Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Dean Jinkyu Rim

Timothy Raymond VanBritson

Joaquim S Santos

An exhaust valve ( ) includes a housing ( ) having a passageway ( ) extending axially therethrough. The exhaust valve ( ) also includes a rotatable butterfly plate ( ) disposed in the passageway ( ) of the housing ( ) and having an annular groove ( ) in a periphery thereof. The exhaust valve ( ) further includes a ring seal ( ) disposed in the groove ( ) and being radially compressible and expandable for engagement and disengagement with the housing for opening and closing the passageway ( ) to allow and prevent exhaust gases flowing therethrough.

Exhaust valve for combustion engines

In prior art scroll-type compressors, a cavity is formed in the interior of the compressor of a sufficient size to allow a misplaced or extra steel spherical ball to become lodged therein and cause seizure of the compressor. The present invention modifies a plate of the counterweight assembly or adds an additional component plate on the drive shaft of the compressor to prevent the introduction of an extra or misplaced steel spherical ball into this cavity during compressor assembly or repair.

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Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States of America

Dean Jinkyu Rim