Patent ID: 6506036
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
A scroll compressor comprising:a stationary scroll; a drive shaft; a crank shaft coupled to the drive shaft; a bush coupled to the outer surface of the crank shaft; a seal disposed between the bush and the crank shaft, wherein the seal is elastically deformable in the radial direction of the crank shaft; a movable scroll coupled to the crank shaft, the movable scroll disposed adjacent to the stationary scroll; a compression chamber defined by a space between the stationary scroll and the movable scroll, wherein fluid is compressed within the compression chamber when the movable scroll revolves or orbits with respect to the stationary scroll; a high-pressure chamber at least partially defined by the seal and the movable scroll; and a discharge port defined within the movable scroll and adapted to release the compressed fluid to a side that is opposite of the stationary scroll, wherein the discharge port communicates with the high-pressure chamber.