US 12,392,332 B2
Pump housing with vertically supported vibration isolators
Anthony John Shakal, Rogers, MN (US); Casey Carlson, Independence, MN (US); and Ryan Douglas, Stillwater, MN (US)
Assigned to Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,104.
Application 18/222,104 is a continuation of application No. 16/895,344, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/895,344 is a continuation of application No. 15/337,470, filed on Oct. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,677,232, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0011476 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. F04B 39/00 (2006.01); F04B 39/12 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01); F04B 53/16 (2006.01); F16F 1/46 (2006.01)
CPC F04B 39/0044 (2013.01) [F04B 39/127 (2013.01); F04B 53/001 (2013.01); F04B 53/003 (2013.01); F16F 1/46 (2013.01); F04B 53/16 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a housing defining a housing interior;
a plurality of vertical posts extending vertically and positioned in the housing interior, wherein each of the plurality of vertical posts comprise a bottom end and a top end opposite the bottom end, each of the vertical posts coupled to a bottom portion of the housing only at the bottom end;
an air pump positioned in the housing interior, wherein the air pump comprises a mounting structure defining a plurality of horizontally-oriented holes; and
a plurality of resilient connectors connecting the air pump to the vertical posts with the resilient connectors in tension so as to reduce transmission of vibration from the air pump to the housing during operation of the air pump, wherein each of the vertical posts is coupled to one of the resilient connectors, wherein one or more of the resilient connectors has a first end that defines a vertically-oriented hole positioned over one of the vertical posts and has a second end extending through one of the plurality of horizontally-oriented holes of the mounting structure of the air pump.