US5022628A
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Mounting for machinery
Assignee: BAE Systems PLC
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Filing: 1989-07-07
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2009-07-07
Abstract
Abstract The engine and other machinery within a marine vessel is mounted on a raft which is relatively flimsy compared with conventional constructions. The raft is supported by electromagnets, the current to which is controlled so as to avoid vibration and flexing which would otherwise take place and so as to reduce transmission of vibration to the hull and other parts of the ship.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick A. Johnson
- 👤 Malcolm A. Swinbanks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:55
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63H; B63H21/00; B63H21/30; B63H21/302; B23; B23Q; B23Q11/00; B23Q11/0032; F; F16; F16M; F16M5/00; E; E05; E05B; E05B15/00; E05B15/02; E05B15/0205; E05B15/024; E05B2015/0275
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A mounting for machinery, comprising: a flexible raft for mounting items of machinery; electromagnetic means, including an array of electromagnets disposed for supporting, in operation, said raft and the items of machinery mounted on said raft; sensing means, including an array of sensing elements, arranged for sensing dynamic properties of said raft at different places on said raft; and control means connected to said electromagnetic means and to said sensing means controlling said array of electromagnets in dependence of signals received from said sensing means so that the electromagnets in said array of electromagnets support said raft for maintaining the items of machinery mounted on said raft in a substantially fixed positional relationship to one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A mounting for machinery, comprising: a flexible raft for mounting items of machinery; electromagnetic means, including an array of electromagnets disposed for supporting, in operation, said raft and the items of machinery mounted on said raft; sensing means, including an array of sensing elements, arranged for sensing dynamic properties of said raft at different places on said raft; and control means connected to said electromagnetic means and to said sensing means controlling said array of electromagnets in dependence of signals received from said sensing means so that the electromagnets in said array of electromagnets support said raft for maintaining the items of machinery mounted on said raft in a substantially fixed positional relationship to one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensing means includes further sensing elements for detecting lateral movement of said raft and producing output signals corresponding to the lateral movement, and said electromagnetic means includes further electromagnets arranged so that, in operation, they produce a lateral force on said raft in dependence of the output signals from said further sensing elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A mounting as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electromagnetic means produces supporting forces between said raft and a substantially rigid structure for supporting said raft relative to the structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A mounting as claimed in claim 1 forming a combination with a ship having a rigid hull, wherein said electromagnetic means produces supporting forces between said raft and said hull for supporting said raft relative to said hull.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
A combination as claimed in claim 4, wherein said sensing means includes further sensing elements for detecting lateral movement of said raft and producing output signals corresponding to the lateral movement, and said electromagnetic means includes further electromagnets arranged so that, in operation, they produce a lateral force on said raft in dependence of the output signals from said further sensing elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A mounting as claimed in claim 1 forming a combination with a ship having a rigid hull and a rigid seating fixed to said hull, wherein said electromagnetic means produces supporting forces between said raft and said seating for supporting said raft relative to said seating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A combination as claimed in claim 6, wherein said sensing means includes further sensing elements for detecting lateral movement of said raft and producing output signals corresponding to the lateral movement, and said electromagnetic means includes further electromagnets arranged so that, in operation, they produce a lateral force on said raft in dependence of the output signals from said further sensing elements.
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