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pop up panel - servo? spring? any suggestions?
PL1:
Tony,
When you mentioned press the panel and it pops up, I thought about a spring loaded magnetic catch like the one used on stereo cabinet doors.
Press the panel(green) and it causes a spring loaded catch(orange) to extend. Finger recesses are built into the top of a box that you pull up. Two small drawer guides(yellow) ensure that it goes up smooth and even. As the box reaches the top of the range of motion two spring loaded latches (red and blue) on the back pop out--like spring loaded wire stripper handles--to lock the box in the up position. When you are done, slightly lift the box, squeeze the latches and slide the box down. Press on the panel to retract the spring loaded catch leaving the surface flush.
Advanced version--adjust the panel hole, slide and cover angles for a slightly inclined panel.
Scott
Edit--
Sample spring loaded wire strippers, spring-loaded catch, and drawer pulls: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5.
Xiaou2:
A simple threaded rod (like a typical bolt), directly driven by a motor might be easy enough.
(might need a belt drive / gears to get more gearing ration for more power... depending on the motor you choose)
Attach 2 matching nuts into the bottom of your keyboard frame. Then, insert the threaded rod,
lock it in place, and wire it up to a rocker switch, which can be hidden under the control panel.
Want easier? Drill a small hole in the bottom of your Control Panel, and fashion a long travel button of some sort that you can use to bump the frame up enough to lift it by hand. You can use magnets at the top of the CP, and bottom of the frame, to hold it in place.
darthpaul:
--- Quote from: RandyT on May 16, 2012, 09:28:18 pm ---Simple, but probably not as durable as the more complicated approaches.
RandyT
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Simple is no fun.
drventure:
--- Quote from: darthpaul on May 17, 2012, 06:59:00 pm ---Simple is no fun.
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+1 :)
crashwg:
Here's my take on what you're looking for. Obviously a rough idea that would need testing before you would cut a hole in a CP...
I didn't draw a "closed" versing but basically the thing at the top fits the hole and with the radiused area sitting on the rounded ledge below it would create a flush CP.