Patent ID: 7878780

Claim:
A scroll compressor for compressing fluid, comprising, an outer housing having an inlet port and an outlet port; scroll compressor bodies in the outer housing, the scroll compressor bodies having respective bases and respective scroll ribs that project from the respective bases and which mutually engage; a motor providing a rotational output on a drive shaft, the drive shaft operatively driving one of the scroll compressor bodies to facilitate relative movement for the compression of fluid; a motor housing in surrounding relation of the motor; a flow path for fluid, the flow path running through the outer housing from the inlet port to the outlet port, a portion of the flow path running through the motor housing; at least one motor outlet adapted to communicate fluid inside the motor housing to outside of the motor housing; and a bearing member having a central hub rotatably supporting the drive shaft and body portion extending radially outward therefrom, and a deflector wall projecting from the body portion in a direction away from the compressor bodies, the deflector wall arranged in angular alignment with the at least one motor outlet relative to the central axis; wherein the deflector wall extends over an outside periphery of the motor housing for redirecting fluid after fluid has exited through the motor outlet.