Device for absorbing mechanical shock

Newlon, Charles E

Title: Device for absorbing mechanical shock

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This invention is a comparatively inexpensive but efficient shock-absorbing device having special application to the protection of shipping and storage cylinders. In a typical application, two of the devices are strapped to a cylinder to serve as saddle-type supports for the cylinder during storage and to protect the cylinder in the event it is dropped during lifting or lowering operations. In its preferred form, the invention includes a hardwood plank whose grain runs in the longitudinal direction. The basal portion of the plank is of solid cross-section, whereas the upper face of the plank is cut away to form a concave surface fittable against the sidewall of a storage cylinder. The concave surface is divided into a series of segments by transversely extending, throughgoing relief slots. A layer of elastomeric material is positioned on the concave face, the elastomer being extrudable into slots when pressed against the segments by a preselected pressure characteristic of a high-energy impact. The compressive, tensile, and shear properties of the hardwood and the elastomer are utilized in combination to provide a surprisingly high energy-absorption capability.

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Newlon, Charles E ^[1]

Knoxville, TN

Issue Date:: 1980-01-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863753

Patent Number(s):: 4241810

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B65 - CONVEYING B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16F - SPRINGS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B65 - CONVEYING B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
B65D81/113 - of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents {
B65D85/20 - for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16F - SPRINGS
F16F7/003 - {One-shot shock absorbers

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-26

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: device; absorbing; mechanical; shock; comparatively; inexpensive; efficient; shock-absorbing; special; application; protection; shipping; storage; cylinders; typical; devices; strapped; cylinder; serve; saddle-type; supports; protect; event; dropped; lifting; lowering; operations; preferred; form; hardwood; plank; grain; runs; longitudinal; direction; basal; portion; solid; cross-section; upper; cut; concave; surface; fittable; sidewall; divided; series; segments; transversely; extending; throughgoing; relief; slots; layer; elastomeric; material; positioned; elastomer; extrudable; pressed; preselected; pressure; characteristic; high-energy; impact; compressive; tensile; shear; properties; utilized; combination; provide; surprisingly; energy-absorption; capability; preferred form; typical application; concave surface; longitudinal direction; elastomeric material; selected pressure; storage cylinders; mechanical shock; comparatively inexpensive; special application; storage cylinder; /188/206/248/410/

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  author       = {Newlon, Charles E},

  abstractNote = {This invention is a comparatively inexpensive but efficient shock-absorbing device having special application to the protection of shipping and storage cylinders. In a typical application, two of the devices are strapped to a cylinder to serve as saddle-type supports for the cylinder during storage and to protect the cylinder in the event it is dropped during lifting or lowering operations. In its preferred form, the invention includes a hardwood plank whose grain runs in the longitudinal direction. The basal portion of the plank is of solid cross-section, whereas the upper face of the plank is cut away to form a concave surface fittable against the sidewall of a storage cylinder. The concave surface is divided into a series of segments by transversely extending, throughgoing relief slots. A layer of elastomeric material is positioned on the concave face, the elastomer being extrudable into slots when pressed against the segments by a preselected pressure characteristic of a high-energy impact. The compressive, tensile, and shear properties of the hardwood and the elastomer are utilized in combination to provide a surprisingly high energy-absorption capability.},

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