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US 2023/0400083 A1Published application
3D Printed Viscoelastic Dampers and Methods of Making
AssigneeUNM Rainforest Innovations
InventorsMahmoud Reda Taha, Mohammed Jaradat, Eslam Soliman
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Abstract
Dampers made from polymers modified with nanomaterials (e.g. carbon nanotubes). This novel viscoelastic material has significantly improved damping characteristics making nano-modified polymers excellent materials for viscoelastic dampers, including highly customizable materials and geometries tailored to achieve good damping properties and proper shear stiffness and shear capacity.
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An energy dissipation mechanism for dissipating a force during a loading event comprising:
- a first plate and opposingly located second plate;
- a dampener located in between said first and second plates;
- said dampener geometry is configured to deform nonlinearly when a load is applied to dissipate energy.
An energy dissipation mechanism for dissipating a force during a loading event comprising:
- a first outer plate and an opposingly located second outer plate;
- an inner plate located in between said first and second outer plates;
- a first dampener located in between said first outer plate and said inner plate;
- a second dampener located in between said second outer plate and said inner plate;
- said dampeners configured to deform when a load is applied to dissipate energy.
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