Patent ID: 7967584

Claim:
A scroll machine comprising: a first scroll member having a first spiral wrap extending from a first end plate; a second scroll member having a second spiral wrap extending from a second end plate, the spiral wraps being intermeshed with one another so that as the scroll members orbit with respect to one another, moving pockets of changing volume are formed by the spiral wraps, the moving pockets moving between a suction pressure zone at a suction pressure and a discharge pressure zone at a discharge pressure; a cavity defined by the first scroll member; a seal assembly disposed within the cavity, the seal assembly comprising: a first plate; a second plate attached to the first plate; a seal disposed between the first and second plates and including first and second sealing portions engaging the first scroll member; and a first protrusion extending from a surface of one of the first and second plates, the first protrusion engaging one of the first and second sealing portions, wherein the first protrusion includes a generally triangular cross-section projecting from the first plate and engaging the first sealing portion.