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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
May. 29, 2002
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
Scroll compressors ( ) may include a housing ( ) having an inlet port ( ) and an outlet port ( ). A drive scroll ( ) may be rotatably disposed within the housing and may have a rotational axis. A driven scroll ( ) may be rotatably disposed within the housing and may have a rotational axis. The driven scroll rotational axis preferably is offset with respect to the drive scroll rotational axis. Further, at least one compression chamber ( ) is preferably defined between the drive scroll and the driven scroll. First bearings ( ) may rotatably support one of the drive scroll and the driven scroll in a straddle manner. A second bearing ( ) may rotatably support the other of the drive scroll and the driven scroll in a cantilever manner. A transmission ( and ) or other device may be provided to rotate the driven scroll in synchronism with the drive scroll.