Patent ID: 6796779
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F04C

Abstract:
A scroll compressor ring to distribute lubricant to a circulating scroll and an eccentric rod comprising:a) a cylindrical ring located on the eccentric rod adjacent to the circulating scroll and having: i) an askew plane surface located on a top of the ring and descending outwardly toward a bottom of the ring in a direction moving from an inner periphery of the ring to an outer periphery of the ring; and ii) a lubricant gap formed on the top of the ring and extending from an inner periphery of the ring to an outer periphery of the ring, the askew plane surface defining a bottom of the lubricant gap, such that, when the ring is pressed against the circulating scroll during operation, lubricant flows through the lubricant gap and between the ring and the circulating scroll to lubricate the eccentric rod.