Device and method for reducing forces in mechanisms
US6609896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S417/902
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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.
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