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Protected hinge assembly for mechanical accelerometer

  • US 4,955,108 A
  • Filed: 07/14/1989
  • Issued: 09/11/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A protected hinge assembly comprising:

  • a hinge frame having first and second parts which have substantially flat opposite surfaces each having first and second juxtaposed regions near first and second substantially opposite side edges thereof, said first regions of said first and second parts being connected by a flexible hinge having a hinge line directed in a predetermined first direction;

    first and second stops, substantially rigidly attached along second and third lines to opposite surfaces, in said second regions near and substantially parallel to the outer edges of said second parts of said surfaces and being substantially perpendicular to said hinge line;

    said stops being tilted substantially about said second and third lines relative to said surfaces to allow slight movement of the first regions of said second part relative to said stops.

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