Patent ID: 9212691
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B33Y,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cross blade flexure pivot comprising a monolithic structure, said monolithic structure comprising: a top platform and a bottom platform, each of which has an inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the top platform and the inner surface of the bottom platform face one another and are substantially parallel to one another; and at least one pair of crossing flat flexure elements that function as springs and that intersect independent of one another to provide an axis of rotation for the top and bottom platforms along a projected line that extends through the intersection of the pair of crossing flat flexure elements, wherein a first flexure element of the pair of flexure elements extends from a first end of the inner surface of the top platform to an opposite second end of the inner surface of the bottom platform, and wherein a second flexure element of the pair of flexure elements extends from a second end of the inner surface of the top platform to an opposite first end of the inner surface of the bottom platform.