GPS Tracking Device | 2019
Design, DFM & Prototyping to T1 samples
This project needed some DFM (Design for Manufacture) to be applied to a design for a housing that had already been started. A solution needed to be found to reliably seal the face around the connector. Using SolidWorks CAD the housing and base plate were tweaked to accommodate some changes to facilitate injection moulding. To solve the issue of the IP rating around the 12-pin Molex connector a small moulded part was designed and 3D printed for a perfect fit.
The fit of the connector gasket insert was 3D printed to get the perfect fit
The IP rating around the connector was achieved with the connector gasket insert which clipped onto the Molex 12 pin connector
The 3D printed assembly was sent to the client for evaluation
T1 off-tool samples of the base, housing with brass inserts & gasket, connector gasket insert (top right) and self adhesive closed cell foam gasket (bottom right)