METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO ISOLATE VIBRATION

摘要

A vibration isolation apparatus for an air conditioning system may include a flow passage, at least a portion of which has a convoluted structure. The flow passage may also be coupled to two stabilizing members. The vibration isolation apparatus may include a structural supporting member to retain the two stabilizing members. The rod may be isolated from the stabilizing members by vibration isolation members. The vibration isolation apparatus may be positioned in a refrigeration line between an outlet of a compressor and a refrigerant pipe. The stabilizing members, the convoluted flow passage and the vibration isolation members may attenuate the vibration generated by the compressor so as to reduce the vibration transmitted to the refrigerant pipe. The structural supporting member may enhance the structural strength of the vibration isolation apparatus to withstand the pressure of the compressed refrigerant.

主权项

1. A vibration isolation apparatus comprising:
a conduit having a first opening and a second opening forming a flow passage therebetween, at least a portion of the conduit being convoluted; a first stabilizing member attached to the conduit proximate the first opening; a second stabilizing member attached to the conduit proximate the second opening; at least one structural supporting member having a first end and a second end; and a first vibration isolation member attached to the first end and a second vibration isolation member attached to the second end of the at least one structural supporting member, wherein the first end of the at least one structural supporting member is isolated from the first stabilizing member by the first vibration isolation member, and the second end of the at least one structural supporting member is isolated from the second stabilizing member by the second vibration isolation member.