Patent ID: 7862312

Claim:
A compressor, comprising: a housing having a suction port; 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 crankcase including a wall directly facing, and in direct fluid flow communication with, said suction port with no structure disposed between said wall and said suction port, such that fluid entering said housing through said suction port initially impinges on said wall upon entry into said housing through said suction port; a first scroll member fixed with respect to said housing and defining perpendicular axial and radial directions, said first scroll member comprising: a base plate; a first wrap extending from said base plate; and an outer wall having a suction inlet facing substantially in the radial direction, said suction inlet including a baffle member, said baffle member including a first open end and a second open end, said first open end facing in the axial direction toward said suction port and said second open end facing in the radial direction toward said suction inlet of said first scroll member; 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.