Structural Analysis of Snap-Finger Performance in Automotive Connectors 900078
The increased demands of today's complex automotive connector designs have led to the development of engineering structural analysis tools which address the performance issues of the connector's snap-finger. In designs where hand calculations were once considered the norm in evaluating snap-finger performance, the analysis tools have evolved into the use of finite element techniques which address the high nonlinearity issues of snap-finger disassembly and terminal pull out strength.
The structural analysis approaches developed investigate the connector snap-finger performance in reinforced engineering thermoplastics while incorporating the effects of geometric and material nonlinearity in the results. The techniques developed allow for the evaluation of snap-finger performance of prospective connector designs before expensive tooling and prototyping is initiated, providing the benefits of limited tool rework and decreased product development time.
Citation: Rousseau, D., Kolberg, R., and Hotra, Z., "Structural Analysis of Snap-Finger Performance in Automotive Connectors," SAE Technical Paper 900078, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/900078. Download Citation
Author(s):
Deborah S. Rousseau, Raymond F. Kolberg, Zenon Hotra
Affiliated:
GE Plastics
Pages: 10
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Polymer Composites for Structural Automotive Applications-SP-0812, SAE Transactions Journal of Materials and Manufacturing-V99-5
Related Topics:
Connectors and terminals
Product development
Hand
Tools and equipment
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