Damping adhesive
AssigneeNewtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsFielding B. Staton, David Strumpf
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Abstract
Adhesive damping systems are described. A damping system for reducing the effects on a substrate caused by a disruption in the substrate environment includes an adhesive having a plurality of three-dimensional particles dispersed therein. The particles are configured to provide a controlled response to an applied force field. The system further includes a sensor which measures an amplitude and frequency spectrum of the disruption. In a use configuration, the sensor determines the amplitude and frequency spectrum of the disruption received by the substrate; and the applied force field is dependent on the amplitude and frequency spectrum of the disruption.
Claims12
A damping system for reducing the effects on a substrate caused by a disruption in the substrate environment, comprising:
- an adhesive component comprising a backing and an adherent on at least one side of the backing;
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- a plurality of three-dimensional particles dispersed within the backing;
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- a sensor for measuring an amplitude and frequency spectrum of the disruption;
- wherein:
- in a use configuration, the adherent is adhered to a substrate, and the disruption received by the substrate causes the particles to oscillate between a first and second position, the oscillation causing an opposing force on the substrate which is less than the disruption received by the substrate, the oscillation acting to reduce the effects of the disruption;
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- the sensor determines the amplitude and frequency spectrum of the disruption received by the substrate.
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