Hello everyone,
I would like to create on a plastic cylinder 4 flexible stops to insert a washer without it being able to escape afterwards. I stumble over how to make these (lamellae) on the body of the cylinder. Do any of you have an idea, a particular function?
I put my piece in PC, so that you can see what I'm looking for, I think that my method is not the right one.
Thank you in advance
CLIPS. SLDPRT (116.3 KB)
Hello vbruno391,
Here's what you do for a screw to keep the washer stuck.
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I'm not sure I understand.
What you are looking for seems to me to be what are called captive screws.
Check out this site to inspire
There are washers as indicated by @A_R this type of assembly. You will find at Norelem or Wurth to inspire you.
Hello,
Wouldn't you try to reinvent car plastic clips? :
(result of " car trim clips" on Amazon)
Or more expensive, but more precise, a ball pin. (depending on the job of your choice)
Hello;
At the very least, the almost captive washers are classic washers (commercial) to be assembled with a screw of which part of the thread has been blown off (machined).
As in the screenshot of @A_R
But in both cases we are closer to a captive " screw " than to a captive " washer " (which is not necessarily dichotomous.)
Note to @vbruno391 : Remember to specify the Solidworks format of the attachment and/or add a screenshot to facilitate our understanding of your objectives.
Congratulations to all, nothing to add, but no feedback from @vbruno391 on any comments or clarifications.
Maybe you will have to wait 3 more years? 
Or built-in or captive washer
Captive Washer Screws - Screws/Bolts - Configure and Buy | MISUMI (misumi-ec.com)
Hello everyone,
I have just read your messages. I don't receive email notifications!
Thank you for your feedback,
What I'm looking for is to create strips on a cylinder a bit like the clips that Froussel presents to us, so that they retract when a washer passes through and then return to their initial shape.
Have a good Saturday.
Vincent
@vbruno391
This is a bit like what was said above, this kind of system exists, ball pin for example, and they are simple systems.
Then you can consider a system with a homemade leaf spring. I couldn't find anything on google.
Hello Fred,
Thank you for your answer, I'm looking for what function in solidworks can make 2 flexible lamellae opposite each other on a cylinder.
Regards
Vincent
I am often to reproduce the existing faithfully, but here we are only on a flexible element which is complicated on SolidWorks.
In the case of a spring, we can only act on these dimensions (sketch + configuration) to present it in these two states.
Or create an assembly, such as a screw + nut assembly, a bolt that is made flexible with the option of the same name.
In the case of a coil or leaf spring, I will work with a configuration and I will drive a sketch dimension while remaining as faithful to reality as possible. Easy to fly and not very resource-intensive.
I tend to be very basic in my designs, the torsional bending function can be worked in tension but I have a doubt and it seems complicated to me for a coil spring, but for a leaf spring why not. Others will surely offer you other solutions.
Thank you for your help
Have a nice day
Vincent
