Portcullis Angle Iron - Anybody notice this?

TheGabe · January 25, 2016, 4:43pm

Has anyone noticed the piece of angle iron on the base of the Portcullis? It is on the courtyard side. What purpose do you think it serves?
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=19867&d=1453668479

cad321 · January 25, 2016, 4:53pm

This for brought up at our last meeting. Although nobody noticed it until now on our team, it looks like it won’t cause any drastic remodeling (thank god)

TheGabe · January 25, 2016, 4:56pm

Yeah, it won’t affect our robot at all because of our drivetrain, but it’s placement is interesting.

Mark_McLeod · January 25, 2016, 5:30pm

Here’s a picture from the Manchester Kickoff field.

New_Lightning · January 25, 2016, 7:26pm

Maybe this would effect anyone trying to put a wedge on the front of the Robot because it would cause the front or your robot to go up and then you couldn’t get under the bottom of the portcullis.

ArchdukeTim · January 25, 2016, 7:36pm

It’s courtyard side though so teams will probably choose an easier method to cross back anyway.