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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 15, 2020
Applicant:
University of Guelph, Guelph, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/50 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); F16F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/501 (2013.01); B60N 2/502 (2013.01); B60N 2/508 (2013.01); B60N 2/64 (2013.01); F16F 13/005 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01); F16F 2232/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vibration damping device for reducing transmissibility of an excitation frequency comprising: a top plate; a bottom plate secured to a base; a linkage arm arrangement coupled to the top plate and the bottom plate; at least one resilient member coupled to the top plate and the bottom plate; a load sensor for determining a mass of a load on the top plate; at least one accelerometer; a damper coupled to the linkage arm arrangement and the top plate, wherein the damper is controllable to modify stiffness of the device.