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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Scott Hendrik Bouwer, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/22 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16F 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); F16F 1/40 (2013.01); F16F 2230/14 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32614 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing a force. An apparatus comprises a multi-directional joint assembly and a damper associated with the multi-directional joint assembly. The multi-directional joint assembly has a first end and a second end. The first end and the second end move relative to each other. The damper is comprised of a number of elastomeric layers and a number of rigid layers interspersed with each other reducing at least one of a force and a moment.