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US 11,608,632 B2Granted
Pre-stressed sinusoidal member in assembly and applications
OwnerWilliam E. Smithinventor
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Sinusoidal shaped member units and support member units are parts that form pre-stressed assemblies having flexural properties. Sinusoidal shaped members are relaxed material members that have been elastically deformed. Support members maintain the elastically deformed state of the sinusoidal shaped members. The sinusoidal shaped members and support members are organized into pre-stressed curvilinear assemblies containing stored elastic potential energy that is equal to the work done by the forces that deformed their pre-stressed structure. The assemblies' sinusoidal shaped members and support members are adapted to use materials having exceptional mechanical properties and flexural strength. This includes nano-composites. The assemblies' pre-stressed state enhances its mechanical, electrical and structural performance. The size, number, density and possible geometric configurations of the sinusoidal shaped member units and support member units within an assembly/structure is vast. Products of this sinusoidal building system have mechanical and structural applications and can be manufactured using an automated process.
A flexure for structural and mechanical applications having an assembly axis comprising at least two prestressed sinusoidal members with residual tension and compression along a length of each of said at least two prestressed sinusoidal members and formed of an elastic material that allows for reversible deformation without compromising a strength of said at least two prestressed sinusoidal members, each of said at least two prestressed sinusoidal members supported by a first support member at a distal antinode and connected together longitudinally at a proximal antinode by a locking mechanism on a second support member, holding the at least two prestressed sinusoidal members in tension and compression.
A flexure for structural and mechanical applications having an assembly axis comprising at least two sinusoidal prestressed members with residual tension and compression along a length of each of said at least two prestressed sinusoidal members and formed of an hyperelastic material that allows for substantial reversible deformation without dissipation of energy, being disassemblable and reassemblable into said flexure, each of said at least two prestressed sinusoidal members supported by a first support member at a distal antinode and connected together longitudinally at a proximal antinode by a flexural locking mechanism on a second support member.
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