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Method and apparatus for optimizing the design of a product

A product design, product technology, applied in the field of optimizing product design and device, capable of solving problems such as product, component or part damage

Inactive Publication Date: 2000-10-18
NTERA INC
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[0002] A major concern of manufacturers is the detection of latent defects or cracks that ultimately lead to the destruction of the product, component or part

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[0052] An automotive cup holder made of rigid plastic having a mechanism for receiving and deploying a cup holder receptacle and two cup holder receptacles was chosen as the test product. As defined in step 100, several possible failure modes are identified. These were cracks in the plastic at the mounting hub, jabs from the containment mechanism rebuilding the useless cup holder, and cracks in the mounting clips from excessive interference. As determined in step 200, all stressors that produced failure in the component may be identified. These are temperature (hot and cold), rate of temperature change, cycle rate of containment mechanism, cycle rate of cup insert (fallout), cup load, containment mechanism load, from petroleum lubricant , chemical reactions of non-petroleum lubricants and beverages (coffee, carbonated soda), ultraviolet light, and forces at fixed locations (three movements and three rotations). As defined in step 300, upper and lower limits for each stressor...

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Method and apparatus is described for optimizing the design of products, such as but not limited to mechanical products, by simultaneously subjecting the products to multiple stimuli, such as but not limited to temperature, vibration, pressure, ultraviolet radiation, chemical exposure, humidity, mechanical cycling, and mechanical loading.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a new and improved method and apparatus for optimizing the design of a product by simultaneously subjecting the product to multiple excitation sources at different levels. Background technique [0002] A major concern for manufacturers is finding latent defects or cracks that ultimately lead to failure of the product, component or part. To this end, manufacturers use a variety of test methods that subject mechanical products, components or parts to various stresses that are generally believed to produce some possible modes (ways) of failure. Once failure modes are identified, manufacturers redesign products to reduce or even eliminate these failure modes. These stresses can be pressure, ultraviolet light, chemical reactions, vibration, temperature (eg, extreme heat or cold, and extreme temperature changes), humidity, mechanical cycling (eg, repeated opening and closing of hinged doors), and mechanical loads. Throughou...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01N29/00A47B81/00G01M7/02G01M7/04G01M7/06G01M99/00G01N17/00G01N29/04G01N29/12G01N29/46G06Q50/00G11B33/14
CPCG01M7/06G01M7/02G01M7/022G01M99/007G01N29/045G01N2291/2698G01N29/12G11B33/14G01N29/46G01M7/04
Inventor 亚历山大·J·波特
Owner NTERA INC
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