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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2021
Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap, Wilrijk, BE;
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BE;
Karolien Kempen, Wilrijk, BE;
Björn Verrelst, Wilrijk, BE;
Philippe Ernens, Wilrijk, BE;
Wouter Ceulemans, Wilrijk, BE;
Guy De Greef, Wilrijk, BE;
Florian Fettweis, Brussels, BE;
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, Wilrijk, BE;
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL, Brussels, BE;
Abstract
An element for compressing or expanding a gas including a rigid housing () containing an internal chamber; a rotor () situated in the internal chamber and comprising a rotor shaft (); one or more bearings () in which the rotor shaft () is bearing-supported, wherein the rotor () with its rotor shaft () is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing () by means of these bearings (), wherein the rotor () is mounted with one or more clearances with respect to a wall () of the internal chamber, and the element () is provided with a separate yielding component () which is positionally adjustable with respect to the housing () in such a way that at least one of the clearances can be acted upon, wherein the separate yielding component () is not directly attached to the rotor ().