SCROLL PUMP

摘要

The present application relates to a scroll compressor comprising a scroll pumping mechanism which comprises an orbiting scroll (20) having an orbiting scroll wall (34) extending axially from an orbiting scroll plate (36) towards a fixed scroll (22) and a fixed scroll having an fixed scroll wall (28) extending axially from a fixed scroll plate (30) towards the orbiting scroll. The compressor further comprises an axially extending drive shaft (14) having an eccentric shaft portion (16) so that rotation of the eccentric shaft portion imparts an orbiting motion to the orbiting scroll relative to the fixed scroll for pumping fluid from an inlet (24) to an outlet (26) of the pumping mechanism. An axial end portion of one of the scroll walls (28, 34) has a first sealing arrangement and a second sealing arrangement arranged in series along the scroll wall from the inlet to the outlet for sealing between the axial end portion of the scroll wall and the scroll plate of the opposing scroll, said first sealing arrangement having first sealing characteristics which are selected according to sealing requirements local to the first sealing arrangements and said second sealing arrangement having second sealing characteristics which are selected according to sealing requirements local to the second sealing arrangements, and said first sealing characteristics are different from said second sealing characteristics.