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AM-101 · UWAFT · Product Design
Electrical Switch Sheet Metal Mount
A press brake formed sheet metal mount for a rotary electrical disconnect switch, designed in NX and used on the UWAFT competition car, a 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ.
- Press brake part
- 1-piece
- 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ
- On-car
01What
- Onboarding project for the UWAFT mechanical subteam: model a rotary electrical switch, detail it on a drawing, and design a mount that fixes it to a wall
02How
- Modelled the switch body and knob and released a dimensioned drawing with a section view through the knob and the 4x Ø5.50 mounting hole pattern
- Designed the mount in NX Sheet Metal as a single part that wraps the switch body and flanges out flat against the wall
- DFM: one part from one flat blank, formed only with press brake bends, so there is nothing to weld, machine or assemble
- DFM: straight bend lines and open flanges so every bend can be formed with standard press brake tooling
- DFM: sized the mount around the switch envelope from the drawing, with clearance so the switch fits after forming
- DFM: fixed to the wall with standard drywall screws through the flanges, so installation needs only common hardware
03Results
- Delivered the switch model, a released drawing and a sheet metal mount ready for press brake manufacture
- Switch mounts used on the UWAFT competition car, a 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ
Tools & methods
Siemens NXNX Sheet MetalSolidWorksDFM