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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Bryan Tullis, Chicago, IL (US);
Karl D. Karlson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Tullis, Chicago, IL (US);
Karl D. Karlson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Material Sciences Corporation, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F01M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A damped windage tray for an engine including a windage tray formed from a laminate. The laminate operates to damp vibrations of the windage tray. The laminate includes a first constraining layer, a second constraining layer and a viscoelastic damping layer disposed between the first and second constraining layer. The viscoelastic damping layer spans substantially the entirety of the first and second constraining layers. Additionally, a method of forming the windage tray is provided.