公开(公告)号：US06477723B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-12

申请号：US08872930

申请日：1997-06-11

申请人： Remo C. Jacuzzi ,  Remo V. Jacuzzi ,  Tullio Jacuzzi ,  Jeffrey L. Cunningham

发明人： Remo C. Jacuzzi ,  Remo V. Jacuzzi ,  Tullio Jacuzzi ,  Jeffrey L. Cunningham

IPC分类号： A47K300

CPC分类号： A61H33/0087 ,  A61H33/601 ,  A61H2201/0169

摘要： The invention includes a method and apparatus for quieting and insulating a bath during its operation in order to reduce the amount of noise and vibration transmitted to its user. The bath comprises a bath vessel and a pre-molded high density insulation pad secured thereto for insulating the bath vessel from noise, vibration and heat transfer. The pre-molded insulation pad is positioned on the bottom of the bath vessel while the laminate of the bath vessel is still wet so that the pad bonds with the bath vessel as the laminate cures. After the pre-molded insulation pad has bonded to the bath vessel, an upper surface of the bath vessel is leveled with a lower surface of the pre-molded pad so that these upper and lower surfaces are parallel to each other. Further, the pump assembly is positioned away from the bath vessel during installation and operation so that vibrations generated by its pump are not directly transmitted from the pump assembly to the bath vessel. The invention also includes a method of preparing a bath for being packed into a shipping container so that the pump assembly and bath vessel are securely held together as a unit during shipping.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括一种方法和装置，用于在其操作期间对浴进行静置和绝缘，以减少向其使用者传递的噪声和振动的量。 浴槽包括一个浴槽和一个固定在其上的预先模制的高密度绝缘垫，用于使浴槽与噪声，振动和热传递隔离。 预成型的绝缘垫位于浴槽的底部，同时浴槽的层压体仍然是湿的，从而当层压体固化时，垫与熔池结合。 在预先模制的绝缘垫已经结合到浴槽之后，浴槽的上表面与预模制垫的下表面平齐，使得这些上表面和下表面彼此平行。 此外，泵组件在安装和操作期间定位成远离浴槽，使得其泵产生的振动不直接从泵组件传送到浴槽。 本发明还包括一种制备用于包装在运输容器中的浴的方法，使得泵组件和浴槽在运输期间作为一个单元牢固地保持在一起。