Attribute-Based Clearance Check for Assembly Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional clearance check methods do not allow for setting clearance values specific to each attribute of components, often resulting in unnecessarily large clearances being secured between components.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable storage medium and clearance check program that allows users to set and check clearance values based on attributes such as component number, name, or material, enabling tailored clearance checks between components in an assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a predetermined clearance value is used for all components, then the clearance check process is simple, but unnecessarily large clearances are secured between components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by setting different clearance threshold values based on component attributes. Instead of using a uniform clearance value for all components, the system specifies different clearance requirements for components with different attributes (e.g., heat-generating components, precision components, heavy components). This allows each component to have the appropriate clearance based on its specific characteristics, reducing unnecessary clearance space while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through automated attribute-based selection.
2Manufacturing precision
If clearance values are customized for each component attribute, then necessary clearance is precisely secured, but the clearance check process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing components into categories based on their attributes. Each attribute type (heat generation, precision requirements, weight, etc.) has its own threshold value. This segmentation allows the system to manage multiple clearance requirements in an organized manner, where each attribute group has standardized threshold values. The clearance check process becomes less complex because the system automatically selects the appropriate threshold based on the component's attribute category, rather than requiring manual configuration for each individual component.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by using component attributes as parameters to determine clearance threshold values. The system changes the clearance parameter dynamically based on the component's attributes (e.g., if a component generates heat, a larger clearance threshold is applied; if it's a precision component, a smaller threshold is used). This automated parameter selection based on attributes achieves precise clearance values while keeping the process simple, as the attribute-based parameter change is automatically applied during the clearance check.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a clearance check program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including: receiving a setting of a threshold value associated with an attribute and used to check a clearance; storing the set threshold value in a memory; specifying, based on information about an assembly, an attribute of a first component included in the assembly, the information defining where a plurality of components, which are given attributes, are to be arranged; referring to the memory to obtain a threshold value associated with the attribute of the first component; and checking a clearance between the first component and another component included in the assembly based on the obtained threshold value.