Patent ID: 7063523

Claim:
A compressor assembly for compressing a gas and lubricated with an oil, said compressor assembly comprising: a housing having an inlet; a horizontal scroll compressor mechanism disposed within said housing, wherein said compressor mechanism comprises a generally horizontal crankshaft, a fixed scroll member and an orbiting scroll member, said fixed and orbiting scroll members being mutually engaged, wherein said fixed scroll member is sealed against said housing to define a suction chamber and a discharge chamber, said compressor mechanism having an inlet in direct fluid communication with said suction chamber, wherein said suction chamber is in fluid communication with said housing inlet, and wherein said compressor mechanism defines a working space in which gas is compressed, said compressor mechanism having a first port in communication with said discharge chamber whereby oil and compressed gas are communicated from said working space to said discharge chamber; and a second port in said discharge chamber defining an outlet in said housing through which oil and compressed gas are discharged from said compressor assembly, said second port disposed vertically below said first port in a lower half of said discharge chamber whereby oil collected within said discharge chamber is dischargeable with the compressed gas through said second port and wherein substantially all fluids entering said discharge chamber enter through said first port and substantially all fluids exiting said discharge chamber exit through said second port.