The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1991
Michael A DiFlora, Bristol, TN (US);
Bristol Compressors, , US;
Abstract
A bearing cap for the gas compressor of a compressor unit in which oil is normally entrained with the refrigerant gas and recirculated therewith, the cap being adapted for mounting on the compressor block in substantial axial alignment with a crankshaft mounted therein, the cap body having a cavity therein formed by a wall providing both axial and lateral shoulders or bearings for containing the sump end portion of the crankshaft, a shelf on the body extending generally laterally outwardly therefrom and having a face oriented generally transverse to the axis of the cavity, pockets formed in the face and adapted to catch and retain sediment, and one or more ports extending from the face through the shelf and adapted to drain oil from the crankcase to the sump of a compressor unit.