GB2470180B - Impact energy absorbing device incorporating bunching capsules - Google Patents

Impact energy absorbing device incorporating bunching capsules

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GB2470180B
GB2470180B GB0907996.3A GB0907996A GB2470180B GB 2470180 B GB2470180 B GB 2470180B GB 0907996 A GB0907996 A GB 0907996A GB 2470180 B GB2470180 B GB 2470180B
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bunching
capsules
energy absorbing
impact energy
absorbing device
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GB2470180A (en
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William Alexander Courtney
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F7/00—Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers
    • F16F7/01—Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers using friction between loose particles, e.g. sand
    • F16F7/015—Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers using friction between loose particles, e.g. sand the particles being spherical, cylindrical or the like
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F5/00—Liquid springs in which the liquid works as a spring by compression, e.g. combined with throttling action; Combinations of devices including liquid springs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F7/00—Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/10—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium using liquid only; using a fluid of which the nature is immaterial
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/30—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium with solid or semi-solid material, e.g. pasty masses, as damping medium
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F9/00—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium
    • F16F9/30—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium with solid or semi-solid material, e.g. pasty masses, as damping medium
    • F16F9/306—Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium with solid or semi-solid material, e.g. pasty masses, as damping medium of the constrained layer type, i.e. comprising one or more constrained viscoelastic layers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42D—BLASTING
    • F42D5/00—Safety arrangements
    • F42D5/04—Rendering explosive charges harmless, e.g. destroying ammunition; Rendering detonation of explosive charges harmless
    • F42D5/045—Detonation-wave absorbing or damping means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vibration Dampers (AREA)
GB0907996.3A 2009-05-11 2009-05-11 Impact energy absorbing device incorporating bunching capsules Expired - Fee Related GB2470180B (en)

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GB0907996D0 GB0907996D0 (en) 2009-06-24
GB2470180A GB2470180A (en) 2010-11-17
GB2470180B true GB2470180B (en) 2013-09-18

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US8524338B2 (en) 2009-11-16 2013-09-03 9Lives Llc Impact energy attenuation system
WO2014047058A1 (en) * 2012-09-18 2014-03-27 Mcfarland Samuel S Energy absorbent protective structure
CN106062412A (en) 2014-02-28 2016-10-26 奥迪股份公司 Vibration absorber for a component, in particular of a vehicle

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997025551A2 (en) * 1996-01-05 1997-07-17 William Alexander Courtney Device incorporating elastic fluids and viscous damping
US6381196B1 (en) * 2000-10-26 2002-04-30 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Sintered viscoelastic particle vibration damping treatment
WO2009029806A2 (en) * 2007-08-29 2009-03-05 Brock Usa, Llc Improved lightweight fluid
WO2009058453A2 (en) * 2007-08-10 2009-05-07 Greenhill Antiballistics Corporation (Wy) Composite material

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997025551A2 (en) * 1996-01-05 1997-07-17 William Alexander Courtney Device incorporating elastic fluids and viscous damping
US6381196B1 (en) * 2000-10-26 2002-04-30 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Sintered viscoelastic particle vibration damping treatment
WO2009058453A2 (en) * 2007-08-10 2009-05-07 Greenhill Antiballistics Corporation (Wy) Composite material
WO2009029806A2 (en) * 2007-08-29 2009-03-05 Brock Usa, Llc Improved lightweight fluid

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