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Rolling element radial compliancy mechanism

US5111712A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1988
Grant dateMay 12, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/2112
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The crankshaft and orbiting scroll of a scroll compressor are drivingly connected through a bearing. The bearing is made up of a plurality of roller elements of varying diameters in line contact with both the crankshaft and the orbiting scroll and serving to locate the crankshaft and orbiting scroll eccentrically with respect to each other and thereby provide radial compliancy.

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