PET BED with Weighing Scale Mechanical Design Work

OMNITECH is requesting a quotation to provide the mechanical design work for two Pet Bed product families. The first product family is a pet bed with an integrated scale to provide automatic electronic weighing of the pet while it lies in the bed. We refer to a ‘family’ since there are three sizes of pet beds: small, medium and large. The second product family adds heating and cooling in addition to the scale function. The outer product case will be based on off-the-shelf pet beds in three sizes. This proposal will focus only on ‘Part 1’ the design of the Pet Bed (PB) Platform or “PB Platform” for the ‘scale only’ pet family of products. It is highly desirable that the ‘scale only’ PB Platform also apply to the full function Pet Bed – that issue needs further discussion with OMNITECH. 2.0 Project Objectives 2.1 Develop a PB Platform Design that can be Expanded from the Small Size to the two Larger Sizes 2.2 Mounting for the Scale Load Cells 2.3 Housing for the Scale Product’s Electronics Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) 3.0 Three Fully Expanded Sizes of the PB Platforms The three sizes are in inches: • SMALL SIZE (Size #1): 21.0” x 25.0” • MEDIUM SIZE (Size #2): 27.0” x 36.0” • LARGE SIZE (Size #3): 32.0” x 42.0” 4.0 Other PB Platform Specifications 4.1 Height of PB Platform 4.2 Mounting Locations for Load Cells 4.3 Location for the Electronics Pod Assembly 4.4 PB Platform Thickness and Other Mechanical Specs 4.5 Maximum Pet Weight 4.6 Attaching the PB Platform to the rest of the Pet Bed (the top) 5.0 Discussion of the Expansion of the PB Platform (Core design requirement) 5.1 Field Changes in the PB Platform Size 5.2 Different Design Approaches 5.2.1 Use of Movable Metal (AL) I Beams 5.2.2 Lego Type Approach with an interconnection of Platform Parts to be PEG or “Tongue and Groove” 6.0 CAD Software Preference(s) & Deliverables