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Tolerance Stacks in Sheet Metal Design
- Sheet metal fabrication introduces significant mechanical tolerance challenges.
- The design must accommodate tolerance stacking across multiple mechanical dimensions to ensure proper connector alignment.
Prevent Bent Pins
- Over-design guide pins to prevent bent pins, which are costly and difficult to fix.
- Use rigid steel mechanical guide pins as a cheap way to protect delicate connectors.
Low Force, High Advantage Mating
- The connector insertion force was minimized but complemented by a mechanical latch with a 3:1 advantage.
- This thoughtful design makes blind-mating both robust and user-friendly.