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Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

(OP)
Hello All -

Within the attached drawing, there is a feature control frame highlighted in red. Can you please relay, in plain language, what this frame means?

Drawing:  http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=b67967bd-10c0-4350-a0e4-8052407c601a&file=Drill.jpg

Thanks for your time thus far!

Note: I have intentionally deleted some dimensions within the attached file as it is customer owned.

 

RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

At it maximum size (4.05), the axis of the 4.00 dia feature must lie within an envelope of .25 dia about the axis of datum A.  At it's minimum size (3.95 dia) it must lie in an envelope of .30 about the axis of datum A.

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RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

I would only add one comment to what ewh said:
Envelope (tolerance zone) has got diameter 0.35 not 0.3 when the toleranced feature is at its minimum material condition.

RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

Yep, another post I hit submit on before thinking it out completely.  Thanks pmarc!

"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
 

RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

For this case, tolerance of position is used to control the coaxiality between features of size.

SeasonLee
 

RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

(OP)
Great! Thanks for the speedy replies ewh, pmarc and SeasonLee! "Coaxiality" was the word we were trying to think of, but couldn't conjure up!

To recap (just to be sure I'm understanding correctly), since there is an "M" (maximum material condition) in the feature control frame, this denotes that a bonus tolerance is permissible.

AT MMC:  The tolerance window is simply as stated in the frame control frame. As stated above, at a 4.05 feature diameter there is a 0.25 dia tolerance window between the axis of the 6.18 feature and the 4.00 feature.

AT LMC:  The bonus tolerance comes into play and at a 3.95 feature diameter, the tolerance window is 0.35 in dia. This 0.35 tolerance window is calculated by taking MMC-LMC (4.05-3.95 = 0.10) and adding it to the tolerance stated within the control frame (0.10 + 0.25 = 0.35).

Thanks, again!

 

RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

Chaldaean,

Yes, you got it correctly.

RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

Does note "C" say anything important?
Frank

RE: Assistance Translating Feature Control Frame to Layman's Terms

(OP)
fsincox, the "C" indicates a critical dimension that must be inspected (per an AQL) at incoming prior to use in the finished assembly.

Thanks for the question.

 

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