Compressor with funnel assembly
AssigneeCopeland Corporation
InventorsNatalie M. Gehret, Jason P. Lochner
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Abstract
A compressor may include an orbiting scroll, a non-orbiting scroll, and suction conduit. The non-orbiting scroll is meshingly engaged with the orbiting scroll and includes a lower scroll piece and an upper scroll piece that is mounted to the lower scroll piece. The suction conduit is mounted to the non-orbiting scroll. The suction conduit includes an inlet, an outlet, and a mounting flange. The outlet is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with a suction inlet of the non-orbiting scroll. At least a portion of the mounting flange is captured between the upper and lower scroll pieces.
Claims21
A compressor comprising:
- an orbiting scroll;
- a non-orbiting scroll meshingly engaged with the orbiting scroll and including a lower scroll piece and an upper scroll piece that is mounted to the lower scroll piece, wherein the lower scroll piece includes a discharge passage through which discharge-pressure gas flows, and wherein the upper scroll piece includes an aperture in fluid communication with the discharge passage;
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- a suction conduit mounted to the non-orbiting scroll, wherein the suction conduit includes an inlet, an outlet, and a mounting flange, wherein the outlet is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with a suction inlet of the non-orbiting scroll, and wherein at least a portion of the mounting flange is captured between the upper and lower scroll pieces.
A compressor comprising:
- an orbiting scroll;
- a non-orbiting scroll including a first scroll piece and a second scroll piece that is mounted to the first scroll piece, wherein the first scroll piece includes a spiral wrap that is meshingly engaged with a spiral wrap of the orbiting scroll, and wherein a valve disposed between the first and second scroll pieces;
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- a suction conduit mounted to the non-orbiting scroll, wherein the suction conduit includes an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet is disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with a suction inlet of the non-orbiting scroll, and wherein at least a portion of the suction conduit is sandwiched between the first and second scroll pieces and clamped by the first and second scroll pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.