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Movement damping apparatus

US8430416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

INVENTUS Engineering GmbH · AT

Inventors

Stefan Battlogg · Hohenems, AT
Juergen Poesel · Bludenz, AT
Gernot Elsensohn · Bludenz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2009
Grant date	Apr 30, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16F9/535
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A movement damping apparatus has magnetorheological fluid that is pressed through a flow path forming a bottleneck in order to dampen a movement. The flow path is divided into at least two flow tracks by a partition that forms an additional friction surface.

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