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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2011
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 39/02 (2006.01); F04B 27/10 (2006.01); F04B 27/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 27/1036 (2013.01); F04B 27/109 (2013.01); F04B 27/1045 (2013.01); F04B 27/18 (2013.01); F04B 39/02 (2013.01);
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.


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