Compressor tiered mounting arrangement
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsChristopher Heflin, Ronald G. McFarland, Louis J. Sullivan
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Abstract
A tiered mounting arrangement supports a compressor on a mounting plate which is in turn supported to the base pan of the system. Elastomeric isolators support the mounting plate above the base pan and similar elastomeric isolators support the compressor above the mounting plate. The isolator studs function to isolate compressor vibration from being transmitted to the mounting plate, and to isolate vibration in the mounting plate from being transmitted to the base pan. This arrangement achieves significant reduction in noise levels.
Claims5
Air conditioning or refrigeration assembly comprising a compressor having a plurality of mounting feet with mounting openings therein;
- a base pan on which said compressor is mounted;
- a mounting plate situated between said compressor and said base pan and having a first group of mounting openings in registry with mounting openings of the compressor feet and a second group of mounting openings;
- a first plurality of elastomeric isolator stud means each secured to a respective one of said first group of mounting openings and to an associated one of the mounting openings of said compressor feet for supporting said compressor upon said plate while functioning to isolate vibration from being transmitted from the compressor to the mounting plate;
- and a second plurality of elastomeric isolator means each secured to said base pan and to an associated one of said second group of mounting openings of said mounting plate to support said mounting plate on said base pan while functioning to isolate vibration from being transmitted from the mounting plate to the base pan, the base pan adapted to rest on a fixed surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.