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US 2017/0058889 A1Published application
Lightweight compressor crankcase assembly and method
AssigneeBendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
InventorsEdward F. Hoban, Gilles Hebrard
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Abstract
A compressor crankcase assembly is provided for an air compressor. In one example, a compressor crankcase assembly includes a crankcase made of a material comprising at least 50% by weight aluminum and a crankcase liner disposed within the crankcase. The crankcase has a protrusion that is at least partially disposed within the groove of the crankcase liner.
Claims20
A compressor crankcase assembly, comprising:
- a crankcase made of a first material comprising at least 50% by weight aluminum;
- a crankcase liner disposed within the crankcase and having a groove along an outer surface of the crankcase liner;
- a protrusion of the crankcase that is at least partially disposed within the groove of the crankcase liner.
A compressor crankcase assembly comprising:
- a crankcase made of a first material comprising at least 50% by weight aluminum;
- a crankcase liner disposed within the crankcase;
- a fluid passageway disposed between crankcase and crankcase liner;
- and
- a means for creating a seal between an inner surface of the crankcase and an outer surface of the crankcase liner.
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A method for producing a crankcase assembly comprising:
- forming a groove in the outer surface of crankcase liner;
- heating the crankcase comprising a material that comprises at least about 50% by weight aluminum;
- placing the crankcase liner into the crankcase such that the outer surface of the crankcase is placed into contact with the inner surface of the crankcase;
- and
- forming a protrusion along the inner surface of the crankcase, the protrusion extending inside the groove of the crankcase liner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.