Electronic inlet valve for an air compressor assembly
AssigneeClark Equipment Company
InventorMarty Ball
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Abstract
An air compressor includes a prime mover, an air end operably connected to the prime mover, the air end configured to compress air, and an electronic inlet valve operably connected to the air end. The electronic inlet valve includes a valve body having an air inlet, a linear actuator coupled to a valve stem assembly, a valve member coupled to the valve stem assembly, a portion of the valve stem assembly is slidably received in a chamber. The chamber includes a first portion in fluid communication with a first fluid and a second portion in fluid communication with a second fluid. The linear actuator is configured to actuate the valve member through the valve stem assembly to control a flow of air to the air end, and wherein the first fluid is at a different pressure than the second fluid.
Claims20
An air compressor comprising:
- a prime mover;
- an air end operably connected to the prime mover, the air end configured to compress air;
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- an electronic inlet valve operably connected to the air end, the electronic inlet valve including a valve body having an air inlet, a linear actuator coupled to a valve stem assembly, a valve member coupled to the valve stem assembly, a portion of the valve stem assembly is slidably received in a chamber, the chamber includes a first portion in fluid communication with a first fluid and a second portion in fluid communication with a second fluid, wherein the linear actuator is configured to actuate the valve member through the valve stem assembly to control a flow of air to the air end, and wherein the first fluid is at a different pressure than the second fluid.
An electronic inlet valve comprising:
- a valve body defining an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air channel extending between the air inlet and the air outlet;
- a valve stem assembly slidably received by the valve body, the valve stem assembly coupled to a check plate, a portion of the valve stem assembly slidably received by a chamber;
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- a linear actuator coupled to the valve stem assembly and configured to move the check plate between a first configuration that restricts inlet air through the air inlet and a second configuration that allows inlet air through the air inlet,
- wherein the electronic inlet valve is configured to be attached to an air end of an air compressor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.