Jason V Helton

US Patent:

20120051949, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

Aug 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/872194

Inventors:

Vinh DO - Houston TX, US
Jeffrey RAYNAL - Houston TX, US
Jason Andrew HELTON - Oshkosh WI, US
Carlos TREVINO - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

NUOVO PIGNONE S.P.A. - Florence

International Classification:

F04B 53/18
F16B 1/00
F04B 1/04

US Classification:

417273, 403 37

Abstract:

Method and device for lubricating a connection. A housing is configured to house a crankshaft adapter that connects an oil pump to a compressor. The housing includes a shell forming a round cavity configured to receive the crankshaft adapter; an oil feed conduit configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity and to deliver oil; a first drain conduit, opposite to the oil feed conduit, and configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity; a plug provided in the first drain conduit; and a second drain conduit configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity. The second drain conduit is located between the oil feed conduit and the first drain conduit, substantially between 50 and 130 degrees relative to the first drain conduit on a periphery of the shell.

US Patent:

20170167479, Jun 15, 2017

Filed:

Dec 22, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/388942

Inventors:

- Florence, IT
Jeffrey RAYNAL - Houston TX, US
Jason Andrew HELTON - Oshkosh WI, US
Carlos TREVINO - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

F04B 39/02

Abstract:

Method and device for lubricating a connection. A housing is configured to house a crankshaft adapter that connects an oil pump to a compressor. The housing includes a shell forming a round cavity configured to receive the crankshaft adapter; an oil feed conduit configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity and to deliver oil; a first drain conduit, opposite to the oil feed conduit, and configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity; a plug provided in the first drain conduit; and a second drain conduit configured to enter through the shell into the round cavity. The second drain conduit is located between the oil feed conduit and the first drain conduit, substantially between 50 and 130 degrees relative to the first drain conduit on a periphery of the shell.