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AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN Avoiding Plastic Design Pitfalls
Paul A. Tres ETS, Inc.
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Excerpts from the 7th English edition of DESIGNING PLASTIC PARTS FOR ASSEMBLY by Paul A. Tres,
© Carl Hanser Verlag, Münich 2014
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Fixing Honda Pitfall
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Lower Back Comfort Zone
FORE & AFT ADJUSTMENT Provides 2” (50 mm) of infinitely adjustable fore and aft displacement
VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT Five positions allow 2” (50 mm) of vertical adjustment in 0.5” increments
Lumbar Comfort
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Aftermarket Lumbar Support
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Lumbar Gear Drive
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• Number of gear teeth = 14 • Metric module = 1.00 • Pressure angle = 20o
• Tooth arc thickness = 1.83 mm • HOB addendum = 1.33 mm • HOB tip radius = 0.43 mm • Roll angle for loading = 42.556o
• Tooth face width = 4.5 mm • Gear input torque = 953.5 N·mm • Root diameter = 12.052 mm • Y –Lewis form factor = 0.37039 • Load tangent to base circle = 144.956 N • Load normal to tooth center line = 119.872 N • Parabola height = 1.72 • Parabola base = 1.995 • Bending moment arm = 1.422 N·mm • Load radius at center of tooth = 7.954 N
Satellite Gear Calculations
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Satellite-Sun Gears FEA
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Satellite Gear MSA
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Strain, %
Stre
ss, M
Pa
Stress, kpsi
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
-40oC
0oC
23oC
80oC
100oC 120oC
70
Tensile Stress/Strain Curves Delrin® 111P NC010 Lot VLD5M37, ISO 11403
Polymer Used: Delrin® 111P NC010
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0.04” (1 mm)
Solution
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Fixing Mercedes Pitfall
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Washer Fluid Bottle
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PP Grade PD-626 Units
Yield Stress 4,400 psi
Yield Strain 13 %
Flexural Modulus @ 1% secant 170,000 psi
Rockwell Hardness N/A R Scale
Heat Deflection Temperature @ 66 psi 190 oF
Notched Izod Impact @ 73oF 0.5 ft∙lb/in
Water Absorption after 24 hour N/A %
Density 0.9 g/cm3
Melt Flow Rate 12 dg/min
Polypropylene Properties
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Hot Plate Welding Process
Press
Press
Press
Press
Fusing area
Fixtures
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Weld Joint Design
1.3t = 0.105” (2.6 mm) 0.08” (2 mm)
0.27” (6.8 mm)
0.16” (4 mm)
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Bottle Volume Increased - 7.6l
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Weld Joint Desired
0.16” (4 mm)
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Weld Joint Achieved
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Deep Draw Warpage
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Blow Molding for Redesign
• 9” deep draw induces large warpage
• Increasing 5l initial volume to 7.6l compounded the problem
• Welding tried to compensate for warpage
• Creates pre-stress condition in the weld joint
Solution
Blow molding process
eliminates the design pitfall
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