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Screw fastening part analysis model creation method, recording media, and apparatus

US8078442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2008
Grant dateDec 13, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/23
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method comprises a screw fastening unit extracting step of extracting a screw fastening unit, in which at least two or more members are fastened by a screw, from a three-dimensional model, a shape changing step of changing each of circular arc surfaces of the screw, a screw through hole, and a screw hole disposed in the screw fastening unit to a polygonal polyhedron approximating the circular arc surface, a mesh creation step of creating an analysis model which is divided into a meshed analysis unit by allocation of polyhedral meshes along each of the edge surfaces of the screw, screw through hole, and screw hole which is changed to polyhedrons, and a contact definition step of setting the friction of a contact unit of the mesh-divided screw and screw hole to be infinite so as to achieve a fixed state.

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