| 摘要 |
A flexible metal disk (36) used to mount the fan (32) to the fan drive (26). The metal disk (36) is a resilient mounting, and as such reduces vibration levels between the fan (32) and fan drive (26), thereby preventing damage to various components within the cooling system. The flexible metal disk (36) also functions to self align the fan (32) and the fan drive (26). The flexible metal disk (36) is also durable, and therefore offers improved creep and deterioration resistance as compared with typical clastomeric mountings. In another preferred embodiment, multiple flexible metal disks (36) may be coupled together and used to mount the fan (32) to the fan drive (26) to provide additional damping as compared with single disk systems. <IMAGE> |
