US 12,352,330 B2
Magnetic vibration damper
Alexander Wifler, Crete, IL (US)
Assigned to WifCo Inc., Crete, IL (US)
Filed by WifCo Inc., Crete, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/513,150.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/499,802, filed on May 3, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/446,382, filed on Feb. 17, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0280160 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. F16F 15/03 (2006.01)
CPC F16F 15/035 (2013.01) [F16F 2222/06 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dampening device comprising:
a first magnet;
a second magnet;
a conductor;
a first end cap; and
a second end cap;
wherein the first and second magnets are positioned relative to the conductor such that a force exerted on the device causes relative movement between 1) at least one of the first magnet and the second magnet and 2) the conductor;
wherein the device is configured to dissipate the force at least in part through eddy currents generated in the conductor by the movement;
wherein the first and second magnets are enclosed within the conductor,
wherein the conductor comprises a first end that is fully enclosed by the first end cap and a second end that is fully enclosed by the second end cap, and
wherein each of the magnets contained within the electrical conductor is isolated from direct mechanical contact from any other object other than the conductor, the first end cap, the second end cap, and any other magnets within the conductor.