Patent ID: 6748818
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B81B,G01P,H01Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for amplifying mechanical and geometrical advantage, said device comprising:a base structure; a first link member having a first end and a second end; a first compliant flexural joint pivotally interconnecting said first end of said first link member to said base structure; a second link member having a first end and a second end; a second compliant flexural joint pivotally interconnecting said first end of said second link member to said base structure; a third link member having a first end and a second end; a third compliant flexural joint pivotally interconnecting said first end of said third link member to said second end of said first link member; and a fourth compliant flexural joint pivotally interconnecting said second end of said third link member to said second end of said second link member, wherein said base structure, first link member, second link member, and third link member cooperate to define a four-bar linkage, said four-bar linkage receiving an input force and providing an amplified force or displacement output in response thereto.