The document discusses different types of connections for assembling product parts, including mechanical connections like screws, bolts, snap fittings, and shape-based connections using grooves; material connections such as heat sealing, adhesive bonding, and clamping; and force-based connections using vacuum or magnetic forces. It provides examples of specific connections used between parts of a shell, options panel, handle, crumb tray, bottom, and inside of a product.

1. Judith Lievens

2. connections

3. What kind of connections are there?

5. MechanicalConnections

6. RigidMechanicalConnectionsSubdivisions

7. ElasticMechanicalConnectionsSubdivisions

8. Plastic MechanicalConnectionsSubdivisions

9. MaterialConnections

10. Heat Sealing/Adhesive BondingSubdivisions

11. Force (Field) Connections

12. Vacuum/MagneticForceSubdivisions

13. Shell

14. ShellMechanicalConnection – Rigid – Screw Thread – BoltMechanicalConnection – Plastic – TransformWorkpieceMechanicalConnection – Rigid – Screw Thread – Bolt (safetytrianglescrewon the outside to connectbottomwithshell)MechanicalConnection – Rigid – Screw Thread – Integrated

15. Shell – Options PanelMechanicalConnection – Rigid – Screw Thread – IntegratedMaterialConnection – Heat Sealing – External Heat SealingMaterialConnection – Adhesive Bonding – GlueMechanicalConnection – Elastic– Snap Connection – IntegratedMaterialConnection – Elastic - Clamp

16. Shell – HandleMechanicalConnection – Elastic –Snap Connection – IntegratedMaterialConnection – Adhesive Bonding - Glue

17. Shell – CrumbTrayMechanicalConnection – Rigid – ShapeBased – GrooveMechanicalConnection – Elastic – Snap Connection

18. Bottom

19. BottomMechanicalConnection – Plastic– TransformFastener(connectioninside metal base to bottom – in this case the metal base on the inside is the ‘fastener’)MechanicalConnection – Rigid– Screw Thread – BoltMechanicalConnection – Rigid – Screw Thread – Integrated(on the inside of the bottom)MaterialConnection – Adhesive Bonding – Post it

20. Inside

21. InsideMechanicalConnection – Rigid – Screw ThreadMechanicalConnection – ShapeBased

22. InsideMechanicalConnection – Plastic – TransformFastenerBy bending protrusions of the main metal part, or metal threads,Manyparts are connected.