Magnetorheological fluid based joint
AssigneeLord Corporation
InventorsJ. David Carlson, Mitzi R. Vernon, Lynn C. Yanyo
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Abstract
A joint member for selectively joining first and second members, said joint member comprising a first coupling member comprising a volume of field responsive material and a second coupling member comprising a field generating member for selectively applying a field across the field responsive material, the joint member also comprising means for selectively moving the field responsive material toward and away from the field generating means.
Claims37
A combination comprising:
- a) a first member;
- b) a second member;
- and
- c) a joint member for removably coupling the first and second members, said joint member comprising a first coupling member comprising a volume of field responsive material and a second coupling member comprising a field generating member for selectively applying a field across the field responsive material, the joint member also comprising means for selectively moving the field responsive material away from the field generating means to effect the rheology of the material and decouple the first and second members.
A joint member for selectively coupling first and second discrete members, said joint member comprising a first coupling member comprising a volume of field responsive material and a second coupling member comprising a field generating member for selectively applying a field across the field responsive material, the joint member also comprising means for selectively moving the field responsive material away from the field generating means to uncouple the discrete members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.