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US 2010/0127151 A1Published application
Machine Foot
AssigneeNGI ApS
InventorsLars von Lillienskjold, Knud Nygaard
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AssigneeNGI ApS
InventorsLars von Lillienskjold, Knud Nygaard
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The invention includes a method for manufacturing a machine foot (1) and a machine foot (1). A machine foot (1) of the present type consists of a spindle (8), which is in the top screwn into the device which is to be supported and is in the bottom fastened to a base part (20). The spindle (8) can be turned in relation to the base part (20) in an angle (10). It is characteristic of the invention that the spindle (8) in the end, which is situated in the base part (20) is enclosed by a ball part (6,7), which consists of an upper part (7) and a lower part (6) and is fastened to the ball part (6,7) by engagement with a locking ring (11) which is also enclosed by the ball part (6,7). The ball part (6,7) is cast into a polymer material (3) whereby the end of the spindle (8) in the base part (20) is efficiently enclosed and closed from access of impurities, filth or bacteria. The machine foot (1) can thereby be cleaned by external washing only and is therefore especially suited for application in environments, which have high demands for hygiene and e.g. demand a compliance with the standard “3-A® Sanitary Standard for Machine Leveling Feet and Supports”.
A method for construction and manufacturing of machine feet (1), each foot comprising a spindle (8) that has a top which can be fastened to a machine to be supported and which has a bottom seated in a base part (20), such that the spindle (8) can be angled (10) in relation to the base part (20) an end part (13) of the spindle (8) seated in the base part (20), the end being enclosed in a ball part (6,7), which consists of a lower part (6) and an upper part (7) where the end of the spindle (13) is secured in the ball part (6,7) via a locking ring (11), which is in engagement with the spindle end (13) and which is placed inside the ball part (6,7), the ball part (6,7) being cast within a polymer (3) such as a rubber.
Machine foot (1), which consists of a spindle (8), which in the top can be fastened to a machine, which is to be supported and which in the bottom is seated in a base part (20) where the spindle (8) can be angled (10) in relation to the base part (20) characterized in that the end part (13) of the spindle (8) which is seated in the base part (20) is enclosed in a ball part (6,7) which consists of a lower part (6) and an upper part (7) and that the end (13) of the spindle is fastened to the ball part (6,7) via a locking ring (11), which is engaged to the end (13) of the spindle and which is placed inside the ball part (6,7), and that the ball part (6,7) is cast into a polymer (3) such as a rubber.
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