Title:
MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID BASED JOINT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001096753
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A joint member for selectively joining first and second members, said joint member comprising a first coupling member comprising a volume of field responsive material and a second coupling member comprising a field generating member for selectively applying a field across the field responsive material, the joint member also comprising means for selectively moving the field responsive material toward and away from the field generating means.
Inventors:
CARLSON J DAVID
VERNON MITZI R
YANYO LYNN C
VERNON MITZI R
YANYO LYNN C
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/019120
Publication Date:
March 28, 2002
Filing Date:
June 15, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LORD CORP (US)
International Classes:
F16B5/00; F16B1/00; (IPC1-7): F16B5/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2000011351A1 | 2000-03-02 |
Foreign References:
DE8905524U1 | 1989-06-22 | |||
US3951560A | 1976-04-20 | |||
US5375049A | 1994-12-20 |
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