Apparatus for transport of equipment and method for manufacture thereof

• US 8,833,723 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toppan Photomasks Incorporated (TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Toppan Photomasks Incorporated (TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cummins, David S., Jackson, Curt A., Cook, James N. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wujciak, Alfred J
• Application Number:
  US13/242,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20120012729A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 248/595, 248/592, 248/584, 248/591, 248/588, 248/638, 248/618, 248/622, 248/581, 248/157, 248/421, 108/106, 108/144.11, 108/145, 108/57.12, 108/136, 267/217, 267/241, 267/242, 267/245, 267/256, 267/113, 267/118
• US Class Current: 248/618
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 2205/06 Cushioned or damping stop devices, e.g. using springs or other mechanical actions
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 15/02 Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems F16F15/005 takes precedence ; layered products B32B; suppression of vibration in ships B63; relieving load on bearings, using magnetic means F16C39/06
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 2230/0076 Pivoting
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 9/54 Arrangements for attachment grommet-type rubber mounting springs per se F16F1/3732; construction of cylinder ends F16F9/3242; attachments to vehicles B60G13/001, B60G15/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49844 Through resilient media

Abstract

An apparatus for transporting equipment and a method for the manufacture of the apparatus are disclosed. A damping assembly configured to dampen movement of a first item relative to a second item may include an arm and a shock absorber. The arm may be configured to be located between the first item and the second item and may be configured to pivotally couple to the first item and configured to slidably couple to the second item. The shock absorber may be configured to couple between the first item and the arm, such that the shock absorber dampens rotation of the arm to dampen movement of the first item relative to the second item.

Claims

1. A damping assembly configured to dampen movement of a first item relative to a second item, comprising:

an arm configured to be located between the first item and the second item, the first item located on a first plane and the second item located on a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, the arm configured to pivotally couple to the first item at an elbow and configured to slidably couple to the second item, the arm including;

a first extension extending from the elbow, the first extension having a first end distal relative to the elbow, the first end configured to couple to the second item; and

a second extension nonparallel to the first extension and extending from the elbow, the second extension having a second end distal relative to the elbow; and

a shock absorber configured to couple between the first item and the second end of the arm, such that the shock absorber dampens rotation of the arm to dampen movement of the first item relative to the second item, the shock absorber configured to pivotally couple to the first item.

2. A damping assembly according to claim 1, the arm slidably configured to couple to the second item via a wheel having an axis and a circumferential surface, the axis coupled to the arm and at least a portion of the circumferential surface of the wheel configured to couple to the second item.

3. A damping assembly according to claim 1, the arm pivotally coupled to the shock absorber.

4. A damping assembly according to claim 1, the damping assembly further configured to dampen movement of the second item relative to the first item in an axis substantially parallel to the substantially planar surface of the first item.