AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 126(2025)

Design and Analysis of a Cross-spring Flexure Hinge Based on Additive Manufacturing

Lin CHEN*, Qiuyang LU, Kai ZHAO, and Yi YUE
Author Affiliations
  • School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering,Shanghai University Of Engineering Science,Shanghai201620,China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    The 3D structure of the cross-spring flexure hinge
    Structural of the reeds
    Series and parallel relationships of the reeds
    Equivalent spring model diagram of the flexure hinges
    Structure of the reed segment
    Bending deformation differential of the reed segment
    Torsional deformation differential of the reed segment
    Flexure hinge example samples
    Visual test platform
    Variations of the theoretical,simulation,and experimental values of the hinge stiffness with the design parameters
    Defects in the flexure hinge processing
    Diagram of the hinge center drift
    Structure of the optimized hinge example
    • Table 1. Size parameters of the cross-spring flexure hinge samples

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      Table 1. Size parameters of the cross-spring flexure hinge samples

      代号L/mma/mmb/mmc/mmt/mmα/(°)
      140540.60.790
      2540.690
      3540.590
      4430.690
      5650.690
      6540.675
      7540.660
    • Table 2. <bold>Theoretical</bold>,<bold>simulation</bold>,<bold>and experimental values of the hinge stiffness</bold>

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      Table 2. <bold>Theoretical</bold>,<bold>simulation</bold>,<bold>and experimental values of the hinge stiffness</bold>

      序号

      Keq/

      (N·m·rad-1)

      KFE/

      (N·m·rad-1)

      仿真

      误差/%

      Kexp/

      (N·m·rad-1)

      实验

      误差/%

      11.9312.0284.782.1043.75
      21.1681.2294.961.2421.06
      30.6510.6956.330.6812.01
      41.3141.3975.941.3463.65
      51.0581.1165.201.0991.52
      61.3111.3412.241.3211.49
      71.4311.4121.351.3712.90
    • Table 3. Size parameters of the hinge example before and after optimization

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      Table 3. Size parameters of the hinge example before and after optimization

      优化

      前后

      a/mmb/mmc/mmt/mmα/(°)圆角/mm簧片质量/g
      优化前540.60.7904.95
      优化后[0.6,0.8]0.65.06
    • Table 4. Comparative analysis results of the hinge example properties before and after optimization

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      Table 4. Comparative analysis results of the hinge example properties before and after optimization

      优化前后最大应力/MPa最大应力位置中心漂移/mm
      优化前80.06簧片基体连接处0.296
      优化后50.75铰链转轴处0.241
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    Paper Information

    Category: Integration of Material Structure and Function

    Received: Nov. 27, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 13, 2025

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    DOI:10.19328/j.cnki.2096-8655.2025.01.013

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