Vibration barrier/structural connector for conduits and the like
AssigneeBurgess Industries, Inc.
InventorEdmund John Halter
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Abstract
For interrupting the transmission of vibration along a conduit, e.g., a pipeline or silencer shell, while structurally connecting the parts together, a vibration damping device is interposed in the conduit, the vibration barrier/structural connector comprising a series of spaced washer-shaped plates with vibration damping cushions sandwiched between adjoining plates, the plates being fastened together in couples alternately at their outer and inner peripheries to provide a multiple cantilever connector between the portions of the conduit to which the end plates of the connector are secured.
Claims5
A vibration barrier/structural connector for conduits and the like comprising a plurality of spaced parallel substantially coextensive rigid structural plates, said plates being washer-shaped with outer and inner peripheries, the outermost plate at each end of the connector being adapted to be fastened at one of said peripheries to an end of the conduit in which said connector is to be interposed, said outermost plates being securely fastened to the respective adjoining plates at the other of said peripheries and any intermediate plates being alternately securely fastened together at one and then the other of said peripheries to form a cantilever labyrinth from one end to the other of said connector, and vibration damping bodies composed of material having the vibration damping characteristics of asbestos-filled rubber substantially coextensive with said plates sandwiched between adjoining plates in said labyrinth.
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