Releasable fastener system
    1.
    发明授权
    Releasable fastener system 有权
    可拆卸紧固件系统

    公开(公告)号:US07200902B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-10

    申请号:US10273691

    申请日:2002-10-19

    IPC分类号: A44B18/00

    摘要: A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof whereas the hook portion includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements extending from one side thereof. When the hook portion and loop portion are pressed together they interlock to form a releasable engagement. The resulting joint created by the engagement is relatively resistant to shear and pull forces and weak in peel strength forces. The hook elements are formed of a material or have configurations that provide a shape changing capability and/or change in flexural modulus property to the hook elements. In this manner, the shape and/or flexural modulus of the hook elements can be remotely changed to provide a reduction in the shear and/or pull-off forces.

    摘要翻译: 可释放的紧固件系统包括环部分和钩部分。 环部分包括支撑件和设置在其一侧的环形材料,而钩部分包括支撑件和从其一侧延伸的多个紧密间隔的直立钩形元件。 当钩部和环部被压在一起时,它们互锁以形成可释放的接合。 通过接合产生的所得到的接头相对于剪切力和拉力相对地抵抗并且剥离强度力弱。 钩元件由材料形成或具有提供形状变化能力和/或对钩元件的挠曲模量特性的变化的构造。 以这种方式,钩元件的形状和/或挠曲模量可以被远程地改变以提供剪切力和/或拉力的减小。

    Volume filling mechanical structures for modifying crash deceleration pulse
    2.
    发明授权
    Volume filling mechanical structures for modifying crash deceleration pulse 有权
    用于修改碰撞减速脉冲的体积填充机械结构

    公开(公告)号:US06702366B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-09

    申请号:US10235083

    申请日:2002-09-05

    IPC分类号: B60R2700

    摘要: A mechanical, active crash pulse management structure for providing modification of crash pulse, wherein the structure has a dormant (initial) state volume, but then in the event of a crash, timely expands into a much larger deployed volume for providing management of an expectant crash energy. The preferred crash energy management structure is a before expansion honeycomb celled material brick, wherein expansion of the honeycomb brick is in a plane transverse to the cellular axis of the cells thereof, and crash crush is intended to be parallel to the cellular axis. In the event of a crash, either an active or passive activation mechanism is provided for causing expansion of honeycomb celled material.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供碰撞脉冲修改的机械,主动碰撞脉冲管理结构,其中该结构具有休眠(初始)状态量,但是在发生崩溃的情况下,及时扩展到更大的部署量以提供预期的管理 碰撞能量 优选的碰撞能量管理结构是膨胀前的蜂窝状细胞砖,其中蜂窝状砖的膨胀处于与其单元的细胞轴线相垂直的平面中,并且碰撞挤压旨在平行于细胞轴。 在碰撞的情况下,提供主动或被动的激活机构用于引起蜂窝状细胞材料的膨胀。

    Magnetorheological fluid damper
    3.
    发明授权
    Magnetorheological fluid damper 有权
    磁流变阻尼器

    公开(公告)号:US07225905B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-05

    申请号:US10691091

    申请日:2003-10-22

    IPC分类号: F16F13/30

    CPC分类号: F16F9/535

    摘要: A magnetorheological damper device is provided having an increased shear interface area per unit volume of device, which enhances the stroking force of the damper. The damper generally includes a thrust shaft comprising an external threaded surface in threaded communication with a sealed housing, wherein at least one end of the thrust shaft extends from the housing; a plurality of rotors and stators alternatingly arranged in the housing, wherein the plurality of rotors comprise a planar surface with a centrally located aperture that is rotatably engaged with the threaded surface of the thrust shaft, wherein the plurality of stators is fixedly attached to the housing and comprises a centrally located aperture dimensioned to accommodate vertical movement of the thrust shaft and a planar surface substantially parallel to the planar surface of the at least one rotor, and wherein alternating stators comprises a permanent magnet or an electromagnet; and a magnetorheological fluid disposed in a space defined by the plurality of rotors and stators.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种磁流变阻尼器装置,其具有每单位体积装置增加的剪切界面面积,这增强了阻尼器的抚摸力。 阻尼器通常包括推力轴,其包括与密封壳体螺纹连通的外螺纹表面,其中推力轴的至少一端从壳体延伸; 多个转子和定子,其交替地布置在壳体中,其中多个转子包括具有中心定位的孔的平坦表面,其可旋转地与推力轴的螺纹表面接合,其中多个定子固定地附接到壳体 并且包括中心定位的孔,其尺寸适于容纳推力轴的垂直运动和基本上平行于至少一个转子的平坦表面的平面,并且其中交替定子包括永磁体或电磁体; 以及设置在由所述多个转子和定子限定的空间中的磁流变流体。

    Releasable fastener system
    4.
    发明授权
    Releasable fastener system 有权
    可拆卸紧固件系统

    公开(公告)号:US07140081B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-28

    申请号:US10358997

    申请日:2003-02-05

    IPC分类号: A44B18/00

    摘要: A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof whereas the hook portion includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements extending from one side thereof. When the hook portion and loop portion are pressed together they interlock to form a releasable engagement. The resulting joint created by the engagement is relatively resistant to shear and pull forces and weak in peel strength forces. The hook elements are formed of a material or have configurations that provide a shape changing capability and/or change in flexural modulus property to the hook elements. In this manner, the shape and/or flexural modulus of the hook elements can be remotely changed to provide a reduction in the shear and/or pull forces.

    摘要翻译: 可释放的紧固件系统包括环部分和钩部分。 环部分包括支撑件和设置在其一侧的环形材料,而钩部分包括支撑件和从其一侧延伸的多个紧密间隔的直立钩形元件。 当钩部和环部被压在一起时,它们互锁以形成可释放的接合。 通过接合产生的所得到的接头相对于剪切力和拉力相对地抵抗并且剥离强度力弱。 钩元件由材料形成或具有提供形状变化能力和/或对钩元件的挠曲模量特性的变化的构造。 以这种方式,可以远程地改变钩元件的形状和/或弯曲模量,以减少剪切力和/或拉力。

    Energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same
    5.
    发明授权
    Energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same 失效
    能量吸收组件及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US06910714B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-28

    申请号:US10405969

    申请日:2003-04-02

    摘要: An energy absorbing assembly includes a covering; and a shape memory material in operative communication with the covering, wherein the shape memory material has a first shape attached to an underside of the covering and is operative to change to a second shape in response to an activation signal. The second shape of the shape memory material can cause the covering to expand or expand and detach from a surrounding surface medium. The energy absorbing assembly is used to absorb kinetic energy of an object impacting the assembly. Methods of operating the assembly are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 能量吸收组件包括:覆盖物; 以及形状记忆材料,其与所述覆盖件可操作地连通,其中所述形状记忆材料具有附接到所述覆盖物的下侧的第一形状,并且可操作地响应于激活信号而变为第二形状。 形状记忆材料的第二种形状可以使覆盖物膨胀或膨胀并与周围表面介质分离。 能量吸收组件用于吸收影响组件的物体的动能。 还公开了组装操作的方法。

    Volume filling mechanical structures for modifying crash deceleration pulse
    6.
    发明授权
    Volume filling mechanical structures for modifying crash deceleration pulse 有权
    用于修改碰撞减速脉冲的体积填充机械结构

    公开(公告)号:US06877795B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-12

    申请号:US10794012

    申请日:2004-03-05

    IPC分类号: B60R19/00 F16F7/12 B60R27/00

    摘要: A mechanical, active crash pulse management structure for providing modification of crash pulse, wherein the structure has a dormant (initial) state volume, but then in the event of a crash, timely expands into a much larger deployed volume for providing management of an expectant crash energy. The preferred crash energy management structure is a before expansion honeycomb celled material brick, wherein expansion of the honeycomb brick is in a plane transverse to the cellular axis of the cells thereof, and crash crush is intended to be parallel to the cellular axis. In the event of a crash, either an active or passive activation mechanism is provided for causing expansion of honeycomb celled material.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供碰撞脉冲修改的机械,主动碰撞脉冲管理结构,其中该结构具有休眠(初始)状态量,但是在发生崩溃的情况下,及时扩展到更大的部署量以提供预期的管理 碰撞能量 优选的碰撞能量管理结构是膨胀前的蜂窝状细胞砖,其中蜂窝状砖的膨胀处于与其单元的细胞轴线相垂直的平面中,并且碰撞挤压旨在平行于细胞轴。 在碰撞的情况下,提供主动或被动的激活机构用于引起蜂窝状细胞材料的膨胀。

    Magnetorheological fluid damper
    7.
    发明授权
    Magnetorheological fluid damper 有权
    磁流变阻尼器

    公开(公告)号:US07051849B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-30

    申请号:US10691365

    申请日:2003-10-22

    IPC分类号: F16F15/03

    CPC分类号: F16F9/535

    摘要: A magnetorheological damper device is provided having an increased shear interface area per unit volume of the device, which enhances the stroking force of the damper. The damper generally includes a cylindrically shaped housing; a magnetorheological fluid disposed in the cylindrically shaped housing; a piston assembly disposed within the cylindrically shaped housing in sliding engagement with the cylindrically shaped housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein the piston assembly comprises a plurality of cylindrically shaped fluid passageways extending from the first chamber to the second chamber, and an electromagnet; and a power supply in electrical communication with the electromagnet.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种磁流变阻尼器装置,其具有每单位体积的装置的增加的剪切界面面积,这增强了阻尼器的抚平力。 阻尼器通常包括圆柱形壳体; 设置在所述圆筒形壳体中的磁流变流体; 活塞组件,设置在所述圆柱形壳体内,与所述圆柱形壳体滑动接合,所述壳体限定第一腔室和第二腔室,其中所述活塞组件包括从所述第一腔室延伸到所述第二腔室的多个圆柱形流体通道, 电磁铁 以及与电磁体电连通的电源。

    Electroactive polymer releasable fastening system and method of use
    8.
    发明授权
    Electroactive polymer releasable fastening system and method of use 失效
    电动聚合物可释放紧固系统及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US07013538B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-21

    申请号:US10359007

    申请日:2003-02-05

    IPC分类号: A44B21/00

    摘要: A releasable fastening system for retaining two surfaces at each other or disengaging the two surfaces from each other comprises a first electrode disposed at a first surface, a second electrode disposed at a second surface, and a polymer film disposed between the first and second electrode, and an electrolyte disposed in electrical communication with the first electrode, the polymer film, and the second electrode. A volume of the polymer film is controllably variable to cause the retention of the first surface at the second surface. A method of releasably fastening adjacently-positioned surfaces comprises disposing a first electrode at a first surface, disposing a second electrode at a second surface, and increasing the volume of an electrolyte disposed in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode to cause the retention of the first surface at the second surface.

    摘要翻译: 用于彼此保持两个表面或使两个表面彼此分离的可释放的紧固系统包括设置在第一表面的第一电极,设置在第二表面的第二电极和设置在第一和第二电极之间的聚合物膜, 以及与所述第一电极,所述聚合物膜和所述第二电极电连通的电解质。 聚合物膜的体积是可控地变化的,以使得第一表面保留在第二表面。 可释放地紧固相邻定位表面的方法包括在第一表面设置第一电极,在第二表面设置第二电极,并且增加设置成与第一电极和第二电极电连通的电解质的体积, 在第二表面保持第一表面。

    Motor vehicle body with side impact protection
    10.
    发明授权
    Motor vehicle body with side impact protection 有权
    机动车身侧面防撞

    公开(公告)号:US06220652B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-24

    申请号:US09285984

    申请日:1999-04-05

    IPC分类号: B60J504

    CPC分类号: B60J5/0441 B60J5/044

    摘要: A motor vehicle body including a plurality of vertical pillars defining therebetween a plurality of door frames for access to a passenger compartment of the vehicle body, a plurality of doors supported by pairs of hinges on the front vertical pillar of each door frame for pivotal movement between closed and open positions, and a light weight side impact protection barrier characterized by high elongational stiffness and high strain-at-failure. The light weight barrier may be employed alone or in combination with a horizontal door beam and includes a synthetic cable in the door made from a plurality of helically braided bundles of fibers selected from a group of fibers consisting of aramid fibers and liquid crystal polymer fibers characterized by a strain-at-failure exceeding about 3%. The synthetic cable includes attachments to the front and rear pillars of the door frame when the door is closed. The synthetic cable is very stiff in tension to suppress intrusion into the passenger compartment and has a failure mode characterized by serial or sequential failure of individual ones of the fibers rather than simultaneous failure of all of the fibers.

    摘要翻译: 一种机动车体,包括多个垂直柱,所述多个垂直柱在其间限定了用于进入车体的乘客舱的多个门框;多个门,其由每个门框的前纵向支柱上的成对铰链支撑,用于在每个门框之间枢转运动 封闭和打开位置,以及轻质侧面冲击保护屏障,其特征在于高伸长刚度和高应变失效。 重量轻的屏障可以单独使用或与水平门梁组合使用,并且包括由多个螺旋编织的纤维束制成的门中的合成电缆,其选自由芳族聚酰胺纤维和液晶聚合物纤维组成的一组纤维,其特征在于 通过应变失效超过约3%。 当门关闭时,合成电缆包括门框的前柱和后柱的附件。 合成电缆的张力非常硬,以抑制进入乘客舱的入侵,并且具有以单个纤维的串联或顺序故障为特征的故障模式,而不是所有纤维的同时故障。