Week 10 - Challenge 3 - Door Trim Lower with Engineering Features

Heat Stake:

Heat staking also known as thermoplastic staking is the process of joining two dissimilar materials together. In heat staking we use local heating and cooling to raise the temperature of plastic components and allow plastic reforming to be carried out. This reforming can be used in a wide variety of applications.

Applications range from staking plastic bosses for assembly of car door panels to joining PCB’s to plastic housings. Benefits of this technique include; no vibration damage, no particulates, the ability to stake metalized coated applications and the capability to stake in difficult to access or restricted areas.

Advantages of Heat Staking

• Consistent, Fast & Economical Alternative to Rivets & Screws.
• Joins different materials Eg: Plastic to plastic , plastic to non-plastic or join 2 non-plastics.
• Able to handle difficult to weld plastics.
• Simple mechanism and accurate control.

Industry Applications

• Automotive : Reliable solution for interior parts, welding bumpers, tail light assemblies, dashboards & many more parts
• Textile : Creates durable seals without the need for glues, clips and yarns in product designs

Appliances : Component welding for large or small household appliances

Locators:-

Locators provide a positive stop for the workpiece. Placed against the stop, the workpiece cannot move. Clamps, on the other hand, rely only upon friction between the clamp and the clamped surface to hold the workpiece. Sufficient force could move the workpiece.

Types of locators

4 WAY LOCATOR:-

A round locating pin located concentrically in a hole is a common application of a 4-way pin, and helps to further secure the piece. 4-WAY LOCATORS: 4-way mean you prevent movement at 2 axes (+X, -X, +Y and -Y) on the plane. Generally, you have cylindrical pin on the fixture and circular hole at workpiece part.