A compressor assembly including a compression mechanism, a motor including
rotor and a laminated stator and a shaft is provided. The shaft is
operably coupled to the compression mechanism and the rotor. The shaft
extends outwardly from the motor opposite the compression mechanism. A
bearing support has a central body that rotatably supports an end of the
shaft. The bearing support also includes an outer ring and a support
structure connecting the outer ring and central body. The outer ring has
a plurality of circumferentially distributed bearing surfaces separated
by recesses and bears against the laminated stator. Deformations in the
laminations of the stator are received in the recesses in the outer ring.
A method of supporting a shaft in a compressor wherein a bearing support
member bears against a laminated stator and a stator lamination
deformingly protrudes into a recess on the bearing support is also
provided.