Crankcase of a piston compressor and piston compressor provided with such crankcase

Abstract

A crankcase of a piston compressor including two body parts each comprising a rectangular piece of sheet metal that is angle bent along a limited number of folds and each having two opposite end edges and two longitudinal edges, the body parts including cylinder receiving recesses for receiving cylinders; two substantially flat end walls from a flat sheet; and a cylinder support part comprising a substantially rectangular piece of sheet metal that is angle bent along a limited number, preferably one or two folds, so as to be saddle-shaped and including cylinder receiving recesses; wherein the end walls and the two body parts are connected to each other by welds so as to form the crankcase. Also disclosed is a piston compressor provided with such a crankcase.

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