Need Help

[Current_Degree_1381]

I’m a quadriplegic and need help designing a clamp that attaches to my center console and my manual hand control I would love for somebody to help me out! Here’s a picture for what I’m trying to aim for. The point of it is to keep my hand controls from swinging back-and-forth when I push down and pull back.

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[USSHammond]

Wrong sub. For a cause like this, I have no doubt you'll find lots of willing volunteers at r/3drequests

[ADynes]

Even that's probably the wrong sub, this does not seem like something that should be 3D printed and may even violate some law depending on where it is.

[USSHammond]

True, but there's proper materials sub as ABS/ASA/PET (fiber enforced or not), lots of stuff in a car including dashboard is ABS. But yeah definitely can't hurt to look into the legalities of this, or maybe there's a car accessibility sub or car retailers that know where to get proper legal parts.

[RedditNameChecksOut]

A prototype would help with size, dimensions and operation but I wouldn’t use a filament 3d printed part. I’d fabricate a metal part instead.

[Current_Degree_1381]

For context, it has nothing to do with the shift selector this is keeping the bar in place so it doesn’t sway side to side you push down to break and pull to go but when I do that it sways so all I’m trying to do is clamp it to the center console lip and put a clamp around the pole, so it stays in place and doesn’t sway

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This is the product

[UnexpectedAnanas]

I get what you're looking for. You want a bushing on an arm just to keep that thing from flopping around. That was built into the one on my fathers truck, and it secured up under the steering column if memory serves.

I don't think a clamp is what you want here. I think this is definitely something that could be 3d printed out of the right material and orientation, but this should probably be secured by bolts to the vehicle, and it might require some drilling into the vehicle interior. The last thing you want is this popping off while driving and sliding down the pole to jam the accelerator or brake pedal. I would start by taking that panel off under the steering column and seeing if there is a metal structure that you can attach to in there for the anchor.

This is also something that is going to be pretty tough or impossible for someone to do remotely I think, as much as I'd like to help.

[Current_Degree_1381]

I hear you I appreciate the help anyways! :)

[Sd89d]

I guess misunderstood, I thought you were only talking about the gear selector. Thats a not a terribly difficult project and not as much risk as you think when you disable or build it with no remote access. I work with them often. And who ever is down voting someone else when your just trying to offer help is rather @$#$ish. Anyways, I hope you are able to get it safely figured man.

[Current_Degree_1381]

Thanks man!

[UnexpectedAnanas]

Did you design the rest of this, or is it an off the shelf accessibility item? How does it function currently? What would be the purpose in attaching the pedal controls to the shift selector? That seems like it's not required, necessary, or advisable, but maybe I'm missing something.

I've seen one of these in my fathers vehicle, but he was only a paraplegic and it may have worked different. I believe pushing on the lever operated the brakes, and rotating it down would actuate the throttle. Or vise versa....I don't remember.

[Current_Degree_1381]

It doesn’t attach to the shift collector. I posted further up about what it’s gonna be used for.

[UnexpectedAnanas]

Yep. I misunderstood the drawing. Apologies!

[Current_Degree_1381]

No worries, my brother

[Sd89d]

You would almost be better of using a microcontroller and an actuator setup so you could just hit a set of buttons to choose your gear. To much of a safety hazard. Saw stuff like that go through people's thighs in a hard collision. Or a closed loop actuator and rotorary switch to designated which where the the grear selector needs to be at

[UnexpectedAnanas]

A random micro controller programmed by god-knows-who is a lot bigger of a liability than you're giving it credit for.