Scroll-type apparatus and method for the assembly thereof.

摘要

A scroll-type apparatus having an improved radial seal and a method for the assembly thereof. The spiral wraps of a moving scroll 200 and a stationary scroll 100 are provided with gap adjusting means for providing a gap of a desired size between the top surface of the spiral wrap 120, 220 of each. scroll and the top surface of the base plate 110, 210 of the opposing scroll. The gap adjustment means comprises a spiral-shaped elastic element 301 which fits into a groove 230 formed in the top surface of a spiral wrap or on top of a protrusion 250 formed on the top surface of the spiral wrap. The elastic element is supported by the spiral wrap by friction, bonding, or solvent welding.