AU503332B2 - Flexure hinge assembly - Google Patents

Flexure hinge assembly

Info

Publication number: AU503332B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: hinge assembly; flexure hinge; flexure; assembly; hinge
Prior art date: 1976-04-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

AU22205/77A

Other versions

AU2220577A (en

Inventor

R. J. G. Council C. T. Jansen J. F Craig

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

Original Assignee

Litton Industries Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1976-04-05

Filing date

1977-02-11

Publication date

1979-08-30

1976-04-05 Priority claimed from US05/673,746 external-priority patent/US4114402A/en

1976-04-05 Priority claimed from US05/673,605 external-priority patent/US4143451A/en

1977-02-11 Application filed by Litton Industries Inc filed Critical Litton Industries Inc

1978-08-17 Publication of AU2220577A publication Critical patent/AU2220577A/en

1979-08-30 Application granted granted Critical

1979-08-30 Publication of AU503332B2 publication Critical patent/AU503332B2/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C19/00—Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
- G01C19/02—Rotary gyroscopes
- G01C19/04—Details
- G01C19/16—Suspensions; Bearings
- G01C19/22—Suspensions; Bearings torsional
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
- F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
- F16C11/12—Pivotal connections incorporating flexible connections, e.g. leaf springs
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
- F16D3/00—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive
- F16D3/005—Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive incorporating leaf springs, flexible parts of reduced thickness or the like acting as pivots
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2370/00—Apparatus relating to physics, e.g. instruments

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Endoscopes (AREA)
Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)
Gyroscopes (AREA)
Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)

AU22205/77A 1976-04-05 1977-02-11 Flexure hinge assembly Expired AU503332B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US05/673,746 US4114402A (en)	1976-04-05	1976-04-05	Flexure hinge assembly
USUS673,746		1976-04-05
USUS673,605		1976-04-05
US05/673,605 US4143451A (en)	1976-04-05	1976-04-05	Method of manufacturing a flexure hinge assembly

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2220577A AU2220577A (en)	1978-08-17
AU503332B2 true AU503332B2 (en)	1979-08-30

Family

ID=27100978

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU22205/77A Expired AU503332B2 (en)	1976-04-05	1977-02-11	Flexure hinge assembly

Country Status (13)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JPS52121176A (en)
AU (1)	AU503332B2 (en)
CH (1)	CH624454A5 (en)
DE (1)	DE2714086A1 (en)
DK (1)	DK148877A (en)
ES (2)	ES457108A1 (en)
FR (1)	FR2347570A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB1538805A (en)
GR (1)	GR63117B (en)
IT (1)	IT1086632B (en)
NL (1)	NL7703656A (en)
NO (1)	NO145414C (en)
SE (1)	SE7703779L (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2653427C3 (en) *	1976-11-24	1979-05-03	Anschuetz & Co Gmbh, 2300 Kiel	Spring joint for the pivotable connection of two bodies with one another and a method for producing the joint
EP0337286A3 (en) *	1988-04-11	1990-10-31	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company	Motor mount for a centrifuge
US5069413A (en) *	1988-04-11	1991-12-03	E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company	Centrifuge motor mount having two slotted members
JPH0375518A (en) *	1989-08-18	1991-03-29	Tokimec Inc	Flexible coupling type supporting apparatus and biaxial freedom-degree gyroscope having same apparatus
US20070067953A1 (en) *	2003-10-21	2007-03-29	Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.	Monolithic structure with at least one elastic hinge
US8240941B2 (en) *	2008-09-15	2012-08-14	Exelis Inc.	Flexure with elongated openings
CN112377533B (en) *	2020-10-29	2022-02-22	中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所	Torque limiter with high axial rigidity
CN113510480B (en) *	2021-08-16	2022-09-06	深圳市恒兴隆机电有限公司	Damping rotating shaft assembling equipment and method and industrial control equipment

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3614894A (en) *	1969-01-30	1971-10-26	Singer Co	Gyroscope flexure hinge assembly
US3585866A (en) *	1969-07-01	1971-06-22	Singer General Precision	Gyroscope flexure hinge suspension
US3811172A (en) *	1970-04-15	1974-05-21	Singer Co	Method of manufacturing flexure hinge assembly
US3833988A (en) *	1972-08-23	1974-09-10	J Tobias	Method of making spool valves
US3856366A (en) *	1973-01-08	1974-12-24	Singer Co	Gyroscope universal flexure suspension assembly

1977
- 1977-02-11 AU AU22205/77A patent/AU503332B2/en not_active Expired
- 1977-03-07 NO NO770788A patent/NO145414C/en unknown
- 1977-03-09 GB GB10033/77A patent/GB1538805A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-03-23 ES ES457108A patent/ES457108A1/en not_active Expired
- 1977-03-30 DE DE19772714086 patent/DE2714086A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1977-03-31 SE SE7703779A patent/SE7703779L/en unknown
- 1977-04-01 CH CH414777A patent/CH624454A5/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1977-04-01 IT IT48779/77A patent/IT1086632B/en active
- 1977-04-01 GR GR53140A patent/GR63117B/en unknown
- 1977-04-04 DK DK148877A patent/DK148877A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1977-04-04 FR FR7710107A patent/FR2347570A1/en active Granted
- 1977-04-04 NL NL7703656A patent/NL7703656A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1977-04-05 JP JP3897077A patent/JPS52121176A/en active Pending
- 1977-07-30 ES ES461196A patent/ES461196A1/en not_active Expired

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
FR2347570B1 (en)	1981-03-20
AU2220577A (en)	1978-08-17
IT1086632B (en)	1985-05-28
CH624454A5 (en)	1981-07-31
NL7703656A (en)	1977-10-07
DE2714086A1 (en)	1977-10-20
DK148877A (en)	1977-10-06
NO145414C (en)	1982-03-17
ES461196A1 (en)	1978-06-01
FR2347570A1 (en)	1977-11-04
JPS52121176A (en)	1977-10-12
NO770788L (en)	1977-10-06
NO145414B (en)	1981-12-07
GB1538805A (en)	1979-01-24
GR63117B (en)	1979-09-11
SE7703779L (en)	1977-10-06
ES457108A1 (en)	1978-03-01

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