SPLIT TUBULAR ELASTOMER DAMPER

摘要

A split tubular elastomer damper (20) has a pair of co-axial aligned elastomer members (29, 30) located in a split housing (21, 22), each member located in a respective, separate co-axially aligned housing with each having a lug (24, 27). A common independent shaft (34) attaches the members to each other such that strain induced displacements are split between the members. This maximizes the displacement capacity of the tubular elastomer damper, particularly in high stroking applications. Essentially, the amount of elastomer required to tolerate a designated strain is half that of a conventional damper, substantially reducing size and weight requirements while maintaining full functional properties.