Patent ID: 9297382
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: F04C

Claim Text:
1. A scroll compressor comprising: a scroll pumping mechanism comprising a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll mounted within a pump housing; an axially extending shaft having an eccentric shaft portion, wherein the axially extending shaft is connected to the orbiting scroll for causing the orbiting scroll to orbit relative to the fixed scroll to pump fluid from a pump inlet in the pump housing to a pump outlet in the pump housing; and a particulate filter located within the pump housing along a fluid flow path between the pump inlet and the scroll pumping mechanism for resisting the passage of particulates upstream of the compressor, wherein the particulate filter defines a generally cylindrical shape and extends through 360° about the axis of the axially extending shaft, wherein the particulate filter is located radially inwardly from an outer radial extent of the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll.