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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael Patrick Kozar, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Mark S. Wilenski, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B64D 37/06 (2006.01); F16F 9/10 (2006.01); B64C 3/34 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01); F16F 7/10 (2006.01); F16F 13/10 (2006.01); B63B 17/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/06 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); B64C 3/34 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01); F16F 7/1034 (2013.01); F16F 9/106 (2013.01); F16F 13/107 (2013.01); B60K 15/03177 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03171 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03381 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/52 (2013.01); B61C 17/02 (2013.01); B63B 17/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various techniques are provided for an expandable energy absorbing fluid bladder. In one example, the fluid bladder includes a primary portion and a secondary portion. The secondary portion can be configured to expand or increase in volume when the fluid bladder is subjected to a pulse greater than a threshold pulse. Expansion of the secondary portion can allow fluid or additional fluid to flow into the secondary portion and thus decrease a peak pulse and, thus, avoid rupture of the fluid bladder.