Patent ID: 9441631
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: F04C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A compressor for compressing a fluid, comprising: a housing having an inlet for receiving the fluid and an outlet returning the fluid; a compressor mechanism adapted to compress a fluid toward the outlet, the compressor mechanism housed in the housing; a drive unit operatively connected to the compressor mechanism for driving the compression mechanism to compress fluid; a suction duct in the housing having an inlet region arranged over the inlet of the housing; a screen in the inlet region integrally bonded to the suction duct; wherein the drive unit is an electrical motor and the suction duct comprises a ring body surrounding the electrical motor, wherein the ring body, surrounding the electrical motor, further comprises a window and a recessed ledge formed from a plastic material, the recessed ledge surrounding the window and facing the inlet and away from the electrical motor, and wherein the screen is positioned in the recessed window.