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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Stephen L. Shoulders, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Inventor:
Stephen L. Shoulders, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01C 1/24 (2006.01); F03C 2/00 (2006.01); F03C 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compressor () has an unloading slide valve (). The valve has a valve element () having a range between a first condition and a second condition, the second condition being unloaded relative to the first condition. A first surface () of the valve element () is in sliding engagement with a second surface () of the housing () during movement between the first and second conditions. The compressor includes means for lubricating the first () and second () surfaces.