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Air compressor and control method therefor

US7017342B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2004
Grant dateMar 28, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B2203/0209
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air compressor includes a tank unit storing a compressed air used by a pneumatic tool, a compressed air generator which generates the compressed air and supplies the compressed air to the tank unit, a motor driving the compressed air generator, a drive portion including the motor, a controller portion controlling the drive portion and a pressure sensor detecting an air pressure of the compressed air in the tank unit, in which the controller portion controls a rotation speed of the motor at multiple levels based on a detection signal P1 of the pressure sensor, a first differential signal which is a differential value d(P1)/dt of the detection signal P1, and a second differential signal which is a differential value d(P2)/dt of a detection signal P2 obtained by removing a pulsatory element from the detection signal P1.

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