Week 9 - Project - A pillar Design with Master Section

Aim :

To create the A Pillar Design with the master section given as the intersection sketch with the Class A surface and create the tooling axis and perform the Draft analysis for the final solid part.

Objective :

• Create the required Tooling axis by using master section and bisecting methode.
• Design the Class-B and Class-C surfaces and close all three surfaces.
• Design the Dog house and its internal parts as given Drafts and mater section sketch.
• Draft analysis for the final solid part and side core Draft analysis.

Theory :

Tooling Axis :

Class-A surface is first analyzed to create the tooling axis or tooling direction that molds pull apart in injection molding. Tooling direction is important for plastic product design as it decides direction for mold seperation.

Step followed for creation of tooling axis :

• Reference point is first created on extracted surface.
• New axis system is deployed to plot clearance lines.
• The X-direction and Y-direction along the class-A were used to create tooling axis.
• Graphic properties of tooling axis were change before publishing.

Draft Analysis :

The Draft angle is the amount of taper for molded or cast parts perpendicular to the parting line. It can be measured in degrees. A functional part for injection molding has to have Drafts facing both cavity and core sides to reduce the risk of damage to the parts and ensure ejection. And also important is to overcome the vaccume forces by letting air in between the metal to the plastic for the part to relaese properly. Adding maintaining a decent cosmetic finish.

Draft should be a part of design for manufacturing and plastic product Designer should be aware of its need at the outset of the design process. This allows considerations for design requirement to be taken into account.

Isometric View

Front View

Side View

Top View

Class-A surface

Class-B surface

Class-C surface

Draft Analysis

Draft analysis for Class-A surface :

Closed surfaces :

Draft Analysis is done to analyze the draft angle .this allows us to verify whether the product will be easily removed from the tool .when designing a product they need to be angled slightiy so that the tool can be pulled away from the object easily without deformation or damage .This slight angle is called draft I have given the condition for draft angle with a maximum deviation of 3 degrees, anything within that limit is shown in green, whicn means that the part is producible.

Master section

Dog House

Create the Dog House for the Door Trim considering the design rules mentioned in the video.

"C" is where the doghouse contacts the backside of the surface

• Doghouse wall thickness at the intersection of the part wall ( C ) should be 40% or less than the main wall stock ( T ).

• The height of ( B ) should be between 3.0 – 6.0 mm

Sketch for Dog house :

Final Dog house :

3D CAD