Shock and vibration isolator/absorber/suspension/mount utilizing as a resilient element a closed loop resilient element
OwnerEvgeny Orlovinventor
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Abstract
A shock or vibration absorption device, comprising: (1) a housing comprising a spring-guiding surface; (2) a piston positioned within the housing and comprising a spring-engagement surface, wherein the piston is configured to move relative to the housing in response to an applied force; and (3) a closed-loop resilient element positioned between the spring-engagement surface of the piston and the spring-guiding surface of the housing such that a ring axis of the resilient element is substantially parallel to a direction of the applied force; wherein the resilient element is configured to absorb kinetic energy as the piston moves relative to the housing in response to the applied force.
Claims18
A shock or vibration absorption device, comprising:
- a housing comprising a spring-guiding surface, wherein the spring-guiding surface is slanted;
- a piston positioned within the housing and comprising a spring-engagement surface, wherein the piston is configured to move relative to the housing in response to an applied force;
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- a closed-loop resilient element positioned between the spring-engagement surface of the piston and the spring-guiding surface of the housing such that a ring axis of the resilient element is substantially parallel to a direction of the applied force;
- wherein the closed-loop resilient element is configured to absorb kinetic energy as the piston moves relative to the housing in response to the applied force, and further wherein the closed-loop resilient element comprises a plurality of coils.
A shock or vibration absorption device, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first spring-guiding body with a first spring-guiding surface and a second spring-guiding body with a second spring-guiding surface, wherein at least one of the first and second spring-guiding body is configured to move relative to the other spring-guiding body in response to an applied force;
- a first closed-loop resilient element positioned relative to the first spring-guiding surface that a ring axis of the first resilient element is substantially parallel to a direction of the applied force, wherein the first closed-loop resilient element comprises a plurality of coils;
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- a second closed-loop resilient element positioned relative to the second spring-guiding surface that a ring axis of the second resilient element is substantially parallel to a direction of the applied force, wherein the second closed-loop resilient element comprises a plurality of coils;
- wherein each of the first and second resilient element is configured to absorb kinetic energy as the at least one of the first and second spring-guiding bodies moves relative to the other spring-guiding body in response to an applied force.
A helmet device, comprising:
- a housing comprising a spring-guiding surface;
- a piston positioned within the housing and comprising a spring-engagement surface;
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- a closed-loop resilient element positioned between the spring-engagement surface of the piston and the spring-guiding surface of the housing such that a ring axis of the resilient element is substantially parallel to a direction of the applied force;
- wherein the resilient element is configured to absorb kinetic energy in response to the applied force, and further wherein the closed-loop resilient element comprises a plurality of coils.
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