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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott J Smerud, La Crosse, WI (US);
Daniel R Crum, La Crosse, WI (US);
Bill P Simmons, La Crosse, WI (US);
Assignee:
American Standard Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417368 ; 417 53 ; 417366 ;
Abstract
The flow, use, interaction and separation of lubricant and gas flowing through the suction pressure portion of a low-side refrigeration scroll compressor is managed by the use of a multi-ported frame in conjunction with separate suction gas supply and lubricant return passages cooperatively defined by the compressor shell and the stator of the motor which drives the compressor.