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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Sandvik Mining and Construction Usa, Llc, Alachua, FL (US);
Inventor:
Arnold Roberson Law, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Sandvik Mining and Construction USA, LLC, Alachua, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/02 (2006.01); F04C 15/00 (2006.01); F04C 28/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/022 (2013.01); E21B 7/025 (2013.01); F04C 15/0061 (2013.01); F04C 28/06 (2013.01); F04C 2270/051 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compressor drive system is arranged to selectively operate a compressor and engine of a drill rig. The compressor drive system includes a connection assembly coupled between the engine and the compressor. The connection assembly includes a ring gear arranged to be coupled to the compressor and a clutch arranged to be connected to the engine, wherein a starter is connected to the ring gear and arranged to engage the ring gear to rotate the compressor to a predetermined rotation speed before the clutch is engaged.