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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1994
James A Hood, Concord, NC (US);
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for packaging an air compressor. The air compressor includes a rotary-screw airend which is belt driven by a prime mover, such as an electric motor. A drive shaft of the airend is rotatable about a first axis. A compressed air receiving tank receives compressed air. First and second mounting brackets are made integral with the airend, and pivotally mount the airend on a frame. The airend is pivotally moveable about a second axis which is laterally offset to the first axis. The second mounting bracket defines an interior cavity which fluidly communicates with the discharge portion of the airend. A discharge pipe mounting means mounts a discharge pipe in fluid communication with the interior cavity and in collinear relation with the second axis. A rigid pipe is mountingly received by the discharge pipe mounting means and fluidly connects the airend with the compressed air receiving tank.