Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active vibration isolation with direct fluid actuation
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Application No.: US14666574Application Date: 2015-03-24
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Publication No.: US09745055B2Publication Date: 2017-08-29
- Inventor: David E. Heverly, II , Taeoh Lee , Michael R. Smith , James E. Wright
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Current Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Main IPC: F16F9/10
- IPC: F16F9/10 ; B64C27/00 ; F16F9/504

Abstract:
A method of isolating vibrations between vibrating bodies includes determining a pressure differential between a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber of a liquid inertia vibration eliminator (LIVE) unit, and selectively injecting fluid into or withdrawing fluid from the LIVE unit based on the pressure differential. A system for isolating vibrations between bodies includes a vibration isolator including fluid, a fluid regulator valve in fluid communication with the vibration isolator to selectively flow fluid through the vibration isolator, a pressurized fluid source in fluid communication with the fluid regulator to supply fluid to the fluid regulator, a controller in signal communication with the fluid regulator to control fluid flow between the fluid regulation valve and the vibration isolator, and at least one sensor in signal communication with the controller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160280363A1 ACTIVE VIBRATION ISOLATION WITH DIRECT FLUID ACTUATION Public/Granted day:2016-09-29
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