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US 12,631,236 B2Granted
High temperature, high torque, polymeric rotational dampener
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsCraig Martin Oomen, Jr., Samuel Smith, Daniel Lindsey, Steven Bivens
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Abstract
A rotational spring dampener includes a core having an opening therethrough, a first solid component having a first set of bosses, a second solid component having a second set of bosses, and a tensile member positioned between the first solid component and the second solid component. The tensile member includes a solid silicon polymer.
Claims18
A rotational spring dampener, comprising:
- a core comprising an opening therethrough;
- a first solid component comprising a first set of bosses;
- a second solid component comprising a second set of bosses;
- and
- a tensile member positioned between the first solid component and the second solid component, and
- wherein the tensile member comprises a solid silicon polymer.
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A rotational spring dampener assembly, comprising:
- a cap including a cap opening;
- a base plate including a base plate opening;
- and
- a dampener, the dampener placed between the cap and the base plate, the dampener comprising:
- a core comprising an opening therethrough;
- a first solid component comprising a first set of bosses;
- a second solid component comprising a second set of bosses;
- and
- a tensile member positioned between the first solid component and the second solid component,
- wherein the tensile member comprises a solid silicon polymer, and
- wherein the cap opening, the opening, and the base plate opening are concentric about a longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.