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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth D. Smith, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Enrico Manes, Feeding Hills, MA (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/30 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01); B64C 25/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/30 (2013.01); B64C 25/58 (2013.01); F16F 9/3235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shock damper is disclosed. The shock damper may have a shear control apparatus through which a shear-thickening fluid may flow. In this manner, the shock damper may compress at different rates for different applied impulse forces, in response to the changing viscosity of the shear-thickening fluid.