Patent ID: 6287096
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: F01C

Abstract:
A scroll compressor for compressing gas comprising:a housing;a fixed scroll formed in the housing;a drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing;a movable scroll accommodated in the housing to mate with the fixed scroll and driven in accordance with the rotation of the drive shaft;a regulating means for regulating inclination of the movable scroll with respect to the axis of the drive shaft, wherein the regulating means is arranged between the housing and the movable scroll; and wherein the regulating means includes a projection extending radially from the moveable scroll along a plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive shaft; anda restriction means for inhibiting rotation of the movable scroll with respect to the axis of the moveable scroll and for permitting orbital movement of the movable scroll, wherein the restriction means includes a restriction member having a mid-section and ends, the mid-section of the restriction member is supported by a support hole formed through the regulating means, and the ends of the restriction member are loosely received by first and second guide holes formed in the housing, wherein the guide holes have an inner diameter greater than that of the support hole so that the restriction member orbits within the guide holes by contacting an inner periphery surface of the guide holes.