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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2000
Makoto Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Shigeki Miura, Nishi-kasugai-gun, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a scroll compressor that improves assembly precision and the engagement projections are not easily damaged even when a strong force is applied to the Oldham ring during operation; in order to attain this object, a scroll compressor is provided wherein a fixed scroll member comprising an end plate and an involute wrap provided on one face of the end plate, and an orbiting scroll member comprising an end plate and an involute wrap provided on one face of this end plate, and which form a plurality of compression chambers in combination with the involute wrap of the fixed scroll member, wherein a mechanism that prevents autorotation of this orbiting scroll memberand permits rotation of the orbiting scroll member with respect to fixed scroll member is provided between the orbiting scroll member and fixed scroll member.