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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Joseph N. Helf, Appleton, WI (US);
Nathan J. Jochman, Appleton, WI (US);
John P. Laitala, Appleton, WI (US);
John C. Leisner, Appleton, WI (US);
Joseph N. Helf, Appleton, WI (US);
Nathan J. Jochman, Appleton, WI (US);
John P. Laitala, Appleton, WI (US);
John C. Leisner, Appleton, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A system, in one embodiment, may include an engine, a compressor coupled to the engine, and an oil fill assembly coupled to the compressor. The oil fill assembly relocates an oil fill location from a bottom region of the compressor to a top region of the compressor. A system, in other embodiments, may include a compressor retrofit kit. The kit may include a first tube configured to couple with a drain or an existing oil fill disposed in a base region of a compressor. The kit also may include a second tube coupled to the first tube, wherein the second tube is configured to couple with a vent in the compressor. The kit may include a relocated oil fill section coupled to the first tube, the second tube, or a combination thereof. A system having a compressor retrofit kit attached to the case of the compressor is also provided.