Copeland Corporation

Aditya Sakhalkar

Srinivasan Ramalingam

Jason P Lochner

Miles E Strand

Titus Broek

Ramesh Chandra Behera

Christian Mora

A compressor includes a scroll and a discharge valve assembly mounted to the scroll. The discharge valve assembly is configured to control fluid flow through a discharge passage. The discharge valve assembly includes a first portion having a backer and a valve member. The first portion includes a discharge opening in communication with the discharge passage. The discharge valve assembly includes a second portion including a body having a top wall, an outer wall and an inner hub. The outer wall is spaced apart from and surrounds the inner hub, defining an inner passage therebetween in communication with the discharge opening. The backer is disposed between the valve member and the second portion. A portion of the outer wall engages the backer. The valve member is deflectable between a closed position restricting fluid flow through the discharge opening and an open position allowing fluid flow through the discharge opening.

Compressor and valve assembly

A compressor may include a scroll and a discharge valve assembly. The scroll may include an end plate and a spiral wrap extending from the end plate. The end plate may include a discharge passage. The discharge valve assembly may be mounted to the scroll and may be configured to control fluid flow through the discharge passage within the discharge passage. The discharge valve assembly may include a base and a valve member. The base may be fixed relative to the end and may include a discharge opening in communication with the discharge passage. The valve member may be mounted to the base. The valve member may be deflectable relative to the base between a closed position and an open position. The discharge opening may include at least one radially extending lobe.

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