Patent ID: 8668478

Claim:
A scroll compressor comprising: a shell including a suction pressure region and a discharge chamber having a first discharge outlet; a partition coupled to said shell and separating said suction pressure region from aid discharge chamber; a first scroll member supported within said suction pressure region of said shell and including discharge outlet in communication with said discharge chamber; a second scroll member meshingly engaged with said first scroll member; a drive member engaged with said second scroll member; and a discharge valve assembly including a valve member, a valve stop fixed to said partition within said discharge chamber including an aperture therethrough, and a communication member defining a fluid passage extending into said discharge chamber from said valve stop toward said first discharge outlet in said discharge chamber and providing fluid communication between said aperture in said valve stop and a location downstream of said valve stop, a first side of said valve member abutting said valve stop when in an open position and said valve stop providing communication between said first side of said valve member and said communication member via said aperture.