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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Edwin L. Gannaway, Petoskey, MI (US);
Clayton Carn, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Edwin L. Gannaway, Petoskey, MI (US);
Clayton Carn, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Tecumseh Products Company, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
In sealed compressors, in one form of the invention, the compressor housing and the compression mechanism are assembled to one another without fasteners. As a result, the time required to install and tighten the fasteners is eliminated, lessen the time required to assemble the compressor. Further, such a fastenerless assembly requires less parts and machining, further reducing the cost of the compressor. Additionally, in one form of the invention, the compression mechanism includes two bearings mounted to the compressor housing and a cylinder block reciprocatingly driven between the bearings by an eccentric member of the crankshaft. Typically, the cylinder block of existing compressors is rigidly mounted to the compressor housing and does not reciprocate.