Patent ID: 6658986
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
A compressor for an air conditioning system comprising:a first housing including an outer wall having an end with external threads thereon and an inner wall defining an inner cavity; a component mounted partially within the inner cavity and including an outer surface sealingly engaging the inner wall; a second housing including an inner wall defining an inner cavity for sealingly receiving a portion of the component along the component outer surface, and with the second housing including an engagement portion having an engagement device thereon; and a clamping member that is generally a hollow cylindrical shape and includes a first set of internal threads that threadably engage the external threads on the first housing, and a second engagement device operatively engaging the engagement portion of the second housing such that rotation of the clamping member in a first direction will cause the first and the second housings to be pulled toward one another, and rotation of the clamping member in a second opposite direction will allow the first and the second housings to be released from one another.