US Patent 7390176 Multi-port suction reed valve with optimized tips

Patent 7390176 was granted and assigned to Carrier Corporation on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Carrier Corporation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7390176

Patent Inventor Names

Scott M. MacBain0

Ronald J. Duppert0

Date of Patent

June 24, 2008

Patent Application Number

09971301

Date Filed

October 5, 2001

Patent Primary Examiner

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Charles G Freay

Patent abstract

A reed valve having a plurality of tips and associated recesses is provided as a compressor suction valve with each valve tip coacting with a suction port. The recesses are located in the housing structure defining the cylinder of the compressor and are spaced a distance on the order of 0.1 inches from the tips when the suction valve is closed. The valve is secured on one side of the cylinder and each tip is located along a line from the center of the cylinder through the center, or axis, of a suction port.