Patent ID: 8033803
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
1. A compressor comprising: a shell; a bearing housing assembly located within said shell and secured relative thereto; a compression mechanism supported within said shell on said bearing housing assembly and including a first discharge passage; a partition extending over said compression mechanism and including a second discharge passage in communication with said first discharge passage, said partition fixed to said shell and abutting an axial end surface of said bearing housing assembly to control a maximum axial distance between said partition and said compression mechanism; and an annular seal disposed around said first and second discharge passages and sealingly engaged with said compression mechanism and said partition, said annular seal having a generally L-shaped cross-section including a first leg extending generally laterally between said compression mechanism and said partition, said first leg having an axial thickness that is greater than said maximum axial distance.