Patent ID: 7018184

Claim:
A compressor assembly for compressing a gas, said compressor assembly comprising: a housing having a first inlet; a compressor mechanism disposed within said housing and defining a working space wherein gas is compressed within said working space, gas entering said working space through a second inlet; and a baffle surface secured to a portion of said compressor mechanism and spaced from said housing, said baffle surface extending from proximate said first inlet to proximate said second inlet, said baffle surface positioned to be impactable by gas entering said housing through said first inlet, said baffle surface directing gas entering said housing in a flow path from said first inlet to said second inlet, said baffle surface defining a baffle opening, said baffle opening positioned between said first inlet and said second inlet, said baffle opening having a length and a width, said length being substantially greater than said width, said length extending in a direction substantially transverse to said flow path, said baffle opening positioned to divert a portion of said gas directed along said flow path through said opening and intercept fluid collected on said baffle surface whereby the fluid is separable, by passage through said baffle opening, from gas entering said second inlet.