Patent ID: 11885372
Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 18:
19. A method for forming a reduced friction torsion wire hinge, the method comprising:
providing a first frame portion adapted to be coupled to, or integrally formed with, a first object, and forming a first bore;
providing a second frame portion adapted to be coupled to, or integrally formed with, a second object, and forming a second bore, with the second bore being axially aligned with the first bore; and
inserting at least one elongated hinge component through the first and second bores to couple the first and second frame portions together for pivoting movement relative to one another, and further such that a first end of the hinge component engages with the first object;
applying a torsional pre-load force to the second end of the elongated hinge component; and
while applying the pre-load force to the second end of the hinge component, using a mechanism configured to restrain the second end in a pre-loaded angular orientation relative to the second object, such that the elongated hinge component biases the first and second frame portions, and thus the first and second objects, for rotational motion either toward one another or away from one another.