2. I duplicated the Roller GearWheel V2 (Part#9) to make the back wheels work the same as the front wheels
3. I duplicated the Reducing Gear (Part #24) to connect the new back wheels to the gear mechanisms

The gear torque works great now but the 4 wheels still don't have enough surface contact to stop slipping on the wet floor. I believe all 4 wheels need to be wider to have more surface contact to stop them from slipping (hydroplaning).

Challenge:
I need the wheels to (#23) to be as wide as possible and change as LITTLE as possible to the rest of the parts and avoid extra costs.

I am pretty sure I will need to re-print the Reducing Gear (#24) to make the wider wheels work with them.

If I have to adjust the holes on the Plate (#7), I would like to do it with a drill instead of reprinting them.

I am hoping there will not be any changes needed to Roller GearWheel V2 (#9)
Wants:
The winner will have the most elegant solution at the lowest cost that will solve the problem of enough torque and no slipping.
Don't Wants:
I do not want to start over
Software:
  1. SolidWorks (.stp or step files)

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icaninvent

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Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:37:51 +0000
I agree for a "fancy solution", but what I really need is just the cad files edited, no solution necessary. I just thought if I explained the problem and someone has a better way to do it other than editing the 2 or 3 files (which is a simple modification) then I will consider those ideas more heavily. But, it is not necessary, as long as I get the couple files I need slightly modified as explained in the challenge. I hope that makes sense???
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:00:48 +0000
The prize is not very fancy for a fancy solution, do you agree?: V

icaninvent

Buyer

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:15:59 +0000
The rollers are sponges that spin and mop the floor.
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:44:56 +0000
what is the use of the machine to better help understand the modification required and have you calculated the gear ratio of your design ?

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