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Granted Patent B2
US 12,320,403 · App. 17/558,453 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

System for monitoring vibration-isolated foundation

Inventors: Eun Sam Lee (Asan-si, KR); Hae Dong Park (Asan-si, KR); Min Chan Kim (Cheonan-si, KR); Kuk Hyun Ryu (Asan-si, KR); Kyung Ho Song (Asan-si, KR); Joon Hwa Lee (Asan-si, KR)
Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.; V1 Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,320,403
App. No.
17/558,453
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a system for monitoring a vibration-isolated foundation, the system includes: an air pressure monitoring system for monitoring air pressure supplied to air mounts of the vibration-isolated foundation, wherein the air pressure monitoring system includes: a plurality of air ports configured to receive air to be supplied to the air mounts; a plurality of pressure sensors, each of the pressure sensors being configured to measure the pressure of the air supplied to a corresponding one of the air ports and to output the measured pressure as a sensing signal; a control unit configured to receive the sensing signal from each of the pressure sensors and to output a control signal according to a measured value of each of the pressure sensors; and a notification unit configured to operate according to the control signal of the control unit.

Claims (41)

1. A system comprising:

a gas pressure monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of a gas supplied to a mount, wherein the gas pressure monitoring system comprises:

a gas port configured to receive the gas to be supplied to the mount;

a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of the gas supplied to the gas port and to output the measured pressure as a sensing signal; and

an over-lifting preventing stopper configured to limit a height to which a vibration isolation platform supported by the mount is lifted from installation beams on which the mount is installed.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gas pressure monitoring system further comprises:

a control unit configured to receive the sensing signal from the pressure sensor and to output a control signal according to a measured value of the pressure sensor; and

a notification unit configured to operate based on the control signal of the control unit.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the notification unit comprises a warning light.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the notification unit comprises:

a first warning light configured to emit light of a first color when the pressure of the gas supplied to the mount is within a normal range.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the notification unit further comprises:

a second warning light configured to emit light of a second color different from the first color when the pressure of the gas supplied to the mount is outside the normal range.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first color is green, and the second color is red.

7. The system of claim 2 , further comprising an input port configured to receive a sensing signal of a limit switch, wherein the control unit is configured to control the notification unit according to the sensing signal of the limit switch received through the input port.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gas pressure monitoring system further comprises an operation indicator lamp configured to indicate, through light emission, operation states of the mount.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gas pressure monitoring system further comprises:

an input unit that corresponds to the pressure sensor so as to set a value for the pressure sensor; and

a display unit configured to display an input value of the input unit or a measured value of the pressure sensor.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker configured to output a warning sound.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a communication unit configured to perform communication for providing a warning message to a terminal.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the over-lifting preventing stopper comprises:

a lower support plate arranged horizontally on bottom surfaces of the installation beams; and

first and second upper support plates that are respectively arranged on both sides of top surfaces of lower flanges of the installation beams and extend onto the lower support plate.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the over-lifting preventing stopper further comprises:

first and second spacers that are interposed between the first and second upper support plates and the lower support plate, respectively; and

a main bolt fixed to a bottom surface of the vibration isolation platform to perpendicularly extend downward and vertically slidably passes through the first upper support plate, the first spacer, and the lower support plate.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the over-lifting preventing stopper further comprises:

a plurality of support washers that are inserted onto the main bolt and respectively supported on upper and lower sides of the main bolt with the first upper support plate, the first spacer and the lower support plate interposed between the support washers.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the over-lifting preventing stopper further comprises:

a plurality of adjusting nuts that are screwed to the main bolt and respectively located on an upper support washer of the support washers and under a lower support washer of the support washers to restrict vertical movement of the first upper support plate, the first spacer and the lower support plate on the main bolt; and

a plurality of fixing bolts and a plurality of fixing nuts that couple the first upper support plate, the first spacer and the lower support plate to each other and couple the second upper support plate, the second spacer and the lower support plate to each other.

16. A system comprising:

a gas pressure monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of a gas supplied to a mount, wherein the gas pressure monitoring system comprises:

a gas port configured to receive the gas to be supplied to the mount;

a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of the gas supplied to the gas port and to output the measured pressure as a sensing signal;

a notification unit configured to operate based on the sensing signal; and

an over-lifting preventing stopper configured to limit a height to which a vibration isolation platform supported by the mount is lifted from installation beams on which the mount is installed.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the notification unit is configured to emit light of a red color when the pressure of the gas supplied to the mount is outside a normal range.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the notification unit is configured to emit light of green color when the pressure of the gas supplied to the mount is within the normal range.

19. The system of claim 17 , further comprising an input unit configured to set the normal range.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2022
From: LEE, EUN SAM; PARK, HAE DONG; KIM, MIN CHAN; RYU, KUK HYUN; SONG, KYUNG HO; LEE, JOON HWA
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.; V1 CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0048730 · Apr 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16386107 · Apr 16, 2019
Related Publication 20220112935A1 · Apr 14, 2022
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