Exploded view drawing
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An exploded view drawing or assembly drawing is a diagram, picture or technical drawing of an object, that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts.[1]
It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended in surrounding space in the case of a three-dimensional exploded diagram. An object is represented as if there had been a small controlled explosion emanating from the middle of the object, causing the object's parts to be separated an equal distance away from their original locations.
The exploded view drawing is used in parts catalogs, assembly and maintenance manuals and other instructional material.
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An exploded view drawing is a type of drawing, that shows the indended assembly of mechanical or other parts. It shows all parts of the assembly and how they fit together. In mechanical systems usually the component closest to the center are assembled first, or is the main part in which the other parts get assembled. This drawing can also help to represent the disassembly of parts, where the parts on the outside normally get removed first.[2]
Exploded diagrams are common in descriptive manuals showing parts placement, or parts contained in an assembly or sub-assembly. Usually such diagrams have the part identification number and a label indicating which part fills the particular position in the diagram. Many spreadsheet applications can automatically create exploded diagrams, such as exploded pie charts.
In patent drawings in an exploded views the separated parts should be embraced by a bracket, to show the relationship or order of assembly of various parts are permissible, see image. When an exploded view is shown in a figure that is on the same sheet as another figure, the exploded view should be placed in brackets.[1]
Exploded views can also be used in architectural drawing, for example in the presentation of landscape design. An exploded view can create an image in which the elements are flying through the air above the architectural plan, almost like a cubist painting. The locations can be shadowed or dotted in in the siteplan of the elements.[3]
[edit] History
The exploded view and cutaway view were minor graphic inventions of the Renaissance that also clarified pictorial representation. This exploded view originates in the early fifteenth century notebooks of Marino Taccola (1382 – 1453), and were perfected by Francesco di Giorgio (1439 – 1502) and Leonardo.[4]
On of the first historic examples of an exploded view was presented by Leonardo da Vinci in the design of a reciprocating motion machine. Leonardo would apply this method of presentation to other studies, including those on human anatomy.[5]
The term "Exploded View Drawing" itself has emerged end 1940s, and is one of the first times defined in 1965 as "Three-dimensional (isometric) illustration that shows the mating relationships of parts, subassemblies, and higher assemblies. May also show the sequence of assembling or disassembling the detail parts."[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b United States Patent and Trademark Office (2005), General Information Concerning Patents § 1.84 Standards for drawings (Revised January 2005). Accessed 13 Feb 2009.
- ^ Michael E. Brumbach, Jeffrey A. Clade (2003). Industrial Maintenance. p.65
- ^ Chip Sullivan (2004) Drawing the Landscape. p.245.
- ^ Eugene S. Ferguson (1999). Engineering and the Mind's Eye. p.82.
- ^ Domenico Laurenza, Mario Taddei, Edoardo Zanon (2006). Leonardo's Machines. p.165
- ^ Thomas F. Walton (1965). Technical Data Requirements for Systems Engineering and Support. Prentice-Hall. p.170
