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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2018
Applicant:

Csem Centre Suisse D'electronique ET DE Microtechnique SA - Recherche ET Developpement, Neuchatel, CH;

Inventors:

Florent Cosandier, Colombier, CH;

Philippe Schwab, Grandevent, CH;

Lionel Kiener, Pomy, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/12 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); G12B 5/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01); G04B 17/04 (2006.01); F16D 3/00 (2006.01); G01C 19/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/12 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/66 (2013.01); F16D 3/005 (2013.01); G04B 17/045 (2013.01); G12B 5/00 (2013.01); F16C 2326/05 (2013.01); G01C 19/22 (2013.01); Y10T 403/45 (2015.01); Y10T 403/54 (2015.01);
Abstract

A pivot mechanism for guiding in rotation comprises a mobile element connected to a fixed element through flexible connections; with the flexible elements being configured to guide the mobile element according to a rotational movement in a plane, around a pivoting axis perpendicular to the plane; with each of the flexible connections comprising an intermediary junction provided with an expansion slot, the expansion slot being configured to expand during the rotation of the mobile element, so that the mobile element can pivot according to a second angular amplitude that is greater than a first angular amplitude achieved without said expansion slot; with the intermediary junctions being connected to one another by a coupling member; each of the coupling members being configured so as to prevent a movement out of the plane and a lateral movement in the plane of the mobile element. The pivot mechanism has a very high rotational amplitude.


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