The Key Carer The Key carer design was inspired by the similar design as the
Swiss Army Knife. Its aim is to help people with impaired vision locate the
correct key to the door. The key Carer isn’t specifically restricted to
people with impaired vision but can also assist elderly people, people with
limited use of their hands and even ordinary people who generally struggle
fiddling around trying to find the right key to the front door can benefit from
the Key Carer. The
Design I designed the key carer to hold up to 3 universal keys with a
width of 1-1.5mm (standard key width for most keys) with a case. This can later
can be modified to hold more keys. The Key Carer is a compact device that can
be place easily in your pocket. The protruding dots on the key holder help the
user detect which key is the right key for the door they wish to open. During
my research process I became aware that not everybody could read Braille for
example the elderly that went blind in their later years. I devised a simple
dot system as it would be easier to learn and therefore be more generally
successful. you can also use the key holders and individually place the key onto a chain. Influence I was influenced to design the Key Carer when I had attended a
camp for people with special needs helping assist them over a course of 6 days. I had met a person who was visually
impaired. I began to realise the day to day battles these children were
faced with, and quickly started to imagine how my design could positively have
an input in their daily activities. One of the challengers faced but my new
friends was finding the right key to their rooms and having to rely on their
carer’s. This encouraged me to find a solution. Ive entered this competition in the hope that if i were to win i would be able to fund my mission trip to cambodia to help bring livelihood back into the lives of many children and adults by building houses and basic healthcare . Instructions There are 2 versions to this design its entirely up to preference, one design consists of a shorter body allowing a smaller body easier to fit into a pocket. the second design is longer and has an extended tail in order to protect the keys. Step
1 Printing the pieces (in CURA)(please ignore all red areas shaded on objects in slicing software) should take an average of up to 4 hours at: Key Holder holder V2 stubbed.stl(new version smaller) key holder key 1.stl key holder key 2.stl key holder key 3.stl nut.stl key holder holder.stl · 1.5mm Layer Height · 50-60mm/s Print Speed · 120mm/s Travel speed · 0.7mm Wall thickness · 0.75 Top/Bottom · 18-20% infill · Enable retraction · Enable cooling · Enable support o Everywhere o 0.3mm Z distance Step
2 First place the grip of the key into the Key Holder and wiggle
into place (don’t be scared to push hard). Step
3 Place the Key holder into the key case with the dot pointing the
direction of the groove (in numerical order). Step
4 Place one end of the nut through the top or bottom of the key
case, and through all three key holders and place the pin inside the nut on the
opposite side pressing down firmly locking the keys into place. Step
5 Open door!!