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US 2002/0162489 A1Published application
Vibration damper for optical tables and other structures
AssigneeNewport Corporation
InventorsVyacheslav M. Ryaboy, Worthington B. Houghton JR.
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Abstract
A table that includes a damper attached to a first faceplate and a second faceplate. The damper can dampen flexural loads introduced to the table by either shock or vibration. The damper may include a damping layer that is attached to a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may be cantilevered from the first faceplate. The second plate may be cantilevered from the second faceplate.
Claims15
A table structure, comprising:
- a first table element;
- a second table element;
- a damper coupled to said first and second table elements, said damper includes a first plate with a first edge attached to said first table element and a second edge unattached to said second table element, a second plate with a first edge attached to said second table element and a second edge unattached to said first table element, and a damping layer attached to said first and second table element.
A table, comprising:
- a first faceplate;
- a second faceplate;
- a damper coupled to said first and second faceplates, said damper having a damping layer that moves in a shear direction when said first and second faceplates experience a rotational movement.
A method for designing a table, comprising:
- identifying areas of maximum shear movement in a table undergoing a flexural vibration mode;
- and
- placing a damper at each area of maximum shear movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.