Patent ID: 7314357

Claim:
A scroll compressor, comprising: a housing; a motor-compressor unit disposed within said housing, including a crankcase and a stator, rotor, and drive shaft assembly, said drive shaft rotatably supported by said crankcase, said motor-compressor unit further comprising: a first scroll member fixed with respect to said housing and defining perpendicular axial and radial directions, said first scroll member including a base wall and a first wrap extending from said base wall; and a second scroll member coupled to said drive shaft for orbital movement, said second scroll member including a second wrap intermeshed with said first wrap; a separator plate disposed within said housing and secured to said first scroll member by a plurality of fasteners; and a seal member between said separator plate and said first scroll member, said seal member disposed radially outwardly of at least one of said fasteners, said seal member captured under compression in the axial direction between said separator plate and said first scroll member.