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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);
Pavak Mehta, La Crescent, MN (US);
William B. Rockwood, Mindoro, WI (US);
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., Davidson, NC (US);
Abstract
A pulsation and vibration control device for use with a compressor, which provides multiple vibration-reducing components in a compact space. The device comprises a muffler including a flange at the compressor end, a muffler body with vibration control features such as baffles, and a free end on a discharge line side but kept out of contact with the discharge line, and a bellows assembly, including an attachment to the muffler flange, an attachment to the discharge line, and first and second convolutions and a middle section which are sized such that they can fit over the muffler body without contacting it.