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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Emil V. Ardelean, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sungeun K. Jeon, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jeremy A. Banik, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Emil V. Ardelean, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sungeun K. Jeon, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jeremy A. Banik, Albuquerque, NM (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A compliant hinge for deployable membrane-like structures and other applications is provided. The compliant hinge generally includes a flexible intermediate portion having one or more enclosed contours connected by inner longitudinal segments along a longitudinal axis of symmetry. The enclosed contours are resiliently deformable in response to an in-plane load, including tension and shear forces. The compliant hinge allows for rotation, bending, and extension, and can interconnect rigid panels in tensioned precision structures and other applications.