Hello! I'm pretty early into studying ME so I apologize if this question isn't too technical!
I saw an interesting wine cellar online that had a top door that utilized first a linear action to drop the door down then a rotary action for access. From what I can tell, the entire outer ring rotates and moves up/down. How is this achieved? Could there be gearing on the outside of this ring with a rotary actuator and then another linear actuator that moves the platform or is there a type of actuator that can achieve both these steps? Any insight into how this door functions would be greatly appreciated!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuIbsTuKFuI
I saw an interesting wine cellar online that had a top door that utilized first a linear action to drop the door down then a rotary action for access. From what I can tell, the entire outer ring rotates and moves up/down. How is this achieved? Could there be gearing on the outside of this ring with a rotary actuator and then another linear actuator that moves the platform or is there a type of actuator that can achieve both these steps? Any insight into how this door functions would be greatly appreciated!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuIbsTuKFuI