Article
Rolling element radial compliancy mechanism - U.S. Patent 5,111,712
Engineering Faculty Publications
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
5-1-1992
Disciplines
Abstract
The crankshaft and orbiting scroll of a scroll compressor are drivingly connected through a bearing. The bearing is made up of a plurality of roller elements of varying diameters in line contact with both the crankshaft and the orbiting scroll and serving to locate the crankshaft and orbiting scroll eccentrically with respect to each other and thereby provide radial compliancy.
Published Citation
Kassouf, Thomas L., Howard H. Fraser Jr, Shahrokh Etemad, and William R. Lane. "Rolling element radial compliancy mechanism." U.S. Patent 5,111,712, issued May 12, 1992.
Citation Information
Thomas L. Kassouf, Howard H. Fraser, Shahrokh Etemad and William R. Lane. "Rolling element radial compliancy mechanism - U.S. Patent 5,111,712" (1992) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shahrokh_etemad/16/
U.S. Patent 5,111,712, issued May 12, 1992.