US Patent 9297383 Scroll compressor with back pressure chamber

An upper back pressure type scroll compressor is provided having a back pressure chamber. The scroll compressor may include a casing, a discharge cover, a main frame, a first scroll supported by the main frame, and a second scroll forming a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber together with the first scroll. The scroll compressor may also include a back pressure plate coupled to the second scroll. The back pressure plate may include a cavity with which the intermediate pressure chamber of the second scroll communicates. The scroll compressor may further include a floating plate movably coupled to the back pressure plate so as to seal an upper portion of the cavity.