Patent · US Expired

Scroll compressor with a thermally responsive bypass valve

US5248244A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1992
Grant dateSep 28, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C28/28
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermally responsive valve establishes a discharge to suction bleed responsive to the actuation of a thermal actuator. The thermal actuator is responsive to the temperature of the floor of the fixed scroll in a region near the outlet so that the actuator is responsive to local conditions indicative of impending failure.

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