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Martin Alignment tool This paper including centralized

1 ILLINGWORTH idea of fixture
Douglas Harland Method for attaching The field of the invention generally
2 Murdoch a carrier to a piece of is that of wheeled carriers for
rolling luggage bag articles and straps for carriers
Wei - Hung Lai Hollow wheel A hollow wheel assembly of a
3 assemble of luggage includes a wheel
Luggage mount, two wheel members, and a
hollow shaft
4 Robin Cunningham Article of luggage and Assembling the bottom tray provided
Rankin method of Assembling

5 Pen – I Chen Swivel Wheel Assembly A Swivel wheel mounting

arrangement
Content
 Introduction
 Abstract
 Methodology
 Working principal
 What is fixture?
 Need of perfectly aligned wheels in trolley
 Why should we conceder fixture
 Previous method of marking wheel position
 Material selection
 Material properties
 Development of fixture in marking
 Disadvantages of previous methods
 Problems faced with wrong aligned wheel
 Wrong alignment of wheel
 Statistics
 Critical defects(Lot hold)
 Final product
 Expected Outcomes
 Applications
 References
 Introduction
 A fixture is a work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing
industry.
 Fixtures are used to securely locate (position in a specific location or
orientation) and support the work, ensuring that all parts produced using the
fixture will maintain conformity and interchangeability.
 Using a fixture improves the economy of production by allowing smooth
operation and quick transition from part to part, reducing the requirement
for skilled labor by simplifying how work pieces are mounted, and
increasing conformity across a production run.
 We developed a fixture useful for marking points of wheels in luggage bags.
 Before this, company was using fully manual way to trace the position of
wheels but with this new way we can minimize the errors coming through
tracing. this new way is easier and cheaper.
 One only has to adjust the fixture and trace the points.
 Abstract
 Wheeled luggage does not function well in adverse conditions.
 You will have to drag your bag through any rough terrain you
encounter, potentially ruining the fabric and/or wheels.
 You wouldn’t want to roll your suitcase w/o any obstacle
through any of the following conditions: beaches (sand), dirt
roads, cobblestone streets, mud, bodies of water, staircases,
between train & platform.
 The bottom line is that wheeled luggage is a perfectly fine
choice under ideal conditions.
 Hence fixture helps us to locate perfect point of wheel and
assemble it on right spot with marking.
 Methodology
• Appropriate process
select • Cost effective consideration

• Relevant data
record • Convenient technique

• Analyze recorded facts

Examine • Time required

Develop
• Develop most economical method

Evaluate
• Evaluate result

define
• Define new method

install
• Install new method
 Working principal
 Fixture holds the work piece
 With the help of marker/pen, longitudinal wheel positions
of a four wheel trolley bag are marked.
Front & Top view
Isometric view
 What is fixture
A work-holding or support device used in
the manufacturing industry.
 Used to securely locate & support the work.
 Will maintain conformity and interchangeability.
 Improves the economy of production.
 Reduces the requirement for skilled labor.
 Simplifies mounting of work pieces.
 Increase in conformity across a production run.
 Need of Perfectly Aligned
Wheels in Trolley
 Misalignment may also cause vibration that you'll feel
especially in the steering of suitcase, luggage, etc.
 Experience Smoother rolling of trolley wheels.
 Perfectly aligned wheels support less load on hands.
 Reduces jerking of bags.
 Why should we consider fixture?
 Primary purpose is to provide repeatability, accuracy, and
interchangeability in the manufacturing of products
 A fixture holds the work in a fixed location.
 By using fixture we will maintain conformity and
interchangeability.
 Previous Method of Marking
Wheel Position
 Previous method was completely Manual method.
 It was including scale, marker & template only to trace the
wheel points.
 With the help of ruler scale four points of screw were
pointed on trolley bags.
 In this method if there is a manual error ,then marking was
getting shifted on bags resulting in miss alignment of
wheels.
 Previously two men were required for marking.
 Material Selection
 This fixture should be light in weight hence we focused on
light weight material for our fixture
 We took plastic in consideration for its durability and light
weight property
 Here we have selected ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene
Styrene) plastic for our project.
 Material is bought from ABCO plastic .ltd
 Material properties
Property Specification

Heat Resistance 110ºC

Tensile Strength 44.81 MPa

Type of material Sheet

Melting temperature 200°C

 Development of fixture in
marking
 Fixture holds the product firmly, hence avoiding errors in
marking.
 With the help of fixture a product is fixed at one place and
it becomes quite easy to mark the required wheel position.
 We’ve developed a new way where we are using fixture
with all the positions of the wheels marked .
 With the help of fixture we are going to fix the sheet/fiber
at the bottom and trace the points of wheels.
 Process used to manufacture the
Fixture
The Process used is Thermoforming, because:
 Process describes heating of a thermoplastic sheet (ABS sheet) converting
the material into a single – sided mold to get desirable shape after the mold
solidifies.
 The mold is required to be light in weight so as to avoid the scratches on the
bag surface while marking.
 Better than the subtractive process.
 It is mostly used for manufacturing intricate/complex shapes of plastic
material.
Working Principle of Thermoforming
Process
 Disadvantages of previous method
 Misalignment of wheels.
 Poor performance of wheel.
 Due to wrong placing of wheels trolley gets jerks on
uneven rods very frequently.
 Errors in scales or other measuring equipment causes
errors in wheel alignments.
 Needs more man power for a single person’s task.
 Time consuming.
 Problems faced with wrong
Aligned Wheel
 It produces more defective bags.
 Due to more defective pieces profit scale goes on
decreasing.
 Wastage of material and time.
 Discomfort of consumer.
 Due to frequent jerking in trolley causes strain in hands.
 It makes trolley bag unstable with heavy load.
 Wrong alignment of wheel
Wrong alignment makes trolley bags unstable, as you
can see in corresponding picture, one wheel is in air.
Statistics
Pie Chart

%defects

Assy
Stiching
material
 Critical defects(Lot hold)
16

14

12

10

8 Freuency
%defects
6
cumm freq
4

0
wheel drilling wheel wheel rocking Binding
hole visible gap/collapse damage
Defects in Trolley Bags due to
Misalignment
 Final Product
Outer Side of
the Fixture

Inner Side of
the Fixture
 Expected Outcomes
 Time saving process.
 No need of two or more persons for single task.
 Reducing scrap production.
 Reducing irritation while traveling.
 Perfect alignment of wheel.
 Do not need heavy and costly equipment.
 Easy to install and use.
 Untrained person can also use very easily.
 Applications
 Used for marking on flat surface Trolley Bags.
 Method can be used for two or three wheeled trolley
bags also.
 Bags with uneven bottom can also get its wheels
perfectly located.
 Small Scale companies who cannot afford costly
equipment (like Laser Marking) can use this method
very efficiently.
 This method can be use in marking of holes for
benches and desk making.
 References
 ALIGNMENT TOOL, Martin ILLINGWORTH , London CI. CPC B25H 7 / 02 ( 2013 . 01 ) ;
GOIC 9 / 24 ( 2013 . 01 ), PCT No .: PCT/ G B2016 / 0001Pub . No . : US 2018 / 0021939
A1.Jan 25.2016

 HOLLOW WHEEL ASSEMBLY OF LUGGAGE Wei - Hung Lai , Taichung ( TW ) Appl.

No.: 15 / 375 , 794 B60B 33 / 0042 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; B60B 33 / 0002(2013 . 01 ) ; B60B 33 /
0028 (2013. 01) ; Jun . 14 , 2018

 METHOD FOR ATTACHING A CARRIER TO A PIECE OF ROLLING LUGGAGE Douglas

Harland Murdoch , Santa Rosa , CA ( US ) ; Michael Allen Sturm , Redding , CA ( US ) CPC.
A45C 5 / 14 ; A45C 7 / 0045 ; A45C 13 / 30 Sep . 12 , 2017

 ARTICLE OF LUGGAGE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING Robin Cunningham Rankin ,

Delray Beach , FL ( US 01 ) ; A45C 13 / 36 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; A45C 503 ( 2013 . 01 ) Aug . 23 ,
2015
 SWIVEL WHEEL MOUNTINGARRANGEMENT FOR TRAVEL BAG Pen-I Chen,
Panchiao City (TW) Correspondence Address: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee 3458 Ellicott Centre
Drive-Suite 101 Ellicott City, MD 21043 (US) Foreign Application Priority Data Aug. 30,
2014(TW) 892 15O18
Workmen using Fixture for Marking on
Trolley Bags
Drilling of holes after Marking on Trolley
Bags