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US 12,553,434 B2Granted
Compressor assembly, air supply system, vehicle
AssigneeZf Cv Systems Europe BV
InventorHan Su Kim
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Abstract
A compressor for a commercial vehicle comprises: a plurality of cylinders, wherein each cylinder accommodates a reciprocating piston, wherein the reciprocating piston is driven by a crankshaft, and a plurality of cooling means, arranged at a cylinder head region of the cylinder, wherein one specific cooling means is assigned to one cylinder respectively. The compressor assembly comprises a sensor network, wherein the sensor network comprises a plurality of temperature sensitive switches, wherein each temperature sensitive switch is assigned to a cylinder.
Claims14
A compressor assembly for a commercial vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of cylinders, wherein each cylinder accommodates a reciprocating piston, wherein the reciprocating piston is operatively coupled to a crankshaft, and
- a plurality of cooling means arranged at a cylinder head region of the cylinder, wherein one specific cooling means is assigned to one cylinder, respectively,
- wherein the compressor assembly comprises:
- a sensor network comprising a plurality of temperature sensitive switches, wherein:
- each temperature sensitive switch is assigned to a cylinder, and
- each temperature sensitive switch comprises a first electric terminal and a second electric terminal and is adapted to switch from a closed position to an open position in which an electric connection between the first electric terminal and the second electric terminal is interrupted when a switch temperature at the temperature sensitive switch is reached or exceeded, and
- the sensor network is adapted to provide an overheat signal when at least one temperature sensitive switch is in the open position.
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