Paper towel dispenser
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Executive Summary
Stakeholders
There are five major stakeholders with regards to the paper towel dispenser: Manufacturer, retailer, customer, user, society. The main needs for the manufacturer are to reduce cost and create a reliable product. For the retailer, it is being able to sell a quality product. For the customer, it is making sure it is an affordable and reliable machine. For the customer, cleanliness and ease of use are paramount. Society plays a role with regards to how the use of paper towel affects the ecosystem and earth in general. Listed below are the stakeholders and their respective needs.
Paper Towel Manufacturer
- Material cost
- Manufacturing cost
- Assembly
- Transporting
- Standardize/minimize parts
Retailer
- Cost
- Storage
- Reliability
- Usability
- Transporting
Customer
- Cost
- Mounting
- Ease of use
- Reliability
- Aesthetics
User
- Ease of use / ergonomics
- Speed of operation
- Aesthetics
- Cleanliness
Society
- Environment
Usability Study
Parts List
DFMA Analysis
Design For Manufacture
Design For Assembly
FMEA Analysis
Part No. | Name | Function | Failure Mode | Effects of Failure | S | Causes of Failure | O | Design Controls | D | RPN | Recommended Actions | Responsibility | |
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01 | Front Housing | Protects device from exterior | Fractured | - Exposure of internal components | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
02 | Front Housing Clip | Holds housings together | Fractured | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
03 | Front Housing Tab | Secures housing clip | Fractured | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
04 | Rear Housing | Holds mechanical components | Fractured | -Unable to hold the whole body | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
05 | Paper Towel Holding Arm | Holds paper towel roll | Bent | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | ||
08 | Screw Anchor | Holds screw in wall | Fractured | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
09 | Paper Guide Tube | Guides paper towel to cutting cylinder | Failed | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
10 | Spring (uneven hooks) | Holds 09 in place | Broken | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
11 | Spring (even hooks) | Holds lever to spindle housing | Broken | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
13 | Red Screw Cap | Hides screw in turning wheel | Fractured | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
14 | Locking Spring | Hides screw in turning wheel | Broken | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
15 | SRed Turning Wheel | Turns main spindle | Failed | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |
16 | Guide clips for 09 | Guides paper on 09 | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | ||
18 | Guide clips for 09 | Connects spring to spindle | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | ||
19 | Spring Connector | Connects two springs to lever arm | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |||
20 | Rounded Spring Guide | Angles spring to desired measurement | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | ||
21 | Thin Paper Guide | Guides paper out of device | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | |||
22 | Front Spindle Housing | Final housing before paper leaves device | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | ||
23 | Spindle Housing Back | Back of spindle housing | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text | text |
DFE Analysis