Rolling element radial compliancy mechanism
US5111712A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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