Optimumly tuned and efficient viscous dampers
Abstract
Abstract A VIRBRATION DAMPER HAS MEANS FOR ATTACHING IT TO A STRUCTURE SUBJECT TO VIBRATIONS, I.E., A CRANKSHAFT, AND COMPRISING RELATIVELY MOVABLE MEMBERS ONE OF WHICH IS AN INERTIA MASS AND ONE OF WHICH DEFINES A HOUSING RELATIVE TO THE OTHER MEMBER TO RETAIN A VISCOUS DAMPING FLUID IN A SHEAR FILM COUPLING BETWEEN THE MEMBERS, ELASTOMERIC TUNING SPRING BEARING MEANS UNDER PRECOMPRESSION BETWEEN AND FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING WITH THE MEMBERS FUNCTIONING TO EFFECT TUNING AND DAMPING BY RESILIENT FLEXING SPRING ACTION FO THE BEARING MEANS IN ADDITION TO VISCOUS SHEAR DAMPING BY SAID VISCOUS FLUID AND TO ENABLE GUIDED STRESS RELIEF SAFETY RELATIVE SLIDING DISPLACEMENT OF THE MEMBERS ON THE BEARING MEANS, WHILE CONSTANTLY MAINTAINING THE SHEAR FILM SPACED RELATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER. EFFICIENT TUNING AND SHEAR DAMPING BY A VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL IS ENABLED.
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- 👤 Ronald L Mclean
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