Scroll compressor

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6695600
  • Patent Number
    6,695,600
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, May 28, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 24, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
A scroll compressor properly copes with a volume variation of a compressing chamber due to an inflow of an incompressible fluid by installing a radial moving apparatus between an eccentric part of a crankshaft and an orbiting scroll which enables the orbiting scroll to move radially so as to prevent the breakage of the scroll and improve a reliance of the compressor. The present invention includes a casing, a driving unit arranged at a lower side of the casing and connected to a crankshaft so as to generate a driving force, a compressing unit having an orbiting scroll eccentrically connected to the crankshaft and a fixed scroll to form a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed scrolls, and a compliance device installed between the compressing unit and the crankshaft for retreating the orbiting scroll in a radial direction when an incompressible material flows in the compressing chamber.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a scroll compressor enabling to prevent the breakage of a scroll by coping suitably with a volume variation working in a radial direction of a compressing chamber as well as improve a reliance of the compressor.




2. Background of the Related Art




Generally, a scroll compressor is an apparatus of compressing a fluid by varying a volume of a compressing chamber formed by a pair of scroll compressors. Compared to a reciprocating compressor or a rotary compressor, the scroll compressor has a high efficiency as well as a low noise. And, the light-weighted and small-sized scroll compressor can be manufactured, thereby enlarging its applied fields gradually.





FIG. 1

illustrates a cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to a related art, and

FIG. 2

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘A’ on FIG.


1


.




Referring to

FIG. 1

, a scroll compressor according to a related art includes a casing


106


having a hermetic space wherein a suction pipe


102


sucking a fluid and a discharge pipe


104


discharging a compressed fluid are connected to an upper side and a lateral side, respectively, a driving unit


108


arranged at lower side of the casing


106


so as to generate a driving power, and a compressing unit


112


arranged at the upper side of the casing


106


and connected to the driving unit


108


and a crankshaft


110


so as to carry out a compression of a fluid.




The driving unit


108


includes a stator


114


fixed in a circumferential direction of the casing


106


and a rotor


116


arranged at an inner circumference face of the stator


114


so as to be fixed to the crankshaft


110


. Once an electric power is applied to the stator


114


, the crankshaft


110


revolves by a reciprocal reaction between the stator


114


and rotor


116


.




The compressing unit


112


includes a fixed scroll


120


having an involute fixed wrap


118


and connected to the suction pipe


102


so as to be connected to the upper side of the casing


106


and an orbiting scroll


124


having an involute orbiting wrap


122


corresponding to the fixed wrap


118


so as to be connected to the crankshaft


110


eccentrically, wherein a uniform compressing chamber is provided between the fixed and orbiting scrolls


120


and


124


.




The crankshaft


110


is supported by a main frame


128


fixed to the upper side of the casing


106


so as to revolve. An eccentric part


132


inserted in a boss


130


of the orbiting scroll


124


to make the orbiting scroll


124


circle round is formed at the upper side of the crankshaft


110


. And, an oil flow path


134


is formed in a shaft direction so as to supply a frictional part between the orbiting scroll


124


and the eccentric part


132


with the oil filling the lower side of the casing


106


.




A back pressure chamber


136


is formed between the main frame


128


and orbiting scroll


124


so as to forming a medium pressure between sucking and discharging pressures generated from inflow and outflow of the compressed fluid. And, an Oldham ring


138


is installed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll


124


so as to prevent the rotation of the orbiting scroll


124


.




A seal ring


140


is inserted between the eccentric part


132


of the crankshaft


110


and the boss


130


of the orbiting scroll


124


so as to prevent the oil sucked through the oil flow path


134


from flowing out to the back pressure chamber


136


.




Operation of the above-constructed scroll compressor according to a related art is explained as follows.




Once the electric power is applied to the driving unit


108


, the crankshaft


110


connected to the rotor


116


starts revolving. And, the eccentric part


132


revolves so as to make the orbiting scroll


124


circle round. The fluid having flowed in the compressing chamber


126


through the suction pipe


102


moves to be compressed to a central part of the compressing chamber


126


by the circling movement of the orbiting scroll


124


, and then the compressed fluid is discharged inside the casing


106


through a discharge outlet


142


. The fluid discharged through the discharge outlet


142


at high pressure is discharged externally through the discharge pipe


104


connected to the lateral side of the casing


106


.




When the fluid discharged inside the casing


106


at the high pressure pressurizes the oil stored in the lower side of the casing


106


, the pressurized oil is supplied between the boss


130


of the orbiting scroll


124


and the eccentric part


132


along the oil flow path


134


so as to carry out a lubrication as well as pressurizes the orbiting scroll


124


upward so as to maintain a close adherence between the orbiting and fixed wraps


112


and


118


.




In this case, a cross-sectional area of the eccentric part


132


is made to be equal to that of the crankshaft


110


so that there occurs no load in a shaft direction. Namely, a pressure of the oil pressurizing the eccentric part


132


downward is equal to that of the fluid pressurizing the crankshaft


110


upward, thereby the load fails to work on the crankshaft


110


in the shaft direction.




Unfortunately, the above-explained scroll compressor according to the related art has the crankshaft and eccentric part of which cross-sectional areas are equal to each other as well as the orbiting scroll fails to move in a radial direction. When a incompressible fluid such as a liquefied refrigerant, oil or particles flows in the compressing chamber so as to increase an inner pressure of the compressing chamber abnormally, a volume of the compressing chamber fails to vary in the radial direction. Therefore, the orbiting and fixed wraps of the orbiting and fixed scrolls are broken as well as a torsion stress is concentrated on the driving unit or crankshaft.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a scroll compressor that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.




An object of the present invention is to provide a scroll compressor coping properly with a volume variation of a compressing chamber due to an inflow of an incompressible fluid or the like by installing a radial moving apparatus enabling an orbiting scroll to move radially between an eccentric part of a crankshaft and the orbiting scroll so as to prevent the breakage of the scroll and improve a reliance of the compressor.




Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.




To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, a scroll compressor according to the present invention includes a casing having a high pressure inside, a driving unit arranged at a lower side of the casing and connected to a crankshaft so as to generate a driving force, a compressing unit having an orbiting scroll connected to the crankshaft eccentrically and a fixed scroll so as forming a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed scrolls, and a compliance means for retreating the orbiting scroll in a radial direction when an incompressible material flows in the compressing chamber, the compliance means installed between the compressing unit and the crankshaft.




Preferably, an oil flow path is formed to penetrate the crankshaft in a length direction and an eccentric part is formed at an upper side of the crankshaft so a to have a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the crankshaft.




More preferably, the compliance means is a compliance member inserted in an inner circumference face of a boss formed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll so as to revolve, a slot penetrates a center of the compliance member, and the eccentric part of the crankshaft is inserted in the slot so as to slide to move.




More preferably, the eccentric part extends from an upper side of the crankshaft so as to form a predetermined step part and has a straight portion provided by cutting both sides of the eccentric part


16


in a length direction.




More preferably, the slot is formed to have a predetermined length in a long direction so that the straight portion of the eccentric part is inserted in the slot to slide and the eccentric part slides to move in a radial direction to a predetermined distance.




More preferably, a seal ring is installed between an outer circumference face of the compliance member and the inner circumference face of the boss of the orbiting scroll.




More preferably, a cross-sectional area of the crankshaft is equal to an outer diameter area of the compliance member.




More preferably, a flange unit protrudes from an upper face of the crankshaft to a predetermined width in an external direction.




More preferably, a rib is formed in an outer circumferential direction of a lower face of the compliance member so as to adhere closely to an upper face of the crankshaft.




More preferably, a rib is formed in an inner circumferential direction of a lower face of the compliance member so as to adhere closely to an upper face of the crankshaft.




More preferably, a sealing member is inserted between a lower face of the compliance member and an upper face of the crankshaft.




More preferably, a fitting groove is formed at the lower face of the compliance member in a circumferential direction so that the sealing member fits in the fitting groove.




More preferably, a fitting groove is formed at the upper face of the crankshaft in a circumferential direction so that the sealing member fits in the fitting groove.




More preferably, the sealing member is formed of a Teflon based material.




More preferably, an elastic body is connected between an inner circumference face of the compliance member and an outer circumference face of the eccentric part of the crankshaft.




More preferably, the elastic body is a coil spring.




Preferably, the compliance means is a compliance member inserted in a boss formed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll to revolve and having an eccentric hole formed eccentric from a center so that an eccentric part of the crankshaft is inserted in the eccentric hole.




More preferably, the eccentric part is cylindrical so as to extend from an upper face of the crankshaft.




More preferably, the compliance member is cylindrical so as to be inserted in an inner circumference face of the boss and wherein an eccentric hole is formed at a location eccentric from a center of the compliance member to a predetermined extent.




It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings:





FIG. 1

illustrates a cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to a related art;





FIG. 2

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘A’ on

FIG. 1

;





FIG. 3

illustrates a cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to a first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 4

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to the first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 5

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line II—II in

FIG. 4

according to the first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 6

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a second embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 7

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a third embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 8

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 9

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 10

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 11

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line II—II in

FIG. 4

according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 12

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line II—II in

FIG. 4

according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 13

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line III—III in

FIG. 12

according to the eighth embodiment of the resent invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.





FIG. 3

illustrates a cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 4

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 5

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line II—II in

FIG. 4

according to the first embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to

FIG. 3

to

FIG. 5

, a scroll compressor according to the present invention includes a casing


2


having a high pressure inside, a driving unit


4


arranged at lower side of the casing


2


so as to generate a driving power, and a compressing unit


8


connected to the driving unit


108


and a crankshaft


110


so as to carry out a compression of a fluid.




The casing


2


is a hermetic vessel in which the high pressure is formed, in which a suction pipe


28


sucking the fluid and a discharge pipe


130


discharging the compressed fluid are connected to an upper side and a lateral side, respectively,




The driving unit


4


includes a stator


10


fixed in a circumferential direction of the casing


2


and a rotor


12


arranged at an inner circumference face of the stator


10


so as to be fixed to the crankshaft


6


. Once an electric power is applied to the stator


10


, the crankshaft


6


revolves by a reciprocal reaction between the stator


10


and rotor


12


.




The crankshaft


6


is supported by a main frame


14


fixed to an inside of the casing


2


so as to revolve. An eccentric part


16


is formed at an upper side of the crankshaft


6


. And, an oil flow path


18


penetrates the crankshaft


6


so as to supply a sliding part inside the compressor with the oil stored in the lower side of the casing


2


.




The compressing unit


8


includes a fixed scroll


22


having an involute fixed wrap


20


and fixed to an inside of the casing


2


wherein the suction pipe


28


is connected to one side of the fixed scroll


22


and an orbiting scroll


26


having an involute orbiting wrap


24


corresponding to the fixed wrap


20


and a boss


34


in which the eccentric part


16


of the crankshaft


6


is inserted.




A discharge hole


36


is formed at a central part of the fixed scroll


22


so as to discharge the fluid, which is compressed by a volume variation of the compressing chamber


32


between the fixed and orbiting wraps


20


and


24


, inside the casing


2


. A back pressure chamber


38


is formed in a space between the main frame


14


and orbiting scroll


26


so as to maintain about a medium pressure between sucking and discharging pressures generated from inflow and outflow of the fluid in the compressing chamber


32


.




A compliance member


40


is arranged between an inner circumference face of the boss


34


of the orbiting scroll


26


and an outer circumference face of the eccentric part


16


of the crankshaft


6


so as to enable the orbiting scroll


26


to retreat back in a radial direction if an incompressible fluid such as a liquid refrigerant, oil or particles flows in the compressing chamber


32


.




The compliance member


40


is inserted in the inner circumference face of the boss


34


of the orbiting scroll


26


so as to rotate. And, a slot


42


, in which the eccentric part


16


of the crankshaft


6


slides in, is formed so as to penetrate the compliance member


40


.




In this case, the eccentric part


16


of the crankshaft


6


extends from an upper face of the crankshaft


6


so as to have a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the crankshaft


6


, and has a straight-line part


46


of which both sides are bisected in a length direction. A step part


44


is formed at the upper face of the crankshaft


6


at a portion from which the eccentric part


16


extends in a circumferential direction.




Both sides of the slot


42


of the compliance member


40


are straight-lined so as to move straight along the eccentric part


16


. And, the slot


42


has a length sufficient to compensate a displacement of the orbiting scroll


26


retreating back in a radial direction.




An upper face of the compliance member


40


has a height equal to that of the eccentric part


16


, and a lower face of the compliance part


40


adheres closely to the step part


44


of the crankshaft


6


. Namely, the oil sucked in through the oil flow path


18


presses the compliance member


40


downward, and the pressure of the oil pressing the compliance member


40


maintains the state that the lower face of the compliance member


40


adheres closely to the step part


44


of the crankshaft


6


. Thus, the oil supplied through the oil flow path


18


is prevented from leaking in the back pressure chamber


38


.




A bearing member having a sealing capacity is inserted between an outer circumference face of the compliance member


40


and an inner circumference face of the boss


34


of the orbiting scroll


26


, thereby enabling to prevent the oil from leaking between the boss


34


and compliance member


40


.




In this case, a cross-sectional area of the crankshaft


6


is formed to be equal to an outer diameter area of the compliance member


40


so that a load fails to work on the crankshaft


6


in a shaft direction. Namely, a force pushing upward the crankshaft


6


by the highly pressurized fluid working inside the casing


2


is cancelled out by the other force pressing downward the eccentric part


16


and compliance member


40


by the pressure of the oil discharged through the oil flow path


18


, thereby preventing the load from working on the crankshaft


6


in the shaft direction.




Operation of the above-constructed scroll compressor according to the present invention is explained as follows.




Once an electric power is applied to the driving unit


4


, the crankshaft


6


starts revolving together with the rotor


12


. When the eccentric part


16


rotates as being eccentric, the compliance member


40


, which is installed at the eccentric part


16


to be movable in the shaft direction, revolves as well. In accordance with the revolution of the compliance member


40


, the orbiting scroll


26


circles round. When the orbiting scroll


26


circles round, the fluid sucked in the compressing chamber


32


through the suction pipe


28


becomes compressed by the volume variation between the orbiting and fixed wraps


24


and


20


so as to be discharged inside the casing


2


through the discharge hole


30


. The fluid having been discharged inside the casing


2


is then discharged outside through the discharge pipe


30


. In this case, the compliance member


40


is moved by a centrifugal force of the eccentric part


16


along the straight line part


46


of the eccentric part


16


in a centrifugal direction, so as to maintain uniformly a gap between the orbiting and fixed wraps


24


and


20


.




When the highly pressurized fluid discharged inside the casing


2


pressurizes the oil stored in the lower side of the casing


2


, the oil


18


follows the oil flow path


18


so as to be discharged to the upper side of the eccentric part


16


to carry out lubrication on the sliding part. In this case, the pressure of the discharged oil is equal to that of the fluid.




And, the highly pressurized oil discharged to the upper face of the eccentric part


16


works on the upper faces of the eccentric part


16


and compliance member


40


so as to press the eccentric part


16


and compliance member


40


downward. In this case, the pressure of the fluid is working inside the casing


2


. If the crankshaft


6


is pressurized upward, the force pressing the eccentric part


16


and compliance member


40


and the other force pushing the crankshaft


6


are cancelled out each other so as to prevent the shaft-directional force from working on the crankshaft


6


.




Namely, a sum of the cross-sectional areas of the eccentric part


16


and the compliance member


40


is equal to the cross-sectional area of the crankshaft


6


, and the pressure of the oil is equal to that of the fluid. Hence, the upward and downward loads working on the crankshaft


6


are equal to each other, whereby the crankshaft


6


is free from the shaft-directional force.




Therefore, the compliance member


40


comes into close adherence to the step part


44


of the crankshaft


6


by the downward force of the oil pressure, thereby preventing the oil leakage between the compliance member


40


and eccentric part


16


. Moreover, the seal ring


50


inserted between the compliance member


40


and boss


34


prevents the other oil leakage between the compliance member


40


and boss


34


.




When an incompressible material such as a liquid refrigerant, oil, or particles flows in the compressing chamber


32


during the normal operation of the compressor, a volume variation of the compressing chamber


32


occurs as soon as the orbiting scroll


26


retreats back in a radial direction so as to correspond to the volume variation of the compressing chamber


34


.




Namely, if the pressure working on the compressing chamber


34


increases to exceed a normal value by the inflow of the incompressible fluid, a retreating force is exerted on the orbiting scroll


26


in a radial direction. At this moment, the slot


42


of the compliance member


40


moves to slide in a radial direction of the eccentric part


16


, thereby enabling the orbiting scroll


26


to move in the radial direction.





FIG. 6

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a second embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to

FIG. 6

, a scroll compressor according to a second embodiment of the present invention has a structure that a flange unit


56


is formed to protrude to a predetermined width in an external direction of a portion from which the eccentric part


16


of the crankshaft


16


extends. Namely, the lower face of the compliance member


40


is contacted with the flange unit


56


to increase a contact area of the compliance member


40


, thereby enabling to prevent the oil leakage more effectively.





FIG. 7

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a third embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to

FIG. 7

, a scroll compressor according to a second embodiment of the present invention has a structure that a rib


60


is formed to protrude to a predetermined width in an outer circumferential direction of the lower face of the compliance member


40


contacted with the flange unit


56


of the crankshaft


6


.




Namely, for sealing, the lower face of the compliance member


40


should be contacted with the upper face of the flange unit


56


, thereby requiring a precision grinding work. Yet, when the upper face of the flange unit


56


is grinded, the corresponding work time is elongated by the interference of the eccentric part


16


as well as the precision work gets difficult. Hence, the rib


60


is made to protrude from the lower face of the compliance member


40


in an outer circumferential direction, whereby a portion of the upper face of the flange unit


56


contacted with the rib


60


undergoes the precision grinding work only. Therefore, the work time is reduced as well as the precision work of the grinded face is performed easily.





FIG. 8

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to

FIG. 8

, a scroll compressor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention has a structure that a rib


62


is formed to protrude to a predetermined width in an inner circumferential direction of the lower face of the compliance member


40


coming into contact with the flange of the crankshaft


6


. Therefore, a scroll compressor according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention brings about the same effect of the scroll compressor according to the third embodiment of the present invention.





FIG. 9

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to

FIG. 9

, a scroll compressor according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention includes a sealing member


66


.installed between the flange unit


56


of the crankshaft


6


and the lower face of the compliance member


40


so as to prevent the oil flowing in the upper face of the eccentric part


16


through the oil flow path


18


from leaking in the back pressure chamber


38


.




The sealing member


66


is preferably formed of a ring type Teflon based material. In order to load the sealing member


66


, a fitting groove


68


is formed at the lower face of the compliance member


40


in a circumferential direction.





FIG. 10

illustrates a magnified cross-sectional view of a part ‘B’ on

FIG. 3

according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to

FIG. 10

, a scroll compressor according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention includes a fitting groove


72


formed like a band in a circumferential direction of the upper face of the flange unit


56


of the crankshaft


6


and a sealing member


70


inserted in the fitting groove


72


. And, the sealing member


70


is preferably formed of a ring type Teflon based material.





FIG. 11

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line II—II in

FIG. 4

according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to

FIG. 11

, in a scroll compressor according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, an elastic body


76


is connected between the inner circumference face of the compliance member


40


and the outer circumference face of the eccentric part


16


of the crankshaft


6


so as to give an elastic force enabling the compliance member


40


to be restored to the original state after the sliding movement of the compliance member


40


. And, the elastic body


76


is preferably made of a coil spring.





FIG. 12

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line II—II in

FIG. 4

according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 13

illustrates a cross-sectional view along a cutting line III—III in

FIG. 12

according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.




Referring to FIG.


12


and

FIG. 13

, a scroll compressor according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention includes a cylindrical compliance member


80


inserted in the boss


34


of the orbiting scroll


26


so as to revolve, an eccentric hole


82


formed to be eccentric from a center of the compliance member


80


in one direction, and a cylindrical eccentric part


84


inserted in the eccentric hole


82


so as to revolve.




In the above-constructed scroll compressor according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention, the crankshaft


6


revolves so that the eccentric part


84


revolves as being eccentric. Hence, the compliance member


80


revolves to make the orbiting scroll


26


circle round. In this case, if the orbiting scroll


26


retreats back in a radial direction, the compliance member


80


revolves round the eccentric hole


82


so as to move in a radial direction.




The above-constructed scroll compressor according to the present invention has the following effect or advantage.




The compliance member is installed between the eccentric part of the crankshaft and the boss of the orbiting scroll so as to enable the orbiting scroll to move in a radial direction. If the pressure inside the compressing chamber increases due to the inflow of the incompressible fluid such as a liquid refrigerant, oil or particles, the orbiting scroll retreats in a radial direction so as to cope with the volume variation of the compressing room actively. Therefore, the present invention enables to prevent the breakage of the orbiting and fixed wraps of the orbiting and fixed scrolls as well as improve a reliance of the compressor.




The forgoing embodiments are merely exemplary and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. The present teachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. The description of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.



Claims
  • 1. A scroll compressor comprising:a casing having a high pressure inside; a driving unit arranged at a lower side of the casing and connected to a crankshaft so as to generate a driving force; a compressing unit having an orbiting scroll connected to the crankshaft eccentrically and a fixed scroll so as to form a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed scrolls; compliance means for retreating the orbiting scroll in a radial direction when an incompressible material flows in the compressing chamber, the compliance means installed between the compressing unit and the crankshaft, the compliance means comprising a compliance member inserted in an inner circumference face of a boss formed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll so as to revolve; and a seal ring installed between an outer circumference face of the compliance member and the inner circumference face of the boss of the orbiting scroll.
  • 2. The scroll compressor of claim 1, wherein an oil flow path is formed to penetrate the crankshaft in a length direction and an eccentric part is formed at an upper side of the crankshaft so a to have a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the crankshaft.
  • 3. The scroll compressor of claim 2, wherein a slot penetrates a center of the compliance member, and the eccentric part of the crankshaft is inserted in the slot so as to slide to move.
  • 4. The scroll compressor of claim 3, wherein a cross-sectional area of the crankshaft is equal to an outer diameter area of the compliance member.
  • 5. The scroll compressor of claim 3, wherein a flange unit protrudes from an upper face of the crankshaft to a predetermined width in an external direction.
  • 6. The scroll compressor of claim 3, wherein a rib is formed in an outer circumferential direction of a lower face of the compliance member so as to adhere closely to an upper face of the crankshaft.
  • 7. The scroll compressor of claim 3, wherein a rib is formed in an inner circumferential direction of a lower face of the compliance member so as to adhere closely to an upper face of the crankshaft.
  • 8. The scroll compressor of claim 2, wherein the eccentric part extends from an upper side of the crankshaft so as to form a predetermined step part and has a straight portion provided by cutting both sides of the eccentric part in a length direction.
  • 9. The scroll compressor of claim 8, wherein the slot is formed to have a predetermined length in a long direction so that the straight portion of the eccentric part is inserted in the slot to slide and the eccentric part slides to move in a radial direction to a predetermined distance.
  • 10. The scroll compressor of claim 1, wherein the compliance means is a compliance member inserted in a boss formed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll to revolve and having an eccentric hole formed eccentric from a center so that an eccentric part of the crankshaft is inserted in the eccentric hole.
  • 11. The scroll compressor of claim 10, wherein the eccentric part is cylindrical so as to extend from an upper face of the crankshaft.
  • 12. The scroll compressor of claim 10, wherein the compliance member is cylindrical so as to be inserted in an inner circumference face of the boss and wherein an eccentric hole is formed at a location eccentric from a center of the compliance member to a predetermined extent.
  • 13. A scroll compressor comprising:a casing having a high pressure inside; a driving unit arranged at a lower side of the casing and connected to a crankshaft so as to generate a driving force; a compressing unit having an orbiting scroll connected to the crankshaft eccentrically and a fixed scroll so as to form a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed scrolls; compliance means for retreating the orbiting scroll in a radial direction when an incompressible material flows in the compressing chamber, the compliance means installed between the compressing unit and the crankshaft; wherein an oil flow path is formed to penetrate the crankshaft in a length direction and an eccentric part is formed at an upper side of the crankshaft so a to have a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the crankshaft; wherein the compliance means is a compliance member inserted in an inner circumference face of a boss formed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll so as to revolve, a slot penetrates a center of the compliance member, and the eccentric part of the crankshaft is inserted in the slot so as to slide to move; and wherein a sealing member is inserted between a lower face of the compliance member and an upper face of the crankshaft.
  • 14. The scroll compressor of claim 13, wherein a fitting groove is formed at the lower face of the compliance member in a circumferential direction so that the sealing member fits in the fitting groove.
  • 15. The scroll compressor of claim 13, wherein a fitting groove is formed at the upper face of the crankshaft in a circumferential direction so that the sealing member fits in the fitting groove.
  • 16. The scroll compressor of claim 13, wherein the sealing member is formed of a Teflon based material.
  • 17. A scroll compressor comprising:a casing having a high pressure inside; a driving unit arranged at a lower side of the casing and connected to a crankshaft so as to generate a driving force; a compressing unit having an orbiting scroll connected to the crankshaft eccentrically and a fixed scroll so as to form a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed scrolls; compliance means for retreating the orbiting scroll in a radial direction when an incompressible material flows in the compressing chamber, the compliance means installed between the compressing unit and the crankshaft; wherein an oil flow path is formed to penetrate the crankshaft in a length direction and an eccentric part is formed at an upper side of the crankshaft so a to have a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the crankshaft; wherein the compliance means is a compliance member inserted in an inner circumference face of a boss formed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll so as to revolve, a slot penetrates a center of the compliance member, and the eccentric part of the crankshaft is inserted in the slot so as to slide to move; and wherein an elastic body is connected between an inner circumference face of the compliance member and an outer circumference face of the eccentric part of the crankshaft.
  • 18. The scroll compressor of claim 17, wherein the elastic body is a coil spring.
  • 19. A scroll compressor comprising:a casing having a high pressure inside; a driving unit arranged at a lower side of the casing and connected to a crankshaft so as to generate a driving force; a compressing unit having an orbiting scroll connected to the crankshaft eccentrically and a fixed scroll so as to form a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed scrolls; compliance means for retreating the orbiting scroll in a radial direction when an incompressible material flows in the compressing chamber, the compliance means installed between the compressing unit and the crankshaft; wherein an oil flow path is formed to penetrate the crankshaft in a length direction and an eccentric part is formed at an upper side of the crankshaft so a to have a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the crankshaft; wherein the compliance means is a compliance member inserted in an inner circumference face of a boss formed at a lower face of the orbiting scroll so as to revolve, a slot penetrates a center of the compliance member, and the eccentric part of the crankshaft is inserted in the slot so as to slide to move; and wherein the seal ring is installed between an outer circumference face of the compliance member and the inner circumference face of the boss of the orbiting scroll.
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Number Date Country
04128582 Apr 1992 JP