Alignment of Ribs

[Lazarus94]

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Summary:

(Please summarize your issue here. Be specific.) There is very little tolerance for the alignment of the ribs in the Left/Right Console, Upper Instrument Panel, and Lower Instrument Panel. By hand, it is difficult to perfectly align ribs. If the ribs are not near-perfectly aligned there are issues with inserting printed brackets and other parts.

Expected Results/How It Should Work:

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In order to solve this, I propose adding grooves to floor plates where ribs for example are mounted. Whilst there are holes in the floor panels for where the screws must come through it is very difficult to perfectly align the ribs with the holes. By adding grooves for where the ribs should fit in it would make the assembly greatly more simple and easy. The ribs would also have to be extended in length at their bottom by however deep the groove is.

Actual Results/How It Does Work:

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It works by just adding a groove into the floor plates of the consoles and UIP/LIP. Then the builder doesn't have to worry about proper alignment. They can just put the parts into the groove and screw it in.

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More Information

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Category:

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• [X ] MCAD (SolidWorks)
• [ ] ECAD (PCB Design or other electrical hardware)
• [ ] Software - Sketch
• [ ] Software - DCS-BIOS
• [ ] Software - Library

  Type:

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• [ ] Bug
• [X ] Feature Enhancement
• [ ] Maintenance
• [ ] Question
• [ ] Documentation

  Applicable End Item:

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• [ ] Top Level Assembly
• [ X] Lower Instrument Panel (LIP)
• [ X] Main Instrument Panel (MIP)
• [X ] Left Console
• [ X] Right Console
• [ ] Seat
• [ ] Center Tub
• [ ] Flight Stick
• [ ] Throttle
• [ ] General Software

  Associated Filename(s):

  Insert assembly or part file names here, i.e. 123456.sldasm, etc. OH1A-100 Right Console Floor Left Console Floor

[jrsteensen]

Consider eliminating edge drills and introducing tolerance by using combination of corner brackets and triangle corner brackets with floating or fixed bolted joints.

Example Bracket: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Degree-Shaped-Bracket-Fastener/dp/B07W8HRS55

• [ ] Eliminate all edge drills. (LIP footwell floor may be an exception.)
• [ ] Change .75 MDF to .50 wherever practicable. ($20 cheaper a sheet than .75.)
• [ ] Use floating bolted joints wherever possible to maximize assembly tolerances.