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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2006
Benjamin M. Johnson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Aaron Curtis, Eagan, MN (US);
Benjamin M. Johnson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Aaron Curtis, Eagan, MN (US);
Red Devil Equipment Company, Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A vortex motion paint mixing machine having a paint container holder spinning and orbiting in a paint mixing assembly pivotally connected to a base, one or more viscoelastic polymer dampers and a control arm. A method of damping vibration in a paint mixing machine by: a) providing a receptacle for receiving one of a cylindrical or a non-cylindrical paint container on a mixing assembly; b) pivotally mounting the mixing assembly on a base; c) providing one or more viscoelastic vibration dampers between the mixing assembly and the base; d) connecting the mixing assembly and the base with a control arm; e) rotating a paint container in the receptacle in a spinning motion about an axis of the receptacle and in an orbiting motion about an axis separate from the axis of the receptacle; and f) damping vibration between the mixing assembly and the base using the viscoelastic vibration damper.