Magnetic debris trap
US6290479A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB03C1/286
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A scroll compressor is positioned in a housing having an end cap defining an oil sump. A shaft extends towards the oil sump and has an oil pick-up tube. A magnet is positioned on the end cap through a number of embodiments which properly position the magnet adjacent to the oil pick-up tube. In one embodiment a protrusion extends upwardly from the end cap and into an inner periphery of the magnet to position the magnet.
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