Patent Grant
11846286
A scroll compressor used in an air conditioner and the like.
JP 2014-070598 A discloses a scroll compressor including a passage for supply of lubricating oil from a high-pressure space in a casing to a compression chamber.
A scroll compressor according to a first aspect includes a fixed scroll including a fixed-side end plate and a fixed-side wrap, and a movable scroll including a movable-side end plate and a movable-side wrap. The fixed-side end plate includes a first fixed-side passage that communicates with a high-pressure space, and a second fixed-side passage configured to supply lubricating oil from the high-pressure space to a compression chamber formed between the fixed scroll and the movable scroll. The movable-side end plate includes a movable-side groove that intermittently allows communication between the first fixed-side passage and the second fixed-side passage while the movable scroll revolves relative to the fixed scroll. The compression chamber includes a first compression chamber located on an outermost side, and a second compression chamber located inside the first compression chamber and located between an outermost side surface of the fixed-side wrap and an inner side surface of the movable-side wrap. The second fixed-side passage includes a first fixed-side hole that intermittently communicates with the movable-side groove while the movable scroll revolves relative to the fixed scroll, and a second fixed-side hole that communicates with the first fixed-side hole and intermittently communicates with the second compression chamber while the movable scroll revolves relative to the fixed scroll.
(1) Overall Configuration
A scroll compressor 101 is used in a device including a vapor compression refrigeration cycle using a refrigerant. Examples of the device using the scroll compressor 101 include an air conditioner and a refrigeration apparatus. The scroll compressor 101 compresses a refrigerant circulating in a refrigerant circuit constituting the refrigeration cycle.
(1-1) Casing 10
The casing 10 includes a body casing part 11 having a cylindrical shape, an upper wall part 12 having a bowl shape, and a bottom wall part 13 having a bowl shape. The upper wall part 12 is airtightly welded to an upper end part of the body casing part 11. The bottom wall part 13 is airtightly welded to a lower end part of the body casing part 11.
Inside the casing 10, the compression mechanism 15, the housing 23, the Oldham's coupling 39, the motor 16, the lower bearing 60, and the crankshaft 17 are mainly accommodated. The suction pipe 19 and the discharge pipe 20 are airtightly welded to the casing 10.
At a bottom part of an internal space of the casing 10, an oil reservoir 10a, which is a space where lubricating oil is stored, is formed. The lubricating oil is refrigerator oil used to keep favorable lubricity of the compression mechanism 15, the crankshaft 17, and the like during operation of the scroll compressor 101.
(1-2) Compression Mechanism 15
The compression mechanism 15 suctions and compresses low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant gas, and discharges high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas (hereinafter, referred to as a “compressed refrigerant”). The compression mechanism 15 mainly includes a fixed scroll 24 and a movable scroll 26. The fixed scroll 24 is fixed to the casing 10. The movable scroll 26 makes turning motion of turning relative to the fixed scroll 24.
(1-2-1) Fixed Scroll 24
The fixed scroll 24 includes a fixed-side end plate 24a and a fixed-side wrap 24b. The fixed-side end plate 24a includes a disk-shaped main body 24a1 and a peripheral edge 24a2 surrounding the fixed-side wrap 24b. The fixed-side wrap 24b protrudes from a first lower surface 24a3 of the main body 24a1 of the fixed-side end plate 24a. The fixed-side wrap 24b has a spiral shape when viewed along the vertical direction. As illustrated in
In the fixed-side end plate 24a, a main suction hole 24c is formed. The main suction hole 24c is a space connecting the suction pipe 19 and a compression chamber 40 to be described later. The main suction hole 24c is a space for introducing low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant gas from the suction pipe 19 into the compression chamber 40.
As illustrated in
As illustrated in
In the fixed-side end plate 24a, a first compressed refrigerant flow path (not illustrated) is formed. The first compressed refrigerant flow path communicates with the enlarged concave portion 42, and is open to the second lower surface 24a4 of the fixed-side end plate 24a. Through this opening, the first compressed refrigerant flow path communicates with a second compressed refrigerant flow path described later.
On the second lower surface 24a4 of the fixed-side end plate 24a, two first key grooves 24g are formed. Into each of the first key grooves 24g, a first key part 39b of the Oldham's coupling 39 described later is fitted.
(1-2-2) Movable Scroll 26
The movable scroll 26 includes a movable-side end plate 26a, a movable-side wrap 26b, and an upper end bearing 26c. The movable-side wrap 26b protrudes from a first upper surface 26a1 of the disk-shaped movable-side end plate 26a. The movable-side wrap 26b has a spiral shape when viewed along the vertical direction. The upper end hearing 26c protrudes from a central portion of a lower surface of the movable-side end plate 26a. The upper end hearing 26c has a cylindrical shape. The movable-side end plate 26a has a movable-side groove 26a2. As illustrated in
The fixed scroll 24 and the movable scroll 26 form the compression chamber 40 by the second lower surface 24a4 of the fixed-side end plate 24a and the first upper surface 26a1 of the movable-side end plate 26a being in contact with each other, and the fixed-side wrap 24b and the movable-side wrap 26b being combined so as to mesh with each other. The compression chamber 40 is a space surrounded by the fixed-side end plate 24a, the fixed-side wrap 24b, the movable-side end plate 26a, and the movable-side wrap 26b. A volume of the compression chamber 40 is periodically changed by turning motion of the movable scroll 26. While the movable scroll 26 is turning, surfaces of the fixed-side end plate 24a and the fixed-side wrap 24b of the fixed scroll 24 slide on surfaces of the movable-side end plate 26a and the movable-side wrap 26b of the movable scroll 26. Hereinafter, the surface of the fixed-side end plate 24a that slides with the movable scroll 26 is referred to as a thrust sliding surface 24d. The thrust sliding surface 24d is a part of the second lower surface 24a4.
On the second lower surface 24a4 of the movable-side end plate 26a, two second key grooves 26d are formed. Into each of the second key grooves 26d, a second key part 39c of the Oldham's coupling 39 described later is fitted.
(1-3) Housing 23
The housing 23 is disposed below the compression mechanism 15 and above the motor 16. An outer peripheral surface of the housing 23 is airtightly joined to an inner peripheral surface of the body casing part 11. This causes the internal space of the casing 10 to be partitioned into a high-pressure space 71 below the housing 23, a low-pressure space 73 above the housing 23 and above the fixed scroll 24, and a back-pressure space 72. As illustrated in
The fixed scroll 24 is placed on the housing 23, and the housing 23 sandwiches the movable scroll 26 together with the fixed scroll 24. In an outer peripheral part of the housing 23, a second compressed refrigerant flow path (not illustrated) is formed. The second compressed refrigerant flow path is a hole penetrating the outer peripheral part of the housing 23 in the vertical direction. The second compressed refrigerant flow path communicates with the first compressed refrigerant flow path on an upper surface of the housing 23, and communicates with the high-pressure space 71 on a lower surface of the housing 23. In other words, the discharge hole 41 of the compression mechanism 15 communicates with the high-pressure space 71 via the enlarged concave portion 42, the first compressed refrigerant flow path, and the second compressed refrigerant flow path.
On the upper surface of the housing 23, a concave portion called a crank chamber 23a is formed. In the housing 23, a housing through hole 31 is formed. The housing through hole 31 is a hole penetrating the housing 23 in the vertical direction from a central portion of a bottom surface of the crank chamber 23a to a central portion of the lower surface of the housing 23. Hereinafter, a part of the housing 23 and around the housing through hole 31 is referred to as an upper bearing 32. On an outer peripheral part of the bottom surface of the crank chamber 23a, an annular groove 23g is formed.
The housing 23 is formed with an oil discharge passage 23b that allows communication between the crank chamber 23a and the high-pressure space 71. In the crank chamber 23a, an opening of the oil discharge passage 23b is formed near the bottom surface of the crank chamber 23a.
In the housing 23, a housing oil supply passage 23c for supply of lubricating oil to the compression mechanism 15 is formed. One end of the housing oil supply passage 23c is open to the annular groove 23g. Another end of the housing oil supply passage 23c is open to an outer peripheral part of the upper surface of the housing 23 and communicates with the oil communication passage 24f of the fixed scroll 24. Lubricating oil in the crank chamber 23a flows into the first fixed-side passage 24a5 via the annular groove 23g, the housing oil supply passage 23c, and the oil communication passage 24f, and is supplied to the compression chamber 40 via the thrust sliding surface 24d. Into the housing oil supply passage 23c, a throttle mechanism (not illustrated) for decompressing the lubricating oil flowing through the housing oil supply passage 23c is inserted.
(1-4) Oldham's Coupling 39
The Oldham's coupling 39 is a member to suppress rotation of the turning movable scroll 26. The Oldham's coupling 39 is disposed between the movable scroll 26 and the housing 23 in the back-pressure space 72.
The Oldham's coupling 39 includes an annular main body 39a, a pair of the first key parts 39b, and a pair of the second key parts 39c. The first key part 39b and the second key part 39c are portions protruding from an upper surface of the annular main body 39a. The first key part 39b is fitted into the first key groove 24g of the fixed scroll 24. The second key part 39c is fitted into the second key groove 26d of the movable scroll 26. While the movable scroll 26 is turning, the first key part 39b reciprocates in the first key groove 24g along a predetermined direction, and the second key part 39c reciprocates in the second key groove 26d along a predetermined direction. This suppresses rotation of the turning movable scroll 26.
(1-5) Motor 16
The motor 16 is disposed below the housing 23. The motor 16 mainly includes a stator 51 and a rotor 52.
The stator 51 mainly includes a stator core 51a and a plurality of coils 51b. The stator core 51a is a member having a cylindrical shape and fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the casing 10. The stator core 51a includes a plurality of teeth (not illustrated). The coil 51b is formed by winding a winding wire around the teeth.
On an outer peripheral surface of the stator core 51a, a plurality of core cuts are formed. The core cut is a groove formed in the vertical direction from an upper end surface to a lower end surface of the stator core 51a.
The rotor 52 is a member having a columnar shape and disposed inside the stator core 51a. Between an inner peripheral surface of the stator core 51a and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor 52, an air gap is formed. The rotor 52 is coupled to the crankshaft 17. The rotor 52 is connected to the compression mechanism 15 via the crankshaft 17. The rotor 52 rotates the crankshaft 17 around a shaft 16a. The shaft 16a passes through a center axis of the rotor 52.
The motor 16 turns the movable scroll 26 via rotation of the crankshaft 17, to function as a power source for compressing a gas refrigerant in the compression chamber 40.
(1-6) Lower Bearing 60
The lower bearing 60 is disposed below the motor 16. An outer peripheral surface of the lower hearing 60 is joined to the inner peripheral surface of the casing 10. The lower bearing 60 rotatably supports the crankshaft 17.
(1-7) Crankshaft 17
The crankshaft 17 is disposed with an axial direction being along the vertical direction. A shaft center of an upper end part of the crankshaft 17 is eccentric with respect to a shaft center of a portion excluding the upper end part. The crankshaft 17 has a balance weight 18. The balance weight 18 is fixed in close contact with the crankshaft 17 at a height position below the housing 23 and above the motor 16.
The crankshaft 17 passes through a rotation center of the rotor 52 in the vertical direction and is connected to the rotor 52. The upper end part of the crankshaft 17 is fitted into the upper end bearing 26c of the movable scroll 26. This connects the crankshaft 17 to the movable scroll 26, to allow rotation of the crankshaft 17 to be transmitted to the movable scroll 26. The crankshaft 17 is rotatably supported by the upper bearing 32 and the lower bearing 60.
Inside the crankshaft 17, a main oil supply passage 61 is formed. The main oil supply passage 61 extends along an axial direction (the vertical direction) of the crankshaft 17. An upper end of the main oil supply passage 61 communicates with an oil chamber 83, which is a space between an upper end surface of the crankshaft 17 and the lower surface of the movable-side end plate 26a. A lower end of the main oil supply passage 61 communicates with the oil reservoir 10a.
The crankshaft 17 includes a first sub oil supply passage 61a, a second sub oil supply passage 61b, and a third sub oil supply passage 61c that branch from the main oil supply passage 61. The first sub oil supply passage 61a, the second sub oil supply passage 61b, and the third sub oil supply passage 61c extend in a horizontal direction. The first sub oil supply passage 61a opens to a sliding part between the crankshaft 17 and the upper end bearing 26c of the movable scroll 26. The second sub oil supply passage 61h is open to a sliding part between the crankshaft 17 and the upper bearing 32 of the housing 23. The third sub oil supply passage 61c is open to a sliding part between the crankshaft 17 and the lower bearing 60.
(1-8) Suction Pipe 19
The suction pipe 19 is a pipe for introducing a refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit from outside the casing 10 to the compression mechanism 15. The suction pipe 19 penetrates the upper wall part 12 of the casing 10. Inside the casing 10, an end part of the suction pipe 19 is fitted into the main suction hole 24c of the fixed scroll 24.
(1-9) Discharge Pipe 20
The discharge pipe 20 is a pipe for discharging a compressed refrigerant from the high-pressure space 71 to outside the casing 10. The discharge pipe 20 penetrates the body casing part 11 of the casing 10,
(2) Operation of Scroll Compressor 101
First, a flow of a refrigerant inside the scroll compressor 101 will be described. Next, a flow of lubricating oil inside the scroll compressor 101 will be described.
(2-1) Flow of Refrigerant
The low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant before being compressed is supplied from the suction pipe 19 to the compression chamber 40 of the compression mechanism 15 via the main suction hole 24c. In the compression chamber 40, the refrigerant is compressed into a compressed refrigerant. The compressed refrigerant is discharged from the discharge hole 41 to the enlarged concave portion 42, then supplied to the high-pressure space 71, and discharged to outside the scroll compressor 101 from the discharge pipe 20.
(2-2) Flow of Lubricating Oil
When the compression mechanism 15 compresses the refrigerant, and the compressed refrigerant is supplied to the high-pressure space 71, pressure in the high-pressure space 71 increases. The high-pressure space 71 communicates with the first fixed-side passage 24a5 of the fixed scroll 24 via the main oil supply passage 61, the crank chamber 23a, the annular groove 23g, the housing oil supply passage 23c, the oil communication passage 24f, and the like, and the first fixed-side passage 24a5 communicates with the back-pressure space 72 via the thrust sliding surface 24d. The back-pressure space 72 is a space having a lower pressure than the high-pressure space 71. Therefore, differential pressure is generated between the high-pressure space 71 and the back-pressure space 72. This differential pressure causes lubricating oil stored in the oil reservoir 10a of the high-pressure space 71 to rise in the main oil supply passage 61, to be suctioned toward the back-pressure space 72.
The lubricating oil rising in the main oil supply passage 61 is supplied to individual sliding parts. The sliding parts are a sliding part between the crankshaft 17 and the lower bearing 60, a sliding part between the crankshaft 17 and the upper bearing 32, and a sliding part between the crankshaft 17 and the upper end bearing 26c. A part of the lubricating oil having lubricated each sliding part flows into the high-pressure space 71 and returns to the oil reservoir 10a, and the rest flows into the crank chamber 23a. A part of the lubricating oil having flowed into the crank chamber 23a flows into the high-pressure space 71 via the oil discharge passage 23b, and returns to the oil reservoir 10a. Most of the lubricating oil having flowed into the crank chamber 23a passes through the annular groove 23g, the housing oil supply passage 23c, and the oil communication passage 24f, and is supplied to the first fixed-side passage 24a5. A part of the lubricating oil supplied to the first fixed-side passage 24a5 flows into the back-pressure space 72 and the compression chamber 40 while sealing the thrust sliding surface 24d. The lubricating oil having flowed into the compression chamber 40 is mixed into the compressed refrigerant in a state of fine oil droplets, flows into the high-pressure space 71 together with the compressed refrigerant, and returns to the oil reservoir 10a.
A part of the lubricating oil supplied to the first fixed-side passage 24a5 further passes through the movable-side groove 26a2 and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 sequentially, and flows into the compression chamber 40. Next, a flow of this lubricating oil will be described.
(3) Detailed Configuration
The first fixed-side passage 24a5, the second fixed-side passage 24a6, the fixed-side groove 24a7, and the movable-side groove 26a2 are passages for supply of lubricating oil from the high-pressure space 71 to the compression chamber 40 by differential pressure while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24. The first fixed-side passage 24a5 and the fixed-side groove 24a7 are formed on the movable-side end plate 26a side, on the second lower surface 24a4 of the fixed-side end plate 24a. The movable-side groove 26a2 is formed on the fixed-side end plate 24a side, on the first upper surface 26a1 of the movable-side end plate 26a.
The fixed-side groove 24a7 is a substantially arc-shaped groove communicating with the second fixed-side passage 24a6. The fixed-side groove 24a7 generally extends along a circumferential direction of the fixed-side end plate 24a.
The second fixed-side passage 24a6 is a passage for supply of lubricating oil from the high-pressure space 71 to the compression chamber 40.
A portion other than both end parts of the movable-side groove 26a2 generally extends along a circumferential direction of the movable-side end plate 26a. The both end parts of the movable-side groove 26a2 extend along a radial direction of the movable-side end plate 26a. As illustrated in
The movable-side groove 26a2 intermittently allows communication between the first fixed-side passage 24a5 and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24. While the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24, the movable-side groove 26a2 always communicates with the first fixed-side passage 24a5 and intermittently communicates with the second fixed-side passage 24a6.
The high-pressure space 71 communicates with the compression chamber 40 via the first fixed-side passage 24a5, the movable-side groove 26a2, the fixed-side groove 24a7, and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24. Specifically, in a process in which the movable scroll 26 turns once relative to the fixed scroll 24, the first fixed-side hole 24c1 of the second fixed-side passage 24a6 intermittently communicates with the movable-side groove 26a2 via the fixed-side groove 24a7, and the second fixed-side hole 24c2 of the second fixed-side passage 24a6 intermittently communicates with the compression chamber 40 via the fixed-side opening 24c4. Since the movable-side groove 26a2 always communicates with the high-pressure space 71 via the first fixed-side passage 24a5, the high-pressure space 71 intermittently communicates with the compression chamber 40 while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24.
Next, with reference to
As illustrated in
While the movable scroll 26 turns once relative to the fixed scroll 24, the communication state changes sequentially from
The first fixed-side passage 24a5, the second fixed-side passage 24a6, the fixed-side groove 24a7, and the movable-side groove 26a2 are provided at such positions where transition is repeatedly made in order from the first state to the fourth state while the movable scroll 26 turns once relative to the fixed scroll 24.
In the first state to the fourth state, pressure in the high-pressure space 71 communicating with the first fixed-side passage 24a5 is always higher than pressure in the second compression chamber 40b intermittently communicating with the second fixed-side hole 24c2.
In the first state to the fourth state, pressure in the first fixed-side passage 24a5 is always the same as the pressure in the high-pressure space 71. In the process where transition is repeatedly made from the first state to the fourth state, pressure in the second fixed-side passage 24a6 (the fixed-side groove 24a7) and the movable-side groove 26a2 changes.
Hereinafter, a magnitude relationship of the pressure in the first fixed-side passage 24a5, the second fixed-side passage 24a6 (the fixed-side groove 24a7), and the movable-side groove 26a2 in the first state to the fourth state respectively corresponding to
The first state is a state in the first period M1. In the first state, the movable-side groove 26a2 communicates with the first fixed-side passage 24a5 and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 (the fixed-side groove 24a7). In the first state, the fixed-side opening 24c4 is closed by the movable-side wrap 26b, and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 does not communicate with the second compression chamber 40b.
A magnitude relationship of the pressure in the first state is represented by PC2<PF2=PO1=PF1. In the first state, a part of lubricating oil flowing from the high-pressure space 71 into the first fixed-side passage 24a5 by the differential pressure passes through the movable-side groove 26a2 and moves to the second fixed-side passage 24a6 and the fixed-side groove 24a7. In the first state, since the fixed-side opening 24c4 is closed by the movable-side wrap 26b, the lubricating oil having moved to the second fixed-side passage 24a6 is not supplied to the second compression chamber 40b. In the first state, the lubricating oil supplied to the second compression chamber 40b in the second state is stored in the fixed-side groove 24a7.
(3-2) Second State (Communication State in
In a process in which the movable scroll 26 turns to cause transition from the first state to the second state, communication between the second fixed-side passage 24a6 and the second compression chamber 40b is started.
The second state is a state in the second period M2. In the second state, the movable-side groove 26a2 communicates with the first fixed-side passage 24a5 and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 (the fixed-side groove 24a7). In the second state, the fixed-side opening 24c4 is not closed by the movable-side wrap 26b, and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 communicates with the second compression chamber 40b.
A magnitude relationship of the pressure in the second state is represented by PC2<PF2=PO1=PF1. In the second state, since PC2<PF2 is satisfied, the lubricating oil in the second fixed-side passage 24a6 moves to the second compression chamber 40b by the differential pressure. This causes the lubricating oil to be supplied from the high-pressure space 71 to the second compression chamber 40b by the differential pressure.
(3-3) Third State (Communication State in
In a process in which the movable scroll 26 turns to cause transition from the second state to the third state, the communication between the movable-side groove 26a2 and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 is ended.
The third state is a state in the third period M3. In the third state, the movable-side groove 26a2 communicates with the first fixed-side passage 24a5, but does not communicate with the second fixed-side passage 24a6 (the fixed-side groove 24a7). In the third state, the fixed-side opening 24c4 is not closed by the movable-side wrap 26b, and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 communicates with the second compression chamber 40b.
A magnitude relationship of the pressure in the third state is represented by PC2=PF2<PO1=PF1. In the third state, since PC2=PF2 is satisfied, the lubricating oil in the second fixed-side passage 24a6 is not supplied to the second compression chamber 40b by the differential pressure.
(3-4) Fourth State (Communication State in
In a process in which the movable scroll 26 turns to cause transition from the third state to the fourth state, the communication between the second fixed-side passage 24a6 and the second compression chamber 40b is ended.
The fourth state is a state in the fourth period M4. In the fourth state, the movable-side groove 26a2 communicates with the first fixed-side passage 24a5, but does not communicate with the second fixed-side passage 24a6 (the fixed-side groove 24a7). In the fourth state, the fixed-side opening 24c4 is closed by the movable-side wrap 26b, and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 does not communicate with the second compression chamber 40b.
A magnitude relationship of the pressure in the fourth state is represented by PF2<PC2. In the fourth state, the lubricating oil in the second fixed-side passage 24a6 is not supplied to the second compression chamber 40b.
(3-5) First State (Communication State in
In a process in which the movable scroll 26 turns to cause transition from the fourth state to the first state, the communication between the movable-side groove 26a2 and the second fixed-side passage 24a6 is started.
(4) Features
(4-1)
In the scroll compressor 101, as illustrated in
In a conventional configuration, there is a case where lubricating oil is not sufficiently supplied to the second compression chamber 40b located between the outermost side surface of the fixed-side wrap 24b and the inner side surface of the movable-side wrap 26b and located inside the first compression chamber 40a located on the outermost side, and leakage of the refrigerant from the second compression chamber 40b cannot be sufficiently suppressed. However, the scroll compressor 101 has a mechanism for supply of lubricating oil from the high-pressure space 71 to the second compression chamber 40b, and thus can sufficiently suppress leakage of the refrigerant from the second compression chamber 40b. This suppresses deterioration in volumetric efficiency and heat insulating efficiency of the scroll compressor 101.
(4-2)
In the scroll compressor 101, the lubricating oil in the high-pressure space 71 is supplied to the second compression chamber 40b by the differential pressure, which eliminates necessity of a power source for supply of the lubricating oil to the second compression chamber
(4-3)
In the scroll compressor 101, by changing positions and dimensions of the first fixed-side passage 24a5, the movable-side groove 26a2, the fixed-side groove 24a7, and the second fixed-side passage 24a6, it is possible to adjust a time and a timing of communication between the high-pressure space 71 and the second compression chamber 40b. Therefore, in the scroll compressor 101, it is possible to relatively easily control the timing of supplying the lubricating oil to the second compression chamber 40b and an amount of the lubricating oil supplied to the second compression chamber 40b.
For example, by adjusting a length of the fixed-side groove 24a7, the amount of lubricating oil supplied to the second compression chamber 40b can be controlled. By adjusting a position of the fixed-side opening 24c4 of the second fixed-side passage 24a6, it is possible to control a period during which the second fixed-side passage 24a6 communicates with the second compression chamber 40b.
(4-4)
In the scroll compressor 101, the fixed-side opening 24c4 has a diameter smaller than a thickness of the movable-side wrap 26b. Therefore, while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24, there is a period in which the fixed-side opening 24c4 is closed by the movable-side wrap 26b, and in this period, the second fixed-side passage 24a6 does not communicate with the second compression chamber 40b. Therefore, in the scroll compressor 101, the timing of supplying the lubricating oil to the second compression chamber 40b can be controlled by appropriately setting the position of the fixed-side opening 24c4.
(4-5)
In the scroll compressor 101, the fixed scroll 24 has the first fixed-side passage 24a5 to which lubricating oil is supplied. A part of the lubricating oil supplied to the first fixed-side passage 24a5 flows into the back-pressure space 72 and the compression chamber 40 while sealing the thrust sliding surface 24d. This suppresses seizure of a sliding surface of the fixed scroll 24.
(5) Modifications
(5-1) Modification A
In the scroll compressor 101, one end of the second fixed-side passage 24a6 communicates with the fixed-side groove 24a7. However, if the movable-side groove 26a2 intermittently communicates with the second fixed-side passage 24a6 while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24, the fixed-side groove 24a7 does not need to be formed on the second lower surface 24a4 of the fixed-side end plate 24a. In this case, the first fixed-side hole 24c1 opens to the second lower surface 24a4.
(5-2) Modification B
In the scroll compressor 101, the second fixed-side passage 24a6 intermittently communicates with the second compression chamber 40b while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24. However, the second fixed-side passage 24a6 (the second fixed-side hole 24c2) may further intermittently communicate with the first compression chamber 40a. In this case, the scroll compressor 101 can intermittently supply lubricating oil not only to the second compression chamber 40b but also to the first compression chamber 40a while the movable scroll 26 turns relative to the fixed scroll 24. This sufficiently suppresses leakage of the refrigerant from the first compression chamber 40a.
Conclusion
Although the embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above, it will be understood that various changes in form and details can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure described in claims.
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| 2019-210734 | Nov 2019 | JP | national |
This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/JP2020/043261 filed on Nov. 19, 2020, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-210734, filed on Nov. 21, 2019. The entire disclosures of these applications are incorporated by reference herein.
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