Title :
Design process to achieve easy assembly and disassembly
Author :
Yamagiwa, Yasuyuki ; Iwata, Shuichi ; Numata, Jun ; Namiki, Yuko
Author_Institution :
Sony Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The research concerns product design enabling both easy assembly and disassembly, focusing on the assembly and disassembly operations performed during the maintenance, upgrading, reuse and recycling of a product. The research clarifies the design principles and the design process enabling easy assembly and disassembly
Keywords :
design for environment; product development; recycling; design principles; design process; disassembly operations; easy assembly; easy disassembly; product design; product maintenance; product recycling; Assembly systems; Clamps; Joining processes; Performance analysis; Process design; Product design; Product development; Recycling; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1266-6
DOI :
10.1109/.2001.992531
