Compression device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11085429-B2
Application number	US-201916428466-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2019
Priority date	Jun 6, 2018
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

A compression device (1) includes compression portions, a suction line, connection lines, a discharge line, and display portions (d) configured to display pressure values, pressure gauges (PG1 to PG6) provided for at least one of the suction line, the connection lines, and the discharge line and a housing (40). The housing (40) includes a peripheral wall (42) and a door (44). The pressure gauges (PG1 to PG6) are situated at positions to face the door (44).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A compression device comprising:
compression portions configured to compress gas, respectively;
a suction line configured to supply the gas to a compression portion which is situated at a lowest stage side among the compression portions;
connection lines configured to connect the compression portions;
a discharge line configured to flow the gas which is discharged from a compression portion situated at a highest stage side among the compression portions;
a pressure gauge including a display portions configured to display a detected pressure values, the pressure gauges being provided for the suction line;
a pressure transmitter provided for the suction line and configured to transmit the detected pressure value; and
a manifold provided in such a manner as to allow a part of the gas flowing through the suction line to branch out from the suction line and flow in the manifold;
a housing in which the compression portions, the pressure gauge, the pressure transmitter and the manifold are stored,
wherein the housing includes:
a peripheral wall situated at least around the compression portions, the pressure gauges, the pressure transmitter and the manifold; and
a door configured to open and close an opening formed on the peripheral wall, and

wherein the manifold includes:
an inlet port configured to allow inflow of the part of the gas;
an outlet port configured to allow outflow of the gas which has entered from the inlet port, the outlet port being connected to a pipe on which a safety valve is placed, a flow of the gas being stopped at the safety valve;
a pressure gauge connection port in communication with the inlet port and the outlet port, the pressure gauge being connected to the pressure gauge connection port; and
a pressure transmitter connection port in communication with the inlet port and the outlet port, the pressure transmitter being connected to the pressure transmitter connection port; and

wherein the manifold is situated at a position to face the door so that the display portions of the pressure gauges and the pressure transmitter face the door.

2. The compression device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
second pressure gauges including display portions configured to display detected pressure values, the second pressure gauges being provided for any lines of the suction line, the connection lines and the discharge line; and
a holding member configured to hold the pressure gauges and the second pressure gauges altogether.

3. The compression device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the holding member holds the pressure gauges and the second pressure gauges altogether so that the display portions of the pressure gauges and the display portions of the second pressure gauges take a posture to be oriented toward the door, and
wherein the door includes a visual recognition portion configured to allow visual recognition of the display portions of the pressure gauges and the display portions of the second pressure gauges from outside of the housing.

4. The compression device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the safety valves is situated at a positions to face the door.

5. The compression device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the manifold further includes a supply port for supplying the gas, the supply port being in communication with the inlet port and the outlet port.

6. The compression device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
second pressure gauges including display portions configured to display detected pressure values, the second pressure gauges being provided for any lines of the suction line, the connection lines and the discharge line;
second manifolds provided for the lines of the suction line, the connection lines and the discharge line, the second pressure gauges being attached to the second manifolds;
a holding member configured to hold the pressure gauge and the second pressure gauges altogether to linearly align the pressure gauges and the second pressure gauges; and
a support member configured to support the manifolds and the second manifolds to align the manifold and the second manifolds in parallel to an alignment direction of the pressure gauges and the second pressure gauges.

7. The compression device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
second pressure gauges including display portions configured to display detected pressure values, the second pressure gauges being provided for any lines of the suction line, the connection lines and the discharge line;
a holding member configured to hold the pressure gauge; and
a second holding member configured separately from the holding member, the second holding member being configured to hold the second pressure gauges,
wherein the housing includes a second door formed separately from the door, the second door being configured to open and close an opening formed on the peripheral wall,
wherein the door includes a visual recognition portion configured to allow visual recognition from outside of the housing,
wherein the second door includes a second visual recognition portion configured to allow visual recognition from outside of the housing,
wherein the holding member holds the pressure gauges at a positions at which the display portions of the pressure gauges is visually recognized through the visual recognition portion of the door, and
wherein the second holding member holds the second pressure gauge at positions at which the display portions of the second pressure gauges are visually recognized through the second visual recognition portion.

8. A compression device comprising:
compression portions configured to compress gas, respectively;
a suction line configured to supply the gas to a compression portion which is situated at a lowest stage side among the compression portions;
connection lines configured to connect the compression portions;
a discharge line configured to flow the gas which is discharged from a compression portion situated at a highest stage side among the compression portions;
a pressure gauge including a display portion configured to display a detected pressure value, the pressure gauge being provided for the discharge line;
a pressure transmitter provided for the discharge line and configured to transmit the detected pressure value; and
a manifold provided in such a manner as to allow a part of the gas flowing through the discharge line to branch out from the discharge line and flow in the manifold;
a housing in which the compression portions, the pressure gauge, the pressure transmitter and the manifold are stored,
wherein the housing includes:
a peripheral wall situated at least around the compression portions, the pressure gauge, the pressure transmitter and the manifold; and
a door configured to open and close an opening formed on the peripheral wall, and

wherein the manifold includes:
an inlet port configured to allow inflow of the part of the gas;
an outlet port configured to allow outflow of the gas which has entered from the inlet port, the outlet port being connected to a pipe on which a safety valve is placed, a flow of the gas being stopped at the safety valve;
a pressure gauge connection port in communication with the inlet port and the outlet port, the pressure gauge being connected to the pressure gauge connection port; and
a pressure transmitter connection port in communication with the inlet port and the outlet port, the pressure transmitter being connected to the pressure transmitter connection port; and

wherein the manifold is situated at a position to face the door so that the display portion of the pressure gauge and the pressure transmitter face the door.

9. A compression device comprising:
compression portions

Assignees

• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

• Hashimoto Koichiro
• Kanei Naofumi
• Washio Takuya
• Wada Daisuke
• Mori Ryosuke

Classifications

• F04B49/08

  Regulating by delivery pressure · CPC title

• F04B41/06 Primary

  Combinations of two or more pumps · CPC title

• F05B2210/12

  gaseous, i.e. compressible · CPC title

• F04B2205/02

  Pressure in the inlet chamber · CPC title

• F04B2205/01

  Pressure before the pump inlet · CPC title