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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heinz Baumann, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417273 ; 74 50 ;
Abstract
The reciprocating compressor is made with yoke units which connect opposite pairs of pistons while eliminating play between the yoke units and sliding block. Each yoke unit includes a pair of shoes which are removably secured to the pistons and which are adapted to guide the sliding block moved by a crankshaft. Each yoke unit also includes a clamp ring which surrounds the shoes and which biases the shoes towards the sliding block. The shoes are removably secured to the pistons to permit the yoke unit to be readily disassembled. Bow-shaped clamping members may also be employed within each yoke unit to further bias the clamp ring against the shoes.