Compressor assembly for an apparatus for inflating and/or repairing inflatable items or products as needed
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMartin Spindler
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Abstract
The invention relates to a compressor assembly (1) for an apparatus (100) for inflating and/or repairing inflatable items or products as needed, in particular vehicle tires. The compressor assembly (1) comprises a first compressor unit (2) having a compressed air outlet (5) via which the air compressed by the first compressor unit (2) is supplied. The compressor assembly (1) further comprises at least one further second compressor unit (3, 4) having a compressed air outlet (6, 7) via which the air compressed, in particular as needed, by the second compressor unit (3, 4) is supplied as compressed air. The first compressor unit (2) and the at least one second compressor unit (3, 4) are fluidly switched in parallel.
Claims14
A compressor assembly for an apparatus for inflating and/or repairing inflatable items, wherein the compressor assembly comprises the following:
- a first compressor unit of configured to compress air, wherein the first compressor unit comprises a compressed air outlet via which the air that is compressed is suppliable as compressed air by the first compressor unit;
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- at least one further compressor unit configured to compress air, wherein the at least one further compressor unit comprises a compressed air outlet via which the air is suppliable as compressed air by the at least one further compressor unit,
- wherein the first compressor unit and the at least one at least one further compressor unit are fluidly switchable in parallel, wherein the compressor assembly further comprises a manifold to which the compressed air outlet of the first compressor unit and the compressed air outlet of the at least one further compressor unit are fluidly connected,
- wherein the compressed air outlet of the first compressor unit is associated with a first connecting element,
- wherein the compressed air outlet of the second compressor unit is associated with a second connecting element,
- and wherein the first connecting element and/or the second connecting element is configured to couple to an adjacent connecting element via a quick-action coupling element, wherein the quick-action coupling element is configured in a self-sealing manner such that it closes-automatically when no corresponding connector of a connecting element of a compressed air outlet of an adjacent compressor unit is connected to the corresponding connector of the connecting element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.