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US 10,677,232 B2Granted
Pump with vibration isolators
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorsAnthony John Shakal, Casey Carlson, Ryan Douglas
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a housing defining a housing interior, an air pump positioned in the housing interior, and a plurality of resilient connectors connecting the air pump to the housing with the resilient connectors in tension so as to reduce transmission of vibration from the air pump to the housing during operation of the air pump.
Claims21
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a housing interior;
- an air pump positioned in the housing interior;
- and
- a plurality of resilient connectors connecting the air pump to the housing with the resilient connectors in tension so as to reduce transmission of vibration from the air pump to the housing during operation of the air pump wherein the resilient connectors comprise elastomer bands each having a first end defining a hole connected to the housing and a second end defining a tapered portion connected to the air pump by extending through a mounting hole.
1 more element
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a housing interior;
- an air pump positioned in the housing interior;
- and
- a plurality of resilient connectors connecting the air pump to the housing with the resilient connectors in tension so as to reduce transmission of vibration from the air pump to the housing during operation of the air pump;
- a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of electronic components positioned in the housing;
- and
- a stop positioned between the air pump and the printed circuit board and spaced from the air pump.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing defining a housing interior;
- an air pump positioned in the housing interior;
- and
- a plurality of resilient connectors connecting the air pump to the housing with the resilient connectors in tension so as to reduce transmission of vibration from the air pump to the housing during operation of the air pump;
- a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of electronic components positioned in the housing;
- and
- a stop extending from the air pump toward the printed circuit board, wherein the stop is sized to contact a structure when motion of the air pump toward the printed circuit board exceeds a threshold.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- A housing defining a housing interior;
- an air pump positioned in the housing interior;
- a plurality of resilient connectors connecting the air pump to the housing with the resilient connectors in tension so as to reduce transmission of vibration from the air pump to the housing during operation of the air pump, wherein each of the resilient connectors has a first connection portion defining a connector hole that extends around over a post portion of a standoff of the housing and a second connection portion that has a tapered portion extends through a mounting hole of a mounting structure of the air pump such that the resilient connection is positioned on both sides of the mounting structure of the air pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.