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US 6,199,613 B1Granted
Apparatus for applying padding, especially acoustically active padding
AssigneeCWW-Gerko Akustik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAlain Petillon
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a pad to a component has a flexible diaphragm held in a continuous frame for holding the pad. On its front side which faces the component when the apparatus is in use, the frame has a circumferential, resilient gasket. Through a vacuum connection, a space between the diaphragm and the component is to be attached to a vacuum source. By that the pad applies itself against the component.
Claims9
An apparatus for applying a pad to a component comprising a closed frame which is open at the front thereby defining an annular front edge;
- a flexible diaphragm attached to the frame in the vicinity of the front;
- a circumferential, resilient gasket on the front edge of the frame;
- a vacuum source;
- and a vacuum connection for connecting a space formed between the diaphragm and the front to the vacuum source, wherein the diaphragm is normally curved convexly toward the front when in its rest position and the diaphragm is capable of applying a pad to a component that is in contact with the gasket when vacuum is applied through the vacuum connection.
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