October 6, 2023
Description
In preparation for St. Patrick's Day, we've designed a self-opening treasure chest for you to hide all of your precious treasures in! This box uses lenticular folds to store spring energy, as well as a compliant latch to keep the box closed.
Visit our Instagram to see a high quality video of the treasure chest in action!
This design was developed by the Compliant Mechanisms Research Group (CMR) from Brigham Young University (BYU). Follow us at @byucmr on Instagram or visit the BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR) website to learn more about compliant mechanisms.
See https://rdcu.be/dnHx0 for an article in Nature Communications about how and why we share these maker resources.
Follow us at @byucmr on Instagram or visit the BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR) website to learn more about compliant mechanisms, or check out these books: Compliant Mechanisms, Handbook of Compliant Mechanisms.
The downloadable 3D print files provided here may be used, modified, and enjoyed for noncommercial use. To license developable mechanism technology for commercial applications, contact:
BYU Technology Transfer Office
3760 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
Phone: (801) 422-6266
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial
BYU CMR
