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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A Osterberg, Glendale, AZ (US);
Lawrence P Davis, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188378 ; 188379 ; 188380 ; 267136 ; 267122 ; 267221 ; 267226 ;
Abstract
A tuned mass damper using a single predetermined mass connected to springs of predetermined stiffness along each of at least two directions to absorb energy from a vibrating structure to which it is attached and damp the vibrations in a rapid and efficient manner with a minimum of weight and volume used.