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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:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy R Houghtby, Sidney, OH (US);
Roger W Reineke, Sidney, OH (US);
Kenneth J Monnier, Sidney, OH (US);
Assignee:
Copeland Corporation, Sidney, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01C / ; F04C / ; F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
418 551 ; 418 69 ; 418181 ; 417313 ; 188 826 ; 192 / ; 192149 ;
Abstract
A scroll compressor has a one-way drive for resisting and impeding objectionable reverse movement of the orbiting scroll member. The one-way drive includes a one-way clutch interconnecting a drive shaft with a stationary member of the compressor through a resilient member. Reverse rotation of the drive shaft causes a loading of the resilient member which then operates to cushion the stopping of the reverse rotation of the drive shaft. The one-way drive is inoperative during forward rotation of the drive shaft thus allowing normal operation of the compressor.