Patents Assigned to Tokioco Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6224357
    Abstract: A fixed scroll member has a spiral wrap portion. An orbiting scroll member has a spiral wrap portion similar to the wrap portion of the fixed scroll member. The wrap portion of the orbiting scroll member has its wall thickness increased at the inner peripheral surface side thereof to have a larger wall thickness than that of the wrap portion of the fixed scroll member. The inner peripheral surface of the wrap portion of the orbiting scroll member contacts the outer peripheral surface of the wrap portion of the fixed scroll member at two contact points. On the other hand, a clearance is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the wrap portion of the orbiting scroll member and the inner peripheral surface of the wrap portion of the fixed scroll member over the entire length of the peripheral surfaces. The orbiting scroll member is constantly urged in a direction in which rotational torque acts, and thus allowed to orbit smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Tokioco Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Komai, Toshikazu Harashima, Kazutaka Suefuji