Patents Assigned to WABCO Compressor Manufacturing Co.
  • Patent number: 9657733
    Abstract: A compressor for a vehicle air supply system includes a manifold, a cover, a gasket, an inlet, and an outlet. The manifold and cover are fixedly stacked together, and define a fluid channel system between them. The gasket extends laterally from between the manifold and cover. The fluid channel system includes an inlet air passage extending from the inlet to a cylinder inlet, a discharge air passage extending from a cylinder outlet to the outlet for discharging compressed air to the outlet, and one or more coolant channels that can be fed with a coolant to cool at least the discharge air passage. The inlet air passage, the discharge air passage, and the coolant channel(s) extend laterally, defined by wall faces of the discharge air passage. The wall faces comprise turbulator fins protruding into the discharge air passage. The turbulator fins create turbulence in the discharged compressed air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: WABCO Compressor Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Chadwick, Michael Klatt, Ramesh Pai, Steven Wolverton
  • Patent number: 9624922
    Abstract: A pressure monitoring device for use in an air system of a vehicle and for controlling a compressor comprises an input air connector for connection to an air tank and for receiving an input pressure from the air tank. A first signal air connector can output a pneumatic ON-load signal for adjusting the compressor to an operation mode. A second signal air connector can output a pneumatic OFF-load signal for adjusting the compressor to a non-operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: WABCO EUROPE BVBA, WABCO COMPRESSOR MANUFACTURING CO.
    Inventors: Folkhard Holzel, Michael Klatt, Ramesh Pai
  • Patent number: 8960073
    Abstract: A cylinder head for a compressor includes a closure device that can be adjusted between an unactuated position (off-load) in which the compressor delivers air and an actuated position (off-load) in which the compressor is running in an idle mode, a pneumatic control device having a control cylinder and a control piston that can be moved in the control cylinder, a spring device that prestresses the closure device into the unactuated position (on-load), and a driver configured to couple the control piston to the closure device. The closure device closes a compressed air passage in the unactuated position (on-load) and clears the compressed air passage in the actuated position (off-load), and the driver is permanently connected to the closure device and can be driven by the control piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignees: WABCO Europe BVBA, WABCO Compressor Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Ramesh Pai, Michael Klatt, Folkhard Holzel