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StruFlex is an innovative company which has developed the following patent pending devices, which can be used in structures, marine/land vehicles, and machines:
- StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings (SHPBs)
- Leak-free in the long term (permanent case)
- Support heavy loads, enable tilting and small axial movement
- An internal bearing stub ensures vertical load transfer in case of failure
- Transfer shear and tension, and allow sliding or guided sliding
- Configured according to the brief to suit any particular application.
- Indicative sizes in Table 1 (Bearing photo + sketch)
- StruFlex hydraulic energy converting modules (SHECMs)
- Leak-free in the long term (permanent case)
- Convert oscillation energy of structures, marine/land vehicles, and machines into electric power
- Indicative sizes in Table 2 (Energy module photo + sketch)
Comparison with other devices
| StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings | pot bearings/elastomeric bearings |
|---|---|
| Enable tilting and small axial movement | Enable tilting only |
| Enable heavy weight lifting, setting adjustment, spring support, post- stressing, isolation from high frequency vibrations, damping, conversion of oscillation energy into electricity, etc. | – |
| StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings | spring Isolation Bearings |
|---|---|
| Support heavy loads | Support moderate loads |
| Enable heavy weight lifting, setting adjustment, post-stressing, damping, conversion of oscillation energy into electricity, etc. | – |
| StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings | viscus/friction dampers |
|---|---|
| Very sensitive to tiny movements -> very efficient | Not sensitive to tiny movements -> not very efficient |
| – | In buildings obstruct the view |
| StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings | mass dampers |
|---|---|
| Very sensitive to tiny movements -> very efficient | Not sensitive to tiny movements -> not very efficient |
| – | Require a big mass close to the top that occupies top prime space |
| StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings | hydraulic cylinders |
|---|---|
| Enable tilting and small axial movement | Enable axial movement only |
| Leak-free in the long term (permanent case) | Leak-free in the short term (temporary case) |
| StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings | rolling diaphragm hydraulic cylinders |
|---|---|
| Support heavy loads | Support moderate loads |
| Enable long term sustained loading (permanent case) | Enable short term sustained loading (temporary case) |
| StruFlex hydraulic pot bearings | electric servo-actuators |
|---|---|
| Support heavy loads (Hydraulic pot bearings can function as hydraulic servo-actuators) | Support small loads |
| StruFlex hydraulic energy converting modules | other energy modules |
|---|---|
| Leak-free in the long term, Enable the use of common parts (hydraulic/electric – motors/pumps/generators) | Non leak-free in the long term Enable the use of common parts |
| Leak-free in the long term, Enable the use of common parts (hydraulic/electric – motors/pumps/generators) | Leak-free in the long term Use only proprietary parts |
