Patent ID: 6659735
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: F04C,Y10T

Abstract:
A scroll compressor, comprising:a casing having a hermetically sealed certain space divided into a first chamber at which a fluid is sucked and a second chamber at which a compressed fluid is discharged; a driving unit housed inside the casing and generating a driving force; a compressing unit including a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll connected to the driving unit by a rotational shaft in order to compress and discharge the fluid when the driving unit is operated; and a valve assembly rotatively installed to the upper surface of the fixed scroll, opening/closing a discharge hole at which the compressed fluid is discharged and opening/closing a passage connecting the first chamber and the second chamber; wherein the valve assembly includes a rod part hinge-connected to the fixed scroll and curved in two directions centering around a hinge-connected point; a hinge part formed between the rod part and the upper surface of the fixed scroll and supporting the rod part rotatively; a first valve part formed at the end of the rod part and opening/closing the discharge hole; and a second valve part formed at the other end of the rod part and opening/closing the passage.