Mount pad
According to one implementation a mount pad is provided that includes a plurality of arcuate flexure members disposed between and connected to top and bottom plates. According to some implementations a majority or all of the arcuate flexure members have a semi-circular cross-section and are arranged to form a plurality of radially spaced-apart concentric rings. Concave surfaces of the arcuate flexure members face radially inward toward a center of the concentric rings. Circumferential adjacent arcuate flexure members in each of the concentric rings are circumferentially spaced apart from one another so that a gap exists between them. According to some implementations the mount pad further includes a coupling unit prolonging from one of the top and bottom plates, the coupling unit facilitating a connection of the mount pad to a support structure. According to some implementations the mount pad is a monolithic structure. According to some implementations the monolithic structure is made using an additive manufacturing method.
- Research Organization:
- Eagle Technology, Inc., Melbourne, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Assignee:
- Eagle Technology, INC. (Melbourne, FL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,668,896
- Application Number:
- 17/198,699
- OSTI ID:
- 1998441
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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