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US 12,527,427 B2Granted
System having an object supported by a vibration damping mounting
AssigneeVersuni Holding B.V.
InventorMichael Van Den Bosch
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Abstract
An object is mounted within a housing of a coffee machine by a mounting which is to provide vibration damping for the object. The mounting includes a set of at least three springs, each having a top end coupled to the housing and a suspended bottom end at which the object is supported. The top ends define an upper polygon and the bottom ends define a lower polygon. A center of gravity of the object is along a vertical line which passes through the lower polygon, and springs are angled inwardly towards the lower polygon.
Claims13
A coffee machine comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- an object comprising an actuator which vibrates in use, mounted within the housing by a mounting which is to provide vibration damping for the object, wherein:
- the mounting comprises a set of at least three springs, each having a top end coupled to the housing and a suspended bottom end;
- the top ends define the apices of an upper polygon;
- the bottom ends define the apices of a lower polygon;
- the object is supported by the bottom ends of the set of springs so as to be fully suspended from above;
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- in an intended operational orientation of the system, a center of gravity of the object is along a vertical line which passes through the lower polygon, and the line between the top end and bottom end of each spring is offset from the vertical, such that the lines taper inwardly between the upper polygon and the lower polygon.
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