First Snap-Fit Handbook - Creating Attachments for Plastic Parts

Description

This book organizes and presents all design aspects of snap-fits with an emphasis on the systems level thinking required to create world-class attachments.This book is a very good reference for designing plastic snap-fit features. It discusses snap fit mechanisms, locators, locating schemes and overconstraints, design-for-assembly, and the snap-fit function from the end user point-of-view. It includes formulas for calculating all of the important functions to predict a design. It goes through a logical design sequence to create a snap-fit design that works in your particular application and identifies what you should and should not do. Content: Front Matter Preface • Table of Contents 1. Snap-Fits and the Attachment Level™ Construct 2. Overview of the Attachment Level™ Construct 3. Constraint Features 4. Enhancements 5. Other Snap-Fit Concepts 6. Feature Design and Analysis 7. The Snap-Fit Development Process 8. Diagnosing Snap-Fit Problems • Index