Patent ID: 6428293
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
A scroll compressor comprising:a first scroll member having a base and a generally spiral wrap extending from said base; a second scroll member having a base and a generally spiral wrap extending from its base, said second scroll member being driven to orbit relative to said first scroll member, and said wraps interfitting to define compression chambers which decrease as said second scroll member is driven to orbit; a discharge port extending through said base of said first scroll member and into a discharge chamber, a suction chamber surrounding a drive shaft for said second scroll member; a housing surrounding said scroll members, and including a central shell and an end cap; and a heat shield positioned between an outer periphery of said first scroll member and an inner periphery of said end cap, a portion of said heat shield being captured between said outer periphery of said first scroll member and said inner periphery of said end cap, and said portion being formed non-cylindrical in cross-section.