Method for determining the optimum shape to be conferred on a thin movable plate including giving the plate a substantially threaded shape with a finite pitch
US5846277A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method relates to an optimizing method for determining the optimum shape of plates such as sheets of sheet metal, panes of glass, or other thin objects designed in particular to retract completely in order to leave a clear opening. To simplify the use of shaped plates that have already been predesigned, they are modified such that their shapes coincide substantially with a "screwable" surface chosen from the wide variety of existing surfaces that meet screwability criteria and can hence move in the space without changing position, except for their edges. Implementation of the method allows the various constraints that may exist in the design of such plates to be met.
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