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Mechanical Trigger Mechanism - Coggle Diagram
Mechanical Trigger Mechanism
Device
Water Gun
Material used: plastic, rubber, light screws, pigments, steel
Definition: A type of toy gun designed to shoot jets of water.
Types
Piston: - same mechanism used in spray bottles
uses a positive displacement pump that acts directly on the fluid
Syringe: Water is drawn in when the pump extends and forcibly ejected out when the pump is compressed.
Air pressurized reservoir: User pumps the handle of the gun which pressurizes air in a reservoir, then ejects water after the trigger is activated.
Design concept
lightweight
colourful
kid friendly
durable
Performance: shoots large volume of water
long lasting
safety
no sharp edges
Definition
A mechanical device that sets off a mechanism by activating the trigger
Types
electronic trigger
Interacts with a relay
manual trigger
physically compressing the trigger
design considerations: enviromental conditions
low maintainance
low cost