The present application discloses embodiments of a vibration isolation assembly configured to reduce the communication of excitation vibration between a supporting surface and a payload, at excitation frequencies significantly higher than the resonant frequency of the isolator. In one embodiment, the vibration isolation assembly includes a housing assembly having a housing body with a pneumatic chamber formed therein, wherein the housing assembly is supported by the supporting surface. The pneumatic chamber is configured to accept at least one fluid therein. A mass engaging member configured to support at least a portion of the payload is supported by the pneumatic chamber, and at least one thermally conductive member in thermal communication with the housing body is positioned within the pneumatic chamber. The thermally conductive member is configured to transfer thermal energy from the fluid in the pneumatic chamber to the housing body and into the ambient environment.

A gyroscopic roll stabilizer comprises a gimbal having a support frame and enclosure configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel inside the enclosure, a motor for rotating the flywheel, and bearing cooling system for cooling the bearings supporting the flywheel. The bearing cooling system enables heat generated by the bearings to be transferred through the flywheel shaft to a heat sink disposed within a cavity in the end of the flywheel shaft, or to a liquid coolant circulating within the cavity.

A gyroscopic roll stabilizer comprises a gimbal having a support frame and enclosure configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel inside the enclosure, a motor for rotating the flywheel, and bearing cooling system for cooling the bearings supporting the flywheel. For smaller units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia less than 40,000 lb in.sup.2 to be accelerated at a rate of 5 rpm/s or greater. For larger units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia greater than 40,000 lb in.sup.2 to be accelerated at a rate of 2.5 rpm/s or greater.

A rotor system for a rotorcraft includes a rotor hub having a plurality of blade grips coupled thereto. Each blade grip has a rotor blade coupled thereto. A fairing is disposed at least partially around the rotor hub. Each of a plurality of lead-lag dampers is coupled to at least a respective one of the blade grips. Each lead-lag damper has a damper heat exchanger and a fluid pump operably associated therewith. A fairing heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the damper heat exchangers and the fluid pumps. Each lead-lag damper is configured to drive the respective fluid pump responsive to damping operations to pump a cooling fluid from the respective damper heat exchanger to the fairing heat exchanger.

An air spring may include a first end member and a second end member spaced from each other; a flexible bellows having a first end portion airtightly coupled to the first end member, a second end portion airtightly coupled to the second end member, and a jacket mounted on the circumference of the flexible bellows and configured to support the flexible bellows.

The invention relates to an actuator for an orthopedic device with an actuator housing and a heat store for storing the heat produced during operation of the actuator, the heat store having a heat store housing that has a cavity and a heat storage medium present therein, or consisting of a heat storage medium. The heat store is designed to be attachable to or in the actuator housing and has a receiving region that matches an actuator housing region and, when the heat store is mounted, is in heat-transferring contact with the actuator housing.

A crankshaft damper for attachment to one end of a crankshaft of an engine. The crankshaft damper includes an elastomeric member attached to a hub, and an inertia ring connected to the hub through the elastomeric member. Several different structures for cooling the elastomeric member are disclosed that dissipate heat away from the elastomeric member. Air flow is induced near the elastomeric member by providing air flow openings in the inertia ring or the elastomeric member.

One embodiment described herein is a damper for a rotor system, the damper comprising a cylindrical housing having a hollow interior; a piston disposed within the hollow interior and extending along a central axis of the housing; a first attachment member disposed on a first end of the damper and connected to the housing; a second attachment member disposed on a second end of the damper and connected to the piston; and a conductive cover wrapped around a portion of an exterior surface of the housing between the first attachment member and the second attachment member.

In one embodiment, an engine damper and a pulley mounted to the engine damper, the pulley comprising a hub portion and an outer circumferential portion joined to the hub portion by plural spaced apart vanes, wherein each space between adjacent vanes enables exposure of air flow to the engine damper.

The present application provides a temperature control assembly and a battery pack. The temperature control assembly includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and an elastic thermal pad. The elastic thermal pad has a main body that includes: a first plate section close to the first side plate in a longitudinal direction and extending in a vertical direction; a second plate section close to the second side plate in the longitudinal direction and extending in the vertical direction; and a connection section extending obliquely from the first side plate toward the second side plate and connected to the first and second plate sections. Due to elastic and structural characteristics of the elastic thermal pad, the main body of the elastic thermal pad is deformed under the action of extrusion to absorb the expansion forces of the batteries in time, thus greatly improving the service life of the batteries.