Compression Device for Gaseous Media

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for compressing gaseous media comprising at least one compression chamber (10) into which the gaseous medium can enter and from which the gaseous medium can exit, and comprising a first valve device (13, 7) having at least one first opening (13) and at least one first covering device (7) that essentially covers the first opening at least intermittently. The first valve device permits the gaseous medium to enter the compression chamber (10) and prevents, in essence, the gaseous medium from exiting the compression chamber (10). The inventive device also comprises a second valve device (4, 8) having at least one second opening (4) and at least one second covering device (8) that essentially covers the second opening at least intermittently. The second valve device permits the gaseous medium to exit the compression chamber (10) and prevents, in essence, the gaseous medium from entering the compression chamber (10). To this end, the narrowest free cross-section of one valve device considerably exceeds the narrowest free cross-section of the other valve device.

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