Patent ID: 8179249
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. An air compressor including a compressor body for compressing air, and an item to be replaced used during the operation of the compressor body, said compressor comprising: a service time computing means for computing a service time of the item to be replaced, being based upon an operating time of the compressor body, a discriminating means for discriminating whether the item to be replaced is a manufacturer's recommended item or not, a determining means for determining whether or not the service time of the item to be replaced, which has been discriminated as the manufacturer's recommended item, is not longer than a first reference time, but determining whether or not the service time of the item to be replaced, which has been discriminates as the one which is not the manufacturer's recommended item, is not longer than a second reference time which has been preset so as to be shorter than the first reference time, and an alarming means for issuing an alarm when the determining means determines that the reference time is exceeded.