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US 10,677,233 B2Granted
Vibration-dampening air compressor assembly
AssigneeScott Technologies, Inc.
InventorGordon E. Rado
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Abstract
An air compressor assembly may include a support structure, an operating unit including a compressor operatively connected to a motor through at least one drive belt, and at least one vibration isolator that is positioned between at least a portion of the support structure and at least a portion of the operating unit. The vibration isolator(s) is configured to dampen vibratory energy generated by the operating unit.
Claims18
An air compressor assembly comprising:
- a support structure;
- an operating unit including a compressor, an electric motor, a mounting plate having a top surface, a hinged self-tensioning plate, and at least one drive belt, the compressor operatively connected to the electric motor through the at least one drive belt, the compressor being coupled to the top surface of the mounting plate and positioned above the support structure and the electric drive motor and the hinged self-tensioning plate positioned within the support structure;
- the electric motor supported below the compressor and suspended from the hinged self-tensioning plate, the hinged self-tensioning plate being connected to the mounting plate by a hinge pin, the electric motor being supported by the at least one drive belt such that a weight of the electric motor applies a tension to the at least one drive belt;
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- at least one vibration isolator that is positioned between the top surface of the support structure and the mounting plate, the at least one vibration isolator being configured to dampen vibratory energy generated by the operating unit, the compressor and the electric motor moving together as a unit but being isolated from and free to move relative to the support structure.
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A system for dampening vibration, the system comprising:
- an air compressor;
- a mounting plate coupled to the air compressor, the mounting plate including at least one mounting tab;
- a motor;
- a hinged self-tensioning plate hingedly connected to the mounting plate and securely connected to the motor;
- a hinge pin, the hinge pin hingedly connecting the hinged self-tensioning plate to the at least one mounting tab;
- a support structure including a top surface and defining a chamber, the mounting plate being on but not in direct contact with the top surface of the support structure, the motor being suspended from the hinged self-tensioning plate within the chamber;
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- at least one vibration isolator located between the mounting plate and the top surface of the support structure, the at least one vibration isolator isolating the air compressor, the motor, and the hinged self-tensioning plate from the support structure,
- the air coimpressor, the mounting plate, the motor, and the hinged self-tensioning plate being together movable relative to the support structure.
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An air compressor assembly comprising:
- an air compressor;
- a motor;
- a support structure having a top surface and defining a chamber;
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- a hinged mounting assembly, the air compressor being coupled to a first component of the hinged mounting assembly and the motor being coupled to a second component of the hinged mounting assembly, the first component of the hinged mounting assembly being coupled to the top surface of the support strucutre and the motor being suspended within the chamber of the support structure form the second component of the hinged mounting assembly, the hinged mounting assembly, the air compressor, and the motor being isolated from and movable relative to the support structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.