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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264453 | Horizontal scroll compressor having a connecting passage on the opposite side of a suction port for connecting a motor accommodating chamber with a suction chamber A motor accommodating chamber accommodates an electric motor such that a rotation axis of the motor is substantially horizontal. The pressure in the motor accommodating chamber is equal to the pressure in a suction chamber. A connecting passage connects a bottom por... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7179063 | Reciprocating-piston machine with a sliding sleeve In a reciprocating-piston machine, in particular a refrigerant compressor for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, including a machine shaft rotatably supported in a housing, a plurality of pistons arranged circularly around the machine shaft in the housing, and... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153105 | Compressor with swash plate housing inlet port A compressor is disclosed generally comprising a cylinder block at least partially enclosing a compression chamber, a swash plate housing mounted adjacent the cylinder block, the swash plate housing at least partially enclosing a swash plate chamber, an inlet port i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140852 | Scroll compressor having an oil reservoir surrounding the discharge chamber and an oil separator in the rear housing A scroll compressor includes a housing, a discharge passage, a rotary shaft, a fixed scroll, a movable scroll, an oil separator and an oil reservoir for compressing refrigerant gas containing lubricating oil. The housing has a rear housing which has a partition wall... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137267 | Apparatus for variable displacement type compressor An apparatus for controlling a variable displacement compressor has an information detector and a controller. The information detector detects information about the thermal load on the refrigeration circuit. The controller determines a target value that reflects the... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118324 | COcompressor A CO2 compressor for an air conditioner of a motor vehicle is suggested having a sealing device, assigned to the driveshaft of the CO2 compressor, which is implemented as a sliding ring. The CO2 compressor features a lubrication devi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101160 | Electric compressor A compressor housing defines a motor accommodating chamber. The pressure in the motor accommodating chamber is equal to the pressure in a suction chamber. A first reservoir chamber is located in a discharge chamber. A second reservoir chamber is defined about the di... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094043 | Compressor having counterweight shield A compressor having a housing and mutually engaged stationary and orbiting scrolls. A crankcase is disposed between a motor and the orbiting scroll. A shaft is operably connected with the orbiting scroll and extends through the crankcase and the motor. The end of th... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069735 | Apparatus for variable displacement type compressor An apparatus for controlling a variable displacement compressor has an information detector and a controller. The information detector detects information about the thermal load on the refrigeration circuit. The controller determines a target value that reflects the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070333 | Lubrication structure for rolling bearing A fin member is installed in an oil accumulating room. The fin member causes lubrication oil to follow rotation of the oil accumulating room so that the lubrication oil can be forcibly rotated. In this manner, a rotational speed difference between the oil accumulati... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063464 | Reciprocating piston mechanism A reciprocating piston mechanism for an air-conditioning compressor in a motor vehicle has a housing, a rotary driven shaft, a shaft seal assembly with a gliding ring seal, at least one radial shaft bearing, and at least one axial shaft bearing. At least the radial ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063523 | Compressor discharge assembly A compressor assembly having a housing in which a compressor mechanism and discharge chamber are located. A first port communicates compressed gas and oil from the compressor mechanism to the discharge chamber. A one-way valve allows the compressed gas and oil to en... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7018185 | Liquid recovery method and system for compression mechanism Lubricating liquid fed from a reservoir to a compression mechanism is collected by a circumferential wall that surrounds the drive shaft of the compression mechanism and rotates synchronously with it immediately after liquid is discharged into the space inside the h... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014428 | Controls for variable displacement compressor A control system for a variable displacement compressor uses a mechanical valve to minimize energy consumption in an air conditioning system. The control system can also provide instantaneous indications to the vehicle controller of air conditioning power consumptio... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6988875 | Lubricating structure in fixed displacement piston type compressor A lubricating structure in a fixed displacement piston type compressor has a housing, a rotary shaft, a cam, a piston, a rotary valve and a rotary body. The housing defines a cam chamber, cylinder bores and a suction pressure region. The rotary shaft is rotatably su... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983680 | Long-piston hydraulic machines Smaller and lighter hydraulic pump/motors provide remarkably improved volumetric efficiency with pistons having body portions substantially as long as the axial length of the respective cylinders in which they reciprocate. A plurality of respective lubricating chann... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6942465 | Compressor A compressor is disclosed having a gas extraction passage, internally formed in a drive shaft and continuously communicating with a crank chamber and a suction chamber, that has an inlet portion, to be exposed to the crank chamber, is formed in the drive shaft in a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6896496 | Compressor assembly having crankcase A scroll compressor having crankcase with an integral shroud. The shroud includes an aperture and defines a partial enclosure. A counterweight mounted on the shaft of the compressor is disposed within the partial enclosure defined by the shroud. The aperture is posi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887050 | Compressor having bearing support A scroll compressor having fixed and orbiting scrolls. The scrolls are disposed within a housing which defines a plenum having an oil sump. A shaft is coupled at one end to the orbiting scroll and is also coupled to a motor located in the housing. A bearing support ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6699017 | Restriction structure in variable displacement compressor A seal is provided between the housing assembly of a variable displacement compressor and a rotary shaft to seal inside the housing assembly. The seal is retained in a retaining chamber, which is separated from a suction chamber and a control pressure cha... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6568918 | Lubrication coating for the sliding portion of a swashplate compressor A swash plate slides on a plurality of shoes. A lubrication coating is applied to the swash plate. The lubrication coating includes a non-graphite solid lubricant, a transfer adjusting agent, and a resin binder. The transfer adjusting agent adjusts the am... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568913 | Lubrication pump for a swash plate type compressor A variable displacement swash plate type compressor which incorporates a lubricant pump coupled to one end of the drive shaft of the compressor, wherein the lubricant pump provides positive lubricant flow within the compressor and facilitates the lubricat... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554103 | Fail-safe oil lubricated helium compressor unit with oil-free gas delivery In an oil-lubricated helium compressor unit, the adsorber can retain all of the oil that might be transferred from the compressor to the adsorber before the system shuts down. No oil is ever transferred or transferable to, for example, the expander in a G... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6488120 | Fail-safe oil lubricated helium compressor unit with oil-free gas delivery In an oil-lubricated helium compressor unit, the adsorber can retain all of the oil that might be transferred from the compressor to the adsorber before the system shuts down. No oil is ever transferred or transferable to, for example, the expander in a G... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6402480 | Lubrication passage for swash plate type compressor A variable displacement swash plate type compressor which incorporates a lubrication passage formed in the drive shaft, wherein the lubrication passage provides fluid communication between a discharge chamber and a crank chamber. The lubrication passage m... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394763 | Lubrication fins and blades for a swash plate type compressor A variable displacement swash plate type compressor which incorporates an impeller attached to a drive shaft, and a plurality of blades for, efficiently directing lubricating oil to a shaft seal. The impeller provides a mist of lubricating oil to the cran... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6206648 | Compressor A compressor having a crank chamber in which a large amount of lubricating oil is constantly maintained. The compressor includes a pressurizing passage through which refrigerant gas flows from a discharge chamber to the crank chamber. A displacement contr... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6174140 | Oil recovery device for compressors A compressor having a device for recovering lubricating oil. The compressor includes a discharge chamber and a muffler, which attenuates the pressure pulsation of refrigerant gas sent out from the discharge chamber. The muffler is defined by a muffler bas... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6149398 | Variable capacity piston- operated refrigerant compressor with an oil separating means A variable capacity piston-operated refrigerant compressor having a cylinder block provided with cylinder bores in which single-headed pistons are reciprocated to compress a refrigerant gas, and a housing assembly arranged on opposite ends of the cylinder... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6099276 | Variable displacement compressor improved in a lubrication mechanism thereof A variable displacement compressor controls a discharge displacement by changing an inclination of a swash plate (5) depending on a pressure differential between a crank chamber (3) and a suction chamber (13) thereby to change a piston stroke. A first com... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5997257 | Refrigerant compressor A refrigerant compressor has a first high pressure chamber formed in the rear head, a second high pressure chamber formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder block, and a discharge passage communicating between the two. The discharge passage c... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993175 | Oil supply apparatus for friction portion of linear compressor An improved oil supply apparatus for a friction portion of a linear compressor which is capable of enhancing the lubricating performance of the piston by substantially supplying oil to the fricton portion between a cylinder (122') and a piston (129), thus... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988041 | Piston for compressors A piston for use in a compressor that compresses gas containing lubricating oil is disclosed. The compressor includes a housing having a crank chamber and cylinder bores, and a swash plate located in the crank chamber. The swash plate is operably connecte... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983781 | Sliding bearing with self-adjusted load bearing capacity A sliding bearing, particularly for slippers of hydrostatic piston machines, with a support having a supporting surface on which slides a sliding piece having a sliding and sealing surface. Between the supporting surface and the sealing part of the slidin... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979207 | Rolling mill drive with gear-type joint spindles and with a device for circulatory lubrication A rolling mill drive with gear-type joint spindles arranged between driveable rolls and the gear units of the driveable rolls and equipped with a device for circulatory or pressure lubrication of the gear units. Each spindle has a grooved oil supply ring ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5954482 | Compressor having pressure eliminating means A gas compressor has a first chamber for receiving a low pressure refrigerant gas. A main body has a second chamber for drawing in the low pressure refrigerant gas from the first chamber and undergoing a compression operation to compress the low pressure ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5950521 | Swash-plate compressor capable of insuring sufficient lubrication between a piston and a shoe slidably interposed between the piston and a swash plate In a swash plate compressor (1) comprising a shoe (8) disposed between, and being in sliding contact with, a piston (7) and a swash plate (6), at least one of a shoe receiving surface (73e) of the piston (7) and a piston-side sliding surface (8b) of the s... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947698 | Piston type compressor An improvement of a piston type compressor is disclosed. The compressor has a cylinder block that includes a plurality of cylinder bores and a plurality of suction passages. Each of the suction passages extends through the cylinder block to connect a cran... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5941157 | Variable capacity swash plate compressor A variable capacity swash plate compressor has a retainer mounted on its swash plate in a relatively rotatable manner with respect to the swash plate for supporting a plurality of shoes, and an annular retainer support plate for supporting the retainer in... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5893706 | Cooling structure for compressor A compressor having a compression mechanism within a housing for compressing a refrigerant gas according to the rotation of a rotary shaft operatively connected to an external power source. A pulley is mounted on the rotary shaft and located on one side o... | 04/13/1999 |
