Snap fit joints are the simplest, the quickest and the most cost-effective assembly of two components. Properly designed products can be assembled and disassembled without major undesirable side effects. Due to its simple disassembly, snap fit joints are also environmentally friendly and can be easily recycled. Snap fit joints can be made from a variety of materials and moulded into different (sometimes complicated) shapes but are still the most optimal and the most economical products due to their high flexibility. Some of the advantages of thermoplastic materials are a large relative extension, a low coefficient of friction, sufficient rigidity and solidity that meet the requirements in all applications. Also, due to their frequent usage it was decided to analyse the assembly of the two snap fit joint parts. Knowing the bending of the snap fit joint, the tensile strength was measured. Strains and stresses that occur in the process of joining the two components together of the assembly were also analysed.
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