Patent ID: 7963753

Claim:
A scroll compressor for compressing fluid, comprising: a first scroll compressor body having a first base and a first scroll rib projecting from the first base; a second scroll compressor body having a second base and a second scroll rib projecting from the second base, the first and second bases being axially spaced apart with the first and second scroll ribs mutually received in each other to define at least one compression chamber between an intake region and an outlet region, wherein relative movement between the first and second scroll compressor bodies is adapted to compress fluid from the intake region to the outlet region; a tip seal projecting axially from the first scroll rib and adapted to sealingly engage the second base for sealing the at least one compression chamber; and a thrust rib projecting axially from the first base and defining a thrust face adjacent the second base, the thrust rib being free of the tip seal; wherein the intake region includes two inlet ports arranged on opposite sides of the axis, the inlet ports defined generally between the thrust rib and the first scroll rib, and further comprising bridges over the inlet ports connecting respective tips of the first scroll rib and the thrust rib, the thrust face extending over the bridges.