Scroll Technologies

Bristol Compressors, Inc.

Joseph T Hill

James William Bush

Thomas R Barito

Zili Sun

Jason J Hugenroth

John Robert Williams

Gregory William Hahn

Carlos Armando Zamudio

Robert D Douglas

Gordon T Boyd

A crankshaft having at least two eccentric members of different diameter and a method of assembling a reciprocating compressor using a crankshaft having at least two eccentric members of different diameter are provided. A crankshaft having two eccentric members of different diameter is provided for more easily assembling a four-cylinder reciprocating compressor. The eccentric member having a smaller diameter is more easily inserted through apertures of connecting rods having a larger diameter than the eccentric member.

Crankshaft, compressor using crankshaft, and method for assembling a compressor including installing crankshaft

A low cost protective clutch member is positioned adjacent an end of the drive shaft in a scroll compressor. The device is a thin washer having a tab which is selectively driven against the housing stop when the compressor is driven in a forward direction, but is movable into a notch in the shaft when the shaft is driven in a reverse direction. The tab prevents rotation of the shaft when in the notch.

Scroll compressor with anti-reverse rotation clutch

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Bristol, VA, United States of America

Joseph T Hill