US 12,247,634 B2
Device for mounting a load to a carrier, assembly, vehicle and methods
Floris Clemens Maria Van Kempen, Amsterdam (NL); Jan De Vreugd, Katwijk (NL); and William Edward Crowcombe, Ridderkerk (NL)
Assigned to Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO, 's-Gravenhage (NL)
Appl. No. 17/917,529
Filed by Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO, 's-Gravenhage (NL)
PCT Filed Apr. 8, 2021, PCT No. PCT/NL2021/050228
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/206552, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20168961 (EP), filed on Apr. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0133102 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. F16F 15/08 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC F16F 15/08 (2013.01) [F16M 13/02 (2013.01); B64G 1/22 (2013.01); F16F 2224/025 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for mounting a load to a carrier and configured to utilize constrained layer damping, the device comprising:
a first support configured for fixation to the carrier;
a second support configured for fixation to the load, wherein the first support and the second support are spaced away from each other viewed along a main load bearing axis of the device;
an outer shell extending along the main load bearing axis;
an inner member within the outer shell; and
a damping material connecting the inner member to at least the outer shell,
wherein the outer shell directly connects the first support and the second support to each other and thus provides a direct load path between the first support and the second support.