Tesla Plug Holder 3D Printer Model

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License: CC BY-SA
File formats: STL
Download type: zip
Size:5.1MB

The file 'Tesla Plug Holder 3D Printer Model' is (STL) file type, size is 5.1MB.

Summary

Designed this to hold my charger handle when I don't want to put it away in the garage. Simply push the hand in to lock, put it in again to unlock. Same as a clicky pen. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Va9rUwEd3wA

Print parts in the orientation that works best for you, not the orientation my STLs have been output in.

Some hardware is required for this:
2 springs - 0.5x6x50mm - Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09PV6BFJZ
1 spring - 0.3x4x25 - Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/CREEYA-Compression-Assortment-Different-Stainless/dp/B08KD5Q2P7
1 M5 nut
2 M3x12 button head bolts
4 drywall screws (for mounting)

Ensure the Lock Pin slides freely into the Socket, and is returned by the small spring. This is what locks the charging handle in place.
Make sure the Socket slides freely in the Housing, and is returned by the larger 2 springs.
Make sure the Bottom Plug slides snugly into the housing, but does not jam or bind.
Check that the M3 bolts slide cleanly through the Button Plug, and thread into the Housing.
Press The M5 nut into the T Lock (heat helps). It is used to weight the T Lock.

In order to assemble:

  1. Mount the Housing in the desired location via the 4 screws. The holes are easily accessible from the inside before the rest of the parts are installed (only the bottom 2 are accessible after assembly).
  2. Insert the locking pin and spring into the socket and hold them in place.
  3. Insert the socket partway into the housing, leaving most of it sticking out.
  4. Slide the T Lock between the Socket and Housing, and slide the 2 large springs into place.
  5. Push the socket up into place.
  6. Insert the plug into place and fasten with the 2 M3 bolts.

You may want to get a feel for the assembly by skipping step 1 and assembly it on a bench first. Note that the T Lock operates on gravity, so the device will only operate upright. Additional, the Buttom Plug is required to constrain the T Lock, so it will not operate correctly without it. This is why you want the plug to fit snuggly, but not so tightly that it can't be easily removed.

Bottom_Plug.STL 200.1KB
Housing.STL 4.6MB
Lock_Pin.STL 1.5MB
Socket.STL 4.6MB
Socket_-_Breakaway_Supports.STL 4.6MB
T_Lock.STL 85.4KB