Damper assembly
AssigneeRenold PLC
InventorsMichael Charles Christmas, Torquil Edmund Pyper
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Abstract
A damper assembly has a chain, a first mounting element and a second mounting element. The chain has a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of links pivotally interconnected by transverse articulation elements. It has a straight configuration in which the links are substantially aligned in a linear direction, and has at least one resilient member configured to force adjacent links of the chain to articulate out of the straight configuration. The first and second mounting elements are each attached to the chain and are movable relative to one another between a first position and a second position, and are arranged to urge the chain towards the straight configuration when they are moved towards the second position.
Claims21
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A damper assembly comprising:
- a chain having a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of links pivotally interconnected by transverse articulation elements, the chain having a straight configuration in which the links are substantially aligned in a linear direction and at least one resilient member configured to force adjacent links of the chain to articulate out of the straight configuration, and
- a first mounting element and a second mounting element each attached to the chain, the mounting elements being movable relative to one another between a first position and a second position and being arranged to urge the chain towards the straight configuration when they are moved towards the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.