- Patent Title: Spheroidial joint for column support in a tuned mass damper system
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Application No.: US15295185Application Date: 2016-10-17
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Publication No.: US09926972B2Publication Date: 2018-03-27
- Inventor: Jarrod McGuire , Matthew Porter
- Applicant: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CT Oxford
- Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Oxford
- Agency: Murtha Cullina LLP
- Main IPC: F16C11/06
- IPC: F16C11/06 ; F16F7/104 ; E04H9/02 ; E04B1/98

Abstract:
A spheroidal joint for a tuned mass damper system includes a base having a concave seat and a lubricious liner secured thereto. The base defines a first mounting portion under the concave seat and a circumferential rim opposite the first mounting portion. The concave seat tapers radially outward to define a chamfer which terminates at a radially inner edge of the rim. The spheroidal joint includes an inner member that has a convex seat. The inner member has a second mounting portion extending from the convex seat and an indentation circumferentially extending around the inner member between the convex seat and the second mounting portion. The indentation cooperates with the chamfer for misalignment of the inner member relative to the base. The convex seat slidingly engages the lubricious liner.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170108034A1 SPHEROIDIAL JOINT FOR COLUMN SUPPORT IN A TUNED MASS DAMPER SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-04-20
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