Flexible bearing for compliant mechanisms

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PATENT NO 11346392
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17537592

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A flexure bearing having a first sleeve and a second sleeve is provided. Each sleeve includes a first pillar having a first end attached to the sleeve and a second end projecting outwardly from the sleeve and a second pillar having a first end attached to the sleeve and a second end projecting outwardly from the sleeve parallel to and diametrically opposed to the first pillar. The flexure bearing has a plurality of blind holes and a plurality of compression springs, each compression spring having a first spring end fit into one of the blind holes of a pillar of the first sleeve and a second spring end fit into a corresponding blind hole of an adjacent pillar of the second sleeve when the second sleeve is interconnected to the first sleeve.

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  • PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alhulaimi, Mohammed Dhahran, SA 5 8
Asad, Muhammad Dhahran, SA 21 11
Inkis, Majed Dhahran, SA 5 8
Khan, Muhammad Azhar Ali Dhahran, SA 11 8

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