Exploration of The Shape of Snap-fit Wood Joints To Make It Easier for Humans to Assemble Furniture Tool-less MY Alief Samboro (a*), Osama Abdur Rahman (a)
a) Industrial Design Department, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya, Jl. Raya ITS, Surabaya, Jawa Timur 60117, Indonesia
*samboro[at]its.ac.id
Abstract
The dynamics of the development of the joinery connection system continues to be performed to make it easier for humans to assemble a furniture independently. CNC technology as a computerized material cutting tool can make detailed and mass produce shapes that are easy to connect and don^t even require any tools in the assembly process. The snap-fit connection method which is well known in plastic applications can be adopted in wood furniture materials. In this study, an experiment was carried out to find the appropriate snap fit form by collecting secondary data from journals and books related to snap fit, followed by experiments using CNC as a cutting tools for wood to find an exploration of a suitable shape. The results of this experiment can be applied to furniture joinery components, that make it easier for humans to assemble a furniture without the use any of tools.
