Hands Free Automated Wine Corkscrew
Format
SOECS Senior Project Demonstration
Abstract/Artist Statement
A prototype electromechanical device has been designed and built to automatically remove corks from wine bottles. With the exception of loading a wine bottle and pressing a button, the automated wine corkscrew operates hands free. The device operates independent of cork material and cork covering. The device incorporates two DC motors; one to vertically position the corkscrew and the other to rotate the corkscrew. One feature of the device is the ability to accept wine bottles of varying height. This system was designed to sense when the top of the wine bottle is reached as the corkscrew is lowered. Another feature of the device is the allowance for different diameter wine bottles. The purely mechanical system keeps the bottle in place and ensures proper alignment with the corkscrew independent of bottle diameter. The final feature of the automated wine corkscrew is an automatic cork ejection system. Once the cork is ejected from the corkscrew, the device automatically resets itself and will be ready to accept another wine bottle.
Location
Pacific Geosciences Center
Start Date
30-4-2005 2:00 PM
End Date
30-4-2005 5:00 PM
Hands Free Automated Wine Corkscrew
Pacific Geosciences Center
A prototype electromechanical device has been designed and built to automatically remove corks from wine bottles. With the exception of loading a wine bottle and pressing a button, the automated wine corkscrew operates hands free. The device operates independent of cork material and cork covering. The device incorporates two DC motors; one to vertically position the corkscrew and the other to rotate the corkscrew. One feature of the device is the ability to accept wine bottles of varying height. This system was designed to sense when the top of the wine bottle is reached as the corkscrew is lowered. Another feature of the device is the allowance for different diameter wine bottles. The purely mechanical system keeps the bottle in place and ensures proper alignment with the corkscrew independent of bottle diameter. The final feature of the automated wine corkscrew is an automatic cork ejection system. Once the cork is ejected from the corkscrew, the device automatically resets itself and will be ready to accept another wine bottle.