PINKIE-PIE
SURPRISE
Game mechanism, Hasbro Toys
FINAL MANUFACTURED PRODUCT
THE PISTON (LT BLUE) RIDES ON A SQUARE SHAFT & HAS A FIXED SECTION OF RACK GEAR. THE DRIVING-GEAR TRAIN & MOUNT (IN BLUE/MAGENTA) ARE FIXED IN POSITION ON A SQUARE SHAFT. WHEN THE PISTON IS PUSHED DOWN, THE RACK ENGAGES THE DRIVING-GEARS, WHICH IN TURN, DRIVES THE CROWN-GEARS ON THE GREEN DRUM/TRIGGER TO ROTATE THE DRUM/TRIGGER POSITION.
This game mechanism is designed to create an exciting play experience by randomly changing when the character pops up during each gameplay.
Players take turns inserting Candles into the Cake until the mechanism is triggered to make the Character spring from the Cake.
In order to create a sense of random play, I designed a mechanism that indexes the positon of the the Trigger when the Piston/Character is pushed down inside the Cake.
Tools/Skills- Solidworks, Laser Cutter, 3-D Printer.