Mechanical Pencil: An illustrated celebration of the engineering around us
Mechanical Pencil: An illustrated celebration of the engineering around us
自动铅笔：一场关于身边工程学的图解盛宴
Welcome! Are you curious why a clicky Pen… clicks? How a Zippo Lighter flips open? Or what lives inside a Pez Dispenser? I’ve illustrated tear-downs and break-downs of everyday products that you may have taken for granted. Let’s take a look inside and understand how they work. Click around, have fun and maybe learn something new!
欢迎！你是否好奇过按动式圆珠笔为什么会发出“咔哒”声？Zippo 打火机是如何翻盖的？或者 Pez 糖果机内部构造如何？我通过插画拆解了那些你可能习以为常的日常用品。让我们一探究竟，了解它们的工作原理。随意浏览，享受乐趣，或许还能学到新知识！
NEW! PILOT G2 RETRACTABLE PEN (c. 1997) 新品！百乐 G2 按动式中性笔（1997年）
ZIPPO LIGHTER (c. 1933) Zippo 打火机（1933年）
BIC MECHANICAL PENCIL (c. 1988) BIC 自动铅笔（1988年）
PEZ CANDY DISPENSER (c. 1952) Pez 糖果机（1952年）
About This Site / 关于本站
What Is This Website? This is a place where I want to share engineering tear-downs and deep-dives of products and mechanisms that I find interesting or want to better understand (not just mechanical pencils).
这是什么网站？ 这是一个分享工程拆解和深度解析的地方，我将展示那些我感兴趣或想要深入了解的产品与机械结构（不仅仅是自动铅笔）。
Who Made This? Me! My name’s Bryan. I’m a mechanical engineer and artist.
谁制作了这个网站？ 我！我叫 Bryan，是一名机械工程师，也是一名艺术家。
Why Did I Do This? Mostly for fun! This project came about as a way for me to blend two worlds: engineering and art. I’m hoping this site not only visualizes how things work, but does it in a beautiful way.
为什么要做这个？ 主要是为了好玩！这个项目的初衷是将工程与艺术这两个领域融合在一起。我希望这个网站不仅能直观地展示事物的工作原理，还能以一种美观的方式呈现出来。
How Were These Breakdowns Created? I take the product apart. CAD it up. Illustrate each view. Then animate and lay it out for the web. That sounds quick, but it does take me quite a bit of time to create each one.
这些拆解图是如何制作的？ 我先将产品拆开，进行 CAD 建模，绘制每一个视图，然后制作动画并进行网页排版。听起来很快，但实际上制作每一个作品都需要花费我不少时间。
Why The Name “Mechanical Pencil”?
- I’m a Mechanical Engineer (Mechanical) who loves to draw (Pencil).
- A Mechanical Pencil was my go-to drawing medium as a kid, and I probably popped it open countless times, but I never took the time to appreciate how it works.
为什么叫“Mechanical Pencil”（自动铅笔）？
- 我是一名热爱绘画（Pencil）的机械工程师（Mechanical）。
- 自动铅笔是我儿时最常用的绘画工具，我可能无数次拆开过它，却从未花时间去欣赏它内部的精妙构造。
Get In Touch / 联系方式 Feel free to email me: bryan@mechanical-pencil.com 欢迎随时给我发邮件：bryan@mechanical-pencil.com