Design and manufacture of decorative metal box

The paper deals with the problems of designing and creating one of the types of jewelry - decorative jewelry box made of metal. A detailed description of the sequence of design-engineering - from the choice of subjects to its manufacture - is given. The relevance of the product being developed is proved; the analysis of the product analogues is carried out in terms of artistic and material design. An original sketch of decorative jewelry box corresponding to aesthetic, structural and functional design requirements with a regard to an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing analogues is developed. The ergonomic factors, suggesting the convenience of use of the product are taken into account when creating jewelry box. The choice of material is justified. On the basis of the material properties the production process is selected. The product weight is calculated and the structural analysis of the pivoted fall joint is made involving Inventor software product. The necessary drawings, the master model for investment casting are made. The decorative jewelry box production process consisting of three main phases: 1) the production of the jewelry box case, 2) applying a decorative coating, 3) assembling of the jewelry box elements is described. Molding technology for the production of a single product is considered. As a result of design-engineering a jewelry box based on the artistic image of the stylized giraffe’s figures with entwined necks is produced. The use of stylized figures of birds and animals for the production of small metal boxes adorned with enamel and precious inserts is a fashion trend at the moment.

jewel, design, sketch, casting technology, investment casting, master model