ISO 10303-214:2010(E)
A Product_component is an element in a conceptual product structure.
NOTE 1 A Product_component may, by intent, be generic to enable specializations. One or more distinct items may be defined from such a Product_component by adding specific characteristics.
NOTE 2 A Product_component is a mechanism for collecting the knowledge a company has accumulated during the design of similar products.
A Product_component is a type of Complex_product.
The data associated with a Product_component are the following:
The description specifies additional information about the Product_component.
See product_component to multi_language_string for the application assertion.
The description need not be specified for a particular Product_component.
If present, there shall be exactly one object that defines the description for a Product_component.
The instance_required specifies if the existence of a corresponding Item_instance is required for the various Alternative_solution objects of that Product_component. A value of 'true' indicates that a corresponding Item_instance is required.
NOTE There are Product_component objects that are not realized by parts. In these cases, no instance of an item is required.
EXAMPLE Trunk space or holes for wire harness are examples for Product_component objects that do not require instances.
The is_influenced_by specifies the Specification_category objects that impact the design of a solution for the Product_component in the context of the Product_class objects that are referred to by the Class_category_association objects.
NOTE Each alternative solution for the Product_component (i.e. the design of these solutions) is influenced by the referenced Specification_category.
See product_component to class_category_association for the application assertion.
The is_relevant_for specifies the Application_context objects in which the Product_component has to be considered.
See product_component to application_context for the application assertion.
The name specifies the word or group of words by which the Product_component is referred to.
EXAMPLE 'engine', 'chassis', and 'windshield wiper' are examples of name of the Product_component.
EXAMPLE This attribute may also be used to indicate the type of component in a component structure such as 'BOM top node', 'BOM bottom node', 'structure BOM product node', or 'structure BOM node'.
See product_component to multi_language_string for the application assertion.
The name need not be specified for a particular Product_component.
If present, there shall be exactly one object that defines the name for a Product_component.
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