This disclosure relates to a scroll type device and more particularly to spinning or co-rotating scroll devices that are capable of operating at high speeds, but yet are small of structure.
Scroll devices have been used as compressors, pumps, vacuum pumps, and expanders for many years. In general, they have been limited to a single stage of compression due to the complexity of two or more stages. In a single stage, a spiral involute or scroll upon a rotating plate orbits within a fixed spiral or scroll upon a stationary plate. A motor shaft turns a shaft that orbits a scroll eccentrically within a fixed scroll. The eccentric orbit forces a gas through and out of the fixed scroll thus creating a vacuum in a container in communication with the fixed scroll. An expander operates with the same principle only turning the scrolls in reverse. When referring to compressors, it is understood that a vacuum pump can be substituted for the compressor and that an expander can be an alternate usage when the scrolls operate in reverse from an expanding gas.
Scroll type compressors and vacuum pumps of the orbiting type have also been used for many years. Orbiting type scroll compressors are typically limited in their maximum speed to under 4000 rpm (revolutions per minute) due to the unbalanced centrifugal forces that must be contained by bearings. This relatively low speed results in relatively large scroll devices. Higher speed scrolls that are also smaller and lighter weight are desirable for some applications. For example, having a small, lightweight, high speed scroll would be advantageous in aerospace applications and for portable medical equipment.
The present disclosure overcomes the limitations of the prior art where a need exists for higher speed equipment of compact form. The present disclosure provides a co-rotating scroll that can operate at high speeds such as 6000 rpm and higher.
Accordingly, the present disclosure is a co-rotating scroll that comprises a motor having a shaft, a drive scroll connected to the shaft for moving the drive scroll, a driven scroll connected to the drive scroll to be moved by the drive scroll, and three idler shafts for aligning the drive scroll and the driven scroll and for allowing the driven scroll to be moved by the drive scroll.
Other co-rotating scrolls are disclosed such as a co-rotating scroll comprising a motor having a shaft, a drive scroll connected to the shaft for moving the drive scroll, a driven scroll connected to the drive scroll to be moved by the drive scroll, and an idler shaft for aligning the drive scroll and the driven scroll and for allowing the driven scroll to be moved by the drive scroll, the idler shaft having a hole therein and a bearing, the hole for reducing centrifugal force on the bearing. A co-rotating scroll comprising a motor having a shaft, a drive scroll connected to the shaft for moving the drive scroll, a driven scroll connected to the drive scroll to be moved by the drive scroll, and an idler shaft for aligning the drive scroll and the driven scroll and for allowing the driven scroll to be moved by the drive scroll, the idler shaft having a bearing having a bearing cover and a bearing shield for retaining grease within the bearing is also disclosed. Further, a co-rotating scroll is shown that comprises a motor having a shaft, a drive scroll connected to the shaft for moving the drive scroll, a driven scroll connected to the drive scroll to be moved by the drive scroll, and a bellows for aligning the drive scroll and the driven scroll and for allowing the driven scroll to be moved by the drive scroll.
Therefore, the present disclosure provides a new and improved co-rotating scroll device from the machine class of compressors, vacuum pumps, and expanders for gases.
The present disclosure provides an enclosed housing for the co-rotating scrolls.
The present disclosure also provides a co-rotating scroll device that is capable of greater speeds as compared to other scroll type devices of similar size.
The present disclosure provides a construction and a method for alignment of a drive scroll with respect to a driven scroll during the assembly process.
The present disclosure relates to a co-rotating scroll device that uses smaller sized bearings than compared to other scroll type devices of similar size.
The present disclosure provides a co-rotating scroll device that has idler shafts that reduce the centrifugal force on bearings contained within the co-rotating scroll device so that the useful life of the bearings is increased.
The present disclosure also provides a magnetic coupling that separates the working fluid from the ambient atmosphere.
Also, the present disclosure provides a co-rotating scroll device that employs bearing covers and bearing shields for grease retention.
The present co-rotating scroll device has tapered tip seals that are self-actuating in the axial direction by way of the centrifugal forces acting on the tapered tip seals.
The present disclosure is further directed to a co-rotating scroll device that uses a labyrinth lip seal or mechanical face seal type seal to seal discharge or inlet gas.
The present disclosure is directed to a co-rotating scroll device that has a pre-loaded shaft bearing to reduce the axial load on an idler shaft bearing.
The present disclosure is also directed to a co-rotating scroll device that employs a flexible bellows instead of idler shafts to drive and align one scroll with respect to another scroll.
These and other advantages may become more apparent to those skilled in the art upon review of the disclosure as described herein, and upon undertaking a study of the description of its preferred embodiment, when viewed in conjunction with the drawings.
Referring now to the drawings, wherein like numbers refer to like items, number 10 identifies a preferred embodiment of a co-rotating scroll device constructed according to the present disclosure. In
With reference now to
With reference now to
The idler shafts 26 of the co-rotating scroll 10 are used to align the driven scroll 24 relative to the drive scroll 12. The channel 78 in each of the idler shafts 26 is used to reduce the centrifugal force on the bearings 28 and 30. Reducing the centrifugal force will provide longer life for the bearings 28 and 30. The bearings covers 70 and 72 and the bearings shields 74, 76. 94, and 96 allow for the retention of any grease in the bearings 28 and 30. This also provides for longer life for the bearings 28 and 30. The weights 50 and 52 and the counterweights 54 and 56 provide for the ability to dynamically balance the scrolls 12 and 24. The tapered tip seals 100, 102, 104, and 106 are self-actuating in the axial direction by way of the centrifugal force acting on the seals 100, 102, 104, and 106. Also, the labyrinth seal 46 insures that any discharge gas or inlet gas is limited to flow through the center opening 44.
With particular reference now to
Referring now to
One disadvantage associated with the use of the co-rotating scroll 200 is that it is difficult to align the drive scroll 206 and the driven scroll 216. Idler shafts achieve the necessary alignment easily since bearing bores can be precision located relative to the scroll profile. To overcome this alignment problem in the co-rotating scroll 200, one or more bellows alignment pins 222, as illustrated in
In
As has been discussed and shown, pre-loading the shaft bearing with a spring so that the axial load on the idler shaft bearings is reduced provides for the use of smaller bearings and improved longevity of the bearings. Routing the inlet or discharge in the case of an expander through the shaft to simplify the separation of working fluid from surrounding ambient air is beneficial. Driving and aligning one scroll with respect to another scroll using a flexible bellows instead of idler shafts is also beneficial in the design of co-rotating scrolls. Also, being able to position one scroll with respect to the other scroll using alignment pins during assembly assists in reducing or eliminating any alignment problems. This also allows a co-rotating scroll device that has a flexible bellows design or construction.
With reference now to
The co-rotating scroll 300 also has other components such as a bearing plate 316, a discharge plate 318, a pair of O-rings 320 and 322 to seal the scroll 300, a tip seal 324, a centering spring 326, and a bearing 328. However, the important component with respect to the scroll 300 is the use of the pins 312 and 314. Also, other components are shown, but such components have not been identified.
With reference now to
By use of the rounded slots 330 and the pins 312 and 314, a co-rotating scroll may be constructed for aligning the drive scroll 302 and the driven scroll 304. The lead in configuration 332 in the rounded slots 330 is also used to provide for smooth insertion of the pins 312 and 314 into the rounded slots 330. The scrolls 302 and 304 may be balanced by cutting slots into the raised portion of the rounded slots 330.
As has been described, using a series of rounded slots and pins provides for driving and aligning the drive scroll and the driven scroll. The use of a lead into the rounded slots provides for a smooth entry of the pins into the slots. Also, the drive scroll may be balanced by cutting slots into the raised portion of the rounded slots. Ribs may also be used to dynamically balance the driven scroll.
From the aforementioned description, a co-rotating scroll device from the machine class of scroll compressors, pumps, and expanders has been described. This co-rotating scroll device is capable of expanding or compressing a fluid cyclically to evacuate a line, device, or space connected to the co-rotating scroll device without intrusion of the nearby atmosphere. The co-rotating scroll device receives its motive power directly from a motor or alternatively from a motor connected to a magnetic coupling, further minimizing the incidence of atmospheric intrusion within the housing and the working fluid. The present disclosure and its various components may adapt existing equipment and may be manufactured from many materials including but not limited to metal sheets and foils, elastomers, steel plates, polymers, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, various alloys, and composites.
From all that has been said, it will be clear that there has thus been shown and described herein a co-rotating scroll device. It will become apparent to those skilled in the art, however, that many changes, modifications, variations, and other uses and applications of the subject co-rotating scroll device are possible and contemplated. All changes, modifications, variations, and other uses and applications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the disclosure are deemed to be covered by the disclosure, which is limited only by the claims which follow.
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