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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew D. Mitsch, Harrison City, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 39/08 (2006.01); F04B 39/10 (2006.01); B61H 11/08 (2006.01); F04B 39/00 (2006.01); F04B 39/12 (2006.01); F04B 53/14 (2006.01); B61H 11/00 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B60T 17/02 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 39/1013 (2013.01); B60T 13/665 (2013.01); B60T 17/02 (2013.01); B60T 17/228 (2013.01); B61H 11/00 (2013.01); B61H 11/08 (2013.01); F04B 39/0094 (2013.01); F04B 39/08 (2013.01); F04B 39/121 (2013.01); F04B 39/122 (2013.01); F04B 39/123 (2013.01); F04B 39/125 (2013.01); F04B 53/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air compressor for a railway vehicle includes a compressor housing, at least one piston cylinder supported in the compressor housing, the at least one piston cylinder including a cylinder head and a piston, a crankshaft assembly supported by the compressor housing and linked to the piston of the at least one piston cylinder, and an unloader valve positioned on the cylinder head of the at least one piston cylinder. The unloader valve may be configured to exhaust pressurized air from the at least one piston cylinder.