SHAFT MOUNTED COUNTERWEIGHT, METHOD AND SCROLL COMPRESSOR INCORPORATING SAME

摘要

A counterweight mounted to a drive shaft in a scroll compressor is provided. The drive shaft has a central annular segment generally concentric about the central axis and an eccentric annular segment offset from the central axis that can be used for driving the movable scroll compressor body. A counterweight engages the eccentric and also engages the annular segment for location and mounting of the counterweight to the shaft.