Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC

Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fur Schienenfahrzeuge Gmbh

Joerg Mellar

Jean-Baptiste Marescot

Gilles Hebrard

Thomas Weinhold

Michael Hartl

Jeffrey Geither

Matthias Fritz

Edward F Hoban

Justin R Huffman

Nicholas Petek

Thomas J Franz

Juergen Mendel

Jean-Louis Mezza

Engelbert Koeck

Frederic Amiot

Arnaud Chazelles

Bertrand Chirot

A piston assembly for an unloader valve of an air compressor includes an unloader piston having an end portion with a first bore of a first bore diameter, an intermediate portion with a second bore of a second bore diameter and an opposite end portion with a third bore of a third bore diameter; a coil spring having a central opening, one end portion disposed in the second bore of the unloader piston and an opposite end portion extending into the first bore of the unloader piston; and a balance piston including a head portion having a diameter to be disposed in the first bore of the unloader piston, and a stem portion extending from the head portion into the central opening of the coil spring and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the head portion. The diameter of the stem portion at an end portion facing away from the head portion substantially corresponds to an inner diameter of the central opening of the coil spring. The balance piston includes a heat protection element.

Piston assembly for an unloader valve of an air compressor

A screw compressor for a utility vehicle has a housing, wherein, in the operationally ready and assembled state of the screw compressor, an oil sump is provided in the housing. A magnet is arranged in the oil sump.

Screw compressor for a utility vehicle

A screw compressor for a utility vehicle has at least one female screw, at least one male screw that meshes with the female screw, and at least one screw compressor drive which drives the female screw.

A screw compressor for a utility vehicle includes at least one housing, at least one housing cover and at least one rotor housing. At least one seal is provided, wherein, when assembled, there is an oil sump in the housing, and the seal is arranged between the housing cover and the rotor housing and projects out of the oil sump with respect to the assembled state. The seal is formed as a sealing plate and has multiple passage openings.

A screw compressor for a utility vehicle includes at least one housing and at least one air-oil separator holder arranged at the housing. The air-oil separator holder is manufactured from a non-corrosive material. A relief valve is provided, which is arranged in the air-oil separator holder and by which the interior of the screw compressor can be relieved of pressure.

Oil separator and relief valve of a screw compressor for a utility vehicle

A screw compressor for a utility vehicle has at least one housing with at least one housing cover and with at least one rotor housing, at least one baffle plate and at least one seal. In the assembled state, an oil sump is present in the housing, wherein, with regard to the assembled state, the seal is arranged between housing cover and rotor housing and projects out of the oil sump. The seal at least partially separates the interior of the housing cover from the interior of the rotor housing. With regard to the assembled state, in the case of a substantially horizontal orientation of the screw-type compressor and in the case of a substantially horizontal orientation of the oil sump, the baffle plate is oriented substantially parallel to the upper level of the oil sump.

Screw-type compressor for a utility vehicle

A screw compressor for a utility vehicle includes a housing. The housing is filled with oil. At least one pair of compressor screws are mounted in the housing and serve to compress air supplied to the screw compressor. In the assembled state, a heat exchanger is directly placed onto and installed on the housing, by which heat exchanger the temperature of the oil contained in the housing can be controlled.

A screw compressor system for a utility vehicle includes at least one screw compressor and at least one control and/or regulation unit for controlling and regulating the screw compressor. The control and/or regulation unit is designed such that the screw compressor is prevented, for a determined period of time, from re-starting after being stopped.

Compressor for generating compressed air for a commercial vehicle, having a housing with a piston chamber in a crankcase and a dead space which is configured at least in the cylinder head. The compressor has a valve device with a valve element which has an actuating section and a shut-off body for separating the dead space from the piston chamber, wherein the shut-off body can be lifted up from a valve seat in the direction of the piston chamber in order to open the valve device. The valve element is configured in one piece with the actuating section.

Compressor having an energy saving apparatus, and method for relieving the compressor

A crankcase assembly for a reciprocating machine is provided in which a crankcase having at least one cylinder with a wet cylinder liner arranged therein. A cylinder head for charging and discharging pressurized gas is mounted on the crankcase and a cylinder head gasket for preventing leakage of pressurized gas out of the cylinder is arranged between the crankcase and the cylinder head and is running circumferentially spaced from the inner wall of the cylinder liner. A circumferential coolant channel is formed between the inner crankcase wall and an outer wall of the cylinder liner, wherein a lower sealing means is arranged between the inner crankcase wall and the cylinder liner on the crankshaft side of the coolant channel for preventing leakage of coolant fluid. An upper sealing means is arranged between the inner crankcase wall and the cylinder liner on the cylinder head side of the coolant channel for preventing leakage of coolant fluid.

Crankcase assembly for a reciprocating machine

A device for conserving power is provided in a piston compressor, in particular a piston-compressor for generating compressed air in a motor vehicle and having a piston delimiting a compression chamber for generating compressed air, which, originating from the ambient environment, arrives in the compression chamber for compression by way of at least one suction connection formed on a cylinder head cover and an intake valve array arranged on a valve plate. For the purpose of conserving power, a pressure-dependently acting idling device is provided for the intake valve array having a dedicated suction lamella, which can be rotated by an actuator between a working position overlapping at least one suction opening and an idling position unblocking, at least in part, the at least one suction opening. The actuator actuates the suction lamella in a coordinated manner such that in the idling position, the suction lamella unblocks the at least one suction opening in the valve plate, at least partially, while simultaneously blocking adjacent pressure valve cross-sections, at least partially, and locks the suction connection at the cylinder head cover by a slider in order to form an increased dead space in the area of the cylinder head.

Device for conserving power in a piston compressor

A supercharged compressor and method of operating the compressor supplies a commercial vehicle with compressed air. The compressor includes a piston chamber, a dead space or clearance volume and a valve unit for switching the clearance volume. The valve element is configured such that the air volume supplied by the supercharged compressor can be reduced to a value that is different from zero by activating the clearance volume.

Supercharged compressor and method for controlling a supercharged compressor

An air-cooled reciprocating compressor for vehicles includes a compressing unit, which has a plurality of cylinders and is driven by a motor and has a fan for generating a cooling air flow. The fan is disposed on a connecting shaft between the motor and the compressing unit and takes in cooling air from the surroundings and delivers cooling air to a downstream cooling air duct, wherein the cooling air duct at least partially surrounds the cylinders and is designed such that cooling air can flow around all in-line cylinders of the compressing unit.

Air-cooled reciprocating compressor having special cooling air conduction

A compressor system includes a compressor for supplying compressed air to a commercial vehicle that has an engine with a turbocharger. Air that is pre-compressed by the turbocharger can be sucked in by the compressor via a first air supply pipe. Ambient air that is not pre-compressed can be sucked in by the compressor via a second air supply pipe. A method operates the compressor system including the compressor for supplying the compressed air to the commercial vehicle that has the engine with the turbocharger accordingly.

Compressor system and method for the operation of a compressor system

A compressor system supplies compressed air to a commercial vehicle. The compressor system includes a compressor, a clutch, and a hydraulic pump and can be driven by way of a drivetrain. The compressor can be completely disconnected from a driving engine by way of the clutch. The drivetrain encompasses a geared drive mechanism which allows the hydraulic pump to be driven, and the clutch is arranged between the geared drive mechanism and the compressor. A method for operating the compressor system is provided.

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Joerg Mellar