Liquid damping mechanism employing an adjustable shear plate
US5141064A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G21/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A damping mechanism is disclosed for use with a displacement measuring device, such as a load cell of the type immersed in a motion damping liquid contained within a housing. The mechanism includes a shear plate adjustably supported by the housing within the damping liquid for movement towards and away from a facing surface of the load cell, which is supported for movement within a plane disposed parallel to the shear plate, for purposes of controlling the thickness of the layer of damping liquid disposed there-between. The thickness of the layer determines the damping characteristics of the mechanism.
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