Patent ID: 7896629

Claim:
A scroll compressor comprising: an orbiting scroll member having an orbiting end plate, a hub extending from said orbiting end plate and including a discharge slot, and an orbiting spiral wrap extending from said orbiting end plate; a non-orbiting scroll member having a non-orbiting end plate and a non-orbiting spiral wrap extending from said non-orbiting end plate, said non-orbiting spiral wrap being intermeshed with said orbiting spiral wrap; a bearing housing extending from said non-orbiting end plate in a direction opposite to said non-orbiting spiral wrap; and a drive member for causing said orbiting scroll member to orbit relative to said non-orbiting scroll member whereby said spiral wraps create pockets of progressively changing volume between a suction pressure zone and a discharge pressure zone, said drive member extending through said bearing housing, said non-orbiting scroll member and said orbiting scroll member.