Icebreaker Activity

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Icebreaker Activity

• Group 9
• Dale Bernier
• Tim Brown
• Christopher Freeborn-Scott
• Judy Biddle and her baby

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Introduction

• In order to create an efficient process certain
  qualities in design are desired
• A reasonable time of assembly
• Reduction of cost without reducing quality
• Simplicity of design

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Project Scope

• Design a fastening mechanism which is
• Efficient during assembly (lt 3-5 seconds)
• Be reversible for maintenance purposes
• Assembled using ones hands or a simple portable
  device
• Structurally sound
• Uses a clamping force to reduce noise and provide
  strength
• Provide support to external forces ( withstand
  500 N parallel and perpendicular to the
  connection
• Support minimal part to part distance (0- 8mm)

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Brainstorming

• Within Brainstorming we came up with three designs

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Design 1
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Design 1

• Simple Latch Design
• Pros
• Excellent structural integrity
• Easy to assemble and disassemble (once attached)
• Only needs hands to assemble
• Meets spacing criteria
• Cons
• Several pieces requires within design (complex
  design)
• Protrudes from surface of attachment
• Requires attachment of additional parts to attach
  latch to object (could be expensive)

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Design 2 Rivet Design
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Design 2

• Spring Loaded Riveting System
• Pros
• Ease of assembly and attachment
• Cons
• Questionable structural integrity
• Complex Design (expensive)
• Requires a specific tool to assemble
• Spacing between components questionable

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Design 2 Clips
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Design 3

• Simple Plastic Clamps
• Pros
• Lightweight
• Cheap
• Covers tensile and shear forces
• Covers the spacing criteria
• Easy to assemble
• Cons
• Several clips required to guarantee stability

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Our Design Clipping Mechanism

• Simplistic in design
• Supports both shear and tensile forces.
• Easily attached
• Lightweight

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Our Design Simplistic and Lightweight

• Pieces can be easily produced within a plastic
  mold and attached to the pieces
• Two pieces allow for reduction in failure rate
• Can easily be plastic or other lightweight
  material reducing weight addition to product

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Our Design Supports Shear and Tensile Forces

• Tensile forces supported by wall of object 1 and
  the backing of the pin
• Shear forces supported by clamping force of clip
  mechanism
• All forces supported by the addition of several
  clips for each additional part.

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Our Design Easy to Use

• Used by simply aligning the numerous clips and
  pressing the two pieces together
• Disassembled by simply applying substantial force
  at each individual clip.

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The End