Scroll compressor

US8939741B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8939741-B2
Application numberUS-201213454137-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 24, 2012
Priority dateApr 28, 2011
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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Abstract

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A scroll compressor is provided that may include a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap, an orbiting scroll engaged with the fixed wrap to define a compression chamber, a rotation shaft having a shaft portion eccentrically located with respect to the orbiting scroll, a pin portion located at an end of the shaft portion and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the shaft portion, and a bearing located at an end of the pin portion, and a drive that drives the rotation shaft. The pin portion may be inserted through one of the fixed scroll or the orbiting scroll, and the orbiting scroll may be rotatably coupled to the bearing.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1. A scroll compressor, comprising: a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap formed at an upper surface of a disk; an orbiting scroll disposed on top of and engaged with the fixed wrap to define a plurality, of compression chambers; an upper frame disposed above the orbiting scroll; a rotational shaft comprising a shaft portion eccentrically located with respect to the orbiting scroll, a pin portion located at an end of the shaft portion and having a diameter s…

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  • F01C21/02Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8939741B2 cover?
A scroll compressor is provided that may include a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap, an orbiting scroll engaged with the fixed wrap to define a compression chamber, a rotation shaft having a shaft portion eccentrically located with respect to the orbiting scroll, a pin portion located at an end of the shaft portion and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the shaft portion, and a bearin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seong Sanghun, Kim Cheolhwan, Ahn Sungyong, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01C21/02. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).