Patent ID: 8834027
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: F16C,F16F

Abstract:
1. A modular flexible ligament damper comprising: a. an inner structure with a central axis and an outer cylindrical surface, wherein an inner surface of said inner structure is configured to engage a bearing such that said bearing may move relative to said damper, and wherein said bearing is configured to engage a rotatable shaft; b. a casing with an inner cylindrical surface, wherein the casing is positioned around the inner structure; and c. a modular ligament comprised of an inner flange and an outer flange connected by a web, wherein the inner flange is selectively engageable with the inner structure and the outer flange is selectively engageable with the casing to support the inner structure within the casing and to permit substantially free orbital movement of the inner structure on a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of the inner structure, wherein the modular ligament extends only around a portion of periphery of the inner structure.