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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott G. Hix, Bristol, VA (US);
John R. Walters, Jr., Abingdon, VA (US);
David T. Monk, Bristol, VA (US);
Tyrone S. Simerly, Johnson City, TN (US);
Assignee:
Bristol Compressors, Inc., Bristol, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/00 ; F04B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/00 ; F04B 1/700 ;
Abstract
The reliability of a compressor may be improved by affixing an inertia-increasing member to the drive shaft of the compressor in order to reduce the forces imposed on a mechanical coupling between the drive shaft and a compression member when the rotation of the drive shaft is initiated. A method of selecting the size and configuration of the inertia-increasing member is also provided.