2 STAGE ROTARY COMPRESSOR

• US 20100278674A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Seung-Jun, Byun, Sang-Myung, Lee, Yun-hi, Choi, Yoon-Sung
• Granted Patent: US 8,342,825 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 418/60
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 18/3564 the surfaces of the inner and outer member, forming the working space, being surfaces of revolution
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 2250/102 of the outlet
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 23/001 of similar working principle
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 23/008 Hermetic pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 29/065 Noise dampening volumes, e.g. muffler chambers
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 29/068 the silencing means being arranged inside the pump housing

Abstract

The present invention provides a 2 stage rotary compressor (100) including a hermetic container (101), a 2 stage compression assembly provided in the hermetic container, wherein a low pressure compression assembly (120), a middle plate (130) and a high pressure compression assembly (140) are successively stacked from any one of upper and lower portions, a first discharge port (124) for discharging middle pressure refrigerant compressed in the low pressure compression assembly (120) a second discharge port (162p) for discharging high pressure refrigerant compressed in the high pressure compression assembly (130) and a third discharge port (172p) positioned at any one of the upper and lower portions of the 2 stage compression assembly to discharge high pressure refrigerant compressed in the 2 stage compression assembly to the hermetic container (101), wherein an area of the third discharge port (172p) is larger than 0.5 times of an area of the first discharge port and smaller than 1.0 times thereof. As a volume flow of refrigerant compressed in the low pressure compression assembly (120) determines a volume flow of refrigerant compressed in the entire 2 stage compression assembly, a size of the third discharge port discharging refrigerant compressed in the 2 stage compression assembly is preferably optimized at a ratio with respect to a size of the first discharge port (127). Therefore, the size of the third discharge port (172p) can be optimized to suppress noise of the compressor.

Claims

1. A 2 stage rotary compressor, comprising:

a hermetic container;

a 2 stage compression assembly provided in the hermetic container, wherein a low pressure compression assembly, a middle plate and a high pressure compression assembly are successively stacked from any one of upper and lower portions;

a first discharge port for discharging middle pressure refrigerant compressed in the low pressure compression assembly;

a second discharge port for discharging high pressure refrigerant compressed in the high pressure compression assembly; and

a third discharge port positioned at any one of the upper and lower portions of the 2 stage compression assembly to discharge high pressure refrigerant compressed in the 2 stage compression assembly to the hermetic container, wherein an area of the third discharge port is larger than 0.5 times of an area of the first discharge port and smaller than 1.0 times thereof.

2. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 1, further comprising a muffler positioned on the 2 stage compression assembly to temporarily store refrigerant discharged from the second discharge port, wherein the third discharge port is formed in the muffler.

3. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 2, wherein the muffler comprises a bearing and a cover.

4. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 1, wherein two or more third discharge ports are formed.

5. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 1 , further comprising a passage for guiding middle pressure refrigerant discharged through the first discharge port to the high pressure compression assembly.

6. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 5, wherein the passage is defined by a U-shaped tube passing through the hermetic container.

7. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 5, wherein the passage is an inner passage defined by a hole processed in the 2 stage compression assembly.

8. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 5, further comprising an injection tube coupled to the passage.

10. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 1, wherein a diameter of the second discharge port is equivalent to 0.5 to 1.0 times of a diameter of the first discharge port.

9. A 2 stage rotary compressor, comprising:

a hermetic container;

a 2 stage compression assembly provided in the hermetic container, wherein a low pressure compression assembly, a middle plate and a high pressure compression assembly are successively stacked from any one of upper and lower portions;

a first discharge port for discharging middle pressure refrigerant compressed in the low pressure compression assembly;

a second discharge port for discharging high pressure refrigerant compressed in the high pressure compression assembly; and

a third discharge port positioned at any one of the upper and lower portions of the 2 stage compression assembly to discharge high pressure refrigerant compressed in the 2 stage compression assembly to the hermetic container, wherein an area of the third discharge port is larger than 0.5 times of an area of the second discharge port and smaller than 1.0 times thereof.

11. A 2 stage rotary compressor, comprising:

a hermetic container;

a low pressure cylinder provided in the hermetic container to define a space of compressing low pressure refrigerant;

a high pressure cylinder provided in the hermetic container to define a space of compressing middle pressure refrigerant compressed in the low pressure cylinder;

a muffler formed in the shape of a cap and coupled to the high pressure cylinder to reduce noise of compressed high pressure refrigerant;

a middle pressure discharge hole formed in the low pressure cylinder to discharge refrigerant compressed to a middle pressure; and

a high pressure discharge hole formed in the muffler, and larger than 0.5 times of an area of the middle pressure discharge hole and smaller than 1.0 times thereof.

12. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 11, wherein the high pressure discharge hole formed in the muffler is formed in a plural number, and the sum of areas of the high pressure discharge holes is larger than 0.5 times of the area of the middle pressure discharge hole and smaller than 1.0 times thereof.

13. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 11, wherein the middle pressure discharge hole communicates with the compression space of the high pressure cylinder.

14. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 13, wherein the middle pressure discharge hole and the compression space of the high pressure cylinder communicate with each other by means of a U-shaped tube passing through the hermetic container.

15. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 13, further comprising a middle plate positioned between the low pressure cylinder and the high pressure cylinder, wherein the middle pressure discharge hole and the compression space of the high pressure cylinder communicate with each other by means of a hole formed in the middle plate.

16. A 2 stage rotary compressor, comprising:

a hermetic container;

a low pressure cylinder provided in the hermetic container to define a space of compressing low pressure refrigerant;

a high pressure cylinder provided in the hermetic container to define a space of compressing middle pressure refrigerant compressed in the low pressure cylinder;

a muffler formed in the shape of a cap and coupled to the high pressure cylinder to reduce noise of compressed high pressure refrigerant;

a high pressure discharge hole formed in the high pressure cylinder to discharge refrigerant compressed to a high pressure; and

a high pressure discharge hole formed in the muffler, and larger than 0.5 times of an area of the high pressure discharge hole formed in the high pressure cylinder and smaller than 1.0 times thereof.

17. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 16, further comprising a middle pressure discharge hole formed in the low pressure cylinder to discharge refrigerant compressed to a middle pressure, wherein a diameter of the high pressure discharge hole formed in the high pressure cylinder has a value between 0.5 and 1.0 times of a diameter of the middle pressure discharge hole.

18. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 17, wherein the middle pressure discharge hole communicates with the compression space of the high pressure cylinder.

19. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 18, wherein the middle pressure discharge hole and the compression space of the high pressure cylinder communicate with each other by means of a U-shaped tube passing through the hermetic container.

20. The 2 stage rotary compressor of claim 18, further comprising a middle plate positioned between the low pressure cylinder and the high pressure cylinder, wherein the middle pressure discharge hole and the compression space of the high pressure cylinder communicate with each other by means of a hole formed in the middle plate.