Patent classifications
F16F15/161
Limiting system for a vehicle suspension component
The damper assembly includes a tubular member, a rod, a primary piston, a secondary piston, and a resilient member. The tubular member includes a sidewall and a cap positioned at an end of the sidewall. The sidewall and the cap define an inner volume. The sidewall includes a shoulder separating the tubular member into a first portion and a second portion. The resilient member is disposed between the secondary piston and the cap and thereby is positioned to bias the secondary piston into engagement with the shoulder.
SUSPENSION ELEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A damper assembly includes a tubular member including a sidewall and a shoulder. The damper assembly includes a rod and a piston coupled to the rod. A secondary piston has a second contact surface, an opposing second surface, an inner cylindrical face defining a central aperture that receives the rod, and an outer cylindrical face. The opposing second surface includes one or more surface grooves, extending between the inner cylindrical face and the outer cylindrical face along the opposing second surface, and one or more bypass orifices disposed about the body member. The bypass orifices extend along the inner cylindrical face between the second contact surface and the opposing second surface. The secondary piston defines a channel extending between the inner cylindrical face and an outer periphery of the body member. The channel and bypass orifices form a fluid flow path when the piston contacts the secondary piston.
DAMPING SYSTEM OF A SOLAR TRACKER
A damping system of a solar tracker is provided, having at least one damper has a rod, an upper tie and a lower tie located at the end of the damper opposite the upper tie; where the upper tie is fixed by an upper support to a rotation shaft of the solar tracker, and where the lower tie is fixed by a lower support to a column of the solar tracker, so that with the rotation of the rotation shaft, the rod of the damper is caused to retract or extend, characterized in that the upper support has a lever comprising at least one end protruding from the rotation shaft with at least two securing points at which the upper tie of the damper is fixed by an upper shaft of the upper tie which is fixed at the at least two securing points of the lever.
VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE FOR BLADE OF ROTATING MACHINE AND ROTATING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME
A vibration damping device according to an embodiment is a vibration damping device for a blade of a rotating machine, which includes at least one housing configured to be containable in a cavity formed under a platform of the blade, and to be detachable from the blade, and an attenuation material disposed in a vibration damping space formed inside the housing.
Output Shaft of a Vehicle
A vehicle output shaft includes a torque transmission shaft, a drive-side end which is connected to a differential by way of a differential-side joint, and an output-side end which is connected to a driven wheel of the motor vehicle by way of a wheel-side joint, as well as at least one torsional vibration damper. The torsional vibration damper is arranged in a series circuit between the torque transmission shaft and at least one of the joints.
SHOCK-ABSORBING TWISTING STRUCTURE
A shock-absorbing twisting structure includes a first seat and a second seat. The first seat includes an elastic member. A stop member is arranged at one side of the first seat. The second seat is formed with a receiving chamber that is fit over the first seat, such that the elastic member is set in elastic engagement with and is supported between the first seat and the second seat. A main axle penetrates through the second seat and is received in the first seat to set the second seat in a rotatable condition. An elastic unit is arranged at each of two sides of the receiving chamber and the stop member.
TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING HEAT DISSIPATION IN LEAD-LAG DAMPERS
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.
DAMPING DEVICE FOR A POWERTRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A CAR, AND POWERTRAIN COMPRISING SUCH A DAMPING DEVICE
A damping apparatus for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, with a first damping element which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, a second damping element which can be driven by the first damping element and is thereby rotatable about the axis of rotation, at least two damping chambers, the volumes of which can be modified by a relative rotation between the damping elements, at least one overflow channel, by which the damping chambers are connected to one another fluidly, and having a damping fluid, which flows from one damping chamber into the other damping chamber via the overflow channel upon a volume reduction of one of the damping chambers. The overflow channel flowing into the respective damping chambers at both ends is formed by a gap between the damping elements, the gap being directly limited by the damping elements, at least in a lengthwise region.
MULTI-ACTOR DAMPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A damping actor selector may be configured to transition a multi-actor damping system from a first damping actor configuration to a second damping actor configuration. The multi-actor damping system may be used in a shock strut assembly to alter a damping curve of the shuck strut assembly. The damping actor selector may be coupled to a metering pin of a shock strut assembly. The damping actor selector may be configured to rotate the metering pin to transition the multi-actor damping system from a first damping actor configuration to a second damping actor configuration. The first damping actor configuration may correspond to a first damping curve. The second damping actor configuration may correspond to a second damping curve. The first damping curve being different than the second damping curve.
Planar vibration isolator
A method and system to isolate vibrations, including a first pair of fluid chambers disposed to isolate first vibrations between a first body and a second body, wherein the first vibrations are parallel to a first axis, wherein the first body is a propeller hub, a rotor hub, a pylon attachment, or an engine, and wherein the second body is a propeller shaft, a rotor mast, or a body attachment; a second pair of fluid chambers disposed to isolate second vibrations between the first and second bodies, wherein the second vibrations are parallel to a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; first and second inertia tracks disposed to place the first and second pairs of chambers in fluid communication, respectively; and a plurality of elastic energy storage devices coupled to the first body and the second body and disposed to isolate vibrations between the first and second bodies.