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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M. Erdman, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Subhash M. Brahmavar, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David L. Bailey, Yoder, IN (US);
Harold B. Harms, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/300 ; F16F 1/500 ; F16F 5/00 ; F16F 9/00 ; F16M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/300 ; F16F 1/500 ; F16F 5/00 ; F16F 9/00 ; F16M 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method for facilitating the reduction of transmitted motor noise using a mounting system in a frame. The mounting system includes a motor assembly having an end bell, a mounting bracket including a brace, a plurality of attachment openings, a plurality of leaf springs attached to the brace and an anchor device attached to each leaf spring. Each anchor device includes a fastener opening and a grommet. The leaf springs and grommets are configured to filter and damp noise transmitted from the motor to the frame.