Rolling suitcase
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Executive Summary
Product Stakeholders
Product Use Study
Product Mechanical Function
Bill of Materials
Main Components
There are only about 4 different types of cloth used in the suitcase, but they make up approximately 200 components. Some of these scraps of cloth are only a square inch or two, while others are as large as 5 or 6 square feet. Since there are only a few different types of cloth, each cloth has been given a name and components are listed with the type of cloth used and the size of cloth used. The suitcase also only has 6 different types of seams where these pieces of cloth are sown together. Examples of each are shown below the bill of materials. For simplicity, most of the individual pieces of cloth have been omitted.
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| Part Number | Name | QTY | Weight (g) | Function | Material | Manufacturing Process | Image | |
| 001 | Interior Bottom Lining | 1 | 69 | Presentable appearance for main compartment. Hides structural components. | Cloth | woven | 
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| 001 | Interior Bottom Padding | 1 | 21 | Cushioning for main compartment | Foam | ?? | 
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| 001 | Interior Top Lining | 1 | 79 | Function | Cloth | woven | 
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| 001 | Metal Support Frame | 1 | 457 | Rigid Structural Frame | Steel | Bent | 
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| 001 | Support Frame Cover | 1 | 46 | Protects other components from sharp edges of metal support frame. | vinyl | ?? | 
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| 001 | Plastic Support Frame | 1 | 447 | Rigid Structure for suitcase | plastic | bent | 
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| 001 | Edge support wire - side | 2 | 26 | Rigid support for seam | steel | extruded | 
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| 001 | Edge support wire - bottom | 1 | 12 | Rigid support for seam | steel | extruded | 
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| 001 | Buckle Assembly | 1 | 6 | Function | Plastic | Injection Molded | 
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| 001 | Buckle Straps | 2 | 6 | Function | Cloth | woven | 
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| Handles | ||||||||
| Part Number | Name | QTY | Weight (g) | Function | Material | Manufacturing Process | Image | |
| 001 | Handle stablizing piece | 2 | 52 | No function | Synthetic leather | ?? | 
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| Cloth Types | ||||||||
| Part Number | Name | QTY | Weight (g) | Function | Material | Manufacturing Process | Image | |
| 001 | Exterior Fabric | area | ?? | Heavy duty fabric resistant to tears | Woven something | Woven | 
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| 001 | Interior Fabric | area | ?? | Light fabric to line interior of suitcase | Woven something | Woven | 
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| 001 | Vinyl Cloth | area | ?? | No function | Vinyl | Who knows? | 
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| 001 | Rubber Piping | area | ?? | adds support to edges where metal is not used | rubber | Molded | 
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| 001 | Textured Piping | area | ?? | Adds rigidity to corners | ?? | ?? | 
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Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
Design for Environment
Group Dynamic
Team Leader: Mallory Elbert
Safety Expert: Fritz Langford
Manufacturing Expert: Eric Lawson
Environmental Expert: David Stonestrom
As a team, we have all worked with one another (though not all at the same time) on various other projects, so we already have a good sense of how everyone else thinks and works. We have allotted two weekly meeting times to use as necessary, but because we know eachother outside of the scope of the course, it has been easy to schedule additional time as necessary.
