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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Fabiano Domingos Silva, Joinville, BR;
Luis Fabiano Jovita, Joinville, BR;
Fernando Antonio Ribas, Jr., Joinville, BR;
Andrea Lopes, Joinville, BR;
Fabio Henrique Klein, Joinville, BR;
Emilio Rodrigues Hülse, Joinville, BR;
Fabiano Domingos Silva, Joinville, BR;
Luis Fabiano Jovita, Joinville, BR;
Fernando Antonio Ribas, Jr., Joinville, BR;
Andrea Lopes, Joinville, BR;
Fabio Henrique Klein, Joinville, BR;
Emilio Rodrigues Hülse, Joinville, BR;
Whirlpool S.A., São Paulo-SP, BR;
Abstract
The fixation arrangement of the present invention is applied to a compressor of the type which comprises a shell () inferiorly defining an oil sump () and housing: a crankshaft () journalled in a cylinder block () and carrying a rotor () formed by a stack of annular laminations; and an oil pump () comprising a tubular sleeve (), which is superiorly mounted to the rotor () and inferiorly immersed in the oil sump (), and a pump shaft (). The fixation arrangement comprises at least one retention element () radially and axially locked around the tubular sleeve () and having a radially outer locking portion (), which is seated and radially forced against a respective confronting circumferential extension () defined between two consecutive annular laminations, in order to axially lock the tubular sleeve () to the rotor ().