Sheet Metal Mounting Plates

Convergent Dental · Mechanical Engineering Intern · Sketch, SOLIDWORKS, fit to chassis, release drawings, prototype

Sheet-metal plates that mount the air module and the galvos inside a new laser chassis, built to cut manufacturing time and make repairs simpler for field engineers.

The problem

Convergent was moving to a new internal chassis structure for the Helios laser to reduce manufacturing time and repair complexity for field engineers. I designed the sheet-metal plates that mount two modules inside it: 1. the air module and 2. the galvos.

Helios chassis: galvos in orange, air module in teal

1. Sketch

I sketched layouts for each module to work out where the parts, fasteners and access points should go.

2. SOLIDWORKS

I modeled both plates as sheet-metal parts in SOLIDWORKS.

Air-module plate (left) and galvo plate (right)

3. Fit to chassis

I mounted each module on its plate in the chassis assembly and checked that both fit inside the new structure.

Air module (left) and galvos (right) mounted on their plates

4. Release drawings

For each plate I released an assembly drawing, a dimensioned part drawing and a flat pattern.

Air-module plate (left column) and galvo plate (right column); click to enlarge

5. Prototype

Both plates were made as sheet-metal prototypes.

Finished air-module plate (left) and galvo plate (right)

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