Scroll compressor having a suction check valve
CA 2174200 C · Owner: Tecumseh Products Company · Inventors: Richardson, Hubert Jr.; Herrick, Todd W.
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A scroll compressor is provided with a check valve which is disposed in a suction chamber adjacent a suction port opening. The check valve provides fast response and enhanced operating characteristics for preventing reverse refrigerant flow and reverse scroll operation during compressor shutdown. During normal compressor operation the check valve is open to allow communication of refrigerant into the suction chamber where the refrigerant is acted upon by the scroll mechanism and discharged through a discharge port. A positive pressure differential exists between the discharge port and the suction port which unimpeded causes reverse scroll operation upon compressor shutdown. The positive …
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- Filed April 15, 1996 and granted December 22, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 15, 2016.
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