Electrically-driven closed scroll compressor having means for minimizing an overturning moment to an orbiting scroll
US5630712A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C23/008
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electrically-driven closed scroll compressor has a compression mechanism accommodated in a closed vessel. The compression mechanism includes a bearing member securely mounted in the closed vessel, a stationary scroll having a stationary scroll wrap formed thereon, an orbiting scroll having an orbiting end plate and an orbiting scroll wrap formed on the orbiting end plate so as to engage with the stationary scroll wrap to define a plurality of working pockets therebetween, and an eccentric bearing for allowing the orbiting scroll to undergo an orbiting motion relative to the stationary scroll. A generally ring-shaped sealing member is mounted on the bearing member so as to be held in contact with the orbiting end plate. The sealing member may be mounted on the orbiting end plate. The orbiting end plate has first and second regions defined therein internally and externally of the sealing member, respectively, so that the first and second regions may receive first and second pressures, respectively, both forming a first thrust force. The sealing member has a center positioned so that during the orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll, when a second thrust force applied to the orbiti…
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