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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Terrance E. Daul, Hamburg, NY (US);
Jeffrey T. Kelly, Orchard Park, NY (US);
John M. Janak, West Seneca, NY (US);
Timothy J. Boerschig, Amherst, NY (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A damping assembly for a pivoting stowage bin includes a rotary hydraulic damper that is mounted on the pivot axis of the stowage bin. The rotary hydraulic damper includes a damper body that receives a rotor having at least one vane moved through contained hydraulic fluid. Preferably, an exterior bearing surface on the damper precludes the active damping elements from radial loads, while a distributed attachment of the rotor to the pivoting bin enables reduced torque loads. The damper can include an integrated flow-control valve for controlling the opening rate of the pivoting bin as well as an integrated mechanical stop for the bin.