Patent ID: 8814537
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: F04C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compressor comprising: a shell including an inlet port and defining a chamber; a compression mechanism disposed within said chamber and including a suction inlet; a motor driving said compression mechanism and disposed within said chamber; a suction passageway including a first portion fluidly coupled to said inlet port, a second portion fluidly coupled to said suction inlet of said compression mechanism, and an intermediate portion disposed between said first and second portions and movable during operation of the compressor between a first position in which said intermediate portion engages said first and second portions and a second position in which said intermediate portion is disengaged from at least one of said first and second portions, wherein said chamber is fluidly isolated from said suction passageway when said intermediate portion is in said first position to prevent fluid communication between said chamber and said inlet port.