Apparatus for reducing the friction between two bodies
US7856873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2948/92428
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus is suited to reduce the friction between two bodies (1, 2) moving relative to each other. The two bodies (1, 2), which move relative to each other, can contact each other constantly or occasionally or have a small distance from one another of, for example, up to one millimeter. The distance can vary. With the relative movement of both bodies (1, 2), for example, the one body can be a sensor (1) which is firmly installed, and the second body can be a foil (2), which moves with considerably constant speed. The device has a vibration device (3, 4, 5, 6) for vibrating at least one of the bodies (1, 2). The vibration movements of the vibrated bodies can have any pattern.
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