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US 2022/0332236 A1Published application
Energy-dissipative pneumatic cushioning system
AssigneeMis.Carbonart Pty Ltd
InventorsAlexander VINCAN, Yue SUN, Gary Charles STRICKLAND
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AssigneeMis.Carbonart Pty Ltd
InventorsAlexander VINCAN, Yue SUN, Gary Charles STRICKLAND
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An energy-dissipative pneumatic cushioning system for cushioning heavy loads includes (i) one or more support members that extend beneath at least a portion of at least one pneumatic cushioning element and (ii) at least one connector assembly that communicatively couple the at least one pneumatic cushioning element to a gas supply unit and optionally at least one gas reservoir. The at least one gas reservoir is capable of accepting at least a portion of gas from the at least one pneumatic cushioning element under a force of a load. The at least one connector assembly is further operable to allow a return of at least a portion of the gas to the at least one pneumatic cushioning element upon reduction of at least a portion of the force of the load.
An energy-dissipative pneumatic cushioning system comprising:
The energy-dissipative pneumatic cushioning system of claim 22, wherein the at least one connector assembly is adapted to release at least a portion of gas from the pneumatic cushioning element when a pressure inside the pneumatic cushioning element reaches a threshold value.
The energy-dissipative pneumatic cushioning system of claim 22, wherein the pneumatic cushioning element is capable of managing transient pressures inside the pneumatic cushioning element of up to 20 bar.
The energy-dissipative pneumatic cushioning system of clam 1, wherein the at least one pneumatic cushioning element is comprised of at least one of polyurethane, rubber, nylon, woven nylon, PVC laminated and coated fabric, cloth-backed vinyl, thermoplastic films, ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), or thermoplastic elastomers (TPE).
A haul truck comprising a chassis and a haul truck dump tray assembly, wherein a subframe of the haul truck dump tray assembly is pivotally attached to a chassis;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.