Chain Covers

[Al Skierkiewicz]

What inspectors look for also includes areas that may pinch or injure field volunteers should they touch your robot while it is on the field. i.e. A ref is trying to determine the position of your robot and inadvertantly puts his hand near a mechanism. Another person moves your robot or manipulator. Will the action cause someone to be injured? If the answer is yes (or if the inspector thinks it might) a cover is then appropriate.

[Brandon Holley]

mama always said better safe than sorry

it may be a pain, but if someone doesnt get hurt cause of it, than it was worth it. it also makes your robot look more elegant, like you went that extra step for safety.

[aksimhal]

Is this legal?



http://aksimhal.googlepages.com/chain is the link of a picture of our chain of our arm.

Thanks,

[Alex.Norton]

The problem is ussualy not the long runs of chain but where it meets a sprocket becuase a limb could get caught between the chain and a tooth and get seriously injured. I would look closely at where your chain hits a sproket and less at the long run between, so yes, that is legal.

I know that on my bot, i'm going to tyr to cover the pinch pounts cause I have pinched my finger when I was moving the chain around its look and it hurt (not badly). I could only think what might happen if the motors had been running it.