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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1996
Kazutaka Suefuji, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuji Komai, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Kobayashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Mihara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tokico Ltd., Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A wrap of an orbiting scroll member and a wrap of a fixed scroll member are each provided with a non-rigid surface coating layer having a predetermined thickness. An orbiting radius varying mechanism is provided between a driving shaft and the orbiting scroll member, thereby gradually increasing the orbiting radius of the orbiting scroll member at the initial stage of running, and thus positively allowing the surface coating layers to wear by rubbing against each other. A stopper mechanism is provided between the driving shaft and the orbiting scroll member to regulate the rotation angle of a variable crank relative to the driving shaft to a predetermined rotation angle, thereby preventing the surface coating layers from being excessively worn as the orbiting radius of the orbiting scroll member increases.