Vacuum massaging apparatus having a pump and having noise reduction means in the pump area
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorsIngo Müller, Arthur Putzer, Frans Van Der Vinne
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Abstract
a massaging apparatus (1) having a suction chamber (17) and having a pump (41) for the generation of a partial vacuum in the suction chamber (17) the pump (41) is mounted on a support (9) of the massaging apparatus (1) with the aid of elastic mounts (64, 65) and first noise reduction means (70) have been provided upstream of an inlet (50) of the pump (41) and second noise reduction means (71) have been provided downstream of an outlet (51) of the pump (41).
Claims10
A massaging apparatus comprising a housing, a support accommodated in the housing, a suction chamber in said housing, a pump mounted on the support, for pumping air out of the suction chamber, and comprising an inlet for receiving the air pumped out of the suction chamber by the pump and an outlet for discharging the air pumped out of the suction chamber, an air-transfer duct connecting the inlet to the suction chamber, wherein the pump is mounted on the support by elastic mounts, a first noise reduction means arranged upstream of the inlet and positioned in the air-transfer duct and a second noise reduction means arranged downstream of the outlet.
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