Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Additively manufactured self-destructive delay device
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Application No.: US16712095Application Date: 2019-12-12
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Publication No.: US11287232B2Publication Date: 2022-03-29
- Inventor: Eric N. Brooks , William R. Samuels
- Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NH Nashua
- Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Nashua
- Agency: KPIP Law, PLLC
- Agent Gary McFaline
- Main IPC: F42B10/14
- IPC: F42B10/14 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
The system and method for an additively manufactured self-destructive delay device is a bellow/lattice structure or other form. The device may be installed as a replacement to a previous device, where the device yields under the deployment force at a specific rate to match the time-displacement curve established by a previous hydraulic delay device. The delay device has a virtually unlimited lifespan, is cheap to manufacture, and can be adaptable to other loads and conditions for use in or on other platforms. This solution can be applied anywhere where mechanical delay devices are needed within systems. Some examples include wing/fin deployment mechanisms, safety crumple zones, or devices that act as shear pins.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210180925A1 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SELF-DESTRUCTIVE DELAY DEVICE Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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