Structural Analysis of Snap-Finger Performance in Automotive Connectors
900078
02/01/1990
- Event
- Content
- 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.
- Pages
- 10
- 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.