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Wind the belt around the right spool in the base of 

the machine.

It can be challenging to 

thread the belt. Refer 

to the assembly video 

(QR code on page 3) to 

see how it is done.

Align the 

gears exactly 

as shown.

Hold the claw lever 

up, so the piston 

with the teeth on it 

in X4 is retracted 

up, and you can 

attach the gears as 

shown.

Front view

Wind a few times.

C10

B7

C9

P22

B8

33

35

34

36

X4

CANDY CLAW MACHINE ASSEMBLY

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Summary of Contents for Candy Claw Machine

Page 1: ...bH Co KG Pfizerstr 5 7 70184 Stuttgart Germany 49 0 711 2191 0 www kosmos de Thames Kosmos 89 Ship St Providence RI 02903 USA 1 800 587 2872 www thamesandkosmos com ASSEMBLY VIDEO Scan this QR code to view a step by step assembly video and tips on how to use the Candy Claw Machine ...

Page 2: ... Prize ejector tray 1 P10 Prize chute frame 1 P11 Prizetrigger 1 P12 Wormscrewhousing 1 P13 Pistonseal 4 No Description Qty P14 Suctioncup 3 P15 Flexible drive shaft 480 mm 1 P16 Flexible tubing 3x 450 mm and 1x 240mm 4 P17 Rail 2 P18 Large piston spring 2 P19 Arm scissor spring 2 P20 Prize door spring 1 P21 Prize trigger spring 1 P22 Belt 1 P23 Large clear plastic panel 2 P24 Small clear plastic ...

Page 3: ...hazard small parts may be swallowed or inhaled Strangulation hazard long tubes and belts may become wrapped around the neck Keep the packaging and instructions as they contain important information Refer to the packaging for the nutritional information and the ingredients list for the lollipops WARNING Children as young as six years of age can enjoy experimenting with the built Candy Claw Machine ...

Page 4: ...ank to the belt 2 INTRODUCTION You have probably seen a claw machine game at a movie theater video arcade shopping mall bowling alley or other entertainment venue in your area They go by many names including claw cranes toy cranes and skill cranes They usually consist of a large clear box filled with prizes like toys and stuffed animals Inside the box is a claw that moves in three dimensions forwa...

Page 5: ...work surface during assembly you can remove them from the model until the end Back side ASSEMBLY VIDEO Scan this QR code to view a step by step assembly video and tips on how to use the Candy Claw Machine 3 Candy Claw Machine CANDY CLAW MACHINE ASSEMBLY Ready Let s get building ...

Page 6: ...alternate setup of the prize door Make sure the straight arm of the spring P20 is in the notch in P8 Snap the peg inward Note There are two shapes of the column pieces P6 Match their bottoms to the slots in the base Slide the panels into the channels Peel any thin protective films off the panels CANDY CLAW MACHINE ASSEMBLY 4 ...

Page 7: ...st lubricate each piston seal P13 with oil Use baby oil vegetable oil or another cooking oil from your home Coat the sides of P13 with the lubricant This makes the machine work more smoothly and quietly requiring less force to move the hydraulic levers You can reapply oil whenever the hydraulics get too sticky or noisy Make sure the spring P18 is completely inside the cap A12 A13 Nozzle Nozzle Pay...

Page 8: ...der Nozzle Nozzle X3 X3 X4 240 mm Tube 2 450 mm T2 Tube 1 450 mm 450 mm T1 X4 18a Submerge tube T1 in a basin of water 18b Connect the long end of tube T1 to the nozzle of cylinder X1 underwater T1 18c Move the piston in and out repeatedly to fill cylinder X1 and tube T1 with as much water and as little air as possible 18d Remove the assembly from the water Set it aside The water will remain in th...

Page 9: ...em Claw hydraulic system X4 and T2 are filled with water X2 is mostly empty X3 is empty 20c Set X4 aside The water will remain in the cylinder 19c Move the piston in and out repeatedly to fill cylinder X2 and tube T2 with as much water and as little air as possible 19b Connect tube T2 to the nozzle of cylinder X2 underwater Make sure C11 is rotated so its teeth are on the front X1 X2 19a Submerge ...

Page 10: ...ht peg Guide the tubes back under the base 26 A7 A7 X1 X2 2 1 1 1 2 2 Guide the tubes up through the holes in the base 1 and top 2 of the machine Once the first tube is already passing through the holes it is harder to pass the second tube connector C12 through the holes You just have to wiggle it and push it through It will fit C12 CANDY CLAW MACHINE ASSEMBLY 8 ...

Page 11: ...gh the hole in B9 as shown C Then the tube T2 from the claw controller X2 connects to the lower cylinder the claw cylinder X4 Now test the movement of the claw and scissor arm If they don t work give them a little push with your hand If they still don t work watch the assembly video and refill the hydraulic systems A11 32 A C B 27 28 B9 B9 P12 P5 29 30 P17 x2 X1 X2 X3 X4 X4 Note The scissor arm is...

Page 12: ...efer to the assembly video QR code on page 3 to see how it is done Align the gears exactly as shown Hold the claw lever up so the piston with the teeth on it in X4 is retracted up and you can attach the gears as shown Front view Wind a few times C10 B7 C9 P22 B8 33 35 34 36 X4 CANDY CLAW MACHINE ASSEMBLY 10 ...

Page 13: ... Slide the spool to the right to lock Slide A6 into the slot A5 A3 A2 A6 1 2 37 38 39 40 Wind the belt around the left spool in the base of the machine Note Make sure that you have wound the belt around the two spools in opposite directions so that when one spool unwinds the other winds up Make sure the left spool is pushed to the left so it can rotate freely on the axle for winding 11 Candy Claw ...

Page 14: ...xible shaft P15 through the slot in the base Wipe up any water that has spilled out of the hydraulic system A4 A15 A16 A17 P15 P23 41 42 43 Gears Done Line up the prongs on the gear with the tabs inside the hole in A1 Peel any thin protective films off the panels CANDY CLAW MACHINE ASSEMBLY 12 ...

Page 15: ... onto the prize 5 Holding the arm lever down close the claw by pulling up on the claw lever Make sure you grabbed the prize with the claw Release the arm lever to raise the arm 6 Holding the claw lever up move the claw to the prize chute with the left right and forward and backward cranks Once the prize is over the target release the claw lever 7 When the prize drops it should hit the bullseye of ...

Page 16: ... Observe the differences in how the worm screw operates with this configuration C Gears gears gears 1 4 Try all of the different gear train combinations below and invent your own 5 Which one moves the arm the fastest Which one is the easiest to turn Note which direction each gear turns in each setup A1 A2 B1 C1 C2 C4 C3 When you need to refill the hydraulic system with more water you don t have to...

Page 17: ...er pushed in or out This sets the default state of the claw as open and the arm as raised The transfer of force through cylinders and pistons is called hydraulics Greek for water tube Hydraulic technology is used in industrial machines and many technical applications Hydraulics allow the transmission of forces from once place to another through a flexible tube and also the conversion of small forc...

Page 18: ...l fingers Welding torch Suction vacuum Spray painting Magnetic Measuring sensing Adhesive Drilling cutting Degrees of Freedom Unlike a human arm a robotic arm has a lot more freedom to move through space in different ways The term degrees of freedom is used to describe the movement of a robotic arm through space The position and orientation of an object in space is described by three coordinates i...

Page 19: ...input force is called the driver gear The gear that is turned by the driver gear is called the driven gear Gears of different sizes are used to increase or decrease the speed or the force of rotary motion called torque The relationship between the number of teeth on meshing gears is called the gear ratio The gear ratio indicates the change in speed or torque from one gear to the other The levers c...

Page 20: ...ing and storage and processing in electronic systems and networks We do not guarantee that all material in this work is free from other copyright or other protection Invented by David Yakos Streamline Design LLC Text and editing Ted McGuire Package design template Atelier Bea Klenk Klenk Riedinger Package design Dan Freitas Photos p 15 digger Medien Kommunikation Unna p 15 truck Dreamsquare shutte...

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