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Mechanical snubbing device with inertia actuated braking means

US4177882A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 7, 1977
Grant dateDec 11, 1979
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Expiry dateMar 7, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L3/202
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A snubber apparatus having a pair of elements telescopically interconnected for relative movement with respect to each other through a ball nut or lead screw device, a braking surface on one of the elements, an inertia mass driven by the other of the elements, a support for the brake shoe and a lever coupled to the inertia mass and pivotally coupled to the support for urging the shoe against the braking surface.

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