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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1999
Thomas J. Nieman, Livonia, MI (US);
Vinh Hiep Luong, Westland, MI (US);
Julian R. Soell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A scroll compressor (,) includes a housing (,) with a stationary scroll member (,) mounted therein and a swivel scroll member (,) positioned in the housing and cooperating with the stationary scroll member to form a compression chamber (,). A thrust bearing has a first bearing ring (,) for attachment to the housing (,) and having a plurality of circular bearing races (,), a second bearing ring (,) for attachment to the swivel scroll member (,) and having a plurality of circular bearing races (,), and a plurality of balls (,) retained between the rings in associated pairs of the races. The races can have rounded tip (,), pointed tip (,), plateau (,) or flat center (,) portions. The first bearing ring (,) can have a thickness (C) different than a thickness (D) of the second earing ring.