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= Major Product Needs for Major Stakeholders =  
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= Product Use Study =
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== What's Easy? ==
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Easy to plug in and turn on. Coffee maker shows amount of water labeled and visible.
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== What’s Non Intuitive? ==
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Not easy to tell if its programmable. Also, figuring out if it needs cleaning and how to clean it.
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== What’s Challenging? ==
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Difficult to figure out proportions of water to ground coffee. Figuring out the first steps for draining out the plastic residue as stated on the instruction manual.
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== Stakeholder Needs: ==
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A customer wants it to be easy to setup, easy to figure out the right proportions, and easy to dispense. Coffee shouldn’t come out burnt, and should be quick and reliable.
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The retailer demands small packaging and arrangeable for stacking and shipping. The current design has large rectangular packaging and fairly light weight.
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== Steps for Using Product: ==
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1) Wash the coffee maker following the cleaning instructions on the pamphlet packaged with the product.
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2) Plug in the coffee maker to an outlet. Do not turn on.
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3) Have a cone shaped coffee filter ready and place it inside the plastic filter basket.
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4) For one cup of medium strength coffee, have one tablespoon of ground coffee ready and dumped into the coffee filter.
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5) Fill the glass pitcher with one cup of water, then lift the coffee maker lid and dump the water into the back bin of the coffee maker.
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6) Place the glass pitcher back inside the coffee maker onto the hot plate.
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7) Close the coffee maker lid and turn on the coffee maker.
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== Mechanical Operations: ==
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First observations about the mechanics behind the coffee maker include a pump inside the base to channel hot water through the coffee lid and into the coffee filter, where hot water seeps down into the glass pitcher.
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The coffee maker lid acts to open up the coffee maker channel of bringing hot water up and into the coffee filter.
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There is an electric heater to bring the poured water up to very hot temperatures.
= Parts List =
= Parts List =

Revision as of 18:32, 30 January 2014

Contents

Product Introduction

Product: Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Executive Summary

Major Product Needs for Major Stakeholders

Product Use Study

What's Easy?

Easy to plug in and turn on. Coffee maker shows amount of water labeled and visible.


What’s Non Intuitive?

Not easy to tell if its programmable. Also, figuring out if it needs cleaning and how to clean it.

What’s Challenging?

Difficult to figure out proportions of water to ground coffee. Figuring out the first steps for draining out the plastic residue as stated on the instruction manual.

Stakeholder Needs:

A customer wants it to be easy to setup, easy to figure out the right proportions, and easy to dispense. Coffee shouldn’t come out burnt, and should be quick and reliable. The retailer demands small packaging and arrangeable for stacking and shipping. The current design has large rectangular packaging and fairly light weight.

Steps for Using Product:

1) Wash the coffee maker following the cleaning instructions on the pamphlet packaged with the product. 2) Plug in the coffee maker to an outlet. Do not turn on. 3) Have a cone shaped coffee filter ready and place it inside the plastic filter basket. 4) For one cup of medium strength coffee, have one tablespoon of ground coffee ready and dumped into the coffee filter. 5) Fill the glass pitcher with one cup of water, then lift the coffee maker lid and dump the water into the back bin of the coffee maker. 6) Place the glass pitcher back inside the coffee maker onto the hot plate. 7) Close the coffee maker lid and turn on the coffee maker.

Mechanical Operations:

First observations about the mechanics behind the coffee maker include a pump inside the base to channel hot water through the coffee lid and into the coffee filter, where hot water seeps down into the glass pitcher. The coffee maker lid acts to open up the coffee maker channel of bringing hot water up and into the coffee filter. There is an electric heater to bring the poured water up to very hot temperatures.

Parts List

The following table is a list of all the parts that come out of the coffeemaker. The picture below is an exploded view of our coffeemaker with all the components shown and labeled.

Bill of Materials

The following is a table of individual components, assemblies and certain off the shelf parts that we took apart during our dissection process of the coffeemaker.

Part Number Name QTY Weight (g) Function Material Manufacturing Process Image
1 Cubic Peg for Metal Strip1 Holds the metal strip that goes around the glass containerPlasticInjection Molding
2 Screw for the Glass Container1 Tighten up the metal stripAluminumStandard Purchase Part
3 Lid for the Glass Container1 Lid of the Glass ContainerPlasticInjection Molding
4 Metal Strip for the Glass Container1 Goes around the glass containerAluminumRolling and Machining
5 Handle for the Glass Container1 Handle of the glass containerPlasticInjection Molding
6 Filter Lever1 A spring controlled lever within the filter that allows the boiled coffee to go into the glass containerPlasticInjection Molding
7 Filter Spring1 Attached to the filter lever and controls and coffee flowAluminumStandard Purchase Part
8 White Filter Rubber Piece1 Cover of a hole within the filterRubberInjection Molding
9 Filter1 Perform as a intermediate container for the boiled water and ground coffeePlasticInjection Molding
10 Plastic Lid1 Lid for the coffeemakerPlasticInjection Molding
11 Cardboard Piece1 Covers the area of thermal paste that applied onto the heaterCardboardStandard Purchase Part
12 Bottom Screws5 Tighten the bottom lid with the bottom half of the coffeemakerAluminumStandard Purchase Part
13 Plastic Bottom Lid1 Cover for base of the coffeemakerPlasticInjection Molding
14 Plastic Ring1 Holds two rubber tubes in positionPlasticInjection Molding
15 Insulator Rubber Band1 Insulation for the heater plateRubberInjection Molding
16 Heater Plate1 Keeps the glass container heated and in placeAluminumCasting
17 Heater Plate Screw1 Attach the heater plate to the bottom lid of the coffeemakerSteelStandard Purchase Part
18 Rectangular Lid Piece1 Supports the coffeemaker lid when it is openPlasticInjection Molding
19 Rubber Tube Rings4 Tighten and put the tubes in placeCopperMachining
20 Heater Bar1 Holds the heater in placeAluminumExtrusion and Machining
21 Heater1 Heats both the water and the containerAluminumCasting
22 Resistor Piece1 Part of the heater circuitAssemblyStandard Purchase Part
23 Little Screw for Plastic Wire Piece2 AluminumStandard Purchase Part
24 Slightly Larger Screw for Heater1 AluminumStandard Purchase Part
25 Nut for Heater Screw1 Holds the heater in position within the coffeemakerAluminumStandard Purchase Part
26 Plastic Piece for Wires1 Functions as a connector for the wires that go into the heaterPlasticInjection Molding
27 Smaller Screw5 AluminumStandard Purchase Part
28 Washer for Smaller Screw5 AluminumStandard Purchase Part
29 Top-Bottom Connection Screw3 Connect the top and bottom half of the coffeemakerAluminumStandard Purchase Part
30 Lid Lever1 Supports the lidPlasticInjection Molding
31 Plastic Volume Meter1 Meter of the coffeemakerPlasticInjection Molding
32 Lid Hinge Connected to Tubes1 Connection between the lid and tubesPlasticInjection Molding
33 Transparent Tube1 RubberInjection molding
34 Opaque Tube2 RubberInjection molding
35 Red Ball1 Part of the valve in the opaque tubePlasticInjection Molding
36 Base of Switch1 Base of the switchPlasticStandard Purchase Part
37 Switch1 Control on/off of the coffeemakerPlasticInjection Molding
38 Tiny Spring1 Part of the switchAluminumStandard Purchase Part
39 Tiny Piece from the Switch1 Part of the switchPlasticStandard Purchase Part
40 Red Heating Connection2 RubberStandard Purchase Part
41 Wires Coming out from the Heater2 Rubber and CopperStandard Purchase Part
42 White Capacitor Screw2 Put the capacitor in placeAluminumStandard Purchase Part
43 Washer for Capacitor Screw2 Washer for screwAluminumStandard Purchase Part
44 N label1 Label negative of the circuitplastic tapeStandard Purchase Part
45 Switch with Three Wires1 Inside part of the switchAssemblyStandard Purchase Part
46 Blue Wire1 Standard Purchase Part
47 White Wire1 Standard Purchase Part
48 Black Wire1 Standard Purchase Part
49 Glass Container1 Coffee ContainerGlassGlass Blowing
50 Top Part of Body1 Top half of the coffeemakerPlasticInjection Molding
51 Bottom Part of Body1 Bottom half of the coffeemakerPlasticInjection Molding

Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Design for Environment (DFE)

Analysis Summary

Group 8 Team Members

Lucas Neffa

Andrew Vickory

Nick Ciesielski

Yang Wen

Kaifu Wang

References

1. Dieter, George E., and Linda C. Schmidt. Engineering Design. 5th Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. Print.

2. Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Coffee Maker, n.d. photograph, viewed 28 January 2014, <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EJF8TI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1>

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