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Tubing Snap Fit

Tubing Snap Fit

Tubing Snap Fit

(OP)
Tubing Snap Fit
I wanted to make a plastic (Polyethylene, 0.09” thick) snap holder for some tubing (0.625”). It would be hand pressed on, and be allowed to be easily removed. The snaps would be similar to “C” shaped holders for ratchet tools or a Saddle foot chair glide on a tubular chair leg.

My question is about the amount of contact, and the bending equation for the snaps. Obviously if the C was only as high as the center, the tub would not stay, so the arms of the C would have to extend past the half way point. The C would be near the diameter of the tubes. I just wanted some form of analytical way to find this out, outside of guessing. The forces on the tubing is no more than the that required to not have the C fall off.

Sorry if this is vague...
Greg

Fox Manufacturing Group http://foxmfggroup.com/Home.html

RE: Tubing Snap Fit

About doing a trial and error procedure. Get tubing with .09" wall thicknesses and cut several sections of varying lengths and arcs; drill holes for screws and suspend the .625" tube and see the results.

RE: Tubing Snap Fit

I am assuming you are designing this in CAD, if you have an FEA module attached to it, how about running a quick analysis on it?

RE: Tubing Snap Fit

(OP)
I could cut some material, but wanted to understand the dynamics too. this applies to the FEA too. It would help in demolding as well as I was thinking of the part being molded with a mold opening in the plane of the open C's

the tubes or rods are solid steel.

Fox Manufacturing Group http://foxmfggroup.com/Home.html

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