Systems for damping vibrations from a payload
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsSteven Hadden, Paul Buchele, Jim Boyd
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Abstract
Systems are provided for damping vibrations from a payload. In an embodiment, and by way of example only, the system includes an isolation strut and a gas line. The isolation strut includes a bellows and a piston. The bellows has a first end and a second end, the first end being enclosed, and the second end attached to the piston to define a chamber. The piston includes a damping annulus therethrough having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The gas inlet provides flow communication to the chamber of the bellows. The gas line is coupled to the isolation strut and is in fluid communication with the gas outlet thereof. The system is hermetically sealed to contain a gas therein.
Claims19
A system for damping vibrations from a payload, the system comprising:
- an isolation strut including a bellows and a piston, the bellows having a first end and a second end, the first end being enclosed and the second end attached to the piston to define a chamber, the piston including a damping annulus therethrough having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, and the gas inlet providing flow communication to the chamber of the bellows;
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- a gas line coupled to the isolation strut and in fluid communication with the gas outlet thereof,
- wherein the system is hermetically sealed to contain a gas therein.
A system for damping vibrations from a payload, the system comprising:
- a plurality of isolation struts each including a bellows and a piston, the bellows having a first end and a second end, the first end being enclosed and the second end attached to the piston to define a chamber, the piston including a damping annulus therethrough having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, and the gas inlet providing flow communication to the chamber of the bellows;
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- a gas line coupled to each of the isolation struts of the plurality of isolation struts and fluidly coupling the plurality of isolation struts to each other,
- wherein the system is hermetically sealed to contain an inert gas therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.