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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Jeffrey Bosworth, Dallas, TX (US);
Frank B. Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Bosworth, Dallas, TX (US);
Frank B. Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/52 (2006.01); F16F 13/08 (2006.01); F16F 9/34 (2006.01); B64C 27/35 (2006.01); B64C 27/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 13/08 (2013.01); F16F 9/3415 (2013.01); F16F 9/52 (2013.01); B64C 27/35 (2013.01); B64C 27/51 (2013.01); F16F 2222/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A temperature adaptive fluid damping system is provided. One embodiment of the temperature adaptive fluid damping system comprises two fluid chambers, a piston in fluid communication with the fluid chambers, and a fluid path between the fluid chambers. An elastomeric retaining element adjacent to the fluid path is constrained to deform substantially perpendicular to the fluid path, so that the retaining element is operable to vary the cross-sectional area of the fluid path inversely to a change in temperature.