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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:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul J Flanigan, Cicero, NY (US);
Curtis E Johns, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417313 ; 277345 ; 184 26 ;
Abstract
In open drive refrigerant compressors, the location where the shaft extends through the casing provides a potential location for leakage of refrigerant. Where a shaft seal is used which requires an oil seal, the draining of oil from the shaft seal cavity, upon stopping the compressor, is prevented by placing a check valve downstream of the shaft seal cavity which forms a part of the oil distribution system. An optional check valve may be located upstream of the shaft seal cavity.