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Disassembly Process

1. Identified screw fittings,

screwed open the 4 fittings

and pulled the body apart
D with ease, breaking the snap

I detail in the process. With

E S B M S S A that, the internal components

were exposed.

2. Circuit board and other

electronics are removed
from their slot in the mould,

alongside the fan assembly
L Y falling out of the main body.

Fan cover is snap fitted in a

different way to the main

body, using a clip that
avoided breaking when
Manufacturing Features pulled apart.

-Evident screw injection holes, mainly in the extrusion where the main contents are located.
-Ribbing seen along the sides where body thins out and surrounding walls are all supported by ribbing.
-Main body is snap fitted together using circular polymer snap fit, with most breaking when disassembled.
-Fan casing was a different snap fit to main body, instead using a 90-degree joint, didn’t break on disassembly.
-Secured using 4 hex screws, 2 located in the top uncovered and 2 in the middle of the body covered over. 3. Fan internals are magneti-
-Fan internals held together magnetically, no screws used in the motor mechanism. cally attached together and
-Circuit board slots into moulding flush, with electronics clipped into board except switch which is hard soldered in. inserted in body with a central

Materials and Finishes axis bearing. Electronics are
plugged into a slot on the
-Main Body is made up of ABS, injection moulded to form, with a Navy Satin finish. circuit board except the vari-

-Fan speed dial casing is made of Polyurethane for self lubrication, and finished over with a metallic silver concen-
triccircle texture on the front, with the inside staying the raw translucent colour of the material. able resistor.
-Fan casing is also ABS, but cut out in intervals to display the internal fan movement and for safety purposes. Hinges
built into mould and sit in cut out on the main body.
-Handle is made of PU, but added stitching gives it a ‘’premium’’ leather look and feel, finished in white.
Process Timeline

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