Patent ID: 6290479
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B03C,F04C

Abstract:
A scroll compressor comprising:a first scroll member having a base and a generally spiral wrap extending from said base;a second scroll member having a base and a generally spiral wrap extending from its base, said wraps of said first and second scroll members interfitting to define compression chambers;a drive shaft for engaging said second scroll member, and causing said second scroll member to orbit relative to said first scroll member;said drive shaft extending from said second scroll member towards a lower end of a housing enclosing said first and second scroll members, said drive shaft extending generally vertical from an upper end adjacent said second scroll member to said lower end and adjacent a motor for driving said drive shaft;an oil supply passage extending through said drive shaft from said lower end toward said second scroll member, and an oil sump received in said housing adjacent said lower end; andsaid housing incorporating an end cap defined at said lower end, and said end cap receiving a magnet having an inner peripheral opening, said magnet being positioned adjacent an upwardly extending part attached to said end cap, said upwardly extending part being positioned within said opening of said magnet to position said magnet on said end cap.