DAMPING UNIT Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC F16F15/23 

FIELD: mechanical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: damping unit comprises main damper and additional damper. The main damper is provided with movable member having bearing for the flexible support of the rotor and centering springs mounted in the top section. The damper is pivotally mounted in the tank filled with damping fluid. The additional damper has damping step cylinder whose bottom section of greater diameter is mounted in the space filled with damping fluid, and top section of smaller diameter receives the adjusting ring that embraces the semiaxle of the flexible support with a spaced relation. The damping cylinder is suspended in the space by means of additional centering springs secured to the top section of smaller diameter.

EFFECT: enhanced damping.

19 cl, 12 dwg