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4 bar hinges

4 bar hinges

4 bar hinges

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Anyone know how to design a 4 bar hinge? I've been running into a lot of problems. It's a trunk hinge and needs to open 90 degrees and move forward an inch and 3 eights. How do I go about working this up?

RE: 4 bar hinges

A good graphical method is the "relative pole" method for four-bar linkages.  This allows one to determine ground pivots from two or three positions of the arm opposite the ground.  Two positions yields a set of lines on which poles must lie.  Three positions yields an exact point for each pole.

I have some great literature on CD somewhere, written by one of my professors.  Not sure where to find this type of info on the web.

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RE: 4 bar hinges

Are you using SolidWorks?

RE: 4 bar hinges

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Pro-e, and Surfcam

although right now I'm using Illustrator to sketch it out

RE: 4 bar hinges

For openers, look at the trunk of your car. It's a 4 bar mechanism that should be close to what you need. Not sure about the offset you describe, but take a look.

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