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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Joy Global Surface Mining Inc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Lanum, Kenosha, WI (US);
Scott McMahon, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
Joy Global Surface Mining Inc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 29/02 (2006.01); F04C 18/16 (2006.01); F04C 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 29/021 (2013.01); F04C 18/16 (2013.01); F04C 27/02 (2013.01); F04C 29/025 (2013.01); F04C 29/026 (2013.01); F04C 2240/52 (2013.01); F05B 2260/98 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oil flooded screw compressor includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a rotor supported within the housing by a bearing. The rotor is rotatable to compress air from the inlet to the outlet when the compressor is in an operating state, and the rotor is rotatable without compressing air when the compressor is in an idle state. The compressor also includes a pump configured to supply oil to the bearing only when the compressor is in the idle state.