Mount pad
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Eagle Technology, Inc., Melbourne, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1998441
- Patent Number(s):
- 11668896
- Application Number:
- 17/198,699
- Assignee:
- Eagle Technology, INC. (Melbourne, FL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 80SFC20C0018
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/11/2021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Brennan, Sean A., and East, Matthew John. Mount pad. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web.
Brennan, Sean A., & East, Matthew John. Mount pad. United States.
Brennan, Sean A., and East, Matthew John. Tue .
"Mount pad". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1998441.
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place = {United States},
year = {2023},
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