U.S. patent application number 10/693046 was filed with the patent office on 2005-04-28 for miniature air compressor.
Invention is credited to Kwang-Tsan, Chen.
Application Number | 20050089412 10/693046 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34522279 |
Filed Date | 2005-04-28 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050089412 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kwang-Tsan, Chen |
April 28, 2005 |
Miniature air compressor
Abstract
A miniature air compressor includes a motor having a shaft for
driving a crank. A cylinder has an open end allowing a second end
of the crank extending into the cylinder for compressing the air
and a close end opposite to the open end of the cylinder. The
cylinder has an inlet and an outlet respectively defined in the
close end thereof and extending to communicate with an inner
periphery of the cylinder. A cover longitudinally mounted to the
close end of the cylinder. An input passage and an output passage
are respectively defined in the cover. The input passage and the
output passage respectively communicate with the inlet and the
outlet of the cylinder. A valve sheet secured between close end of
the cylinder and the cover. The valve selectively closes the outlet
in the cylinder and the input passage in the cover.
Inventors: |
Kwang-Tsan, Chen; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
P.O. Box 2207
Wilmington
DE
19899-2207
US
|
Family ID: |
34522279 |
Appl. No.: |
10/693046 |
Filed: |
October 24, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
417/363 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F04B 39/12 20130101;
F04B 39/125 20130101; F04B 35/04 20130101; F04B 39/122
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
417/363 |
International
Class: |
F04B 017/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A miniature air compressor comprising: a motor having a shaft
longitudinally extending therefrom; a transmission device pivotally
connected to the shaft of the motor, the transmission device
including a connector eccentrically securely mounted to a free end
of the shaft and a crank having a first end pivotally connected to
the connector and a second end opposite to the first end of the
crank; a bracket securely mounted to the motor and having a through
hole defined therein; a cylinder extending through the through hole
in the bracket and secured on the bracket, the cylinder having an
open end allowing the second end of the crank extending into the
cylinder for compressing the air in the cylinder and a close end
opposite to the open end of the cylinder, the cylinder having an
inlet and an outlet respectively defined in the close end thereof
and extending to communicate with an inner periphery of the
cylinder; a cover longitudinally mounted to the close end of the
cylinder, an input passage and an output passage respectively
defined in and extending through the cover, the input passage
communicating with the inlet in the close end of the cylinder and
the output passage communicating with the outlet in the close end
of the cylinder; and a valve sheet secured between close end of the
cylinder and the cover, the valve sheet including a first valve
selectively closing the input passage when the second end of the
crank is moved toward the cover and a second valve selectively
closing the outlet in the close end of the cylinder when the second
end of the crank is moved away from the close end of the
cylinder.
2. The miniature air compressor as claimed in claim 1 further
comprising a base member for supporting the motor and multiple
absorbers mounted between the base member and the motor for
absorbing the vibration and reducing the noise from the motor.
3. The miniature air compressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
crank comprises a resilient valve longitudinally secured on the
second end of the crank by a fastener.
4. The miniature air compressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
cylinder comprises a first inclined stopped extending therefrom
into the inlet to prevent the first valve of the valve sheet from
overly wiggled in the inlet when the second end of the crank is
moved away from the close end of the cylinder.
5. The miniature air compressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
cover comprises a second inclined stopper extending therefrom into
the output passage in the cover to prevent the second valve of the
valve sheet from overly wiggled in the output passage in the cover
when the second of the crank is moved toward the close end of the
cylinder.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an air compressor, and more
particularly to a miniature air compressor that can provide a
stable compressed air current.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A miniature air compressor usually used in art designing for
providing compressed air to an air gun for equally spraying paint.
However, almost all the conventional small compressor has a
complicated structure and has a piston that may not be smoothly
operated and provides an unstable compressed air current.
[0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the disadvantages of the miniature air compressor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The main objective of the present invention is to provide an
improved miniature air compressor that can provide a stable
compressed air current.
[0007] To achieve the objective, the miniature air compressor in
accordance with the present invention comprises a motor having a
shaft for driving a crank. A cylinder has an open end allowing a
second end of the crank extending into the cylinder for compressing
the air and a close end opposite to the open end of the cylinder.
The cylinder has an inlet and an outlet respectively defined in the
close end thereof and extending to communicate with an inner
periphery of the cylinder. A cover longitudinally mounted to the
close end of the cylinder. An input passage and an output passage
are respectively defined in the cover. The input passage and the
output passage respectively communicate with the inlet and the
outlet of the cylinder. A valve sheet secured between the close end
of the cylinder and the cover. The valve selectively closes the
outlet in the cylinder and the input passage in the cover.
[0008] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed
description with appropriate reference to the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a miniature air compressor
in accordance with the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the miniature air
compressor in FIG. 1;
[0011] FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view in FIG.
2;
[0012] FIG. 4 is an operational plan view of the miniature air
compressor in FIG. 1 for showing the air flowing into a cylinder of
the present invention; and
[0013] FIG. 5 is an operational plan view of the miniature air
compressor in FIG. 1 for showing the air in the cylinder being
compressed and outputted.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0014] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a
miniature air compressor in accordance with the present invention
comprises a motor (10), a transmission device (20) pivotally
connected to the motor (10), a bracket (30) securely mounted to the
motor (10), a cylinder (40) secured on the bracket (30) and a cover
(50) longitudinally mounted to the cylinder (40).
[0015] The motor (10) includes a shaft (11) longitudinally
extending therefrom. A base member (16) is provided to support the
motor (10) and multiple absorbers (15) are mounted between the base
member (16) and the motor (10) for absorbing the vibration and
reducing the noise from the motor (10).
[0016] The transmission device (20) includes a connector (22)
eccentrically and securely mounted to a free end of the shaft (11).
The connector (22) includes a stub (23) perpendicularly extending
therefrom opposite to the shaft (11) of the motor (10). A crank
(25) is pivotally mounted to the stub (23) and is perpendicular
relative to the shaft (11). The crank (25) includes a first end and
a second end opposite to each other. A bearing (26) is mounted in
the first end of the crank (25) and the stub (23) of the connector
(22) is securely received in the bearing (26). A resilient valve
(27) is longitudinally secured on the second end of the crank (25)
by a fastener (28) and reciprocally in the cylinder (40) for
compressed air in the cylinder (40).
[0017] The bracket (30) includes a through hole (31) defined
therein for the cylinder (40) laterally extending through the
bracket (30).
[0018] The cylinder (40) has an open end allowing the second end of
the crank (25) extending into the cylinder (40) and a close end
facing the cover (50). An outlet (42) and an inlet (43) are
respectively defined in the close end of the cylinder (40) and each
extending to communicate with an inner periphery of the cylinder
(40). A first inclined stopper (41) extends from the close end,
into the inlet (43) and facing the cover (50). A valve sheet (44)
abuts an outer periphery of the cylinder (40) for covering the
inlet (43) and the outlet (42). The valve sheet (44) includes a
first valve (46) and a second calve (45) respectively corresponding
to the inlet (43) and the outlet (42). The first valve (46)
selectively wiggled into the inlet (43) and abuts the first
inclined stopper (41) to prevent the first valve (46) from being
overly wiggled, and the second valve (45) selectively closes the
outlet (42) when the crank (25) backward moved relative to the
close end of the cylinder (40).
[0019] The cover (50) is securely and airtightly mounted to the
close end of the cylinder (40) for holding the valve sheet (44) in
place. The cover (50) includes an inlet passage (53) defined
therein and corresponding to the first valve (46), and an outlet
passage (52) defined in the cover (50) and corresponding to the
second valve (45). The first valve (46) selectively closes the
inlet passage (53) when the crank (25) is moved toward the cover
(50). A second inclined stopper (51) extending from the cover (50)
into the outlet passage (52). The second valve (45) is wiggled into
the outlet passage (52) in the cover (50) to open the outlet (42)
in the close end of the cylinder (40) and abuts the second inclined
stopper (51) to prevent the second valve (45) from being overly
wiggled in the outlet passage (52) when the crank (25) moved toward
the cover (50). The cover (50) includes an input joint (54) and an
outlet joint (55) laterally extending therefrom. The input joint
(54) and the output joint (55) are respectively connected to a hose
(not numbered) for easily operating the miniature air compressor in
accordance with the present invention.
[0020] To operate the miniature air compressor of the present
invention, the shaft (11) is rotated to drive the connector (22)
and the crank (25) to make the second end and the resilient valve
(27) reciprocally moved in the cylinder (40) for compressing the
air in the cylinder (40). With reference to FIG. 4, when the second
end of the crank (25) being backward moved relative to the close
end of the cylinder (40), the first valve (46) is wiggled into the
inlet (43) in the close end of the cylinder (40) so that the input
passage (53) communicates with the cylinder (40) via the inlet
(43), and the second valve (45) is securely abut the close end of
the cylinder (40) to close the outlet (42) so that the compressed
air should not flow back to the cylinder (40). Consequently, the
air is sucked into the cylinder (40). With reference to FIG. 5,
when the second end of the crank (25) being moved toward the close
end of the cylinder (40), the first valve (46) securely abut the
cover (50) to close the input passage (53) in the cover (50) and
the second valve (45) is wiggled into the output passage (52) to
open the outlet (42) in the close end of the cylinder (40).
Consequently, the compressed air is outputted via the outlet (42)
in the close end of the cylinder (40), the output passage (52) in
the cover (50) and the output joint (55) of the cover (50).
[0021] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other
possible modifications and variations can be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter
claimed.
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