anti-backlash bowden clip

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+// The diameter of the inner collet
+inner_diameter = 6;
+// The diameter of the inner collet top lip
+outer_diameter = 10;
+// Thickness
+thickness = 1.5;
+
+/* [Hidden] */
+layer_height=0.15; extrusion_width=0.4;
+epsilon=.01;
+
+module unbacklash(
+ id=inner_diameter,
+ od=outer_diameter,
+ h=thickness,
+ alpha=10,
+ overlap=0.8,
+ split=2*extrusion_width,
+) {
+ fnd=PI*4; fnr=2*fnd;
+ sd = (od-id)/2+overlap;
+ s = sd;
+ r = sd/2;
+ H=3*h;
+ % translate([0,0,-h]) cylinder(d=id,h=3*h,$fn=id*fnd);
+ difference() {
+  union() {
+   translate([-od/2,0,0])
+   cube(size=[od,od/2+s-r,h]);
+   hull() for(sx=[-1,1])
+    translate([sx*(od/2-r),od/2+s-r,0])
+    cylinder(r=r,h=H,$fn=r*fnr);
+   for(sx=[-1,1])
+    hull() for(y=[0,-od/2+sd/2])
+     translate([sx*(od/2-sd/2),y,0])
+     cylinder(d=sd,h=h,$fn=sd*fnd);
+   * translate([-od/2,od/2,0])
+   cube(size=[od,r,H]);
+  }
+  translate([0,0,-1]) cylinder(d=id,h=h+2,$fn=od*fnd);
+  translate([-id/2+overlap,-od/2-1,-1]) cube(size=[id-2*overlap,od/2+1,h+2]);
+  translate([0,0,h])
+  rotate([alpha,0,0])
+  translate([-od/2-1,-od,0])
+  cube(size=[od+2,od,h]);
+  hull() for(y=[0,od/2-split/2])
+   translate([0,y,-1])
+   cylinder(d=split,h=h+2,$fn=split*fnd);
+  translate([0,od/2-split,-1]) cylinder(r=split,h=h+2,$fn=split*fnr);
+ }
+}
+
+unbacklash();