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Compressor having a shutdown valve

US7959421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Xiaogeng Su · Baelen, BE
Weihua Guo · 安丰镇, CN
Hanqing Zhu · Suzhou, CN
Xiaomin Qu · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 9, 2008
Grant date	Jun 14, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/85978
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A compressor includes a shell, a compression mechanism supported within a suction pressure region of the shell and including a discharge outlet in communication with the discharge chamber, and a discharge valve assembly. The discharge valve assembly includes a valve member, a valve stop including an opening therethrough, and a communication member defining a fluid passage and extending into the discharge chamber from the valve stop toward the discharge outlet in the discharge chamber to provide fluid communication between the opening in the valve stop and a location downstream of the valve stop.

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