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Chapter 3
DATUM FEATURES -
FUNCTIONAL ANID
MANUFACTURING .
Introduction” a
Whitse se ie not che preragative-of the designer to decide the details
of the machining. for a conpanent, it i often possible to foretes) the
SEQUENCE of gone of the machining processes involved. Fram knowsng
| this _secuence the designer can .dentsty tne manvfacturing datum ace,
| and from this, the reaiired aanufscturing. dlmensions.
; AnS SJerthe manufacturing desu face 1s d4fferent from the functional
datum £ace thon a certain procedure is involved - to substitute a
functional dimension by a manufacturing dimenrion, and in the interests
of accuracy inis re-dimensioning 12 the @uty Of the designer.
3.1 Functional Datum
[A datum featzre is an important feature ~ a locating or a positioning
feature. A datum feature cen be a face (a surface) or the centre line
of a hole.
: A Eunctional datum. feature is a face, ora hole, tn a component
which is of importance to tee function of the’ component in the machine.
Zn the preparation of 2 component detail drawing {rom the assem~
bly drawing, it is necessary co identify functional datum Eaces and
poles ~ those fgees and holes wnleh are critical in the Cunction uf
jose Eoakares witl have small tolerance dimensions,
J.J there,ary foor functional feature:
mo limits indicate that this diameter is, to be a
the component .
for example in F
39-975
The 39.535
running fit in a mating component (from B.5.4500)
ne 137027 iamits indicate an smportant internal feature ~ 4 stan-
dard H8 dimension (B.S-4500).
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sions im that they indicate that the bottom face of the groove is
functionally imporsant, both to the right-hand end face and the right-
hand face of the 60 mn’diameter; therefore, the bottom of the groove
isa functfona! datum face (Fig. 3.2).
In Fig.3.2 the hole ts a atum feature - a functional datum
feature - Lxcause each end face of the pin is imporeant (a sill tol-
Brance dimension} {n relation to the hole centre (Fig.3.4).
‘A component detail drawing must present information in a form
that is suitable for manufacture, that is (e must show the required
manufacturing dimensions.
3.2 Machining Sequence
Consider the stud (Pi.3.1) with regard to the machining processes
Yeguired. There are tWo types of machining précesses: turning, for,
the two diameters and the end faces, and machining the ofoove.
The details of the turning process need not be known; whether
the stud is processed on a centre lathe, capstan, or automatic bar
machine is of no consequence. Similarly, the groove may be processed
by milling, planing, shaping, slotting or broaching.
The SEQUENCE of the two processes 7s certain; turning 4s the
first, cutting the groove is, second. lence, for the turning operation
a direct dinension: (vith appropriate limits) is reqaired for the length
Of the 39 mn dianeter, These Limits can noe be obtained by adding
35-3 15+00 45
tne 3218 ane {gg limits,
3.3 Manufacturing Datum
‘Vhee momatactat tim abatum Gause Pee.
Une rightonand sw tinct ah Cie cme
When’ the ducvm face 13 changed ther
tolerance in one, or more, dimensions
Further, dimensions must never be duplicated. Tais means that in
showing the mew dimension for the sy Of 39 mn diameter, one of the
Turning operation Wty tO i
nent = Change OF Une davum to
is, inevitably, a reduction in
33°2 ana 15:09) must be omitted from the drawing.
In the snterests\of gheaining the largest tolerance possible for
the dinension# involved, the dimension having the largest colerance
WAL1 be omitted, viz. the 233 dimension, because the tolerance of the
enttted dinension.is the toral- tolerance for the renaining, controlLing,
Ginension (eens:
two chain dimensions.
3.4 Changing the Datum
‘The procedure to be followed when changing the datum face may be
summarized thus : .
(1) Decide the required manofacturing datum face. .
(2) Decide the required manufacturing dimension (3) [which also
involves deciding the om sted dimension(s)) «
(3), Determine the tolerance for cach of the (new) manufacturing
aimensions.