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US 2004/0166006 A1Published application
Compressor valve plate
AssigneeCopeland Corporation
InventorsErnest R. Bergman, Scott D. Schulze, Brad A. Schulze
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Abstract
A valve plate assembly includes an upper valve plate, a lower valve plate, an annular spacer and a center spacer. The annular spacer is located between the upper and lower valve plates and around the outer periphery of the upper and lower valve plates. The center spacer is located at approximately the geometric center of the valve plate assembly to provide additional support for the valve plate assembly.
Claims20
A refrigeration compressor comprising
- a compressor body defining a first and a second compression cylinder;
- a compressor head attached to said compressor body;
- and
- a valve plate assembly disposed between said compressor head and said compressor body, said valve plate assembly comprising:
- an upper valve plate;
- a lower valve plate;
- an annular spacer disposed between said upper and said lower valve plate, and annular spacer surrounding said first and second compression cylinders;
- and
- a center spacer disposed between said upper and said lower valve plate, said center spacer being located between said first and said second compression cylinders.
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