Patent ID: 7628593

Claim:
A horizontal type scroll compressor in which a compressor mechanism portion having a fixed scroll and a movable scroll and an electric motor portion rotationally driving a drive shaft of said compressor mechanism portion are stored in a sealed container, and a compressed gas compressed by the compressor mechanism portion is discharged from a discharge pipe provided in the sealed container, comprising: a support plate separating an inside of said sealed container into a first space in which said compressor mechanism portion and said electric motor portion are stored, and a second space in which said discharge pipe is provided on an opposite side to said compressor mechanism portion within said sealed container, and supporting said drive shaft; a first communication path for leading the compressed gas, disposed in a position upper than a supporting position of said drive shaft in said support plate; a second communication path for communicating the first space and the second space and leading a lubricating oil, disposed in a position lower than the supporting position of said drive shaft in said support plate; and a third communication path for communicating a bottom portion of the first space and a space above the drive shaft within the second space, disposed in a position lower than the supporting position of said drive shaft in said support plate.