Engineering Moveable Glass Window Seals of Automotive Door Using Upfront CAE 982383
The traditional moveable glass window seal development process has relied heavily on physical prototypes for design verification. Due to frequent styling changes and an overall reduction in design time, physical prototypes for the glass window seals have proven to be inadequate. Utilization of computer aided engineering (CAE) tools is necessary in order to shorten lead time. CAE tools will help to decrease expensive prototyping, free up valuable manufacturing line time, and improve overall quality. A cross functional approach has been applied to expand the scope beyond traditional methods of moveable glass window seal design, such as wedged boarding, into new computerized modeling methods. The CAE was used to address major requirements of the glass window seals including glass velocity, glass stall force, sealing-ability, seal durability, seal assembly, seal appearance, and regulator motor current. A systematic process is used for the glass window system design development using CAE to insure that production parts will meet all functional and assembly process objectives.
Citation: Singh, K., Zaas, C., and Newton, R., "Engineering Moveable Glass Window Seals of Automotive Door Using Upfront CAE," SAE Technical Paper 982383, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982383. Download Citation
Author(s):
Kaushlendra Singh, Carl Zaas, Richard Newton
Affiliated:
Ford Motor Company
Pages: 5
Event:
International Body Engineering Conference & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
1998 Ibec Proceedings Volume 3: Glass and Glazing-P-332
Related Topics:
CAD, CAM, and CAE
Assembling
Seals and gaskets
Glass
Windows and windshields
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