Five-bar compressor

• Main Authors: MANN DOUGLAS A, MCWHORTER EDWARD MILTON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.03.2009
• Subjects: BLASTING; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS; WEAPONS

The invention is a 180° reciprocating piston compressor comprising additional eccentric disc linkage between the crankpin and the connecting rod. The additional linkage lessens the compression above the piston during start-up and limits the electrical motor shaft load at design operating conditions...