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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03C 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03C 2/00 ;
Abstract
A scroll compressor comprises a fixed scroll which is fixed in position and has a spiral wall body provided on one side surface of an end plate, and an orbiting scroll which has a spiral wall body provided on one side surface of an end plate, being supported by engaging of the wall bodies so as to orbit and revolve around the fixed scroll without rotation. When a length of the wall body which is further out than a first step portion which is provided on the end plate, is represented by H and a step difference of the first step portion is represented by L, L/H is 0.2 or less.