Compressor unit with self-contained drive means

Abstract

Abstract D R A W I N G A MULTIPLE PISTON COMPRESSOR UNIT AND DRIVE MEANS THEREFOR FOR USE IN MOBILIZED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS SUCH AS USED WITH AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES CHARACTERIZED BY COMPACT SIZE, SMOOTH PERFORMANCE, ECONOMY, MINIMUM PERFORMANCE, WEIGHT, WHEREBY HIGH VOLUMETRIC COMPRESSOR EFFICIENCY IS ATTAINED AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT ADVERSE TORQUE PEAK LOADS ON THE DRIVING MEANS, AND INCLUDING PISTON ACTUATING MEANS OF SUCH SIMPLE FORM AND OF SUCH LOW CONSUMPTION OF POWER BY FRICTION AND SLIGHT GENERATION OF HEAT THAT LUBRICATION BY OIL MIST CIRCULATING THERETHROUGH WITH SUITABLE REFRIGERANT THROUGH THE REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT LUBRICATION AND THE USUAL OIL SUMP IS ELIMINATED, THEREBY PROVIDING A COMPRESSOR UNIT OF CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH THE AXIS OF THE CYLINDER COINCIDING WITH THE AXES OF ALL COMPONENTS OF THE PISTON ACTUATING MEANS.

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