US 2005/0238520 A1 · Compressor unit housing and methods of alignment

Abstract

A hermetic compressor unit housing comprised of a shell having a top section and a bottom section which receives the top section, the shell being formed of sheet metal and having generally cylindrical sidewalls wherein the sidewall taken in a generally axial direction is substantially straight, each shell section having an opening, a substantially cylindrical portion, and a closed end portion, the opening having a substantially circular horizontal cross-sectional geometry defined by a major axis and a minor axis, the horizontal cross-sectional geometry including substantially liner opposing sidewall portions preferably disposed adjacent to the intersection of the horizontal sectional geometry with the minor axis, and methods of aligning the shell sections for installation of fixtures and mating of the shell sections.

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Dependent claims

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A method of assembling a compressor housing, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an upper shell section having substantially straight sidewalls and having a substantially circular horizontal cross-sectional geometry defined by a major axis and a minor axis;
aligning the upper shell section to a desired orientation by applying a force to at least two points on the surface of the sidewalls in the direction of a desired orientation, such that the shell section becomes aligned along the major axis in the desired orientation;
providing a lower shell section having substantially straight sidewalls and having a substantially circular horizontal cross-sectional geometry defined by a major axis and a minor axis;
aligning the lower shell section to a desired orientation by applying a force to at least two points on the surface of the sidewalls in the direction of a desired orientation, such that the shell section becomes aligned along the major axis in the desired orientation;
positioning openings provided on each of the aligned upper and lower sections in proximity to each other;
and
mating the opening of each section to the opening of the other section.

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Compressor unit housing and methods of alignment

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