Patent Application
20190093649
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Application No. 10-2017-0123778, filed in Korea on Sep. 25, 2017, whose entire disclosure is herein incorporated by reference.
A reciprocating type compressor is disclosed herein.
A compressor may be applied to a vapor compression type refrigeration cycle such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner. Compressors may include a motor portion that generates power from an interior of a hermetic container and a compression portion that operates by receiving power from the motor portion.
Such a compressor may be divided into a reciprocating type, a rotary type, a vane type, and a scroll type, for example, depending on a method of compressing a refrigerant. Among them, the reciprocating type compressor may include a connecting rod coupled to a crank shaft of the motor portion and a piston coupled to the connecting rod so that a rotational force of the motor portion is converted into a linear motion of the piston.
For this purpose, one end of the connecting rod may be rotatably coupled to a pin of the crank shaft, and the other end of the connecting rod may be rotatably coupled to the piston. However, constituent elements of a cylinder provided so that the piston compresses the refrigerant while linearly reciprocating may be formed separately from each other, and thus performance may be degraded due to deformation of the cylinder that may occur when the cylinder is fastened.
Also, when a compressor is configured using a frame, it may be difficult to maintain perpendicularity between the cylinder and the crank shaft. The perpendicularity that is not maintained may cause friction or deformation of a mechanism and degrade performance of the compressor.
Embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements, and wherein:
In the present specification, a compressor may refer to a compressor applied to a vapor compression type refrigeration cycle such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner.
Referring to
The motor portion 100 may use a constant-speed motor or an inverter motor capable of performing normal rotation and reverse rotation. The motor portion 100 may include a stator 110 supported by a frame 20 within the hermetic container 10, a rotor 120 rotatably installed at an inner side of the stator 110, and a crank shaft 130 that transfers a rotational force of the rotor 120 to the compression portion 200.
A pin portion (or pin) 131 of the crank shaft 130 may be coupled to a connecting rod 230. The connecting rod 230 that receives a rotational force of the crank shaft 130 may allow a piston 220 coupled to an opposite side of the crank shaft 130 to linearly move (that is, a linear reciprocating motion) within a cylinder 210.
An oil passage 133 may be formed within the crank shaft 130 in a longitudinal direction of the crank shaft. The compression portion 200 may include a cylinder 211 (hereinafter, referred to as “cylinder portion”), the piston 220, the connecting rod 230, and a head cover 250 including a valve assembly.
The cylinder portion 211 may include a compression space having a predetermined size that allows the piston 220 to linearly move, and the compression space may be provided at an upper side of the hermetic container 10. The cylinder portion 211 may be formed in a cylindrical shape.
Specifically, the cylinder portion 211 may be formed integrally with a boss 215 (hereinafter, referred to as a “boss portion”) that encloses the crank shaft 130 while being at a right angle to the boss portion 215. The above-described structure is referred to as a cylinder boss integral body (or cylinder-boss body) 210.
The cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215 may be provided as a cylinder boss integral body 210 in which the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215 are integrally formed at right angles to each other, thereby maintaining perpendicularity between the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215. The piston 220 may compress the refrigerant while linearly moving within the compression space of the cylinder 211.
The piston 220 may have a cylindrical shape having a closed end, and may be rotatably coupled to a piston connecting portion 235 (see
The head cover 250 may be coupled to a rear of the cylinder portion 211, and may embed a valve assembly including a suction valve and a discharge valve. The compression portion 200 may further include a suction muffler, a discharge cover, a discharge muffler, and the like.
The crank shaft 130 may be coupled to the rotor 120 (see
For example, the first end of the connecting rod 230 may be coupled to the pin portion 131 of the crank shaft 130, and the second end of the connecting rod 230 may be coupled to the piston 220 through insertion of the fastening pin 221.
Specifically, the connecting rod 230 may include a shaft connecting portion (or first end) 231 connected to the pin portion 131, a piston connecting portion (or second end) 235 connected to the piston 220, and a rod portion (or body) 233 connected between the shaft connecting portion 231 and the piston connecting portion 235.
The shaft connecting portion 231 may have an annular shape into which the pin portion 131 may be inserted. The piston connecting portion 235 may be located at an opposite side of the shaft connecting portion 231. The piston connecting portion 235 may have an annular shape so as to be connected to the piston 220 by using the fastening pin 221.
The crank shaft 130 may be coupled to the shaft connecting portion 231 of the connecting rod 230 by way of the pin portion 131. The crank shaft 130 may further include a cylindrical upper end 135 that extends above the pin portion 131. The upper end 135 of the crank shaft 130 may be inserted into and supported by a second mounting hole 321 (see
The cylinder boss integral body 210 may have an integral structure such that the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215 that encloses the crank shaft 130 are integrally formed at right angles to each other. The cylinder boss integral body 210 may include the cylinder portion 211, the boss portion 215, and a right angle connecting portion or frame 213.
The cylinder portion 211 may provide the compression space at an interior thereof so that the piston 220 compresses the refrigerant while linearly moving, and may have a cylindrical shape whose front and rear portions are opened. The boss portion 215 may be connected to the cylinder portion 211 and may be perpendicular to the cylinder portion 211. The boss portion 215 may have a tubular shape so as to enclose an outer circumferential surface of the crank shaft 130.
The right angle connecting portion 213 may be a rigid member that connects the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215 in an “L” shape so that they are at right angles to each other. The right angle connecting portion 213 may make it possible to maintain perpendicularity between the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215.
That is, the cylinder portion 211, the right angle connecting portion 213, and the boss portion 215 may be formed as a single body by using the same material so that the perpendicularity between the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215 is not deformed, thereby preventing performance degradation resulting from deformation of the perpendicularity. For example, the right angle connecting portion 213 may include a first connecting frame 213a formed at a side of the cylinder portion 211 and a second connecting frame portion 213b formed at a side of the boss portion 215.
The first connecting frame 213a may extend in a cross-sectional direction of the cylinder portion 211 to protrude in a plate shape. The second connecting frame 213b may extend in a cross-sectional direction of the boss portion 215 to protrude in a plate shape so that the second connecting frame 213b is at right angles to the first connecting frame 213a.
The first connecting frame 213a and the second connecting frame 213b may be formed as an integral structure so as to maintain the perpendicularity. Referring to
In the cylinder boss integral body 210, the cylinder portion 211 may include a pin fastening hole 212 at a location close to the first connecting frame 213a.
The pin fastening hole 212 may be a hole formed in an arc shape at an upper end of the cylinder portion 211. That is, the pin fastening hole 212 may be a space portion of the cylinder portion 211 that is cut out in order to fasten the fastening pin 221 between the piston connecting portion 235 and the piston 220. Accordingly, the pin fastening hole 212 may be formed by opening an upper end of one side of the cylinder portion 211 to correspond to a location where the connecting rod 230 and the piston 220 are fastened.
The head cover 250 including the valve assembly may be coupled to a side of the cylinder portion opposite to where the first connecting frame 213a protrudes in the cylinder portion 211, that is, a rear end of the cylinder portion 211. The head cover 250 and the cylinder portion 211 may be fastened by at least two fastening bolts 260.
When the head cover 250 and the cylinder portion 211 are coupled to each other only by one fastening bolt 260, the cylinder portion 211 may not be firmly fixed, and a repetitive operation of the piston 220 may cause deformation of the cylinder portion 211. Therefore, it may be possible to maintain a firmly coupled state between the head cover 250 and the cylinder portion 211 by fastening a pair of fastening bolts 260 symmetrically with respect to each other.
Specifically, the head cover 250 may protrude outward, and may include at least two fastening projections 251, each having a first screw hole 251a. The first connecting frame 213a of the cylinder boss integral body 210 may protrude outward to face the at least two fastening projections 251, and may include at least two fastening tabs 214, each having a second screw hole 214a corresponding to each respective first screw hole 251a.
The at least two fastening bolts 260 may be screw-fastened by sequentially passing through the first screw hole 251a and the second screw hole 214a, thereby maintaining a firmly coupled state between the head cover 250 and the cylinder portion 211. An anti-loosening washer may be further provided between a bolt head 261 and the fastening projection 251, but embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
The head cover 250 may include a rectangular guide groove 259 that may guide a location (or direction) to be coupled to the cylinder portion 211. The cylinder portion 211 may include a rectangular guide projection 219 that is insertable through the guide groove 259.
Thus, when the cylinder portion 211 and the head cover 250 are coupled to each other, a location (or direction) where the cylinder portion 211 and the head cover 250 are coupled may be easily figured out only by inserting the guide projection 219 into the guide groove 259.
The cylinder boss integral body 210 may further include the right angle connecting portion 213 that connects the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215 so that an angle between the cylinder portion 211 and the boss portion 215 is a right angle, and the right angle connecting portion 213 may also have a integral structure, together with cylinder portion 211 and boss portion 215. The right angle connecting portion 213 may include the first connecting frame 213a and the second connecting frame 213b. Two fastening tabs 214 each having the second screw hole 214a may protrude outward from the first connecting frame 213a.
The cylinder portion 211 may include the guide projection 219, which may be inserted into the guide groove 259 (see
The lower sheet metal frame 310 may include a first mounting hole 311 at an inner side into which the boss portion 215 is inserted. Thus, the cylinder boss integral body 210 having a lower portion that protrudes due to the boss portion 215 may be stably mounted on the lower sheet metal frame 310.
Referring to
As described above, according to a configuration and a function of embodiments, there may be an advantage of being able to maintain perpendicularity between the piston and crank shaft by using the cylinder boss integral body in which the cylinder including piston that linearly moves and the boss that encloses the crank shaft are integrally formed at right angles to each other. Thus, it may be possible to reduce friction and deformation of a mechanism even when an additional structure such as a ball joint is not used to improve a degree of freedom between the piston and the crank shaft, thereby contributing to a reduction in cost and performance improvement.
Further, it may be possible to directly fasten the upper and lower sheet metal frames by using the cylinder boss integral body, thereby preventing excessive fastening deformation of the sheet metal frame having a relatively thin thickness or structural weakness.
A reciprocating type compressor according to an embodiment may include a crank shaft that is coupled to a rotor of a motor portion to transfer a rotational force, a piston that compresses a refrigerant while linearly moving within a cylinder of a compression portion, a connecting rod that is connected between the crank shaft and the piston to convert the rotational force of the crank shaft into a linear motion of the piston, and a cylinder boss integral body in which the cylinder and a boss that encloses the crank shaft are integrally formed at right angles to each other. Here, the cylinder boss integral body may include a cylinder portion that provides a compression space through an interior thereof so that the piston compresses a refrigerant while linearly moving, a boss portion that is connected to the cylinder portion in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder portion and provides a shaft insertion hole into which the crank shaft is inserted along an inner center, and a right angle connecting portion that connects the cylinder portion and the boss portion so that an angle between the cylinder portion and the boss portion is a right angle.
At this time, the right angle connecting portion may include a first connecting frame that extends in a cross-sectional direction of the cylinder portion to protrude in a plate shape, and a second connecting frame that extends in a cross-sectional direction of the boss portion to protrude in a plate shape so that the second connecting frame is at right angles to the first connecting frame. Further, the cylinder portion may be coupled to a head cover including a valve assembly through an opposite side of a location where the first connecting frame protrudes.
Further, the head cover and the cylinder portion may be fastened by at least two fastening bolts. For example, the head cover may include at least two fastening projections that protrude outward and have a first screw hole; the first connecting frame may include at least two fastening tabs that protrude outward to face the at least two fastening projections and have a second screw hole corresponding to the first screw hole; and the at least two fastening bolts may be screw-fastened by sequentially passing through the first screw hole and the second screw hole.
Further, the head cover may include a guide groove that guides a location to be coupled to the cylinder portion, and the cylinder portion may include a guide projection that is insertable through the guide groove. Further, the cylinder portion may include a pin fastening hole to fasten a fastening pin between the connecting rod and the piston, and the pin fastening hole may be formed by opening an upper end of one side of the cylinder portion to correspond to a location where the connecting rod and the piston are fastened.
Further, the reciprocating type compressor according to an embodiment may include a crank shaft that is coupled to a rotor of a motor portion to transfer a rotational force, a piston that compresses a refrigerant while linearly moving within a cylinder of a compression portion, a connecting rod that is connected between the crank shaft and the piston to convert the rotational force of the crank shaft into a linear motion of the piston, and a cylinder boss integral body including a cylinder portion that provides a compression space through an interior thereof so that the piston compresses a refrigerant while linearly moving, a boss portion that is connected to the cylinder portion in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder portion and provides a shaft insertion hole into which the crank shaft is inserted along an inner center and a right angle connecting portion that connects the cylinder portion and the boss portion so that an angle between the cylinder portion and the boss portion is a right angle. The reciprocating type compressor may further include a lower sheet metal frame that includes a first mounting hole into which the boss portion is inserted, and an upper sheet metal frame that is coupled to an upper portion of the lower sheet metal frame, and includes a second mounting hole to which an upper end of the crank shaft is coupled in a penetrating manner at a location that faces the first mounting hole.
According to the embodiments, it may be possible to maintain perpendicularity between the piston and the crank shaft by using the cylinder boss integral body in which the cylinder and the boss that encloses the crank shaft are integrally formed at right angles to each other. Thus, it may be possible to reduce the friction and deformation of the mechanism even when an additional structure such as a ball joint is not used to improve a degree of freedom between the piston and the crank shaft, thereby contributing to a reduction in cost and performance improvement.
Also, according to the embodiments, it may be possible to directly fasten the upper and lower sheet metal frames by using the cylinder boss integral body, thereby preventing excessive fastening deformation of the sheet metal frame having a relatively thin thickness or structural weakness. Specific effects of the embodiments of the present disclosure in addition to the above-described effects will be described together with the following details for carrying out the embodiments of the present disclosure.
The present disclosure is described with reference to illustrative drawings, but is not limited by the embodiments described herein and accompanying drawings. It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes which are not exemplified herein but are still within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure may be made. Further, it should be apparent that, although an effect from a configuration of the present disclosure is not clearly described in the embodiments of the present disclosure, any effect, which can be predicted from the corresponding configuration, is also to be acknowledged.
It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “on” another element or layer, the element or layer can be directly on another element or layer or intervening elements or layers. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.
Spatially relative terms, such as “lower”, “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe the relationship of one element or feature to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation, in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as “lower” relative to other elements or features would then be oriented “upper” relative the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term “lower” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
Embodiments of the disclosure are described herein with reference to cross-section illustrations that are schematic illustrations of idealized embodiments (and intermediate structures) of the disclosure. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, embodiments of the disclosure should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of regions illustrated herein but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the purview of one skilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other ones of the embodiments.
Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerous other modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled in the art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles of this disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modifications are possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2017-0123778 | Sep 2017 | KR | national |
