U.S. patent application number 14/839124 was filed with the patent office on 2015-12-24 for energy transmission control mount.
The applicant listed for this patent is Paul C. Downey, William T. Wilkinson. Invention is credited to Paul C. Downey, William T. Wilkinson.
Application Number | 20150369323 14/839124 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38956477 |
Filed Date | 2015-12-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150369323 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Downey; Paul C. ; et
al. |
December 24, 2015 |
ENERGY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MOUNT
Abstract
An energy transmission control mount comprises a carrier having
a first major surface, an opposite second major surface and an
aperture provided therein. Channels are provided adjacent opposite
and of the first surface. Vibration dampening material is provided
on the carrier. The vibration dampening material substantially
lines the channels and the aperture and extends over at least a
portion of the second surface.
Inventors: |
Downey; Paul C.; (Toronto,
CA) ; Wilkinson; William T.; (Toronto, CA) |
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Applicant: |
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City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Downey; Paul C.
Wilkinson; William T. |
Toronto
Toronto |
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CA
CA |
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Family ID: |
38956477 |
Appl. No.: |
14/839124 |
Filed: |
August 28, 2015 |
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13033959 |
Feb 24, 2011 |
9121469 |
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14839124 |
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11489187 |
Jul 19, 2006 |
7895803 |
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13033959 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
248/634 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F16F 15/08 20130101;
E04B 2001/8272 20130101; E04B 1/98 20130101; E04F 13/0805 20130101;
F16F 1/373 20130101; E04B 2001/8281 20130101; F16F 15/00 20130101;
F16F 1/376 20130101; E04B 1/82 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F16F 1/376 20060101
F16F001/376; E04B 1/82 20060101 E04B001/82; E04B 1/98 20060101
E04B001/98; F16F 15/08 20060101 F16F015/08 |
Claims
1. An energy transmission control mount comprising: a carrier
having a first major surface, an opposite second major surface and
an aperture provided therein; channels adjacent opposite ends of
said first surface; and vibration dampening material on said
carrier, said vibration dampening material substantially lining
said channels and said aperture and extending over at least a
portion of said second surface.
2. An energy transmission control mount according to claim I
wherein the vibration dampening material substantially lining said
channels is isolated from the vibration dampening material
substantially lining said aperture and extending over at least a
portion of said second surface.
3. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 2
wherein the vibration dampening material substantially lining said
aperture and extending over at least a portion of said second
surface also extends over a portion of said first surface.
4. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 3
wherein on said second surface, the vibration dampening material is
configured to define a series of spaced ribs.
5. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 4
wherein said ribs are parallel and are generally equally
spaced.
6. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 4
wherein on said first surface, the vibration dampening material is
configured to define a disc.
7. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 6
further comprising a washer disposed on said disc.
8. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 7
wherein the vibration dampening material forming said disc also
substantially lines the aperture of said washer and terminates at a
flange overlying a portion the washer to retain the washer to said
disc.
9. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 3
wherein said flange is annular.
10. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 1
wherein opposite ends of said carrier are folded back over said
first surface to define said channels.
11. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 10
wherein said channels are sized to receive flanges of a furring
channel.
12. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 11
wherein the vibration dampening material substantially lining said
channels is isolated from the vibration dampening material
substantially lining said aperture and extending over at least a
portion of said second surface.
13. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 12
wherein the vibration dampening material substantially lining said
aperture and extending over at least a portion of said second
surface also extends over a portion of said first surface.
14. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 13
wherein on said second surface, the vibration dampening material is
configured to define a series of spaced ribs.
15. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 1
wherein said vibration dampening material is permanently bonded to
said carrier.
16. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 3
wherein, said vibration dampening material is permanently bonded to
said carrier.
17. An energy transmission control mount according to claim 13
wherein said vibration dampening material is permanently bonded to
Said carrier.
18. An energy transmission control mount assembly to reduce
transmission of energy between a first building structure and a
second building structure, comprising: a channel-like member
adapted to be secured to the first building structure; a carrier
receiving and retaining said channel-like member, said carrier
being adapted to be structurally secured to said second building
structure and vibration dampening material acting between at least
one of said channel-like member and carrier. and said carrier and
second building structure.
19-30. (canceled)
31. An energy transmission control mount to act between a pair of
components comprising: a carrier having a first major surface and
an opposite second major surface and an aperture provided therein;
vibration dampening material on said carrier, said vibration
dampening material substantially lining said aperture and extending
over at least a portion of said second surface, the vibration
dampening material extending over said second surface being
configured to bear against one of said components; and retaining
structure on the first surface of said carrier adapted to retain a
second of said components.
32-36. (canceled)
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to energy
transmission control and in particular, to an energy transmission
control mount designed to reduce transmission of energy such as
vibration and sound between components such as for example,
building structures.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] insulating building structures to inhibit the transmission
of vibration and sound from one region to another is common in many
environments. For example, vibration dampening pads for use on
floors to inhibit vibration from traveling through floor surfaces
are well known. Until recently, very little was done however to
attempt to inhibit vibration and sound from travelling through
walls.
[0003] U.S. Pat. No. 6,267,347 to Ryan et al, discloses an acoustic
mount for isolating wall structures. The acoustic mount comprises a
mounting clip, a sound absorbing inset and a bush. The mounting
clip has an orifice defining a single start thread for engaging the
thread on the outer surface of a stub on the sound absorbing
insert. The sound absorbing insert has an insert for receiving the
bush. The sounding absorbing insert is formed of soft rubber and
has dimples thereon. The bush when received by the sound absorbing
insert is isolated from the mounting clip.
[0004] In use, the mounting clip is placed either directly or
indirectly in contact with a thin wall or plaster board, while the
bush is placed indirectly in contact with a block wall. The sound
absorbing insert, which isolates the bush from the mounting clip,
dampens the transmission of low frequency noise between the block
wall and the thin wall or plaster board.
[0005] Another mount to isolate walls and ceilings is manufactured
by Kinetics Noise Control Inc. of Dublin, Ohio and is sold under
the name IsoMax. The IsoMax mount is in the form of a resilient
sound isolation clip designed to attach to ceiling joists, wall
studs or masonry. Layers of gypsum or plaster board are hung onto
furring channels defined by the isolation clip.
[0006] Although the above mounts help to inhibit the transmission
of vibration and sound between structures, they are costly to
manufacture, complex and expensive to consumers, It is therefore an
object of the present invention to provide a novel energy
transmission control mount.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] Accordingly, in one aspect there is provided an energy
transmission control mount comprising:
[0008] a carrier having a first major surface, an opposite second
major surface and an aperture provided therein;
[0009] channels adjacent opposite ends of said first surface;
and
[0010] vibration dampening material on said carrier, said vibration
dampening material substantially lining said channels and said
aperture and extending over at least a portion of said second
surface.
[0011] In one embodiment, the vibration dampening material
substantially lining the channels is isolated from the vibration
dampening material substantially lining the aperture and extending
over at least a portion of the second surface. The vibration
dampening material substantially lining the aperture and extending
over at least a portion of the second surface also extends over a
portion of the first surface.
[0012] On the second surface, the vibration dampening material is
configured to define a series of spaced ribs. The ribs are parallel
and are generally equally spaced. On the first surface, the
vibration dampening material is configured to define a disc. A
washer is disposed on the disc. The vibration dampening material
substantially lines the aperture of the washer and terminates at a
flange overlying a portion of the washer to retain the washer to
the disc.
[0013] In one embodiment, the ends of the carrier are folded back
over the first surface of the carrier to define the channels and
are sized to receive flanges of a furring channel.
[0014] According to another aspect there is provided an energy
transmission control mount assembly to reduce transmission of
energy between a first budding structure and a second budding
structure, comprising:
[0015] a channel-like member adapted to be secured to the first
building structure;
[0016] a carrier receiving and retaining said channel-like member,
said carrier being adapted to be structurally secured to said
second building structure; and
[0017] vibration dampening material acting between at least one of
said channel-like member and carrier, and said carrier and second
building structure.
[0018] In one embodiment, the vibration dampening material acts
between both the channel and carrier and the carrier and second
building structure. The vibration dampening material is permanently
bonded to the carrier. An aperture is provided in the carrier
through which a fastener passes to secure the carrier to the second
building structure. Vibration dampening material substantially
lines the aperture to isolate the fastener and the carrier.
[0019] According to yet another aspect there is provided an energy
transmission control mount to act between a pair of components
comprising:
[0020] a carrier having a first major surface and an opposite
second major surface and an aperture provided therein:
[0021] vibration dampening material on said carrier, said vibration
dampening material substantially lining said aperture and extending
over at least, a portion of said second surface, the vibration
dampening material extending over said second surface being
configured to bear against one of said components; and
[0022] retaining structure on the first surface of said carrier
adapted to retain a second of said components.
[0023] The energy transmission control mount is effective, easy to
install and inexpensive to manufacture. Its one-piece construction
makes the energy transmission control mount simple to use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] Embodiments will now be described more fully with reference
to the accompanying drawings in which:
[0025] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an energy transmission
control mount;
[0026] FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the energy transmission
control mount of FIG. 1; and
[0027] FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the energy
transmission control mount interposed between a wall stud and
drywall and secured to the wall stud via a fastener.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0028] Turning now to FIGS. 1 and 2, an energy transmission control
mount for isolating components such as for example, building
structures is shown and is generally identified by reference
numeral 10. In this particular example, energy transmission control
mount 10 acts between a wall stud and a wall structure such as for
example drywall, plaster board, gypsum or the like to reduce the
transmission of energy between the wall stud and the wall
structure. As can be seen, the energy transmission control mount 10
comprises a generally rectangular carrier 12 formed of metal such
as for example steel. The top and bottom ends 14 and 16 of the
carrier 12 are folded back over the front surface 18 of the carrier
12 to define channels 20. Vibration dampening material 22
substantially lines each of the channels 20. A central aperture 26
is also provided through the carrier 12. Vibration dampening
material 30 substantially lines the aperture 26 and extends over a
portion of both the front surface 18 and the back surface 32 of the
carrier 12. The vibration dampening material 22 and 30 may be for
example polyurethane bonded recycled rubber, polyether urethane
foam or other suitable energy absorbing material.
[0029] On the back surface 32, the vibration dampening material 30
is configured to define a plurality of vertically and generally
equally spaced horizontal ribs 34. On the front surface 18, the
vibration dampening material 30 is configured to define a disc 36
on which a washer 38 is disposed. The vibration dampening material
30 substantially lines the aperture of the washer 38 and forms an
annular flange 40 over the washer 38 to retain the washer on the
disc 36. The vibration dampening material 22 substantially lining
the channels 20 is isolated from the vibration dampening material
30 substantially lining the aperture 26 and extending over the
front surface 18 of the carrier 12. The vibration dampening
material 22 and 30 is permanently bonded to the carrier 12
[0030] Turning now to FIG. 3, the energy transmission control mount
10 is shown in use interposed between a wall stud 50 and drywall
52. Energy transmission control mount 10 is designed to increase
the sound transmission loss characteristics of the wall stud and
drywall assembly. During installation of the energy transmission
control mount 10, a fastener 54 is passed through the aligned
apertures of the washer 38 and carrier 12 and engages the wall stud
50 to secure the energy transmission control mount 10 to the wall
stud 50, The head of the fastener 54 rests on the flange 40 to
isolate the head of the fastener 54 from the washer 38. In this
position, the ribs 34 bear directly against the wall stud 50. A
standard furring channel 56, typically formed of steel, is snapped
into the front of the carrier 12 by inserting its upper and lower
flanges 58 and 60, respectively, into the lined channels 20 thereby
to retain the furring channel. Drywall fasteners (not shown pass
through the drywall 52 and engage the furring channel 56 to secure
the drywall 52 to the furring channel 56. In this manner, the
energy transmission control mount 10 acts between the drywall 52
and the wall stud 52 to reduce energy from being transmitted
therebetween.
[0031] If energy such as vibration or sound is transmitted to the
wall stud 50, the ribs 34 resist transmission of that energy to the
carrier 12. The vibration dampening material 30 substantially
lining the apertures of the carrier 12 and the washer 38 resists
transmission of energy to the fastener 54. Energy that is
transmitted to the carrier 12 moves to the extremities of the
carrier. The vibration dampening material 22 lining the channels 20
resists transmission of this energy to the furring channel 56, in
this manner, the energy transmission control mount 10 reduces the
transfer of energy between the wall stud 50 and the furring channel
56 and hence the drywall 52.
[0032] In the example described above, the energy transmission
control mount is shown interposed between a wall stud 50 and
drywall 52. Those of skill in the art will however appreciate that
the energy transmission control mount may be used to isolate other
building structures such as for example floors and joists, masonry
and wall studs, exterior walls and wall studs etc.
[0033] Although the energy transmission control mount is
particularly suited to isolate building structures, the energy
transmission control mount may be used in other environments to
isolate components to inhibit vibration/sound from propagating
between components. For example, the energy transmission control
mount may be used in automobiles as an engine mount, or as a mount
for vehicle body parts.
[0034] Although embodiments have been described, those of skill in
the art will appreciate that variations and modifications may be
made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as defined
by the appended claims.
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