Patent ID: 6023937
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
Apparatus for mounting a compressor of the type having a mounting plate attached thereto, the mounting plate having at least three openings therein, wherein the improvement comprises:a structural element to which the compressor is to be mounted, said element defining a compressor mounting surface extending substantially parallel to the compressor mounting plate;a compressor mounting stud associated with each of the openings in the mounting plate, said studs being structurally attached to said mounting surface, each of said studs being located in axial alignment with its associated opening in the mounting plate and extending substantially perpendicular to said mounting surface;an arcuately shaped wall associated with each of said mounting studs, said arcuate walls projecting outwardly from, and being structurally attached to, said mounting surface at a location spaced from said associated stud in a direction toward two adjacent studs and encompassing an angle at least as large as the angle defined by a pair of lines drawn between said associated stud and said two adjacent studs;an elastomeric bushing associated with each of the openings in the mounting plate, said bushings being larger in diameter than the openings in the mounting plate and adapted to be received in the openings to be operatively attached to and retained by the plate, said bushings each having an opening therethrough in axial alignment with and adapted to receive its associated mounting stud therethrough, said bushings having an outer circumference thereof configured to engage the associated arcuate shaped wall of each of said studs when said studs are received in said bushing openings; andan attachment device associated with each of said studs and bushings to axially retain said bushings with respect to said studs.