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Innovative Design in Child Safety: A Case Study on Evenflo's Use of IoT
技术
- 传感器 - 自动驾驶传感器
适用行业
- 汽车
- 设备与机械
适用功能
- 产品研发
用例
- 现场人员安全管理
- 智能停车
服务
- 硬件设计与工程服务
挑战
Evenflo 是创新婴儿设备开发领域的全球领导者,面临着通过创新且易于使用的产品让儿童安全变得简单的挑战。该公司旨在通过工程和工业设计的结合来实现这一目标。设计过程中重点考虑的是安全性,但易用性和成本控制也是重要因素。眼前的挑战是重新设计汽车座椅释放手柄,这是将座椅外壳固定到座椅底座或婴儿车上的关键部件。重新设计的目标是改进样式并保持易用性,同时保持或降低相对于当前部件的成本。
关于客户
Evenflo 是创新婴儿设备开发领域的全球领导者,拥有超过 85 年的经验。该公司的产品范围包括汽车座椅、婴儿车、高脚椅、游戏场和活动产品,旨在满足从出生到学龄前儿童的需求。安全性是Evenflo设计过程中重点考虑的因素,但易用性和成本控制也是重要因素。该公司不断寻求在功能和设计方面改进其产品的方法,以确保儿童的安全和舒适。
解决方案
Evenflo 将 SolidThinking Inspire 纳入其设计流程中,以生成早期概念设计并协助工程和 ID 部门共同开发产品。为了使用 Inspire,团队需要一个封装空间和一组用于释放手柄的静态负载。由于这是替换零件,因此可以使用 Pro-E 中当前零件的简化版本轻松创建封装空间。手柄在其使用寿命期间可能遇到的碰撞和滥用负载是动态的,这意味着需要开发等效的静态负载。 Inspire 的初步结果显示,其质量和材料可以减少 30%。然后使用 CAD 开发设计并使用标准公司程序进行验证。 FDM 快速原型专为婴儿车和雪橇测试而构建。
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