Patent ID: 8147229

Claim:
A compressor, comprising: an outer housing; a motor including a stator having a stack height and a rotor, said motor positioned within said housing; a crankcase one of directly and indirectly fixedly connected to said housing; an outboard bearing assembly positioned within said housing; a drive shaft assembly disposed within said rotor, one end of said drive shaft rotatably supported by said crankcase and an opposite end of said drive shaft rotatably supported by said outboard bearing assembly; at least one mount bracket secured to an interior surface of said housing, said mount bracket positioned adjacent said outboard bearing assembly such that said mount bracket is much closer to said outboard bearing assembly than said stator stack height; and at least one fastener connecting together said outboard bearing assembly, said stator and said crankcase to form a stacked assembly comprising said crankcase, stator and outboard bearing assembly, said fastener also extending through said at least one mount bracket whereby said mount bracket rotationally fixes the position of said stator; said mount bracket being disposed axially exteriorly of said stacked assembly.