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Copeland Corporation

Emerson Climate Technologies Gmbh

James E Gundermann

Harry B Clendenin

James E McGeary

Ram Vittal

Michael Bonavita

Hans Jost Heimuller

A connector assembly is provided wherein a circuit is provided between two connector housings, such as two header connector housings, adapted to connect to two mating connector housings, such as two mating harness connector housings. Such circuit is provided by a power shunt contact that may be provided as a single piece of contact material which includes two contact lengths, which extend into respective header connector housings, and a bridging shunt segment extending therebetween.

Connector assembly and power shunt contact

An Oldham coupling for a scroll machine has two posts rather than the traditional four posts. Each post of the Oldham coupling of the present invention defines two keys. One key is for engagement with the orbiting scroll. The other key is for engagement with the non-orbiting scroll in one embodiment or for engagement with the main bearing housing in another embodiment. The two posts of the Oldham coupling can be connected by a continuous ring or the two posts of the Oldham coupling can be connected by a connecting member extending between the two posts.

Oldham coupling for scroll machine

A scroll compressor has an orbiting scroll which has an end plate with a hub extending generally perpendicular from the end plate. The hub defines a bore within which a bearing is press fit. The machining of the bore in the hub is done in a conical manner to accommodate and compensate for the unequal distortion of the hub between the two ends of the hub. The conical shape and the unequal distortion provide an assembled bearing with a more cylindrically shaped inner surface.

Conical hub bearing for scroll machine

A connector assembly is provided which includes first and second connector housings. In order to facilitate complete mating of the housings, a lever is supported by the first housing. Pivotal movement of the lever causes gear-like elements associated with the lever and the second housing to urge the housings together. The lever is external of the connector assembly and the gear-like elements are internal thereof. The lever engages the first housing in such a manner as to prevent rotation of the lever until camming elements associated with the lever engage camming elements associated with the second housing.

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Warren, PA, United States of America

James E Gundermann