shock mount


shock mount

[′shäk ‚mau̇nt] (mechanical engineering) A mount used with sensitive equipment to reduce or prevent transmission of shock motion to the equipment.

vibration isolator

vibration isolator (bonded-elastomeric type) vibration isolator (coil-spring type) A resilient support for machinery, piping, ductwork, etc., which may act as a source of vibration; designed to reduce the amount of vibration transmitted to the building structure.

shock mount

shock mountA shock-absorbing attachment device to ensure that there is minimum vibration transmitted when a component sensitive to vibration is mounted on a moving vehicle or engine. There are shock mounts for mounting an instrument on the instrument panel and mounting the engine to the airframe.