PROJECT PROMPT:
To design a rechargeable handheld fan and dock system.
The fan element needs to fit in the hand of a 5th percentile woman as well as the 95th percentile man. The fan will need to work both docked and undocked.
The second element is the fan dock. This dock needs to be stable on a flat, level surface as well as on an irregular, mostly level surface.
Ideation Sketches and Concepts
HACK MODELS AND DRAW-OVERS
Exploded View:
This shows the interior contents and how the plastic shelled pieces interact with each other.
RYOBI Storyboard Animation
in-context view of ryobi handheld fan
detail view of fan