Vibration damping units and vibration damped products

A discrete flexible vibration damping unit to co-extend with a vibratile product for sensing and damping vibrations of said product, said unit including;

• a framework comprising laminar group and framework portion means and said means including, a laminar group of outside and intermediate flexible strip members all one and next having opposed side faces directly confronting one another interiorily of said group, with there being a flexible first strip member in said group and all other of said flexible strip members in said group being longitudinally movably free-ended strip members connected in said framework with said flexible first strip member, and said longitudinally movably free-ended strip members in said group being at least a pair in number and leading in opposite longitudinal directional senses in said pair toward longitudinally movably free ends of said pair and being flexibly interconnected with one another in said pair through said flexible first strip member in said group, and said laminar group and framework portion means having portions of said framework interconnected in said framework through said flexible first strip member in said group and said framework portions to be secured to said vibratile product with said unit co-extending with said product side facially of said framework toward said product, for said flexible strip members in said group to be flexed from side to side and longitudinally relatively move with reference to one another having said all other of said flexible strip members in said group remain connected with said flexible first strip member and longitudinally movably free-ended, when said group is flexed between said framework portions;
• and a tacky visco-elastic substance longitudinally reaching between said opposed side faces of all of said flexible strip members in said group about as far as said opposed side faces of one and next of said flexible strip members in said group longitudinally co-extend directly opposing one another, and said tacky visco-elastic substance directly visco-elastically interengaging said opposed side faces with one another in said group, for said flexible unit to have said flexible strip members in said group flex from side to side and be retarded in said longitudinal relative movements thereof by said tacky visco-elastic substance when said unit is on said vibratile product co-extending with said product side facially of said framework toward said product while having said framework portions secured to said product and said unit is responding to vibrations of said product by flexing between said framework portions, with said all other of said flexible strip members in said group remaining connected with said flexible first strip member in said group and longitudinally movably free-ended.

A discrete flexible vibration damping unit to co-extend with a vibratile product for sensing and damping vibrations of said product, said unit including;

• a framework comprising a laminar group of flexible strip members all one and next having opposed side faces directly confronting one another interiorily of said group, with there being a flexible first strip member having a face outside said framework, and all other of said flexible strip members in said group being longitudinally movably free-ended strip members leading one and next in opposite longitudinal directional senses with reference to one another toward their longitudinally movably free ends and being connected at opposite longitudinal ends of said framework with said flexible first strip member in said group and flexibly interconnected through said flexible first strip member in said group, for said flexible strip members in said group to be flexed from side to side and longitudinally relatively move with reference to one another having said all other of said flexible strip members in said group remain connected with said flexible first strip member and longitudinally movably free-ended, when said unit is flexed between said opposite longitudinal ends of said framework;
• and a tacky visco-elastic substance longitudinally reaching between said opposed side faces of all of said flexible strip members in said group about as far as said opposed side faces of one and next of said flexible strip members in said group longitudinally co-extend directly opposing one another, and said tacky visco-elastic substance directly visco-elastically interengaging said opposed side faces with one another in said group, for said flexible unit to have said flexible strip members in said group flex from side to side and be retarded in said longitudinal relative movements thereof by said tacky visco-elastic substance, when said unit is on said vibratile product co-extending with said product side facially of said framework toward said product, while having said opposite longitudinal ends of said framework secured to said product and said unit is responding to vibrations of said product by flexing between said opposite longitudinal ends of said framework, with said all other of said flexible strip members in said group remaining connected with said flexible strip member in said group and longitudinally movably free-ended.

A discrete flexible vibration damping unit to co-extend with a vibratile product for sensing and damping vibrations of said product, said unit comprising;

• laminar group and framework portion means and said means including, a framework comprising a pair of laminar groups of flexible strip members of said framework having opposed side faces directly confronting one another interiorily of said groups, with there being flexible first strip members, one in each of said groups, and said flexible first strip members in said groups being components in common of a flexible first lamina in said framework, and all other of said flexible strip members in said groups, at least one in number per said group, being longitudinally movably free-ended flexible strip members connected in said framework with said first strip members in said groups, and said laminar group and framework portion means having portions of said framework interconnected in said framework through said flexible first lamina and said framework portions to be secured to said vibratile product with said unit co-extending with said product side facially of said framework toward said product, for said flexible strip members in said groups to be flexed from side to side and longitudinally relatively move with reference to one another in said groups having said all other of said flexible strip members in said groups remain connected with said flexible first strip members in said groups and longitudinally movably free-ended, when said framework is flexed between said framework portions;
• and a tacky visco-elastic substance longitudinally reaching between said opposed side faces of all of said flexible strip members in said groups about as far as said opposed side faces of one and next of said flexible strip members in said groups longitudinally co-extend directly opposing one another interiorily of said framework in said groups, and said tacky visco-elastic substance directly visco-elastically interengaging said opposed side faces with one another in said groups, for said unit to have said flexible strip members in said groups flex from side to side and be retarded in said relative longitudinal movements thereof by said tacky visco-elastic substance when said flexible unit is on said vibratile product co-extending with said product side facially of said framework toward said product, while having said framework portions secured to said product and said unit is responding to vibrations of said product by flexing between said framework portions, with said all other of said flexible strip members in said group remaining connected with said flexible first strip members in said groups and longitudinally movably free-ended.

A discrete flexible vibration damping unit to co-extend with a vibratile product for sensing and damping vibrations of said product, said unit comprising;

• laminar group and framework portion means and said means including, a framework comprising a pair of laminar groups of flexible strip members of said framework having opposed side faces directly confronting one another interiorily of said groups, with there being flexible first strip members of said framework, one in each of said groups, and all other of said flexible strip members in said groups being longitudinally movably free-ended flexible strip members connected in said framework with said first strip members in said groups, having said flexible longitudinally movably free-ended strip members in each said group lead one after another in opposite longitudinal directional senses toward their longitudinally movably free ends and be flexibly interconnected by said flexible first strip members in said groups, and said laminar group and framework portion means having portions of said framework interconnected through said flexible first strip members in said groups and said framework portions to be secured to said vibratile product with said vibration damping unit co-extending with said product side facially of said framework toward said product, for said flexible strip members in said groups to be flexed from side to side and longitudinally relatively move with reference to one another in said groups having said all other of said flexible strip members in said groups remain connected with said flexible first strip members in said groups and longitudinally movably free-ended, when said framework is flexed between said framework portions;
• and a tacky visco-elastic substance longitudinally reaching between said opposed side faces of all of said flexible strip members in said groups about as far as said opposed side faces of one and next of said flexible strip members in said groups longitudinally co-extend directly opposing one another interiorily of said framework in said groups, and said tacky visco-elastic substance directly visco-elastically interengaging said opposed side faces one and next with one another in said groups, for said unit to have said flexible strip members in said groups flex from side to side and be retarded in said relative longitudinal movements thereof by said tacky visco-elastic substance when said flexible unit co-extends with said vibratile product side facially of said framework toward said product while having said framework portions secured to said product and said unit is responding to vibrations of said product by flexing between said framework portions with said all other of said flexible strip members in said group remaining connected with said flexible first strip members in said groups and longitudinally movably free-ended.

A discrete flexible vibration damping unit to co-extend with a vibratile product for sensing and damping vibrations of said product, said unit comprising;

• a framework including, opposite longitudinal end and intermediate framework portions and a pair of laminar groups of flexible strip members between said opposite longitudinal end and intermediate framework portions, said flexible strip members in said groups having opposed side faces directly confronting one another interiorily of said groups, with there being flexible first strip members, one in each of said groups, and said flexible first strip members in said groups being components in common of a flexible first strip in said framework, and all other of said flexible strip members in said groups being longitudinally movably free-ended and leading one and next in opposite longitudinal directional senses with reference to one another to their longitudinally movably free ends in said groups while placed from one side of said first strip in said framework and connected with said first strip members in said groups, with the other side of said first strip in said framework being outside said framework, for said flexible strip members in said groups to be flexed from side to side and longitudinally relatively move with reference to one another in said groups having said all other of said flexible strip members in said groups remain connected with said flexible first strip members in said groups and longitudinally movably free-ended, when said groups are flexed between said framework portions and said unit co-extends with said vibratile product side facially of said framework toward said product with said framework portions being secured to said product;
• and a tacky visco-elastic substance longitudinally reaching between said opposed side faces of all of said flexible strip members in said groups about as far as said opposed side faces of one and next of said flexible strip members in said groups longitudinally co-extend directly opposing one another interiorily of said groups, and said tacky visco-elastic substance directly visco-elastically interengaging said opposed side faces with one another in said groups, for said flexible unit to have said flexible strip members in said groups flex from side to side and be retarded in said relative longitudinal movements thereof by said tacky visco-elastic substance when said flexible unit is on said vibratile product co-extending with said product side facially of said framework toward said product while having said framework portions secured to said product and said unit is responding to vibrations of said product by flexing between said framework portions, with said all other of said flexible strip members in said groups remaining connected with said flexible first strip members in said groups and longitudinally movably free-ended.