Shutterbox box with a rolling shutter made of flex.
Living hinge box design.
The possibilities with this tool are huge.
A living hinge is a thin flexible hinge flexure bearing made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects it is typically thinned or cut to allow the rigid pieces to bend along the line of the hinge.
Flat hinge the strait hinge is the most common type of living hinge it consist of a landing in both sides and a thin hinge section.
In addition you can also design other objects such as shelves drawer inserts or living hinge patterns.
The living hinge on a plastic toolbox on the other hand is thin and the two surfaces it connects essentially lie flat against one another when the box is closed creating a tight bend in the hinge.
Flexbox box with living hinge and round corners.
It comes with a library of all kinds of boxes not just rectangular boxes but also boxes with rounded corners hinges and more.
Boxes py is an open source box generator.
Flexbox2 box with living hinge and top corners rounded.
The minimal friction and very little wear in such a hinge makes it useful in the design of microelectromechanical systems and the low cost and ease of manufacturing makes them.
Double hinge a double hinge has two strait hinges separated by a narrow landing section double hinges are useful when you need to a create a gap or space between the two folded parts or b you need a 360 degree rotation.
Flexbox4 box with living hinge and left corners rounded.
The living hinge was introduced to the industry as a hinged recipe box at the 1963 npe.
This makes the challenge of hinge design much greater.
Over the next 40 years creative design engineers used living hinges in thousands of applications ranging from dispensing closures with hinged caps to automobile gas pedals and carrying cases.
Flexbox5 box with living hinge and round corners.
Roundedbox box with vertical edges rounded.
