Vibration isolation system
AssigneeVertiv Corporation
InventorShridhar Jaywant PATIL
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vibration isolation system for isolating vibrations from transmitting to a cabinet. The system comprises a bottom frame configured to be mounted on a rigid surface, the bottom frame having a bottom surface and side surfaces extending vertically therefrom. A top frame is configured to support the cabinet. The top frame is movably mounted on the bottom frame. A plurality of primary resilient members is positioned between ledges of the top frame and the side surfaces of the bottom frame. A plurality of secondary resilient members are positioned between an operating surface of a mounting base of the top frame and the bottom surface of the bottom frame.
Claims14
A vibration isolation system for minimizing transmission of vibrations to a cabinet, the system comprising:
- a bottom frame configured to be mounted on a rigid surface, the bottom frame having a bottom surface and side surfaces wherein the side surfaces extend vertically from the bottom surface;
- a top frame configured to support the cabinet, the top frame comprising a mounting base and ledges extending outwardly from the mounting base, wherein the top frame is movably mounted on the top surface of the bottom frame;
- a plurality of primary resilient members positioned between the ledges of the top frame and the side surfaces of the bottom frame, the plurality of primary resilient members configured to restrict lateral movement of the top frame within the bottom frame;
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- a plurality of secondary resilient members positioned between an operating surface of the mounting base of the top frame and the bottom surface of the bottom frame, the secondary resilient members configured to restrict vertical movement of the top frame relative to the bottom frame,
- wherein the primary resilient members and the secondary resilient members are collectively configured to absorb vibrational forces generated along any and all of the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis, thereby isolating the cabinet from external vibrations transmitted through the bottom frame.
A method for isolating vibrations from transmitting to a cabinet mounted on a vibration isolation system, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing a bottom frame and mounting the bottom frame on a rigid surface, the bottom frame having a bottom surface and side surfaces extending vertically therefrom;
- positioning a top frame within the bottom frame, the top frame comprising a mounting base and ledges extending outwardly from the mounting base;
- mounting a plurality of primary resilient members between the ledges of the top frame and the side surfaces of the bottom frame, wherein the primary resilient members restrict lateral movement of the top frame relative to the bottom frame;
- mounting a plurality of secondary resilient members between the mounting base of the top frame and the bottom surface of the bottom frame, wherein the secondary resilient members restricts vertical movement of the top frame relative to the bottom frame;
- securing the cabinet on the mounting base of the top frame;
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- absorbing vibrations through the primary resilient members and the secondary resilient members, wherein the primary resilient members absorb lateral vibrations and the secondary resilient members absorb vertical vibrations, thereby isolating the cabinet from external vibrations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.