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Bell Crank Support Plate

Subteam: SuspensionSubsystem: BellcranksAssembly: Front Indirect Actuation AssemblyCars: CR21

Purpose

CR21 plate supporting the bellcrank at the frame.

Function

Superseded by double shear bellcrank tabs welded directly to the frame from CR26I.

Design Process

No part-specific design process is documented. The Bellcranks subsystem design process applies: 1. Take the wheel rate target from kinematics; the bellcrank is named by it (CR26I front is the 150 lb/in wheel rate crank, rear the 200 lb/in). 2. Set the architecture: connection points, pivot location, double or single shear. 3. Size the pivot for shear from the vector sum of rod and damper loads. 4. Run single-plate FEA for deflection first, then stress. CR26I rear single plate at 0.19 in gave FoS 3.54. 5. Calculate the wheel rate change that the measured deflection produces, and confirm it is inside tolerance. 6. Fit and validate the damper position sensor.

Manufacturing Process

Waterjet from sheet, or laid up on a milled or 3D printed mold.

Full Material List

Steel.

Reoccuring issues

None recorded. This part has no entry in Knowledge_Transfer/Issue Logging/Fault Vault.xlsx, in either Issue Log.xlsx, in CR22/Issue Tracking/Shakedown 7-15-23.xlsx, or in any design review issue list found in CrimsonStorage or Box.

Still to document

Nothing in CrimsonStorage covers these yet.