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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Srinivas S. Pitla, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chang Yun Ching, Westland, MI (US);
Vipen Khetarpal, Novi, MI (US);
Mirza Qadir M. Baig, Inkster, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ; F01B 1/304 ; F04B 3/500 ; F04B 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ; F01B 1/304 ; F04B 3/500 ; F04B 1/12 ;
Abstract
A housing assembly for a refrigerant compressor in an air conditioning system includes a forward housing portion, and a rearward housing portion. The two mate together to contain the internal components and seal the compressor. A clamp engages the forward and the rearward housing portions and is rotated to compress the two together. It maintains a desired clamping force under various operating and environmental conditions.