A snap-fit lives or dies on half a millimeter

A snap-fit that feels loose, or one that cannot be pressed home, is almost never a design mistake in the shape sense. It is a tolerance-direction mistake. Three parameters decide the outcome: undercut depth, wall thickness of the beam, and insertion angle. Each has a working band, and the bands only work if the tolerances are assigned in the right... Weiterlesen: A snap-fit lives or dies on half a millimeter