Device for mounting a load to a carrier, assembly, vehicle and methods
AssigneeNederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
InventorsFloris Clemens Maria Van Kempen, Jan De Vreugd, William Edward Crowcombe
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Abstract
A device for mounting a load to a carrier is described. The device includes a first support configured for fixation to the carrier; a second support configured for fixation to the load. The first and second supports are spaced away from each other viewed along a main load bearing axis of the device. The device further includes an outer shell extending along the main load bearing axis, and an inner member that is within the outer shell. The device includes a damping material connecting the inner member to at least the outer shell, wherein one of the outer shell and the inner member connects the first support and the second support to each other.
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A device for mounting a load to a carrier and configured to utilize constrained layer damping, the device comprising:
- a first support configured for fixation to the carrier;
- a second support configured for fixation to the load, wherein the first support and the second support are spaced away from each other viewed along a main load bearing axis of the device;
- an outer shell extending along the main load bearing axis;
- an inner member within the outer shell;
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- a damping material connecting the inner member to at least the outer shell,
- wherein the outer shell directly connects the first support and the second support to each other and thus provides a direct load path between the first support and the second support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.