Patent ID: 9051934
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
1. A scroll compressor, comprising: a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, the housing having a sidewall with an internal surface surrounding an internal chamber with an oil sump at a bottom of the internal chamber; scroll compressor bodies in the housing, the scroll compressor bodies having respective bases and respective scroll ribs that project from the respective bases and which mutually engage, the scroll compressor bodies operative to compress fluid entering from the inlet port and discharge compressed fluid toward the outlet port; a motor providing a rotational output operatively driving one of the scroll compressor bodies to facilitate relative movement for the compression of fluid; an oil equalization fitting mounted through the sidewall arranged below the inlet port to communicate oil to and from the oil sump, the oil equalization fitting provided with an extension projecting inwardly from the internal surface and into the internal chamber; wherein the extension extends through an outer portion of a lower bearing member, the lower bearing member supporting a drive shaft driven by the motor to drive the scroll compressor bodies.