Patent ID: 9057269
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: F01C,F04C

Abstract:
1. A method of compressing fluid in a scroll compressor, comprising: providing first and second scroll compressor bodies having respective bases and respective scroll ribs that project from the respective bases, wherein the scroll ribs mutually engage, the second scroll body being movable relative to the first scroll body for compressing fluid, the first scroll body including a plurality of radially-outward-projecting limit tabs; and limiting movement of the first scroll body in the radial, axial, and rotational directions with a pilot ring configured to engage the plurality of radially-outward-projecting limit tabs, wherein limiting the movement of the first scroll body in the rotational direction comprises configuring the pilot ring with one or more slots, each slot adapted to receive a radially-outward-projecting limit tab on the first scroll body.