Patent ID: 6428296
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: F04C,Y10S

Abstract:
A horizontal scroll machine comprising:a shell; a first scroll member disposed within said shell, said first scroll member having a port and a first spiral wrap; a second scroll member disposed within said shell and having a second spiral wrap, said first and second spiral wraps being mutually intermeshed; a crankshaft drivingly attached to one of said scroll members, said crankshaft including a lubrication passage extending therethrough; a motor drivingly connected to said crankshaft for causing said one of said scroll members to orbit with respect to the other of said scroll members, whereby said first and second spiral wraps create at least one enclosed space of progressively changing volume between a peripheral zone defined by said scroll members and said port; and an oil injection fitting extending through said shell and communicating with said lubrication passage in said crankshaft; further comprising a disk member, having a hole therein, said disk member being disposed against an end of said crankshaft such that said hole defines a chamber for receiving lubricant from said fitting; wherein said disk member is secured in place by a snap ring disposed in a bearing housing, said snap ring having an opening for receiving an end of said oil injection fitting.