Folding Structure

This six-bar linkage is designed to open and close a folding structure. This was designed by Kaustubh Sonawale to demonstrate MechGen 3.0

[markrobirds]

Getting 180 degrees of output motion from only 30 degrees of input motion. The input can also be controlled with a linear actuator of relatively limited travel. The "simple hinge" crowd may not see its advantages in certain applications, but I do. I've had to deal with linkages in many of my designs over the years.

[quillmaurer]

Everyone asking why this is unnecessarily complicated - this isn't intended to be a useful practical mechanism, it's just to demonstrate the software.

[GarageKnight]

Well yes it is a folding structure indeed. I didn't ask this youtube, but thanks for suggesting it for me anyway

[zeuss]

Us: We need a well built hinge
Germany : YES

[jayski]

I've always wondered if there could be an elegant and simple mechanism for moving a motorcycle up into a pickup truck bed with just leverage and linkage. It would only have to move 30 inches up and 5 feet forward. The idea comes to mind every time I see someone try to ride up a ramp and stop before hitting the cab of the truck, or falling off the ramp half way up.

[dostuffchannel]

Is there a way of figuring out how far apart the pivots need to be to achieve different angles? Thank you!

[Mokowna]

just to say… we didn’t invent a material made of ether that can pass thru physical object as of now. (cf the grey piece that connect the two red parts)

[johnbuttery]

All very nice and geometrically satisfying but I suspect it would be a pig to make and would go out of alignment very quickly with wear.

[genelomas]

Am I missing the subtlety of the hook and pin hinge..?
This seems like an overly complex and extravagant way to open a panel.. target market: rich idiots

[lucywucyyy]

i mean yeah i guess you could do it that way

[vlastasusak]

I might be doing something wrond, but no matter how I look at it the layers just don't seem to work out in the real world...

[stuartcarefoot]

Please ignore below, the post earlier about 30 deg convinced me, my bad

[BariumCobaltNitrogn]

It looks like a guy on his back doing a situp

[sarco]

Es mejor la bisagra, simple y fácil de instalar

[ShadowsIII]

The parts are intersecting. Good Idea, NOT PERFECT. Needs refining.

[simianwarthog]

Wouldnt a hinge do the same thing but more simply?

[Вольныйворобей]

An interesting implementation project, I also tried to do it in the Fusion 360 program, like yours. It seems to work. Thank you!
Interesnyy proyekt po isponeniyu, ya tozhe poprybyval sdelat' v programme Fusion 360, kak u vas. Kazhetsya poluchilos'. Spasibo!

[ElTurbinado]

what advantage does this have over a simple hinge on the two adjacent corners?

[abboberg]

A simple hinge right at the corner would take care of it. No need for this complex linkage.

[steelfalconx]

Well the description is accurate. Can I go now YouTube?