The present invention relates to a scroll fluid machine.
There is disclosed patent literature 1 as a related art of this technical field.
Patent literature 1 discloses a scroll fluid machine in which an oil supply hole is disposed on a front side of an eccentric shaft integrated with a drive shaft and is provided in an orbiting scroll to pass through in an axial direction of the orbiting scroll. The scroll fluid machine supplies grease toward a bearing of the eccentric shaft from an opening end on a front side of the oil supply hole (that is, on a side near a turning wrap). On a front side of a rotation preventing machine, the oil supply hole is provided in the orbiting scroll to pass through in the axial direction of the orbiting scroll. The grease is supplied toward the bearing of the rotation preventing machine from the opening end on the front side of the oil supply hole (that is, on a side near the turning wrap).
The scroll fluid machine disclosed in patent literature 1 is configured such that an orbiting bearing and a housing of the rotation preventing machine each are provided with only one oil supply hole for example, and the oil only can be supplied from one direction. Therefore, there is necessarily required a work space on the front side of the scroll fluid machine to replenish the grease. Further, in a case where there is an obstacle, the scroll fluid machine is necessarily moved, and thus the number of man-hours is significantly increased.
The invention has been made in view of the problems, and an object thereof is to provide a scroll fluid machine which can simply supply the grease to the bearing regardless of installation environments during maintenance, and workability is improved.
In order to solve the problem described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a scroll fluid machine, including: a stationary scroll which is provided with a wrap in an end plate; an orbiting scroll which is provided with a wrap facing the wrap of the stationary scroll in an end plate; a drive shaft which drives the orbiting scroll; an orbiting bearing which supports the drive shaft with respect to the orbiting scroll; and a plurality of injection holes through which a lubricant is injected to the orbiting bearing from an outer portion.
In addition, according to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a scroll fluid machine which includes a stationary scroll, an orbiting scroll which is provided to face the stationary scroll, a casing which is provided on an outer side in a radial direction of the orbiting scroll, a drive shaft which drives the orbiting scroll, and a plurality of rotation preventing machines which prevent the orbiting scroll from rotating. A bearing housing storing the plurality of rotation preventing machines is provided on a side near the casing and the orbiting scroll. At least one of the plurality of rotation preventing machines is provided with a plurality of injection holes on a side near the casing and on a side near the orbiting scroll to inject a lubricant from the outer portion to the bearing housing.
According to the invention, it is possible to provide a scroll fluid machine which is made to improve workability during maintenance.
As an example of a scroll fluid machine according to the invention, a scroll compressor according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to
The entire configuration of the scroll fluid machine according to this embodiment will be described using
The casing 2 forming an outer shell of the compressor body 1 is formed as a bottomed cylindrical body of which one side in an axial direction is closed and the other side in the axial direction is opened as illustrated in
In addition, the orbiting scroll 4, the crank 10, and the rotation preventing machine 13 described below are stored in the cylindrical portion 2A of the casing 2. In addition, on a side near the bottom 2B of the casing 2, a plurality of the rotation preventing machines 13 (only one is illustrated in
The stationary scroll 3 is a scroll member which is provided to be fixed to the end side of the opening of the casing 2 (the cylindrical portion 2A). Then, as illustrated in
The orbiting scroll 4 of the other scroll member is provided facing the stationary scroll 3 in the axial direction so as to be turned in the casing 2. Then, as illustrated in
In addition, on the outer side in the radial direction of the boss plate portion 5, the rotation preventing machines 13 described later are disposed with a predetermined interval therebetween in the circumferential direction of the orbiting scroll 4 in a gap with the bottom 2B of the casing 2. Then, the boss plate portion 5 of the orbiting scroll 4 is disposed such that the center thereof is decentered in the radial direction by a predetermined dimension (turning radius) with respect to the center of the stationary scroll 3.
A plurality of compressors 6 are defined between the wrap 3B of the stationary scroll 3 and the wrap 4B of the orbiting scroll 4. Each compressor 6 is formed such that the wrap 3B of the stationary scroll 3 is disposed to be overlapped with the wrap 4B of the orbiting scroll 4 as illustrated in
An intake port 7 is provided on an outer circumferential side of the stationary scroll 3. The intake port 7 absorbs the air from the outer portion through an air filter 7A for example. The air is continuously compressed along the turning operation of the orbiting scroll 4 in each compressor 6.
A discharge port 8 is provided in the center of the stationary scroll 3. The discharge port 8 is used to discharge the compressed air from the compressor 6 on the innermost side in the radial direction among the plurality of compressors 6 toward a storage tank described later (not illustrated). In other words, the orbiting scroll 4 is driven by an electric motor (not illustrated) or the like through the drive shaft 9 and the crank 10. The orbiting scroll turns about the stationary scroll 3 in a state of being restricted in rotation by the rotation preventing machine 13 described later.
With this configuration, the compressor 6 on the outer side in the radial direction among the plurality of compressors 6 absorbs the air from the intake port 7 of the stationary scroll 3. The air is continuously compressed in each of the compressors 6. Then, the compressor 6 on the inner side in the radial direction is used to discharge the compressed air from the discharge port 8 located at the center of the end plate 3A to the outer portion.
The drive shaft 9 is provided to be turned through a load side bearing 20 disposed in the bearing mounting portion 2C of the casing 2 near the compressor body 1 and an anti-load side bearing 21 disposed away from the compressor body 1. The drive shaft 9 is disposed such that the base end side (a side in the axial direction) thereof protruding to the outer portion of the casing 2 is detachably connected to a drive source of the electric motor (not illustrated) or the like, and is provided to be rotatably driven by the electric motor. In addition, a bearing housing 5A in the boss plate portion 5 of the orbiting scroll 4 is connected to the tip end side (the other side in the axial direction) of the drive shaft 9 to be turned through the crank 10 and the orbiting bearing 12, described later.
The crank 10 decentered to the center of the drive shaft 9 is integrally provided on the tip end side of the drive shaft 9. The crank 10 is connected to the bearing housing 5A of the boss plate portion 5 of the orbiting scroll 4 through the orbiting bearing 12 described later. Then, the crank 10 is rotated integrally to the drive shaft 9. The rotation at that time is converted to a turning operation of the orbiting scroll 4 through the orbiting bearing 12.
The plurality of rotation preventing machines 13 is provided between the bottom 2B of the casing 2 and a rear surface side of the orbiting scroll 4 (only one is illustrated in
Then, the rotation preventing machine 13 is used to prevent the rotation of the orbiting scroll 4 and to receive a thrust load from the orbiting scroll 4 by the bottom 2B of the casing 2. Further, for example, a ball coupling mechanism or an Oldham's shaft coupling mechanism may be used as the rotation preventing machine 13 instead of an auxiliary crank mechanism.
A discharge pipe 14 is provided to be connected to the discharge port 8 of the stationary scroll 3. The discharge pipe 14 forms a discharge fluid path which communicates between the storage tank (not illustrated) and the discharge port 8.
In the drive shaft 9, a balance weight 11 is provided to stabilize the turning operation of the orbiting scroll 4. In a case where the compressor is operated, the balance weight 11 rotates integrally to the drive shaft 9.
The orbiting bearing 12 is disposed between the bearing housing 5A of the boss plate portion 5 of the orbiting scroll 4 and the crank 10. The orbiting bearing 12 supports the crank 10 with respect to the bearing housing 5A of the boss plate portion 5 of the orbiting scroll 4. The orbiting bearing 12 is used to compensate the turning operation of the orbiting scroll 4 in a predetermined radius with respect to an axial line of the drive shaft 9.
The orbiting bearing 12 is surrounded by the bearing housing 5A of the boss plate portion 5, a seal member 15, and the crank 10 of the drive shaft 9. The seal member 15 is provided between the bearing housing 5A of the boss plate portion 5 to seal a lubricant of the orbiting bearing 12 and the crank 10 of the drive shaft 9.
The auxiliary crank bearing 13C is surrounded by the bearing housing 5B of the boss plate portion 5, a pressing plate 13D, a seal member 13F, and the auxiliary crank shaft 13A. The auxiliary crank bearing 13C is inserted to the bearing housing 5B of the boss plate portion 5, and is strongly fastened by a flathead bolt 13E (illustrated in
In this embodiment, as pipes to supply the lubricant from the outside to the orbiting bearing 12 and the rotation preventing machine 13 through the bearing housing 5A and the bearing housing 5B in the boss plate portion 5 and through the side surface of the bearing housing 2D of the casing 2, a lubricant feeding passage 17 and a grease nipple 16 communicating to the outer portion are provided in each of the bearing housings 5A, 5B, and 2D to face different directions. In this embodiment, the grease nipple 16 is structured to face the right and left directions when a scroll compressor is viewed from the stationary scroll.
The grease nipple 16 is an injection hole which includes a connection portion to connect a lubricant feeding tool such as a grease gun. The grease nipple 16 is structured to pass the lubricant from the outer portion toward the inside of the bearing housing 5A and the bearing housing 5B. The grease nipple has a function of inhibiting a reverse flowing of the lubricant from the inside of the bearing housing 5A and the bearing housing 5B to the outside. In addition, the grease nipple 16 may be structured to be variable in direction as needed. With such a configuration, the direction of the tip end of the grease nipple can be freely changed regardless of the direction of the lubricant feeding passage 17, and workability is improved. In addition, the grease nipple 16 is provided detachably, and can be replaced as needed.
The lubricant can be replenished from different directions to the orbiting bearing 12 and the auxiliary crank bearing 13C by providing two grease nipples 16. With this configuration, the workability during maintenance can be improved.
An opening is provided in the stationary scroll 3 or the casing 2, or between the stationary scroll 3 and the casing 2. Then, the tip end of the grease nipple 16 faces a direction to the opening which is provided in the stationary scroll 3 or the casing 2, or between the stationary scroll 3 and the casing 2. With such a configuration, the lubricant can be replenished through the grease nipple 16 by inserting a tool such as a nozzle from the opening without removing the stationary scroll 3. With this configuration, the workability during maintenance can be improved. In addition, in a case where a plurality of openings are provided in the stationary scroll 3 or the casing 2, or between the stationary scroll 3 and the casing 2, a plurality of grease nipples 16 may be provided to face different openings. With this configuration, even in a case where there is an obstacle in a direction facing one opening, the lubricant can be supplied from the other opening in a direction where no obstacle exists.
A straight line connecting the opening provided in the stationary scroll 3 or the casing 2, or between the stationary scroll 3 and the casing 2 with the tip end of the grease nipple 16 provided in the housing 5A for the orbiting bearing 12 passes between two rotation preventing machines 13. With the grease nipple 16 disposed in such a direction, the lubricant can be supplied from the opening to the grease nipple 16 without blocking the rotation preventing machine 13 when viewed from the opening.
As described above, according to this embodiment, as a pipe to supply the lubricant to the orbiting bearing 12 and the rotation preventing machine 13, the plurality of the lubricant feeding passages 17 and the grease nipples 16 are provided in the boss plate portion 5, and the tip ends of the grease nipples 16 are set to face different directions. Therefore, the lubricant can be easily replenished from a plurality of directions during maintenance. Therefore, the grease can be simply replenished from a direction where no obstacle exists without need of separate design and regardless of installation environments of the scroll compressor. In other words, according to this embodiment, it is possible to improve reliability and workability.
In addition, in this embodiment, the description has been given about an example in which the plurality of lubricant feeding passages 17 and grease nipples 16 are provided as a pipe to supply the lubricant to the orbiting bearing 12 and the rotation preventing machine 13. However, the invention is not limited to the above configuration, and a plurality of injection holes to supply the lubricant to the load side bearing 20 or the anti-load side bearing 21 supporting the drive shaft 9 may be provided with respect to one bearing housing.
A scroll compressor according to a second embodiment of the invention will be described using
In addition, the grease nipple 16 in the first embodiment has been described to have the function of inhibiting a reverse flowing of the lubricant. In this embodiment, the injection holes having no the function of inhibiting a reverse flowing of the lubricant may be used instead of the plurality of grease nipples 16. One of the injection holes facing the same direction may be used to supply the lubricant, and the other may be used to discharge the lubricant. With this configuration, it is possible to remove the mixed impurities while supplying the lubricant.
In addition, the plurality of grease nipples 16 may be further disposed to face different directions similarly to the first embodiment, so that the lubricant can be replenished regardless of installation environments. Further, it is possible to improve workability and reliability while preventing the impurities from being mixed even in the second time of replenishment. In addition, this embodiment has been described using the structure in which the grease nipples 16 are mounted to face the same direction as that of the bearing housing 5A as an example. The plurality of grease nipples may be provided to face the same direction similarly even in the bearing housings 5B and 2D for the rotation preventing machine 13. In that case, it is possible to improve workability and reliability of the auxiliary crank bearings 13C and 13B.
Further, in a case where the opening is provided in the stationary scroll 3 or the casing 2, or between the stationary scroll 3 and the casing 2, the effects of this embodiment may be achieved if the grease nipples face the same opening even though the grease nipples do not face the same direction.
In this embodiment, the description has been given about an example in which two grease nipples facing the same direction are provided. However, the number of grease nipples is not limited to “2”, but may be “3” or more.
A scroll compressor according to a third embodiment of the invention will be described using
A scroll compressor according to a fourth embodiment of the invention will be described using
Hitherto, according to this embodiment, the workability during maintenance can be further improved compared to the first embodiment since the guide 19 is formed along the nozzle for supplying the grease.
In addition, according to this embodiment, the reliability and the maintenance performance can be further improved compared to the first and second embodiments since the projection 18 is provided in the boss plate portion 5.
A scroll compressor according to a fifth embodiment of the invention will be described using
In this embodiment, the replenishment passage 23 is provided in the side surface of the casing 2. However, the installation is not limited to the casing 2, and the replenishment passage may be provided in the stationary scroll 3. In addition, the replenishment passage may be provided between the casing 2 and the stationary scroll 3.
The embodiments described above have been described as merely exemplary to implement the invention. A technical scope of the invention should not be interpreted in a limited way by these embodiments. In other words, the invention may be implemented in various ways without departing from technical ideas or principal features. In addition, the invention may be implemented by combining a plurality of embodiments.
Further, the description has been given about the scroll fluid machine, but the invention is not limited to the scroll fluid machine. The invention may be applied to other fluid machines such as a reciprocating compressor and a screw compressor as long as a fluid machine body is driven by compressing or expanding a fluid by the drive shaft, and a bearing supporting the drive shaft or a bearing supporting a driven shaft driven along with the rotation of the drive shaft is provided.
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