Patent ID: 7891961

Claim:
A scroll type compressor comprising: a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap; and a movable scroll having a movable wrap, the fixed wrap of the fixed scroll and the movable wrap of the movable scroll engaging with each other to form a compression chamber, the fixed scroll including an end plate with a front face facing the compression chamber, the front face having the fixed wrap extending therefrom, the end plate having a discharge passage and a discharge valve configured to open and close the discharge passage, the discharge passage being in fluid communication with the compression chamber and being open at a back face of the end plate, the discharge valve being fixed to the end plate by a fastening element, the end plate further having a fitting hole that receives the fastening element, the fitting hole being aligned with the fixed wrap as viewed along a longitudinal axis of the fitting hole, and the fitting hole opening at the back face of the end plate, and a thickness of the end plate from a bottom of the fitting hole to an end face near the compression chamber being smaller than a length of the fitting hole.