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US 12,110,117 B2Granted
Heated pendulum damper
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorRichard J. Carpino, II
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Abstract
Pendulum dampers are described. The pendulum dampers include a damper body having a first end and a second end, with an axial direction defined between the first end and the second end with a heater bore passing through the damper body in the axial direction from a tail port at the second end toward the first end and a cartridge heater installed within the heater bore, the cartridge heater configured to generate heat and heat a material of the damper body.
Claims20
A pendulum damper comprising:
- a damper body having a first end and a second end, with an axial direction defined between the first end and the second end with a heater bore passing through the damper body in the axial direction from a tail port at the second end toward the first end;
- and
- a cartridge heater installed within the heater bore, the cartridge heater configured to generate heat and heat a material of the damper body.
A pendulum damper heater system comprising:
- an electrical controller;
- a damper body having a first end and a second end, with an axial direction defined between the first end and the second end with a heater bore passing through the damper body in the axial direction from a tail port at the second end toward the first end;
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- a cartridge heater installed within the heater bore and electrically connected to the electrical controller,
- wherein the electrical controller is configured to control an on state and an off state of the cartridge heater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.