Patent ID: 6568920
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
A manifold assembly for use in a compressor having a compression chamber for compressing a fluid, said assembly comprising;an intake port; an exhaust port; a housing coupled to said intake port and said exhaust port and having an outer wall and at least one inner wall, said outer wall and said inner wall defining a suction chamber for guiding the fluid from the intake port to the compression chamber and a discharge chamber for guiding the fluid from the compression chamber to said exhaust port; and, a baffle connected to said housing, said baffle defining a first fluid cavity for receiving the fluid from the compression chamber and an exit cavity for guiding the fluid from said discharge chamber to said exhaust port, wherein said first fluid cavity and said exit cavity are in operative communication with each other and the compression chamber to eliminate acoustic resonance of the fluid in said discharge chamber.