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US 2016/0258570 A1Published application
Support structure comprising a shock absorbing pillar
AssigneeALSTOM Technology Ltd
InventorDaniel Demissy
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Abstract
The invention provides a support structure (10) comprising at least one cylindrical pillar (16) of vertical main axis, having a bottom end (16i) that is connected to the ground (14) and a top end (16s) connected to a component to be supported; the support structure being characterized in that the pillar (16) includes at least one helical slot (20) coaxial about the main axis of the pillar (16).
Claims7
A support structure (10) comprising at least one cylindrical pillar (16) of vertical main axis, having a bottom end (16i) that is connected to the ground (14) and a top end (16s) connected to a component to be supported,
- wherein the pillar (16) includes at least one helical slot (20) coaxial about the main axis of the pillar (16), and
- wherein the pitch (22) of said at least one helical slot (20) varies over the entire axial length of the slot (20).
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