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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Pete Edward Ganster, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kanwal Bhatia, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Gregory Theodore, Jr., Plymouth, MI (US);
Rodney James Callahan, Novi, MI (US);
Brian Robert Kelm, Plymouth, MI (US);
Pete Edward Ganster, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kanwal Bhatia, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Gregory Theodore, Jr., Plymouth, MI (US);
Rodney James Callahan, Novi, MI (US);
Brian Robert Kelm, Plymouth, MI (US);
Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation, Daejeon-si, KR;
Abstract
A compressor including a hollow housing having a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, and a crank chamber formed therein. A first fluid flow path provided within the compressor facilitates a flow of the working fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber. A second fluid flow path provided within the compressor facilitates a flow of a mixture of the working fluid and a lubricating fluid from the crank chamber to the suction chamber, wherein the second fluid flow path is selectively opened and closed by an annular sleeve.