IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0446229
(2003-05-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- OmniTek Research &
- Development, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Scully, Scott, Murphy &
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
16 |
초록
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Various application are provided for an enclosure having a first wall and two or more second walls surrounding a cavity. The enclosure also has an inlet and outlet each in fluid communication with the cavity. The second walls each have at least a portion shaped such that a force acting on the first
Various application are provided for an enclosure having a first wall and two or more second walls surrounding a cavity. The enclosure also has an inlet and outlet each in fluid communication with the cavity. The second walls each have at least a portion shaped such that a force acting on the first wall tending to deflect the element causes an amplified deflection of the second walls into the cavity. Such applications include a pump, a structure comprised of one or more enclosures, structural elements, and apparatus for storing and releasing energy.
대표청구항
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1. A structure comprising at least one structural component, the at least one structural component having at least one structural element for resisting deflection of the structure, the structural element having an internal cavity for storage of a first fluid which is consumed with time, the ability
1. A structure comprising at least one structural component, the at least one structural component having at least one structural element for resisting deflection of the structure, the structural element having an internal cavity for storage of a first fluid which is consumed with time, the ability of the at least one structural element to resist deflection being based upon the amount of the first fluid contained in the internal cavity;wherein the structural component comprises a plurality of structural elements, at least two of which having an opening connecting their respective internal cavities. 2. The structure of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of structural elements have the opening connecting it to the internal cavity of another structural element such that the plurality of internal cavities operate as a single cavity.3. The structure of claim 1, further comprising an outlet in communication with one of the at least two structural elements having the opening for removing the first fluid from their respective internal cavities.4. The structure of claim 3, further comprising a valve disposed in the outlet for selective extraction of the first fluid from the internal cavities.5. The structure of claim 3, further comprising a pump disposed in the outlet for pumping the first fluid from the internal cavities.6. The structure of claim 3, further comprising an inlet in communication with the other of the at least two structural elements having the opening for supplying a second fluid to the internal cavities to displace the first fluid.7. The structure of claim 6, wherein the first fluid is a liquid and the second fluid is a gas.8. The structure of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of structural elements comprises:an enclosure having a first wall and two or more second walls surrounding the internal cavity; wherein the two or more second walls each having at least a portion thereof shaped such that a force acting on the first wall tending to deflect the element causes an amplified deflection of the two or more second walls into the cavity, thereby exerting a compressive force against the first fluid in the internal cavity, resulting in a resistance to the deflection and the force tending to deflect the element. 9. The structure of claim 8, wherein the two or more second walls are outwardly shaped away from the internal cavity and the force is a tensile force acting on the first wall tending to elongate the element by the deflection.10. The structure of claim 8, wherein the two or more second walls are inwardly shaped towards from the internal cavity and the force is a compressive force acting on the first wall tending to compress the element by the deflection.11. A structural element comprising:an enclosure having a first wall and two or more second walls surrounding a cavity, the enclosure further having an internal wall separating the cavity into first and second portions, the internal wall having an orifice providing communication between fluid disposed in the first and second portions; wherein the two or more second walls each have at least a portion thereof shaped such that a force acting on the first wall tending to deflect the element causes an amplified deflection of the two or more second walls into the cavity, thereby exerting a compressive force against the fluid, resulting in a resistance to the deflection and the force tending to deflect the element. 12. The structural element of claim 11, wherein the two or more second walls are outwardly shaped away from the cavity and the force is a tensile force acting on the first wall tending to elongate the element by the deflection.13. The structural element of claim 11, wherein the two or more second walls are inwardly shaped towards the cavity and the force is a compressive force acting on the first wall tending to compress the element by the deflection.14. The structural element of claim 11, wherein the portion of the first walls which surround the first portion of the cavity has a different stiffness than the portion of the first walls which surround the second portion of the cavity.15. The structural element of claim 11, wherein the fluid is a magneto-resistive fluid and the structural element further comprises a means for applying a magnetic field to the magneto-resistive fluid.16. The structural element of claim 11, wherein the fluid is a electro-resistive fluid and the structural element further comprises a means for applying an electric field to the electro-resistive fluid.17. A method for storing and releasing energy in a structural element, the structural element comprising an enclosure having a first wall and two or more second walls surrounding a cavity, and a fluid disposed in the cavity, wherein the two or more second walls each having at least a portion thereof shaped such that a deflection of the first wall causes an amplified second deflection of the two or more second walls into the fluid, the method comprising the steps of;deflecting the first wall into a deflected position; locking the structural element in the deflected position; and releasing the structural element from the deflected position. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the two or more second walls are inwardly shaped towards the cavity.19. The method of claim 18, wherein the deflecting step comprises withdrawing a portion of the fluid from the cavity.20. The method of claim 19, wherein the locking step comprises preventing the withdrawn fluid from returning to the cavity.21. The method of claim 20, wherein the releasing step comprises returning the withdrawn fluid to the cavity.22. The method of claim 17, wherein the two or more second walls are outwardly shaped away from the cavity.23. The method of claim 18, wherein the deflecting step comprises adding fluid to the cavity.24. The method of claim 23, wherein the locking step comprises preventing the added fluid from leaving the cavity.25. The method of claim 24, wherein the releasing step comprises withdrawing the added fluid from the cavity.26. A structural element comprising:an enclosure having a first wall and two or more second walls surrounding a cavity; and a fluid disposed in the cavity, wherein the two or more second walls each having at least a portion thereof shaped such that a force acting on the first wall tending to deflect the element causes an amplified second deflection of the two or more second walls into the fluid, thereby exerting a second compressive force against the fluid, resulting in a resistance to the first deflection and the first compressive force tending to compress the element; the structural element further comprising pressuring means for varying the pressure of the fluid in the cavity to thereby vary the resistence to the deflection. 27. The structural element of claim 26, wherein the two or more second walls are outwardly shaped away from the cavity and the force is a tensile force acting on the first wall tending to elongate the element by the deflection.28. The structural element of claim 26, wherein the two or more second walls are inwardly shaped towards the cavity and the force is a compressive force acting on the first wall tending to compress the element by the deflection.29. The structural element of claim 26, wherein the pressure of fluid in the cavity is increased to thereby increase the resistence to the deflection.30. The structural element of claim 26, wherein the pressure of fluid in the cavity is decreased to thereby decrease the resistence to the deflection.
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