Landing gear systems having shear-thickening and shear-thinning fluid responses
US9453550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F2224/041
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shock damper is disclosed. The shock damper may have a shear control apparatus through which a shear-thickening fluid may flow. In this manner, the shock damper may compress at different rates for different applied impulse forces, in response to the changing viscosity of the shear-thickening fluid.
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