Patent ID: 6270328
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
A scroll compressor comprising:a non-orbiting scroll having a base and a generally spiral wrap extending from said base;an orbiting scroll having a base and a generally spiral wrap extending from said base, said wraps of said non-orbiting and said orbiting scroll interfitting to define compression chambers, and a shaft driving said orbiting scroll to orbit relative to said non-orbiting scroll;a sealed housing including an end cap mounted outwardly of said non-orbiting scroll, and extending downwardly along a center shell, said center shell and said end cap being connected by a weld joint; anda crankcase connected to said non-orbiting scroll, said crankcase having radially outer towers located at circumferentially spaced locations, said towers being circumferentially spaced by gaps, and said towers extending upwardly to be beyond an uppermost edge of said center shell, and said non-orbiting scroll having tabs extending into circumferential spaces between said towers.