Patent ID: 6227830
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: F04C,Y10T

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 said base, said generally spiral wraps of said first and second scroll members interfitting to define compression chambers, and said second scroll member being driven to orbit relative to said first scroll member;said first scroll member base being formed with a discharge port for communicating at least one of said compression chambers to an outlet destination for a compressed gas;a check valve assembly within said base plate of said first scroll member, said check valve assembly including a check valve chamber formed in said base plate and communicating with said discharge port, a check valve mounted within said check valve chamber, and a plug having a face blocking flow of refrigerant through said plug from an end of said plug remote from said discharge port, said plug mounted on an opposed side of said check valve from said discharge port, said plug defining a stop for said check valve, and said plug having a recessed portion extending into a face adjacent said port, and outlet ports extending radially outwardly to circumferentially spaced discharge passages, for communicating said check valve chamber to a discharge chamber.