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US 12,716,466 B2Granted
Vibration isolator with an off-set seismic mount
OwnerAhmed Haiderinventor
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Abstract
A shock mount includes four guide bolts and two rectangular guide assemblies to control motion. The guide bolts are fixed to a bottom portion and nuts are threaded onto the guide bolts to limit vertical travel of a sprung portion of the shock mount. The rectangular guide assemblies include a vertical guide plates separated from a bracing plate by a rubber sleeve to guide vertical movement of the sprung portion. One embodiment includes a horizontally offset support plate attachable to machinery.
Claims14
An off-set shock mount comprising:
- an unsprung bottom portion;
- a sprung top portion residing above the bottom portion;
- a support plate attached to the top portion and configured to laterally attach to a protected structure at a position laterally offset from a vertical axis of the bottom portion;
- a spring in compression between the bottom portion and the top portion and supporting the top portion;
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- two guide assemblies guiding vertical motion of the sprung portion;
- wherein the off-set shock mount is configured to constrain lateral displacement resulting from loading at the laterally offset position.
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An off-set shock mount comprising:
- an unsprung bottom portion;
- a sprung top portion residing above the bottom portion;
- a support plate attached to the top portion and configured to laterally attach to a protected structure at a position laterally offset from a vertical axis of the bottom portion;
- a spring in compression between the bottom portion and the top portion and supporting the top portion;
- two guide assemblies guiding vertical motion of the sprung portion;
- four guide bolts limiting vertical motion of the top portion;
- two guide assemblies comprising a pair of parallel guide plates and a single bracing plate residing between the pair of parallel guide plates;
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- a pre-load bolt threadedly engaging the top portion and bearing against the spring to pre-load the spring;
- wherein the off-set shock mount is configured to constrain lateral displacement resulting from loading at the laterally offset position.
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An off-set shock mount comprising:
- an unsprung bottom portion;
- a sprung top portion residing above the bottom portion;
- a support plate attached to the sprung top portion and configured to laterally attach to a protected structure at a position laterally offset from a vertical axis of the bottom portion;
- a spring in compression between the bottom portion and the top portion and supporting the top portion;
- a rigid frame attached to the support plate, the rigid frame comprising at least two L-shaped side walls;
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- at least one stiffener plate connected to the at least two L-shaped side walls, wherein the rigid frame and the at least one stiffener plate are configured to translate the lateral eccentric load from the support plate into a stable vertical force on the spring;
- wherein the off-set shock mount is configured to constrain lateral displacement resulting from loading at the laterally offset position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.