Servicing arrangement for a portable air compressor/generator
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B23K-009/10
F04C-023/00
B23K-009/32
F04C-029/02
출원번호
US-0742208
(2007-04-30)
등록번호
US-9000328
(2015-04-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Helf, Joseph N.
Jochman, Nathan J.
Laitala, John P.
Leisner, John C.
출원인 / 주소
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Fletcher Yoder P.C.
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초록▼
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, m
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.
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1. A system, comprising: an engine configured to provide output power;a welding generator coupled to the engine, wherein the output power from the engine is configured to drive the welding generator;a compressor coupled to the engine, wherein the output power from the engine is configured to drive t
1. A system, comprising: an engine configured to provide output power;a welding generator coupled to the engine, wherein the output power from the engine is configured to drive the welding generator;a compressor coupled to the engine, wherein the output power from the engine is configured to drive the compressor, the compressor comprises an interior oil chamber within a case of the compressor, and the compressor is configured to output compressed air at a compressed air output when driven by the engine;an enclosure surrounding the engine, the welding generator, and the compressor; andan oil fill assembly coupled directly to the compressor, wherein the oil fill assembly relocates an oil fill location from a bottom region of the compressor to a top region of the compressor, the bottom region of the compressor comprises a first oil fill receptacle into the interior oil chamber of the compressor, the top region of the compressor comprises a second oil fill receptacle provided by the oil fill assembly, the oil fill assembly comprises at least one tube extending outside the case of the compressor from a connection with the case at the bottom region to the second oil fill receptacle at the top region, and the second oil fill receptacle is configured to enable an operator to add oil to the interior oil chamber through the at least one tube, wherein the second oil fill receptacle is disposed within the enclosure and is accessible by a panel of the enclosure positioned vertically over the compressor, or the second oil fill receptacle extends through an opening in the enclosure. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the compressor comprises a rotary screw compressor. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the connection comprises an oil drain of the compressor, the at least one tube comprises a first tube coupled to the oil drain of the compressor, and the oil drain is separate from the first and second oil fill receptacles. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the connection comprises the first oil fill receptacle, and the at least one tube is coupled to the first oil fill receptacle of the compressor. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second oil fill receptacle is disposed adjacent an access panel of the enclosure. 6. The system of claim 1, comprising a control panel coupled to the welding generator, the engine, and the compressor, wherein the control panel includes a welding control feature and an air compressor control feature. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the welding generator comprises a first section configured to provide a welding current to a welder and a second section configured to provide a current to an alternating current (AC) output. 8. The system of claim 3, wherein the oil fill assembly comprises a second tube coupled to the case of the compressor, and the second tube is configured to vent the case. 9. A system, comprising: a compressor retrofit kit, comprising: a first tube configured to couple with a drain or an existing oil fill disposed in a base region of a compressor of an air pack welding system configured to output compressed air and welding power;a second tube coupled to the first tube, wherein the second tube is configured to couple with a vent in the compressor; anda relocated oil fill section coupled to the first tube, the second tube, or a combination thereof, wherein the relocated oil fill section is configured to enable an operator to add oil to the compressor through the first tube;wherein the first tube, the second tube, and the relocated oil fill section do not couple with a compressed air output of the compressor, wherein the first tube is configured to extend outside a case of the compressor from a connection with the case at the base region to the relocated oil fill section at a top region of the compressor, and wherein the relocated oil fill section is configured to be accessed through a panel of an enclosure positioned vertically over the relocated oil fill section, or the relocated oil fill section is configured to extend vertically through an opening in the enclosure, and wherein the enclosure is configured to surround the compressor. 10. The system of claim 9, comprising a third tube coupled to the first tube, wherein the third tube comprises a relocated oil fill drain, and the relocated oil fill drain is configured to enable the operator to drain oil from the compressor through the third tube. 11. The system of claim 9, wherein the first tube extends at least substantially the height of the compressor. 12. The system of claim 9, wherein the compressor retrofit kit is configured to position the relocated oil fill section adjacent an access panel of an enclosure of the air pack welding system. 13. The system of claim 9, comprising the compressor coupled to the compressor retrofit kit. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the compressor comprises a rotary screw compressor. 15. The system of claim 13, comprising the air pack welding system having an engine coupled to the compressor, a welding generator coupled to the engine, and a single enclosure surrounding the engine, the welding generator, and the compressor, wherein the engine is configured to drive the compressor and the welding generator. 16. A system, comprising: a portable unit, comprising: an enclosure having a top access panel;an engine disposed within the enclosure, wherein the engine is configured to provide output power;a compressor disposed within the enclosure, wherein the output power from the engine is configured to drive the compressor, the compressor comprises an interior oil chamber within a case of the compressor, the compressor is configured to output compressed air at a compressed air output when driven by the engine, the compressor comprises an oil drain and an oil fill into the interior oil chamber of the compressor, and the oil drain and the oil fill are disposed in a bottom region of the compressor;a first tube comprising a first end coupled to the oil drain and a second end disposed near the top access panel, wherein the second end comprises a relocated oil fill, the first tube extends outside the case of the compressor from the oil drain of the case at the bottom region to the second end disposed near the top access panel, and the relocated oil fill is configured to enable an operator to add oil to the interior oil chamber through the first tube by accessing the second end of the first tube vertically through the top access panel;a compressor vent tube coupled to the first tube; anda second tube comprising a first end coupled to the oil drain and a second end disposed near the bottom region of the compressor, wherein the second end comprises a relocated oil drain. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the portable unit comprises a welding generator, wherein the output power from the engine is configured to drive the welding generator. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the compressor comprises a rotary screw compressor. 19. A system, comprising: a compressor retrofit kit, comprising: a tube configured to couple directly to a case of a compressor of an air pack welding system configured to output compressed air at a compressed air output and welding power at a welding power output, wherein the tube allows pressure to vent from an interior of the case of the compressor, the tube relocates an oil fill location from a bottom region of the compressor to a relocated oil fill location at a top region of the compressor, the relocated oil fill location is configured to enable an operator to add oil to the compressor through the tube, the tube does not couple with the compressed air output of the compressor, and the tube is configured to extend outside the case of the compressor from a connection with the case at the bottom region to the relocated oil fill location at the top region, wherein the relocated oil fill location is configured to be accessed through a panel of an enclosure positioned vertically over the relocated oil fill location, or the relocated oil fill location is configured to extend vertically through an opening in the enclosure, and wherein the enclosure is configured to surround the compressor. 20. The system of claim 19, comprising a cap and dipstick assembly configured to couple to the tube. 21. The system of claim 19, wherein the tube extends at least substantially the height of the case of the compressor. 22. The system of claim 19, wherein the compressor retrofit kit is configured to position the relocated oil fill location adjacent an access panel of an enclosure of the air pack welding system. 23. The system of claim 19, wherein the air pack welding system comprises an engine coupled to the compressor, a welding generator coupled to the engine, and a single enclosure surrounding the engine, the welding generator, and the compressor, wherein the engine is configured to drive the compressor and the welding generator. 24. The system of claim 19, comprising the compressor coupled to the compressor retrofit kit. 25. The system of claim 24, wherein the compressor comprises a rotary screw compressor.
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