Original Electric Corkscrew Wine Bottle Opener

Abstract

The subject of this paper concerns an automatic device for extracting the cork and a comparison has been made between different solutions of electric devices, although the problem of automation is more complex. For the adopted mechanism, the screwing function of the corkscrew into the cork is different from the function of cork extraction. Consequently, a space-driven mechanical switching system with lever is proposed. The system is, also, equipped with a mechanical bistable device, which ensures the stability of the two states. The bottle cork extractor device, described in this paper, does not have a complete automation, because it requires manual operation for tipping the transfer lever. First of all, it was pursued a convenience of serving in the sense of minimal forces of user action. 3D modeling with SolidWorks programming environment has been used to design the device. Calculations for driving the device are, also, presented.