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Week 3 - Problem Set Assignment

The document provides instructions for a problem set assignment to design a styled plastic side cover for an automotive seat. Students are given a starting part file with the outer geometry and mounting components. They must add at least five of seven described features to the part, including ribs, mounting holes, bosses, snap fits, and a switch cutout. The final deliverable is the completed Inventor part file. Grading will consider fulfillment of requirements, use of properties and practices, with extra credit for additional features.

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Week 3 - Problem Set Assignment

The document provides instructions for a problem set assignment to design a styled plastic side cover for an automotive seat. Students are given a starting part file with the outer geometry and mounting components. They must add at least five of seven described features to the part, including ribs, mounting holes, bosses, snap fits, and a switch cutout. The final deliverable is the completed Inventor part file. Grading will consider fulfillment of requirements, use of properties and practices, with extra credit for additional features.

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ME 24-688 – Week 3

Problem Set Assignment

1 Styled Plastic Cover Part Design


The week three problem set assignment is to complete the detailed design of a styled plastic molded part.
The part is the side plastic cover for the automotive seat where the power seat controls mount and the
seat release handle. Mounting the cover to the seat frame happens with a fastener in the back and
several push in clips on the side.

1.1 Provided Items


To start the assignment you are provided the outer styled surface geometry from the conceptual designer.
The surfaces are thickened to 2mm as a starting point. Also included in the provided Autodesk Inventor
part (IPT) file is solid bodies of the other components where the cover mounts and interfaces with.

The images below are from the provided “Side Plastic Cover.ipt” file.

1.2 Final Deliverable


The final deliverable for this problem set assignment is to submit your completed Autodesk Inventor (IPT)
part file. The final part file must contain at least five (5) of the seven (7) noted feature requirements
modeled within the provide start file. Each of the feature requirements can be designed to your desire as
long as they produce the required goal.

Grading for this problem set will be based on the following elements:
• 60% - Fulfillment of the design requirement of the selected Features
• 20% - iProperty population
• 10% - Use of best practices. (Fully constrained sketches and correct use of plastic features)
• Up to 10% Extra credit - Each additional feature that is correctly completed

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ME 24-688 – Week 3
Problem Set Assignment

Feature Requirement 1
Add 10 thin ribs to the back of the component to add strength and improve the form of the part after
injection molding. The width of the rib should not be greater them 2.0mm and contain a draft angle on
them to avoid locking in the mold.

Feature Requirement 2
Add a circle hole like feature through the complete component for the release handle to mount to the
“blue” pin part. The blue “Handle Pin” solid body in the provided part is the location of the handle in final
assembly so the hole needs to be 26.0mm in diameter and circled in line with the pin.

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ME 24-688 – Week 3
Problem Set Assignment

Feature Requirement 3
One of the main mounting points for the cover to the seat frame is the back fastener. Here a rest feature
needs to be added that is a 22mm square centered around the frame mounting hole on the cyan colored
“Rear Mount” solid body. Once the rest is in place a boss feature is used to provide an extension to the
frame to ensure a secure mounting of the cover with a fastener.

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ME 24-688 – Week 3
Problem Set Assignment

Feature Requirement 4
To ensure the side cover is ridged in place as someone presses the seat controls two press mount plastic
features are added. These features are the same in design and the position of them is noted in the
below images. The feature is designed to press fit around the side metal bar in green (Side Wire) from
the seat frame.

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ME 24-688 – Week 3
Problem Set Assignment

Feature Requirement 5
To clip the side cover into place there are stamped slots in the orange “Side Mount” frame for the side
cover mounting. There needs to be an extrusion based built platform for a snap fit feature to be added for
clipping into the frame side. The snap fit feature should be aligned to the slot to ensure it clips into the
proper position. To ensure the cover can be manufactured there should not be a wall thickness on the
feature greater than 2.5 mm.

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ME 24-688 – Week 3
Problem Set Assignment

Feature Requirement 6
To clip the side cover into place there are stamped slots in the orange “Side Mount” frame for the side
cover mounting. There needs to be an extrusion based built platform for a snap fit feature to be added for
clipping into the frame side. The snap fit feature should be aligned to the slot to ensure it clips into the
proper position. To ensure the cover can be manufactured there should not be a wall thickness on the
feature greater than 2.5 mm.

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ME 24-688 – Week 3
Problem Set Assignment

Feature Requirement 7
The seat power control switch needs to be mounted on the side cover. The provided “Switch.ipt” model is
provided to provide dimensions for the mounting feature. The switch should press down and snap into
position with a cut out for the switch buttons to extend through the side cover.

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