Patent Grant
10066624
The present invention relates to a scroll compressor.
In recent years, there is known a hermetic type scroll compressor in which a compression container is provided with a partition plate therein, and a compression element having a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll and an electric element for orbiting and driving the orbiting scroll are placed in a low-pressure side chamber which is partitioned by this partition plate. As the hermetic type scroll compressor of this kind, there is proposed one in which a boss portion of the fixed scroll is fitted into a holding hole of the partition plate, refrigerant compressed by the compression element is discharged, through a discharge port of the fixed scroll, into a high-pressure side chamber which is partitioned by the partition plate (see patent document 1 for example)
According to the scroll compressor as disclosed in patent document 1, since a space around the compression element is a low pressure space, a force is applied to the scroll compressor and the fixed scroll in directions separating them away from each other.
Therefore, to enhance the hermeticity of the compression chamber formed by the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll, a chip seal is used in many cases.
[PATENT DOCUMENT 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. H11-182463
However, to operate the scroll compressor efficiently, it is preferable to apply back pressure to the orbiting scroll or the fixed scroll.
Hence, the present invention provides a scroll compressor in which a fixed scroll can move between a partition plate and a main bearing in an axial direction of the fixed scroll, and high pressure is applied to a discharge space formed between the partition plate and the fixed scroll, thereby pressing the fixed scroll against the orbiting scroll.
Further, the present invention provides a scroll compressor in which a compression chamber and the discharge space are brought into communication with each other through a bypass port in addition to a first discharge port, and the bypass port is provided with a bypass check valve, thereby preventing a back flow from the discharge space and introducing the flow into the discharge space when pressure reaches a predetermined value.
According to the scroll compressor of the present invention, a gap between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll can be eliminated, and the scroll compressor can be operated efficiently.
Further, according to the scroll compressor of the invention, it is possible to realize high efficiency with a wide operating range.
A first aspect of the present invention provides a scroll compressor including: a partition plate for partitioning an interior of a hermetic container into a high pressure space and a low pressure space; a fixed scroll which is adjacent to the partition plate; an orbiting scroll which is meshed with the fixed scroll and which forms compression chambers; a rotation-restraining member for preventing the orbiting scroll from rotating; and a main bearing for supporting the orbiting scroll, wherein the fixed scroll, the orbiting scroll, the rotation-restraining member and the main bearing are placed in the low pressure space, the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are placed between the partition plate and the main bearing, the fixed scroll can move in an axial direction of the fixed scroll between the partition plate and the main bearing, the scroll compressor further includes a first discharge port which is formed in the fixed scroll and which is in communication with the compression chamber, a discharge space which is formed between the partition plate and the fixed scroll and which is in communication with the first discharge port, a second discharge port which is formed in the partition plate and which brings the discharge space into communication with the high pressure space, a discharge check valve capable of closing the second discharge port, a bypass port which is formed in the fixed scroll and which brings the compression chamber into communication with the discharge space, and a bypass check valve capable of closing the bypass port, and the fixed scroll is pressed against the orbiting scroll by a pressure of the discharge space. According to the first aspect, since high pressure is applied to the discharge space formed between the partition plate and the fixed scroll, the fixed scroll is pressed against the orbiting scroll. Therefore, a gap between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll can be eliminated, and the scroll compressor can efficiently be operated. Further, according to the first aspect, the compression chamber and the discharge space are brought into communication with each other through the bypass port in addition to the first discharge port, and the bypass port is provided with the bypass check valve. According to this, a back flow from the discharge space can be prevented, the flow can be introduced into the discharge space when pressure reaches a predetermined value. Hence, it is possible to realize high efficiency with a wide operating range.
According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the first aspect, the scroll compressor further includes a ring-shaped first seal member placed on an outer periphery of the discharge space between the partition plate and the fixed scroll, and a ring-shaped second seal member placed on an outer periphery of the first seal member between the partition plate and the fixed scroll, a pressure in a medium pressure space formed between the first seal member and the second seal member is set lower than the pressure in the discharge space and higher than a pressure in the low pressure space. According to the second aspect, the medium pressure space is formed between the partition plate and the fixed scroll in addition to the high pressure discharge space. Therefore, it is easy to adjust the pressing force of the fixed scroll against the orbiting scroll. Further, according to the second aspect, since the discharge space and the medium pressure space are formed from the first seal member and the second seal member, it is possible to reduce leakage of refrigerant from the high pressure discharge space to the medium pressure space, and leakage of refrigerant from the medium pressure space to the low pressure space.
According to a third aspect of the invention, in addition to the second aspect, a first seal diameter of the first seal member is in a range of 10 to 40% of an inner diameter of the hermetic container. According to the third aspect, a projection area of the high pressure discharge space in an axial direction of the fixed scroll is made relatively small. Therefore, excessive pressing force caused by a gas force in the high pressure space can be prevented in the axial direction leading to the orbiting scroll as viewed from the fixed scroll. Hence, it is possible to realize high efficiency with a wide operating range.
According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to third aspects, the bypass port is composed of at least one or more first bypass ports which are in communication with one of the compression chambers formed from an inner wall of a fixed spiral lap of the fixed scroll and an outer wall of an orbiting spiral lap of the orbiting scroll, and at least one or more second bypass ports which are in communication with the other compression chamber formed from an outer wall of the fixed spiral lap and an inner wall of the swirl spiral lap. According to the fourth aspect, both the compression chambers are provided with the bypass ports respectively. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a loss caused by excessive compression to both the compression chambers. In addition, since pressures in both the compression chambers when the bypass port is in communication become equal to each other, the pressures are balanced. Hence, behavior of the scroll compressor is stabilized, and vibration and noise can be reduced.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the bypass check valve capable of closing the bypass port is a reed valve type check valve. According to the fifth aspect, since the height can be lowered by using the reed valve type check valve, the scroll compressor can be made smaller.
According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the fifth aspect, the reed valve type check valve is one reed valve capable of closing both the first bypass port and the second bypass port. According to the sixth aspect, since both the bypass ports can be closed by one reed valve, cost can be reduced.
According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to sixth aspects, a spring constant of the discharge check valve is larger than that of the bypass check valve. According to the seventh aspect, it is possible to enhance the reliability of the discharge check valve through which refrigerant having a large flow rate passes from the bypass check valve.
According to an eighth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to seventh aspects, an average flow path area of the second discharge port is larger than that of the first discharge port. According to the eighth aspect, it is possible to reduce a pressure loss in the second discharge port through which refrigerant having a large flow rate flows from the first discharge port.
According to a ninth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to eight aspects, a port inlet of the second discharge port on the side of the discharge space is chamfered. According to the ninth aspect, since the chamfering is provided, it is possible to reduce a pressure loss at the port inlet.
According to a tenth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the orbiting scroll is displaced in a centrifugal direction by a centrifugal force in orbiting motion at the time of operation and according to this, the orbiting scroll is pressed against the fixed scroll. According to the tenth aspect, it is possible to minimize a gap between an orbiting spiral lap and a fixed spiral lap, and to reduce leakage of refrigerant.
According to an eleventh aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to tenth aspects, the scroll compressor further includes an electric element which is formed from a rotor fixed to a rotation shaft for driving the orbiting scroll and a stator fixed to the hermetic container, and which is placed in the low pressure space, and the electric element includes inverter control capable of controlling the number of rotations of the rotation shaft. According to the eleventh aspect, since it is possible to widely change the freezing ability of the compressor, it is possible to realize efficient operation also with respect to a wide ability region.
According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, in addition to the second aspect, a medium pressure port which brings the compression chamber into communication with the medium pressure space is formed in the fixed scroll, and a medium pressure check valve capable of closing the medium pressure port is provided. According to the twelfth aspect, by utilizing pressure in the compression chamber in the medium pressure space, it is easy to adjust a pressure in the medium pressure space. Further, according to the twelfth aspect, since the medium pressure check valve is interposed between the compression chamber and the medium pressure space, it is possible to constantly maintain the pressure in the medium pressure space, and it is possible to stably press the fixed scroll against the orbiting scroll.
According to a thirteenth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to twelfth aspects, an inner wall of a fixed spiral lap of the fixed scroll is formed up to a location close to an ending-end of an orbiting spiral lap of the orbiting scroll and according to this, a containment capacity of one of the compression chambers formed from the inner wall of the fixed spiral lap and an outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap, and a containment capacity of the other compression chamber formed from an outer wall of the fixed spiral lap and an inner wall of the orbiting spiral lap are made different from each other. According to the thirteenth aspect, by securing the maximum containment capacity of suction gas, a compression ratio can be enhanced. Therefore, a height of the spiral lap can be lowered. Therefore, the fixed scroll can move in the axial direction between the partition plate and the main bearing. In the scroll compressor in which the fixed scroll is pressed against the orbiting scroll by a pressure in the discharge space to secure the hermeticity between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll, if the height of the spiral lap is lower, it is possible to stabilize the fixed scroll more.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, a thickness between an inner wall and an outer wall of a fixed spiral lap of the fixed scroll and a thickness between an inner wall and an outer wall of an orbiting spiral lap of the orbiting scroll are gradually reduced from spiral-starting ends toward ending-ends of the fixed spiral lap and the orbiting spiral lap. According to the fourteenth aspect, by gradually thinning the thickness toward the ending-end, containment capacity of suction gas can be increased, and the spiral lap can be reduced in weight. Hence, a centrifugal force caused by centrifugal whirling of the spiral lap can be reduced. In the scroll compressor of the first aspect, since hermeticity between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll is secured by the pressure in the discharge space, it is unnecessary to provide a chip seal on a tip end of the spiral lap. Hence, there is no limitation in the thinness of the spiral lap caused by providing the chip seal, it is possible to thin the spiral lap as in the fourteenth aspect.
According to a fifteenth aspect of the invention, in addition to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, the scroll compressor further includes a bearing-side concave portion formed in an upper surface of the main bearing, a scroll-side concave portion formed in a lower surface of the fixed scroll, and a columnar member having a lower end inserted into the bearing-side concave portion and an upper end inserted into the scroll-side concave portion, the columnar member can slide with at least one of the bearing-side concave portion and the scroll-side concave portion, thereby moving the fixed scroll in the axial direction between the partition plate and the main bearing. According to the fifteenth aspect, rotation and radial motion of the fixed scroll can be prevented by the scroll-side concave portion, the bearing-side concave portion and the columnar member, and motion of the fixed scroll in the axial direction can be permitted.
A Embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The invention is not limited to the following embodiment.
A partition plate 20 is provided at an upper portion in the hermetic container 10 to partition an interior of the hermetic container 10 into upper and lower portions. The partition plate 20 divides the interior of the hermetic container 10 into a high pressure space 11 and a low pressure space 12.
The hermetic container 10 includes a refrigerant suction pipe 13 for introducing refrigerant into the low pressure space 12, and a refrigerant discharge pipe 14 through which compressed refrigerant is discharged from the high pressure space 11. An oil reservoir 15 in which lubricant oil is stored is formed in a bottom of the low pressure space 12.
The low pressure space 12 is provided as a compression mechanism with a fixed scroll 30 and an orbiting scroll 40. The fixed scroll 30 is adjacent to the partition plate 20. The orbiting scroll 40 is meshed with the fixed scroll 30 to form a compression chamber 50.
A main bearing 60 supporting the orbiting scroll 40 is provided below the fixed scroll 30 and the orbiting scroll 40. A bearing portion 61 and a boss-accommodating portion 62 are formed at substantially central portions of the main bearing 60. A return-pipe 63 is formed in the main bearing 60. One end of the return-pipe 63 opens at the boss-accommodating portion 62, and the other end of the return-pipe 63 opens at a lower surface of the main bearing 60. One end of the return-pipe 63 may open at an upper surface of the main bearing 60. The other end of the return-pipe 63 may open at a side surface of the main bearing 60.
The bearing portion 61 pivotally supports a rotation shaft 70.
The rotation shaft 70 is supported by the bearing portion 61 and an auxiliary bearing 16. An eccentric shaft 71 is formed on an upper end of the rotation shaft 70. The eccentric shaft 71 is eccentric from an axis of the rotation shaft 70.
An oil path 72 through which lubricant oil passes is formed in the rotation shaft 70. The rotation shaft 70 is provided at its lower end with a suction port 73 for lubricant oil. A paddle 74 is formed on an upper portion of the suction port 73. The oil path 72 is communication with the suction port 73 and the paddle 74, and is formed in an axial direction of the rotation shaft 70. The oil path 72 is provided with an oil filler 75 for feeding oil to the bearing portion 61, an oil filler 76 for feeding oil to the auxiliary bearing 16, and an oil filler 77 for feeding oil to the boss-accommodating portion 62.
An electric element 80 is composed of a stator 81 fixed to the hermetic container 10 and a rotor 82 placed inside the stator 81.
The rotor 82 is fixed to the rotation shaft 70. Balance weights 17a and 17b are mounted on the rotation shaft 70 above and below the rotor 82. The balance weights 17a and 17b are placed at positions deviated from each other 180°. A balance is kept by centrifugal forces caused by the balance weights 17a and 17b and a centrifugal force generated by revolution of the orbiting scroll 40. The balance weights 17a and 17b may be fixed to the rotor 82.
A rotation-restraining member (Oldham-ring) 90 prevents the orbiting scroll 40 from rotating. The orbiting scroll 40 is supported by the fixed scroll 30 through the rotation-restraining member 90. According to this, the orbiting scroll 40 does not rotate with respect to the fixed scroll 30 but swirls.
The columnar member 100 prevents the fixed scroll 30 from rotating and moving in a radial direction, and permits movement of the fixed scroll 30 in the axial direction. The fixed scroll 30 is supported by the main bearing 60 by means of the columnar member 100, and the fixed scroll 30 can move in the axial direction between the partition plate 20 and the main bearing 60.
The fixed scroll 30, the orbiting scroll 40, the electric element 80, the rotation-restraining member 90 and the main bearing 60 are placed in the low pressure space 12. The fixed scroll 30 and the orbiting scroll 40 are placed between the partition plate 20 and the main bearing 60.
By a driving operation of the electric element 80, the rotation shaft 70 and the eccentric shaft 71 rotate together with the rotor 82. The orbiting scroll 40 does not rotate by the rotation-restraining member 90 but swirls, and refrigerant is compressed by the compression chamber 50.
Refrigerant is introduced into the low pressure space 12 from the refrigerant suction pipe 13. Refrigerant existing in the low pressure space 12 in outer periphery of the orbiting scroll 40 is introduced into the compression chamber 50. After refrigerant is compressed by the compression chamber 50, the refrigerant is discharged from the refrigerant discharge pipe 14 through the high pressure space 11.
By rotation of the rotation shaft 70, lubricant oil stored in the oil reservoir 15 enters the oil path 72 from the suction port 73, and the lubricant oil is pumped upward along the paddle 74 of the oil path 72. The pumped up lubricant oil is supplied from the oil fillers 75, 76 and 77 to the bearing portion 61, the auxiliary bearing 16 and the boss-accommodating portion 62. Lubricant oil which is pumped up to the boss-accommodating portion 62 is introduced to sliding surfaces between the main bearing 60 and the orbiting scroll 40, and the lubricant oil is discharged through the return-pipe 63 and is again returned to the oil reservoir 15.
The orbiting scroll 40 includes a disk-like orbiting scroll panel 41, a spiral-shaped orbiting spiral lap 42 standing on an upper surface of the orbiting scroll panel 41, and a cylindrical boss 43 formed at a substantially central portion of a lower surface of the orbiting scroll panel 41.
A thickness between an inner wall and an outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42 is gradually thinned from a spiral-starting end 42a to an ending-end 42b of the orbiting spiral lap 42. By gradually thinning the orbiting spiral lap 42 toward the ending-end 42b in this manner, a containment capacity of suction gas can be made large and the orbiting spiral lap 42 can be light in weight. Therefore, a centrifugal force caused by centrifugal whirling of the orbiting spiral lap 42 can be reduced.
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The fixed scroll 30 includes a disk-shaped fixed scroll panel 31, a spiral-shaped fixed spiral lap 32 standing on a lower surface of the fixed scroll panel 31, a peripheral wall 33 standing to surround a periphery of the fixed spiral lap 32, and a flange 34 provided around the peripheral wall 33.
A thickness between an inner wall and an outer wall of the fixed spiral lap 32 is gradually thinned from a spiral-starting end 32a to an ending-end 32b of the fixed spiral lap 32. Here, the ending-end 32b is a portion where the fixed spiral lap 32 is formed from the inner wall and the outer wall, and only the inner wall of the fixed spiral lap 32 extends from the ending-end 32b to an inner wall most outer peripheral portion 32c by about 340°. By gradually thinning the fixed spiral lap 32 toward the ending-end 32b in this manner, a containment capacity of suction gas can be made large and the fixed spiral lap 32 can be light in weight. Therefore, a centrifugal force caused by centrifugal whirling of the fixed spiral lap 32 can be reduced.
A first discharge port 35 is formed in a substantially center portion of the fixed scroll panel 31. A bypass port 36 and a medium pressure port 37 are formed in the fixed scroll panel 31. The bypass port 36 is located in the vicinity of the first discharge port 35 and in a high pressure region immediately before compression is completed. The medium pressure port 37 is located in a medium pressure region halfway through compression.
The fixed scroll panel 31 projects higher than the flange 34.
A suction portion 38 is formed in the peripheral wall 33 and the flange 34 of the fixed scroll 30. Refrigerant is taken into the compression chamber 50 through the suction portion 38. A second key groove 92 is formed in the flange 34.
A scroll-side concave portion 101 into which an upper end of the columnar member 100 is inserted is formed in the flange 34.
As shown in
A ring-shaped concave portion is formed in an upper surface of the fixed scroll 30 between the peripheral wall 33 and the boss portion 39. By this ring-shaped concave portion, a medium pressure space 30M is formed. A pressure in the medium pressure space 30M is lower than that in the discharge space 30H and higher than that in the low pressure space 12. The medium pressure port 37 is formed in the medium pressure space 30M. The medium pressure port 37 has a diameter smaller than a thickness between the inner wall and the outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42. By making the diameter of the medium pressure port 37 smaller than the thickness between the inner wall and the outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42, it is possible to prevent the communication between the compression chamber 50 formed on the side of the inner wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42 and the compression chamber 50 formed on the side of the outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42.
The medium pressure space 30M is provided with a medium pressure check valve 111 capable of closing the medium pressure port 37, and a medium pressure check valve stop 112. If a reed valve is used as the medium pressure check valve 111, a height of the medium pressure check valve 111 can be lowered. The medium pressure check valve 111 may be composed of a ball valve and a spring.
The discharge space 30H is provided with a bypass check valve 121 capable of closing the bypass port 36, and a bypass check valve stop 122. If a reed valve type check valve is used as the bypass check valve 121, a height of the bypass check valve 121 can be lowered. If a V-shaped reed valve type check valve is used as the bypass check valve 121, it is possible to close, by one reed valve, bypass ports 36A which are in communication with the compression chamber 50 formed on the side of the outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42, and bypass ports 36B which are in communication with the compression chamber 50 formed on the side of the inner wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42.
A shape of the orbiting spiral lap 42 of the orbiting scroll 40 shown in
The inner and outer wall curves of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 are expressed in the following equations, wherein basic radius is a, involute angle is θ, swirl radius is ε, and B and n are coefficients:
xo=a·cos θ+(a·θ−B·θn)·sin θ(outer wall X coordinate)
yo=a·sin θ−(a·θ−B·θn)·cos θ(outer wall Y coordinate)
xi=a·cos θ+(a·(θ−π)−B·(θ−n)n+ε)·sin θ(inner wall X coordinate)
yi=a·sin θ−(a·(θ−n)−B·(θ−π)n+ε)·cos θ(inner wall Ycoordinate)
and coefficient B satisfies B>0.
According to such a configuration, since the winding-end thicknesses of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 can be made small, the fixed scroll 30 and the orbiting scroll 40 can be reduced in weight. It is possible to reduce a load of the bearing portion 61 by a centrifugal force-reducing effect especially when the orbiting scroll 40 swirls and drives by the weight-lightening. Further, since the balance weights 17a and 17b provided on the rotation shaft 70 can be made compact, it is possible to enhance the flexibility of design. Further, since the involute angle can be design large as compared with a conventional spiral lap shape, the compression ratio and capacity can be increased. Hence, efficiency of the scroll compressor can be enhanced and a size thereof can be reduced.
According to the scroll compressor of the embodiment, since hermeticity of the fixed scroll 30 and the orbiting scroll 40 is secured by a pressure of the discharge space 30H, it is unnecessary to provide chip seals on tip ends of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42. Therefore, thinness of each of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 is not limited by providing the chip seal, the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 can be thinned.
The bearing portion 61 and the boss-accommodating portion 62 are formed at substantially central portions of the main bearing 60.
Bearing-side concave portions 102 into which lower end of the columnar members 100 are inserted are formed in the outer periphery of the main bearing 60.
It is preferable that a bottom surface of each of the bearing-side concave portions 102 is in communication with the return-pipes 63. In this case, lubricant oil is supplied to the bearing-side concave portions 102 by the return-pipe 63, and it is possible to enhance the reliability of a fitted state between the columnar member 100 and the scroll-side concave portion 101 and a fitted state between the columnar member 100 and the bearing-side concave portions 102.
First keys 93 and second keys 94 are formed on the rotation-restraining member (Oldham-ring) 90. The first keys 93 engage with the first key grooves 91 of the orbiting scroll 40, and the second keys 94 engage with the second key grooves 92 of the fixed scroll 30. Therefore, the orbiting scroll 40 can swirl without rotating with respect to the fixed scroll 30. As shown in
Further, the Oldham-ring 90 is formed such that a phantom intersection O′ between a first phantom line which connects centers of the pair of first keys with each other 93 and a second phantom line which connects centers of the pair of second keys 94 with each other is deviated from a middle point O (middle point of most end of second key 94 in radial direction) of the second phantom line by a distance L. By employing such a configuration, since the first key grooves 91 of the orbiting scroll 40 can be deviated from a center of the orbiting scroll panel 41 as shown in
A second discharge port 21 is formed in a center of the partition plate 20. The second discharge port 21 is provided with a discharge check valve 131 and a discharge check valve stop 132.
The discharge space 30H which is in communication with the first discharge port 35 is formed between the partition plate 20 and the fixed scroll 30. A check valve is not provided between the first discharge port 35 and the discharge space 30H. The second discharge port 21 brings the discharge space 30H into communication with the high pressure space 11. The discharge check valve 131 closes the second discharge port 21.
According to this embodiment, a high pressure is applied to the discharge space 30H formed between the partition plate 20 and the fixed scroll 30. According to this, since the fixed scroll 30 is pressed against the orbiting scroll 40, a gap between the fixed scroll 30 and the orbiting scroll 40 can be eliminated, and the scroll compressor can be operated efficiently. Since the high pressure is applied to the discharge space 30H, it is important that the axial projection area of the discharge space 30H is reduced as small as possible, the fixed scroll 30 is prevented from excessively pressing against the orbiting scroll 40, and the reliability is enhanced. However, if the axial projection area of the discharge space 30H is reduced, it becomes difficult to place the check valves on both the first discharge port 35 and the bypass port 36. Especially when the check valve of the first discharge port 35 and the check valve of the bypass port 36 are placed on the same plane, it inevitably becomes necessary to increase the axial projection area of the discharge space 30H. Hence, in this embodiment, the check valve is not placed in the first discharge port 35, and the discharge check valve 131 is placed in the second discharge port 21. According to this, the axial projection area of the discharge space 30H can be made small, and it is possible to prevent the fixed scroll 30 from excessively being pressed against the orbiting scroll 40.
According to the embodiment, the compression chamber 50 and the discharge space 30H are brought into communication with each other by the bypass port 36 in addition to the first discharge port 35, and the bypass port 36 is provided with the bypass check valve 121. Hence, refrigerant is from the discharge space 30H is prevented from reversely flowing, and the refrigerant can be introduced to the discharge space 30H when a pressure reaches a predetermined value. Therefore, it is possible to realize high efficiency with a wide operating range.
A spring constant of the discharge check valve 131 is greater than that of the bypass check valve 121. To make the spring constant of the discharge check valve 131 greater than that of the bypass check valve 121, a thickness of the discharge check valve 131 is made thicker than the bypass check valve 121 for example.
An average flow path area of the second discharge port 21 is made greater than that of the first discharge port 35. Since refrigerant passing through the first discharge port 35 and refrigerant passing through the bypass port 36 flow into the second discharge port 21, if the average flow path area of the second discharge port 21 is made greater than that of the first discharge port 35, it is possible to reduce a loss of a discharge pressure.
A port inlet of the second discharge port 21 on the side of the discharge space 30H is chamfered, and an end surface of the port inlet is chamfered. According to this, a loss of the discharge pressure can be reduced.
The hermetic type scroll compressor of the embodiment includes, between the partition plate 20 and the fixed scroll 30, a ring-shaped first seal member 141 placed on an outer periphery of the discharge space 30H and a ring-shaped second seal member 142 placed on an outer periphery of the first seal member 141.
Polytetrafluoroethylene which is fluorine resin is suitable as the first seal member 141 and the second seal member 142 in terms of sealing performance and assembling performance. If fiber material is mixed in the fluorine resin, sealing reliability of the first seal member 141 and the second seal member 142 is enhanced.
The first seal member 141 and the second seal member 142 are sandwiched by the partition plate 20 by means of closing members 150. If aluminum material is used as the closing member 150, it is possible to swage the partition plate 20 with respect to the closing member 150.
The medium pressure space 30M is formed between the first seal member 141 and the second seal member 142. By the medium pressure port 37, the medium pressure space 30M is in communication with the compression chamber 50 which is located in a medium pressure region halfway through compression. Therefore, a pressure which is lower than that of the discharge space 30H and higher than that of the low pressure space 12 is applied to the medium pressure space 30M.
According to this embodiment, by forming the medium pressure space 30M between the partition plate 20 and the fixed scroll 30 in addition to the high pressure discharge space 30H, it is easy to adjust a pressing force of the fixed scroll 30 against the orbiting scroll 40.
According to this embodiment, since the first seal member 141 and the second seal member 142 form the discharge space 30H and the medium pressure space 30M, it is possible to reduce leakage of refrigerant from the high pressure discharge space 30H to the medium pressure space 30M, and leakage of refrigerant from the medium pressure space 30M to the low pressure space 12.
According to this embodiment, the first seal member 141 and the second seal member 142 are sandwiched by the partition plate 20 by means of the closing member 150, and after the partition plate 20, the first seal member 141, the second seal member 142 and the closing member 150 are assembled, they can be placed in the hermetic container 10. Hence, the number of parts can be reduced, and it is easy to assemble the scroll compressor.
According to this embodiment, the medium pressure port 37 which brings the compression chamber 50 into communication with the medium pressure space 30M is formed in the fixed scroll 30, and the medium pressure check valve 111 capable of closing the medium pressure port 37 is provided. Therefore, by utilizing a pressure of the compression chamber 50 in the medium pressure space 30M, it is easy to adjust the pressure in the medium pressure space 30M.
According to this embodiment, since the medium pressure check valve 111 is interposed between the compression chamber 50 and the medium pressure space 30M, it is possible to constantly maintain the pressure in the medium pressure space 30M, and it is possible to stably press the fixed scroll 30 against the orbiting scroll 40.
As shown in
An outer periphery of the first seal member 141 is sandwiched between an inner peripheral upper surface of the ring-shaped member 151 and the partition plate 20. An inner periphery of the second seal member 142 is sandwiched between an outer peripheral upper surface of the ring-shaped member 151 and the partition plate 20.
The ring-shaped member 151 is mounted on the partition plate 20 in a state where the ring-shaped member 151 sandwiches the first seal member 141 and the second seal member 142.
The closing member 150 is mounted on the partition plate 20 in such a manner that the projection 152 is inserted into a hole 22 formed in the partition plate 20, the ring-shaped member 151 is pressed against the lower surface of the partition plate 20 and in this state, an end of the projection 152 is swaged and fixed.
In a state where the closing member 150 is mounted on the partition plate 20, an inner periphery of the first seal member 141 projects toward the inner periphery of the ring-shaped member 151, and an outer periphery of the second seal member 142 projects toward the outer periphery of the ring-shaped member 151.
By attaching the partition plate 20 on which the closing member 150 is mounted into the hermetic container 10, the inner periphery of the first seal member 141 is pressed against an outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 39 of the fixed scroll 30, and an outer periphery of the second seal member 142 is pressed against an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 33 of the fixed scroll 30.
The bearing-side concave portion 102 is formed in the upper surface of the outer periphery of the main bearing 60, and the scroll-side concave portion 101 is formed in the lower surface of the outer periphery of the fixed scroll 30.
A lower end of the columnar member 100 is inserted into the bearing-side concave portion 102, and an upper end of the columnar member 100 is inserted into the scroll-side concave portion 101.
The columnar member 100 can slide with at least one of the bearing-side concave portion 102 and the scroll-side concave portion 101. According to this, the fixed scroll 30 can move in the axial direction between the partition plate 20 and the main bearing 60.
A bottom surface of the bearing-side concave portion 102 is in communication with an exterior of the main bearing 60 through the return-pipe 63, and a bottom of the scroll-side concave portion 101 is in communication with an exterior of the fixed scroll 30 through a communication hole 101a.
According to this embodiment, the scroll-side concave portion 101, the bearing-side concave portion 102 and the columnar member 100 can prevent the fixed scroll 30 from rotating and moving in the radial direction, and can permit the fixed scroll 30 to move in the axial direction.
The eccentric shaft 71 is inserted into the boss 43 through a swing bush 78 and a swirl bearing 79 such that the eccentric shaft 71 can swirl and drive. According to this configuration, the swing bush 78 functions as a compliance mechanism in a centrifugal direction in an orbiting motion at the time of operation. When the orbiting scroll 40 is displaced in the centrifugal direction and the orbiting scroll 40 is pressed against the fixed scroll 30, a gap between the orbiting spiral lap 42 and the fixed spiral lap 32 is minimized, and leakage of refrigerant from the gap can be reduced.
Further, since the bypass port 36 is provided, excessive compression can be reduced and correspondingly, a force in the centrifugal direction which is necessary to overcome a gas force in the compression chamber 50 is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to design so that the orbiting scroll 40 is always pressed against the fixed scroll 30 with wide operation range.
If the orbiting scroll 40 is designed such that it is pressed against the fixed scroll 30 even under the excessive compression condition where a compression load is large, since the orbiting scroll 40 is excessively pressed against the fixed scroll 30 under a condition that the compression load is low, a mechanical loss is increased and reliability is deteriorated. However, if the bypass port 36 is provided, since the excessive compression can be suppressed, it is possible to reduce a difference between a force in the centrifugal direction under the condition that the compression load is large and a force in the centrifugal direction under the condition that the compression load is low, and it is possible to obtain high efficiency and high reliability with a wide operation range.
A compression chamber 50A is formed from an outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42 of the orbiting scroll 40 and an inner wall of the fixed spiral lap 32 of the fixed scroll 30. A compression chamber 50B is formed from an inner wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42 of the orbiting scroll 40 and an outer wall of the fixed spiral lap 32 of the fixed scroll 30.
The compression chamber 50A which completes the suction and closing operation in
The compression chamber 50B which completes the suction and closing operation in
The compression chambers 50A and 50B and the discharge space 30H are brought into communication with each other through the first bypass ports 36A and the second bypass ports 36B in addition to the first discharge port 35, and the first bypass ports 36A and the second bypass ports 36B are provided with the bypass check valve 121. According to this, it is possible to prevent refrigerant from the discharge space 30H from reversely flowing, and refrigerant can be introduced into the discharge space 30H when a pressure reaches a predetermined value. Hence, it is possible to realize high efficiency with a wide operating range.
As shown in
As shown in
By providing the convex portion 44a at a position superposed on the suction portion 38 in the axial direction, a necessary region of the convex portion 44a can be minimized, and an effect caused by further reducing the weight can be obtained.
In this embodiment, the convex portion 44a is provided to widen the portion of the outer diameter of the orbiting scroll panel 41 of the orbiting scroll 40 radially outward. According to this, the edge portion 44 of the orbiting scroll 40 can always cover the inner wall most outer peripheral portion 32c of the fixed scroll 30 as viewed from the rotation shaft 70 while the orbiting scroll 40 swirls and drives. As another configuration, it is possible to employ such a configuration that an involute angle of the spiral-starting end of the inner wall of the fixed scroll 30 is decreased in size, and the inner wall is terminated at a position closer to the central portion of the panel with respect to a radial direction of the fixed scroll 30. According to this configuration, however, the containment capacity is reduced. Therefore, in order to realize the same capacity, it is necessary to increase the heights of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42. Hence, since the orbiting spiral lap 42 and the fixed spiral lap 32 become tall, there is fear that deterioration in reliability of the spiral lap, deterioration of a bearing force against overturn and deterioration in machining performance are generated. Further, since the compression ratio is also lowered, insufficient compression easily occurs, and there is fear that efficiency of the compressor is deteriorated.
Further, also by increasing the entire outer diameter of the orbiting scroll panel 41 of the orbiting scroll 40, the edge portion 44 of the orbiting scroll 40 can always cover the inner wall most outer peripheral portion 32c of the fixed scroll 30 as viewed from the rotation shaft 70 while the orbiting scroll 40 swirls and drives. However, the maximum outer diameter of the orbiting scroll panel 41 of the orbiting scroll 40 can be designed only within such a range that the orbiting scroll panel 41 does not come into contact with the columnar member 100 which supports the fixed scroll 30 by the main bearing 60. Hence, in order to increase the outer diameter of the orbiting scroll panel 41 of the orbiting scroll 40, it is necessary to reduce the columnar member 100 in size. Therefore, there is fear that rigidity of the columnar member 100 which supports the fixed scroll 30 by the main bearing 60 is deteriorated.
Due to such reasons, it is possible to realize high reliability and high efficiency by the configurations of the scroll compressor of the embodiment.
In this embodiment, the inner wall of the fixed spiral lap 32 of the fixed scroll 30 is formed up to a location close to the ending-end 32b of the orbiting spiral lap 42 of the orbiting scroll 40. According to this, the containment capacity of the compression chamber 50A formed from the inner wall of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the outer wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42, and the containment capacity of the compression chamber 50B formed from the outer wall of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the inner wall of the orbiting spiral lap 42 are made different from each other.
According to this embodiment, by securing the maximum containment capacity of the suction gas, the compression ratio can be increased. Therefore, the heights of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 can be lowered. Thus, the fixed scroll 30 can move in the axial direction between the partition plate 20 and the main bearing 60. In the scroll compressor in which the fixed scroll 30 is pressed against the orbiting scroll 40 by the pressure of the discharge space 30H and the hermeticity between the fixed scroll 30 and the orbiting scroll 40 is secured, if the heights of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 are lower, it is possible to more stabilize the fixed scroll 30.
In this embodiment, the suction and containment position in the compression chamber 50A and the suction and containment position in the compression chamber 50B are provided in the vicinity of the suction portion 38. According to this, a length of a sucked refrigerant passage can be made shortest, and a heat reception loss can be reduced.
When the suction and containment position in the compression chamber 50A and the suction and containment position in the compression chamber 50B are provided in the vicinity of the suction portion 38 as in this embodiment, it is preferable to provide such slopes that the heights of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 become higher on the side of the suction portion 38 and are gradually lowered as they separate from the suction portion 38. By providing the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 with the slopes in this manner, the gap can be optimized in accordance with a temperature difference at the time of operation.
A slope amount of the fixed spiral lap 32 is greater than that of the orbiting spiral lap 42. Since the temperature of the fixed spiral lap 32 is higher than that of the orbiting spiral lap 42, if the slope amount of the fixed spiral lap 32 is set greater than that of the orbiting spiral lap 42, the gap can be optimized in accordance with the temperature difference at the time of operation.
When the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 are provided with the slopes, it is effective to form at least one flat portion on a most outer periphery of the lap in terms of management of lap height.
By making the maximum height of the fixed spiral lap 32 greater than that of the orbiting spiral lap 42, partial contact of the orbiting scroll 40 can be prevented.
In the scroll compressor of the embodiment, thicknesses of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 are reduced toward the spiral-endings of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 and according to this, rigidity of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 is lowered, but since the convex portion 44a is formed on the orbiting scroll 40 of the embodiment, it is possible to prevent the partial contact between the edge portion 44 of the orbiting scroll 40 and the inner wall most outer peripheral portion 32c of the fixed scroll 30. Therefore, reliability of the fixed spiral lap 32 and the orbiting spiral lap 42 is not deteriorated due to abnormal vibration caused by the partial contact and as a result, it is possible to realize both high performance and high reliability.
In the scroll compressor of the embodiment, the first seal member 141 is placed closer to the discharge space 30H than the second seal member 142 as shown in
As shown in
The scroll compressor of the embodiment includes the electric element 80 which is formed from the rotor 82 fixed to the rotation shaft 70 and the stator 81 fixed to the hermetic container 10, and which is placed in the low pressure space 12. The rotation shaft 70 drives the orbiting scroll 40. The electric element 80 includes inverter control capable of freely controlling the number of rotations of the rotation shaft 70.
By the inverter control, since it is possible to widely change the freezing ability of the compressor, it is possible to realize high efficient operation even in a wide ability region.
The present invention is effective for a compressor of a refrigeration cycle device which can be utilized for electrical products such as a water heater, a hot water heating device and an air conditioner.
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