摘要 |
<p>An apparatus and method for damping vibrations and reducing noise produced by an injection molding machine includes structure and steps for providing a resilient member (60) that absorbs and dissipates vibration energy produced by the hydraulic fluid pump (20) of the injection molding machine. The resilient member (60) can be a flexible diaphragm or a spring-mounted plate or any compressible material, and may be placed adjacent to a fluid cushion (70) that further dissipates the vibration energy. The resilient member (60) is placed within a hydraulic fluid line (30) leading from a fluid storage tank (40) to the hydraulic fluid pump (20). The apparatus may be used in a method for reducing vibration and noise in an injection molding machine (10), or in any other device where noise is generated by a hydraulic pump having suction lines that transmit noise to an oil supply tank. <IMAGE></p> |