Project Title

Design and Fabrication of pedal powered

Washing Machine

Submitted by
 ABSTRACT

Garments and clothes are washed by hands or by using powered

laundry washing machines. Washing machines are one of the most
useful devices in households as well as some commercial
industries and hospitals. Over the years, this has been either a
very strenuous and time-consuming or an expensive method. A
washing machine is basically a machine designed to wash or clean
laundries such as towels, clothing, and sheets. Generally, washing
machines are powered by electrical energy. This washing machine
project aims to design and fabricate a washing machine which
uses human energy instead. Mechanical energy is transmitted to
the clothes load by the rotation of the agitator or by the whirling
action of the drum. In this pedal powered washing machine project,
the rotation of the drum or agitator is caused by the rotation motion
of the pedals. Pedal power involves transferring power from a
human source by means of foot pedals and a crank system.
 Advantages

 Require simple construction methods

 Free from all types of pollutions
 It is economical and easy to install Maintenance cost is
low
 No consumption of fossil fuel which is nonrenewable
 No manual work necessary during generation
PROJECT BLOCK DIAGRAM
 Project Development Stages

 Finalizing Mechanisms
 Project Design
 Parts Procurement
 Parts Fabrication
 Project Assembly
 Testing
 Finalizing Mechanisms
Step 1: Make a list of required hardware outputs
Step 2: Examine the mechanism architecture
Step 3: Select the architecture
Step 4: Identify Motion Needs
Step 5: Start searching for mechanisms & Parts
Step 6: Examine Costs and Power Constraints. ...
Step 7: Check part availability
Step 8: Calculate Sizes
Step 9: Fabricate parts
 Project Design
Mechanical Design or Machine Design is one of the important
branches of Engineering Design. To understand what exactly machine
design or mechanical design is let us consider the example of the
gear box of the car. The gear box transmits the motion and the
power of the engine to the wheels of the vehicle. The gearbox
comprises group of gears which are subjected to not only motion but
also the load of the vehicle. For the gears to run at desired speeds
and take desired loads it is important that they should be designed.
 Parts Procurement

Once the design is complete parts are to be procured so

that project development may proceed

Mechanical parts can be procured from local stores or online through

nevonexpress.com
 Parts Fabrication

It is a value added process that involves the creation of machines,

parts, and structures from various raw materials. A fabrication shop
will bid on a job, usually based on the engineering drawings, and if
awarded the contract will build the product.

Fabrication Processes:
• Turning • Welding
• Boring • Drilling
• Threading • Metal Cutting
• Cutting • Threading
 Project Assembly

Mechanical assembly is a common term in the industrial and

manufacturing context. It is the process used in the line of
assembly production. As products are moved through the chain,
parts are added at certain points of the line.
 Testing

Mechanical testing includes testing each part of the machine/robot

individually followed by the complete testing after which the
project is ready to be used.
 Parts/Components Used

 Connecting Rods
 Springs
 Shaft
 Chain Sproket
 Generator
 Motor
 Couplings
 Supporting Frame
 Screws & Bolts
 Motors
A DC motor is any of a class of rotary electrical machines that converts direct current
electrical energy into mechanical energy. The most common types rely on the forces
produced by magnetic fields. Nearly all types of DC motors have some internal mechanism,
either electromechanical or electronic, to periodically change the direction of current flow
in part of the motor.

DC motors were the first type widely used, since they could be powered from existing
direct-current lighting power distribution systems. A DC motor's speed can be controlled
over a wide range, using either a variable supply voltage or by changing the strength of
current in its field windings.

Basic DC Motors are Available in local shops, but for special ones and all
variety at cheap prices online sources like nevonexpress.com can be used
 Shafts / Axle
An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the
axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with
the wheels rotating around the axle.[1] In the former case, bearings or bushings
are provided at the mounting points where the axle is supported. In the latter
case, a bearing or bushing sits inside a central hole in the wheel to allow the
wheel or gear to rotate around the axle. Sometimes, especially on bicycles, the
latter type axle is referred to as a spindle.

Shafts/Axle can be manufactured from industries by online order via

nevonexpress.com by submitting your shaft design
 Coupling and spacers
A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends
for the purpose of transmitting power. Couplings do not normally allow
disconnection of shafts during operation, however there are torque limiting
couplings which can slip or disconnect when some torque limit is exceeded.
Spacer is a metal cylindrical part with threading on its both end used to
give spacing between two parallel parts.

Couplings and spacers can be obtained from special coupling and spacers
suppliers or online via nevonexpress.com
 Fastener
A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically
joins or affixes two or more objects together. In general, fasteners are used to create
non-permanent joints; that is, joints that can be removed or dismantled without
damaging the joining components. Welding is an example of creating permanent
joints. Steel fasteners are usually made of stainless steel, carbon steel, or alloy steel.