Compressor assemblies including lower covers having mounting feet skirts configured for increasing mounting feet stiffness and resistance to crack formation

A compressor assembly comprising:

• a shell;
• a compression mechanism within the shell;
• a motor operable for driving the compression mechanism;
• and
• a lower cover including:
• mounting feet extending outwardly from the lower cover;
• a full skirt along or defining an end portion of each mounting foot;
• and
• a skirt extending downwardly along an outer perimeter of the lower cover between each adjacent pair of end portions of the mounting feet;
• wherein the full skirts along or defining the end portions of the mounting feet are shorter than the skirts extending downwardly along the perimeter of the lower cover between the adjacent pairs of end portions of the mounting feet.

A mounting system for supporting a compressor, the mounting system comprising:

• a base;
• mechanical fasteners;
• and
• a lower cover including:
• mounting feet extending outwardly from the lower cover and including mounting holes therethrough;
• and
• a full skirt along or defining an end portion of each mounting foot;
• and
• wherein the mechanical fasteners are configured to be received within the mounting holes of the mounting feet for attaching and securing the compressor to the base;
• wherein the lower cover includes a skirt extending downwardly along an outer perimeter of the lower cover between each adjacent pair of end portions of the mounting feet;
• and
• wherein a distance that each full skirt extends downwardly relative to an upper surface of the end portion of the corresponding mounting foot is less than a distance that each skirt extends downwardly along the perimeter of the lower cover between the corresponding adjacent pair of end portions of the mounting feet.