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Design and Structural Analysis on the Open and Close Hinge for Complex Machine (복합기 커버 개폐용 힌지의 설계와 구조 해석)

  • Yun, Yeo-Kwon;Yang, Kwang-Mo;Kim, Do-Seok
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2012
  • As all kind of industry has developed, metal structure and machine instrument use bolt, pin, rivet and welding for assembly and combination. For pin and hinge, dimension accuracy is crucial to keep the operation and safety of the structure and machine instrument. In case of complex machine, the hinge for cover open-loop system is one of the significant design elements. Most of the hinges are being imported and assembled sine they give high technology development cost for its unit cost position. The reason is that the localization of hinge is inadequate. As the demand increase and the necessity of localization grow, it is now more important than ever to develop low cost structure. By the low cost structure, a new technology could be obtained for electronic product and structural hinge since it would enable for complex machine hinge to be guaranteed, technologically. Open-loop hinge is the link type and designed for the structure to keep constant open-loop. And, the hinge is examined in design stability by finite element analysis method. In this paper, the operation result is presented when the hinge for complex machine open-loop is designed for link type structure.

A Structural Analysis of Tsunami-proof Damper in Nuclear Power Plant (원자력 발전소에서 쓰나미 방지용 댐퍼에 대한 구조해석)

  • Chin, Do-Hun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.23 no.4_2
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    • pp.603-609
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to research dampers, which are applied mainly to buildings adjacent to the coast, such as nuclear facilities, and used for ventilation and can safely protect lives and equipment in emergency situations. Comparing the equivalent stress for three models with hinge reinforcement and support reinforcement based on the early design model for Damper, in the Base model, the highest stress occurred in the part of hinge, especially in the centrally mounted hinge, and after reinforced the hinge, it was occurred in the rear support. For models reinforced hinges and supports, it is considered that reinforcement for stiffness will be required in the future as it entered within the range of allowable stress. For the safety factor distribution, the minimum safety ratio was sufficiently secured at least 1 and was high at the edge of the Damper frame and the Blade. As the hinge was reinforced, the safety factor distribution of Blade was increased, and it was verified that the safety factor was secured through the support reinforcement.

Flap Hinge Moment Estimation through Ground and Flight Tests (지상 및 비행 시험을 통한 플랩의 힌지 모멘트 추정)

  • Ko, Myung-Gyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.46 no.6
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    • pp.464-470
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, a practical method of estimating the flap hinge moments which change according to the aircraft flap operations was introduced. For the flap design, the hinge moment derived by structural load analysis and wind tunnel tests was able to be compared with the real flight hinge moment, and the static safety of the flap structure could be verified though this comparison. In order to perform the tests, two strain gauges were installed on the flap hinge and an onboard device for aircraft load monitoring was utilized. Through the ground test, the correlation between the strain and the moment of the flap hinge was calibrated with analytic and finite element analysis. During the flight test, strain signals together with the flap deflection angles and airspeed were recorded. Finally, the flight hinge moments could be predicted by the measured strain which was calibrated with the analytic and the finite element analysis.

A Study on the Development of Friction Hinge with Automatic Closed Function (자동 닫힘 기능을 갖는 마찰힌지 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Ye, Sang-Don;Min, Byeong-Hyeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.107-114
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    • 2014
  • A friction hinge system which moves without power was designed and developed using the principle of friction force, which is caused by interference between the inner diameter of a silicon cap and the outer diameter of a cylindrical roller bearing with one-way rotation in a counterclockwise direction. The system was applied to the lid of buffet ware, which moved up by external force and moved down by gravitational force. However, design conditions which included a rotation angle of the hinge of more than 80 degrees and a closing time of more than 20 seconds were required when the lid of the buffet ware closed due to gravitational force. The design safety of the friction hinge body connected to the lid of the buffet ware from the hinge system was checked on the basis of structural, fatigue and thermal analyses. The material of the shaft, cap and flange among the hinge elements was changed to polyethylene from steel to reduce the weight of the friction hinge system. An injection molding simulation was performed and injection molds of the shaft, cap and flange were created. The weight of the hinge system was decreased from 805g to 219g.

Robust Rear Center-Hinge Bracket Optimization Based on Taguchi Method (다구찌 방법을 활용한 Rear Center-Hinge Bracket 강건 설계)

  • Jung, Sebin;Kim, Minho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.203-209
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    • 2014
  • The rear center-hinge bracket is designed for supporting and folding the rear-seat backrest. This bracket needs to be strong enough to be able to rigidly hold the rear-seat backrest and to withstand luggage loads from the car trunk that are generated when a vehicle is driving on the roads. Particularly, current accident studies report that many serious occupant injuries occurred when the rear-seat back easily folded inward toward the car interior, driven by the luggage loads in the trunk. Given this fact, the robust design of the rear center-hinge bracket that mainly supports the rear backrest has become more important for providing customer safety and preventing high warranty and durability problems. However, none of the studies have emphasized its significant role and considered its robust optimization. Therefore, this paper presents how the hinge-bracket design is optimized based on an application of the finite-element method coupled with the parameter design using Taguchi's design experiment. Finally, Taguchi method's application optimizes a robust center-hinge bracket that shows more rigid performance although it has lighter weight and thinner thickness.

Structural Safety Analysis of Newly Developed Roof-Typed Falling Rock Protection System (루프형 낙석방지안전시설의 구조적 안전성 검토 연구)

  • Park, Cheol-U;Lee, Hak-Yong
    • Journal of the Korea Construction Safety Engineering Association
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    • s.50
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    • pp.84-96
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    • 2009
  • Road is typically constructed along ridge area of mountain because of topographical and economic reasons. Therefore, road may face lots of open cut slope which can easily cause rock falling. This study evaluates the structural safety of newly developed falling rock protection system which has a roof deck plate. The structural performance under self-weight, snow load and load from failing rock was investigated using a finite element numerical analysis method. From the analysis results, the H-beam space was limited not to exceed 2.2m. The deck plate was also safe under the examined loading condition. A hinge and connection in the system were investigated through detailed modelling and analysis. The results showed that the hinge was safe enough and that the connection should strengthened with appropriate stiffeners.

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Structural Safety Analysis of Newly Developed Roof-Typed Falling Rock Protection System (루프형 낙성방지안전시설의 구조적 안전성 검토 연구)

  • Park, Cheol-Woo;Lee, Hak-Yoog
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2009
  • Road is typically constructed along ridge area of mountain because of topographical and economic reasons. Therefore, road may face lots of open cut slope which can easily cause rock falling. This study evaluates the structural safety of newly developed falling rock protection system which has a roof deck plate. The structural performance under self-weight, snow load and load from falling rock was investigated using a finite element numerical analysis method. From the analysis results, the H-beam space was limited not to exceed 2.2m. The deck plate was also safe under the examined loading condition. A hinge and connection in the system were investigated through detailed numerical modelling and analysis. The results showed that the hinge was safe enough and that the connection should strengthened with appropriate stiffeners.

Wind-Resistant Safety Reviews of Traffic Signal Structures by Wind Tunnel Tests (풍동실험을 통한 교통신호 구조물의 내풍 안전성 검토)

  • Taik-Nyung Huh
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.27 no.4_2
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    • pp.833-840
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    • 2024
  • According to recent data from the Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA), the frequency of typhoons around the Korea Peninsula is almost unchanged, but the intensity is on the rise due to climate change. A typhoon that has become so powerful can cause partial or complete damage to the traffic signal structures, limiting the operation of the vehicle and causing traffic congestion. If the traffic signal structure fails to function properly due to the influence of the typhoon, not only the v ehicle operation will be disrupted, but also direct damage to the traffic signal structure will occur. In addition, if the social overhead cost of traffic congestion is included, the recovery cost caused by the typhoon will increase to an extent that it is difficult to estimate. Therefore, in this study, a wind tunnel experiment was performed by producing a wind tunnel model of an existing fixed traffic signal structure and a traffic signal structure in which signs and traffic lights are hinged. Also, The fixed and hinge structures were modeled as 3D finite elements, and wind-resistant analysis was performed by wind speed, and, wind-resistant safety of traffic signal structures were analyzed and examined through wind-resistant analyses. From the comparative analysis of the results of experiment and FE analysis, it was known that the stress reduction rate of the hinge connection structure was at least 30% compared to that of the fixed connection structure from the results of the wind tunnel experiment and FE analysis. And As a result of finite element analysis for the maximum design wind speed of 50m/s, it was found that the maximum stress generated in the existing structure exceeded all the yield stress, but the maximum stress of the hinge connection structure was within the yield stress. Finally The hinge connection structure showed a relatively large stress reduction rate as the wind speed increased and the length of the lateral beam was shorter at the same wind speed.

A Study on the Structural Analysis for Plastic Door Handle of Automobile (플라스틱 자동차 손잡이 구조물의 구조해석에 관한 연구)

  • Park, S.R.;Shim, D.C.;Kim, D.;Lyu, M.Y.
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.185-190
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    • 2010
  • Application of CAE analyses are wide spread in shaping processes and structural safety verification of plastic products. The importance of CAE analysis and its contributions are getting increase since the processibility and structural safety of product can be predicted. CAE analysis for complex shaped product need a lot of time for modeling and computation compare with simpler one. Therefore careful simulation modeling is required for complex shaped product. Structural analysis for plastic door handle of automobile has been performed and structural safety has been investigated for various load directions and modeling cases. Large stress occurred at the hinge in handle regardless of load direction and modeling case. Consequently hinge is considered structurally very weak among the parts in plastic door handle. It is concluded that simple modeling rather than total modeling with adequate boundary condition equivalent to real situation gives reasonable computational results with saving modeling effort and computation time.

Reliability Analysis of Three-Dimensional Temporary Shoring Structures Considering Bracing Member and Member Connection Condition (가새재 및 부재 연결 조건을 고려한 3차원 가설 동바리 구조물의 신뢰성 해석)

  • Ryu, Seon-Ho;Ok, Seung-Yong;Kim, Seung-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.53-61
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    • 2019
  • This study performs reliability analysis of three-dimensional temporary shoring structures with three different models. The first model represents a field model which does not have diagonal bracing members. The installation of bracing members is often neglected in the field for convenience. The second model corresponds to a design model which has the bracing members with the hinge connection of horizontal and bracing members at joints. The third model is similar to the second model but the hinge connection is replaced with partial rotational stiffness. The reliability analysis results revealed that the vertical members of the three models are safe enough in terms of axial force, but the vertical and horizontal members exhibit a big difference among the three models in terms of combination stress of axial force and bi-axial bending moments. The field model showed significant increase in failure probability for the horizontal member, and thus the results demonstrate that the bracing member should be installed necessarily for the safety of the temporary shoring structures.