Membrane integrated lamina emergent torsion joint
US11549563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2236/08
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lamina emergent torsional (LET) joint that includes an integrated membrane to reduce, or eliminate, certain unwanted motions and/or displacements associated with the operation of the LET joint is disclosed. The membrane-integrated LET joint (i.e., M-LET) can be used as a hinge for a lamina emergent mechanism and/or as a surrogate fold for an origami application to ensure accurate and repeatable transitions from a planar (i.e., lamina) state to a non-planar (i.e., lamina-emergent) state, and vice versa.
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