Abstract: A shock damper is disclosed. The shock damper may have a variable shear control apparatus through which a shear-thickening fluid may flow. In this manner, the shock damper may compress at different rates for different applied impulse forces, in response to the changing viscosity of the shear-thickening fluid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 11, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2016
Assignee:
GGODRICH CORPORATION
Inventors:
Enrico Manes, Connie E. Bird, Louis Chiappetta, Jr.