Volv: The Revolving Refrigerator

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

Completed for ISEN 489: 3D Design

Because most refrigerators are not designed at a height accessible to those in wheelchairs, our team designed Volv, which is a refrigerator with shelves designed to rotate down to the user. It was designed in Solidworks to meet and exceed ADA accessibility guidelines.

Skills Excercised:

⤓ Download the Final Report (pdf).

⤓ Download the Final Presentation (pdf).

⤓ Download the Final Solidworks Model (zip).

3D Printed Prototype
3D Printed Prototype
Fridge with both doors open
Fridge with both doors open
Fridge with glass door open
Fridge with glass door open
Fridge with both doors closed and a milk jug for scale
Fridge with a milk jug for scale
Revolving shelf on the shelf track
Revolving shelf on the shelf track
FEA for the shelf with deformation exaggerated
FEA for the shelf with deformation exaggerated
Buttons to control shelf movement at a ADA reccomended height
Buttons to control shelf movement at a ADA reccomended height
Refridgerator within context of a kitchen
Refridgerator within context of a kitchen