Patent ID: 6213725
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
A compressor comprising:a) a housing including a tube extended upward therefrom, and including a passage formed therein and communicating said housing with said tube, said housing including a chamber formed therein, said tube including a pipe extended outward therefrom,b) a pressure gage connected to said pipe,c) a check valve including a valve member and a spring received in said tube for controlling an air flow passage from said housing to said pipe,d) a piston slidably received in said chamber of said housing, said piston including an outer peripheral portion having an annular groove formed therein, and including an upper portion having at least one notch formed therein and communicating with said annular groove of said piston, said piston including a rod extended downward therefrom, said annular groove of said piston including an upper portion having a size greater than a lower portion of said annular groove of said piston,e) a sealing ring loosely received in said annular groove of said piston and movable between said upper portion and said lower portion of said annular groove of said piston, said at least one notch of said piston being communicating with said annular groove of said piston and being communicating with said chamber of said housing when said sealing ring is engaged in said upper portion of said annular groove of said piston,f) a base secured to said housing, andg) means for forcing said piston to move along said chamber of said housing in a reciprocating action, said forcing means including:i) a motor secured to said base and having a pinion provided thereon,ii) a gear rotatably secured to said base at a pivot shaft and engaged with said pinion and driven by said motor via said pinion, said gear including a first half having a plurality of first teeth and including a second half having a plurality of second teeth, said first teeth including a size greater than that of said second teeth, said gear including a casing provided thereon, andiii) a block received in said casing and secured to said pivot shaft and rotated in concert with said gear, said block including a pin extended therefrom and eccentric relative to said pivot shaft, said pin being coupled to said rod for coupling said piston to said block and said gear.