Claims
- 1. An apparatus for isolating and leveling a machine foundation with respect to a substructure, comprising:
a rigid enclosure connectable to said machine foundation, and said enclosure having an upper portion and a lower portion; and means for telescopically adjusting said upper portion and said lower portion of said enclosure to provide for various sizes of said enclosure and to provide a leveling adjustment of said machine foundation.
- 2. The apparatus stated in claim 1, wherein said telescopic adjusting means further comprises:
said upper portion of said enclosure having at least one flange having an aperture extending therethrough; said lower portion of said enclosure having an anchor ring with at least one rod connected thereto and extending through said aperture in said flange of said upper portion; and a slip joint connected to said flange of said upper portion for releasably connecting said rod to said flange.
- 3. The apparatus stated in claim 1, further comprising:
a bearing member disposed within said enclosure and adjustably connected to said lower portion of said enclosure; and a support member positioned between and in contact with said bearing member and said substructure for isolating said machine foundation from said substructure.
- 4. The apparatus stated in claim 3, said support member further comprising:
a substantially cylindrical inner core fabricated from an elastomeric material, and an outer layer overlapping said inner core, and said outer layer fabricated from elastomer-coated cords to resist radial expansion of said inner core in response to compressive forces along a longitudinal axis of said support member.
- 5. The apparatus stated in claim 4, further comprising:
said outer layer fabricated from at least two layers of elastomer-coated cords integrally bonded layer-to-layer and to said inner core, and each layer of said elastomer-coated cords being substantially parallel to one another and extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of said inner core.
- 6. The apparatus stated in claim 3, further comprising:
said support member fabricated from a high-strength, rigid material.
- 7. The apparatus stated in claim 3, further comprising:
said support member adaptable to be removably disposed between said bearing member and said substructure so that said support member may be replaced with other support members.
- 8. The apparatus stated in claim 3, said support member further comprising:
an inflatable air bag for adjustably supporting said machine foundation.
- 9. An apparatus for isolating and leveling a machine foundation with respect to a substructure, comprising:
a rigid enclosure connectable to said machine foundation, and said enclosure having an upper portion and a lower portion telescopically connected to one another to provide for telescopic adjustment of said enclosure; a bearing member disposed within said enclosure and adjustably connected to said lower portion of said enclosure; and a support member positioned between and in contact with said bearing member and said substructure for isolating said machine foundation from said substructure.
- 10. The apparatus stated in claim 9, wherein said support member further comprises:
a substantially cylindrical inner core fabricated from an elastomeric material; and an outer layer overlapping said inner core, and said outer layer fabricated from elastomer-coated cords to resist radial expansion of said inner core in response to compressive forces along a longitudinal axis of said resilient member.
- 11. The apparatus stated in claim 9, further comprising:
said inner core and said outer core having a height-to-width ratio of approximately 2:1 in an unstressed condition.
- 12. The apparatus stated in claim 10, further comprising:
said inner core having an aperture extending through said inner core and coaxially aligned with a longitudinal axis of said inner core.
- 13. The apparatus stated in claim 10, further comprising:
said inner core fabricated from rubber.
- 14. The apparatus stated in claim 10, further comprising:
said outer layer fabricated from at least two layers of said elastomer-coated cords integrally bonded layer-to-layer and to said inner core, and each layer of said elastomer-coated cords substantially parallel to one another and extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of said inner core.
- 15. The apparatus stated in claim 9, further comprising:
said support member fabricated from a high-strength, rigid material.
- 16. The apparatus stated in claim 15, further comprising:
said support member fabricated from a steel I-beam structure.
- 17. The apparatus stated in claim 9, further comprising:
said support member adaptable to be removably disposed between said bearing member and said substructure so that said support member may be replaceable.
- 18. The apparatus stated in claim 9, said support member further comprising:
an inflatable air bag for adjustably supporting said machine foundation.
- 19. The apparatus stated in claim 18, further comprising:
a conduit coupled to and in communication with said air bag; and said conduit communicatable with a pressurized air source for communicating pressurized air to and from said air bag.
- 20. The apparatus stated in claim 19, further comprising:
said conduit extending through said substructure and into said enclosure wherein said conduit communicates with said air bag.
Parent Case Info
[0001] The present invention is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/280,446 filed on Oct. 25, 2002.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
10280446 |
Oct 2002 |
US |
Child |
10692442 |
Oct 2003 |
US |