Iris diaphragm device

Description

The motion device described in the patent relates to a iris diaphragm device for opening and closing the aperture. The iris diaphragm device is based on a linkage with 4 links and 4 joints, which is driven by a rotational actuator. The degree of freedom of the mechanism is F = 1.

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Mechanisms: Iris diaphragm device
Creator: IGMR

Usage

The simulation shows the movement of an iris diaphragm device. The mechanism can be moved by the point A. The lengths of the links are scaleable.