Shock damper

摘要

A shock damper is disclosed. The shock damper may have a variable 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.

主权项

1. A shock damper comprising:
a cylinder; a piston housed at least partially radially within the cylinder; a variable shear control apparatus housed at least partially radially within the cylinder, the variable shear control apparatus comprising:
a first orifice;a second orifice; anda shear path disposed between the first orifice and the second orifice; and a shear puck, wherein the shear path is disposed within the shear puck, and wherein a shear-thickening fluid travels through the shear path in response to the piston at least one of extending or compressing.