Scroll-type machine having a bearing assembly for the drive shaft

摘要

A scroll type machine particularly suited for use as a refrigeration compressor is disclosed which includes a bearing assembly for non-adjustably rotatably supporting a drive shaft. The bearing assembly is in turn non-adjustably supported on the sidewall of an outer shell. The scroll type machine also includes an oil delivery system for delivering lubricating oil from a lower sump to an upper end of the crankshaft and an oil return hole in a fixed portion of the compressor for returning oil to the sump.