Fluid free damper
First Claim
1. A fluid free damper, comprising:
- first and second members operably positioned proximate to each other one of said first and second members comprising an inelastic spindle member;
means mounting one of said first and second members for eccentric rotatable movement with respect to the other one of said first and second members; and
substantially solid engagement means positioned between said first and second members so as to be deformably compressed between said first and second members and thereby generate a resistive damping force between said first and second members upon said eccentric rotatable movement of said one of said first and second members with respect to said other one of said first and second members.
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Abstract
A fluid free damper, comprising a spindle member; housing means mounted for relative eccentric rotation with respect to the spindle member; and engagement means interposed between the spindle member and the housing means for rotation along with one of the housing means and the spindle member with respect to the other one of the housing means and the spindle member so as to be deformably compressed between the spindle member and the housing means and thereby generate a resistive damping force between the housing means and the spindle member in response to the eccentric rotation of the one of the housing means and spindle member with respect to the other one of the housing means and the spindle member.
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1. A fluid free damper, comprising:
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first and second members operably positioned proximate to each other one of said first and second members comprising an inelastic spindle member; means mounting one of said first and second members for eccentric rotatable movement with respect to the other one of said first and second members; and substantially solid engagement means positioned between said first and second members so as to be deformably compressed between said first and second members and thereby generate a resistive damping force between said first and second members upon said eccentric rotatable movement of said one of said first and second members with respect to said other one of said first and second members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 15, 16)
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4. A fluid free damper, comprising:
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a spindle member; housing means mounted for relative eccentric rotation with respect to said spindle member; and engagement means interposed between said spindle member and said housing means for rotation along with one of said housing means and said spindle member with respect to the other one of said housing means and said spindle member so as to be deformably compressed between said spindle member and said housing means and thereby generate a resistive damping force between said housing means and said spindle member in response to said eccentric rotation of said one of said housing means and said spindle member with respect to said other one of said housing means and said spindle member. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A fluid free damper, comprising:
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a stationary spindle member; housing means mounted for rotation with respect to said spindle member; O-ring means mounted upon said housing means for rotation along with said housing means with respect to said spindle member; and disc means positioned between said spindle member and said O-ring means for cooperating with said spindle member and said housing means for causing said O-ring means to generate a resistive damping force upon rotation of said housing means with respect to said spindle member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20)
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