US 12,270,446 B2
Compressor assembly, air supply unit
Katarzyna Golda, Wroclaw (PL)
Assigned to ZF CV Systems Europe BV, Brussels (BE)
Filed by ZF CV Systems Europe BV, Brussels (BE)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/177,542.
Application 18/177,542 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/074384, filed on Sep. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234546 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60T 17/02 (2006.01); B60T 17/00 (2006.01); F04B 39/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16F 15/04 (2013.01) [B60T 17/002 (2013.01); B60T 17/02 (2013.01); F04B 39/0044 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compressor assembly for an air supply unit of a vehicle, the compressor assembly comprising:
a compressor configured to provide pressurized air and having a compressor housing;
at least one mounting bracket fixed to said compressor housing;
at least one bearing, wherein, for each of said at least one mounting brackets, the compressor assembly has one of said at least one bearings for connecting the compressor assembly to a housing structure of the air supply unit;
said at least one bearing includes a flexible, hollow bellow configured to receive a gaseous medium;
said flexible, hollow bellow includes at least one mounting feature configured to receive said at least one mounting bracket;
said bellow being configured to be pneumatically charged from an unpressurized state into a pressurized state; and,
said at least one mounting feature being configured to mechanically connect said bellow to said at least one mounting bracket in the pressurized state via a positive lock.