Vibration-control platform
OwnerVinh Thanh Vuinventor
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Abstract
A vibration-control platform that, in some embodiments, includes a bottom plate having three or more wells. The wells receive a plurality of vibration-control elements, which are used to isolate a supported object from vibrations. In some embodiments, the vibration-control elements are rubber balls. The presence of the wells facilitates placement of the vibration-control elements under a top platform or directly under an object, especially when the object is located in a tight space, such as in a component rack, or when the object has a non-uniform weight distribution.
Claims27
An article for use with spherical vibration-control elements, wherein said article comprises:
- a plate having a number, n, of spaced wells arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein:
- (i) said two-dimensional array comprises at least two rows of said spaced wells with a minimum of three wells in each row;
- (ii) said wells are suitably sized so that when a well receives said spherical vibration control element, said vibration control element contacts said plate at substantially every point along a perimeter of said well;
- (iii) said wells underlie said spherical vibration control elements, and further wherein, in use, the only constraint to unrestricted lateral movement of said spherical vibration control elements are said wells;
- (iv) further comprising said vibration-control elements;
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- (v) wherein there are fewer of said vibration-control elements than said n wells.
An article comprising:
- a plate, wherein said plate comprises a first plurality of spaced wells arranged in a two-dimensional array;
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- a second plurality of vibration-control elements, wherein said vibration-control elements are received by some but not all of said wells, one vibration-control element to a well.
An article comprising:
- a bottom plate, wherein said bottom plate comprises a plurality of spaced wells arranged in a two-dimensional array;
- a plurality of resilient balls, wherein said resilient balls are received by some but not all of said wells;
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- a top plate, wherein said top plate is disposed on said resilient balls, and wherein a surface of said top plate that abuts said resilient balls is planar and does not include wells.
A method comprising:
- providing a bottom plate;
- forming a number, n, of wells in said bottom plate, wherein said wells are arranged in a two-dimensional array, and wherein said two-dimensional array has at least two rows of said wells, and further wherein each said rows comprises at least three wells;
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- providing a number, m, of vibration-control elements, wherein m is less than n.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.