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Jigs and Fixtures Design Brief
Jigs and Fixtures Design Brief
2. Interchangeability
3. Skill Reduction
4. Cost Reduction
PART
WRONG METHOD
RIGHT METHOD
2. Tolerance:
When designing a tool, the designer must keep the
part-tolerance in mind. As a general rule, the tool tolerance
should be between 20 and 50 percent of the part tolerance.
3. Fool proofing:
Fooling proofing is means by which the tool designer should ensures
that the part will fit into the tool only in its correct position.
Locating Methods
1. Location from Plane surface:
Prevention of Jamming
Restricting Movements
Six-point Location by 3-2-1 Method
Types of clamp
Strap clamp
Swinging clamp
Hinge clamp
T-Slot clamp
Edge clamp
Method of clamping a small crankshaft by use of a sliding clamp and equalizing pivoting clamp.
Hinge clamp
Vice
Universal chuck
TYPES OF JIGS
CLAMP JIG
DIAMETER JIG
CHANNEL JIG
LEAF JIG
PLATE JIG