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Vibration damping system

a technology of vibration damping and damping chamber, which is applied in the direction of spin-dryers, drying machines, lighting and heating apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of heavy objects, metal buttons and loose coins, and a tendency to impact the dryer drum and create nois

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-12-24
OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL LLC
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The present patent is about clothes driers. It describes a type of clothes dryer with a reactive drum and vibration dampers. The vibration dampers can be placed inside or outside of the drum and can have different configurations. They help to shift the acoustic energy generated at the front of the drum towards the back of the drum. The technical effect of this invention is to reduce the noise and vibrations generated by smoother and more efficient clothes drying.

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The damping of vibration of mechanical systems is of increasing importance to industry in that vibration can have a number of undesirable effects.
For instance, consumers are becoming increasingly sensitive to the undesirability of sound created by vibrating systems.
Heavier articles, metal buttons and loose coins have a tendency to impact the dryer drum and create noise.

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[0052]The present invention will now be described with occasional reference to the specific embodiments of the invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0053]Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the description of the invention and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,”“an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

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Abstract

Clothes driers include a cabinet, a rotatable drum mounted inside the cabinet, and one or more vibration dumpers mounted to the rotatable drum. The vibration dampers may be mounted inside the drum, between baffles and the drum. The vibration dampers may be attached to the rotatable drum, such that a largest dimension of the vibration dampers extends in a direction of length of the rotatable drum. The vibration dumpers may be configured to shift acoustic energy generated at the front of the drum toward the rear of the drum.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 62 / 013,615 filed on Jun. 18, 2014, titled “Vibration Damping System” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present relates to a method and apparatus for vibration (e.g., sound) damping.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]The damping of vibration of mechanical systems is of increasing importance to industry in that vibration can have a number of undesirable effects. For instance, consumers are becoming increasingly sensitive to the undesirability of sound created by vibrating systems. Automobile manufacturers have recognized the importance in the purchasing decision of many buyers of a solid thump sound when an automobile door is closed. Likewise, the quality of an appliance is sometimes gauged in part by the perception of the solidity of its construction.[0006]It has become important for the manufacturers of app...

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IPC IPC(8): D06F58/04
CPCD06F58/04D06F58/20F16F15/10D06F49/06D06F37/06
Inventor ROCKWELL, ANTHONY LEEHILL, DONALDHERREMAN, KEVINJOHNSON, PHILLIP J.
Owner OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL LLC