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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ahid Nashif, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Material Sciences Corporation, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/308 ;
Abstract
There is provided a vibration damping structure having an inner metal skin and an outer metal skin and a damping layer secured between the metal skins, with each of said metal skins having a cut therein. The damping layer is a viscoelastic material which is capable of adhering to the metal skins. The cuts are circular, encompassing and isolating an area wherein the vibration damping structure is connected to another body. The cuts extend through the inner metal skin and the outer metal skin to the damping layer.