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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:

Cornerstone Research Group, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Douglas Hemmelgarn, South Charleston, OH (US);

Bryan Michael Pelley, Miamisburg, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/48 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/48 (2013.01); B64C 2003/445 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2240/311 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of an aerodynamic structural insert frame comprise a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, and at least one cavity between the leading edge and trailing edge, wherein the aerodynamic structural insert frame is configured to deflect upon activation by an external stimulus; at least one deformable buckling member extending the distance between opposite edges of the cavity, wherein the deflection of the aerodynamic structural insert frame is configured to trigger deflection of the deformable buckling member; a pivot region; and at least one stopper bar attached to and extending from one edge of the cavity a distance less than the distance between opposite edges of the cavity, wherein the stopper bar is configured to stop the deflection of the aerodynamic structural insert and the buckling member when the stopper bar strikes an opposite edge of the cavity.


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