[en] At the microscale, classical bearings such as ball bearings, sliding bearings and other pivots may be difficult to manufacture. Among all possible solutions to replace them, the notch hinge seems to be very attractive through its many advantages. The major limitation is on the rotation angle. This paper presents a new simplified analytical model for the prediction of the maximum angular displacement and the angular stiffness of a notch hinge. To validate our model, an experimental set-up has been developed. Finally, the results are compared to other theories.
Research Center/Unit :
U.Lg - Laboratoire de Méthodes de Fabrication U.C.L. - Unité PRM
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Author, co-author :
Merken, Patrick
Smal, Olivier
Debongnie, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Méthodes de fabrication
Raucent, Benoit
Language :
English
Title :
Mechanical based circular notch hinge design
Publication date :
2007
Publisher :
ULg/Méthodes de Fabrication, Liège, Belgium
Report number :
LMF/D47
Number of pages :
8
Name of the research project :
4M-µpompes
Funders :
DGTRE - Région wallonne. Direction générale des Technologies, de la Recherche et de l'Énergie Science Policy Program (IUAP-24)
