Patent ID: 8328534

Claim:
A sealed compressor comprising: a cylindrical shell extending along an axis; a compressor pump unit mounted within said cylindrical shell; an electric motor having an inner rotor and an outer stator, said stator having an outer peripheral surface of a first dimension, and said cylindrical shell having a nominal inner diameter, said nominal inner diameter being greater than said first dimension; said rotor being associated with said electric motor to drive a driveshaft about said axis, said driveshaft being associated with said compressor pump unit to drive a pump element to compress a fluid; a suction port extending through said cylindrical shell to deliver a suction fluid to be compressed by said compressor pump unit, and at least some of said suction fluid flowing into a gap defined between said nominal inner diameter of said center shell and said outer periphery of said stator; and said center shell having portions deformed radially inwardly to contact said outer periphery of said stator.