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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Applicants:
John R. Hull, Sammamish, WA (US);
John A. Mittleider, Kent, WA (US);
Michael Strasik, Sammamish, WA (US);
Inventors:
John R. Hull, Sammamish, WA (US);
John A. Mittleider, Kent, WA (US);
Michael Strasik, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatuses are disclosed and directed to a substantially cylindrical containment layer, and methods for containment, for a flywheel apparatus comprising a plurality of predictably deformable brackets oriented to contain an impact. The brackets each have a plurality of layers and a surface for absorbing an impact, with the surface providing a glancing angle in the direction of an impact of from about 0.1° to about 5°.