Scroll type compressor

• US 6,533,561 B1
• Filed: 07/20/2001
• Issued: 03/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Original Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Inventors: Higuchi, Masahide, Komori, Keiji, Furusho, Kazuhiro, Kato, Katsumi, Kitaura, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Denion, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Trieu, Theresa
• Application Number:
  US09/889,796
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: 418/55.6, 418/55.5, 418/57, 418/55.4
• US Class Current: 418/55.5
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 18/0215 where only one member is moving
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 23/008 Hermetic pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 27/005 Axial sealings for working fluid

Abstract

In a scroll type compressor (1) that includes a fixed scroll (21) fixed inside of a casing (10) and a movable scroll (22) meshed with the fixed scroll (21) and presses the movable scroll (22) against the fixed scroll (21), the pressing force of the movable scroll (22) against the fixed scroll (21) is obtained from the pressure of a high-pressure space (S2) that acts on the back face of the movable scroll (22) and the pressing force is controlled in accordance with the variation in the compression ratio with the change in the operating condition thereby preventing decrease in efficiency and mechanical loss.

Claims

1. A scroll type compressor comprising:

a fixed scroll (21) fixed inside of a casing (10);

a movable scroll (22) meshed with the fixed scroll (21); and

pressing means (40) for pressing the movable scroll (22) against the fixed scroll (21), said pressing means (40) being arranged so as to have a high-pressure space (S2) that serves a back face side of the movable scroll (22) and to suppress a pressing force of the movable scroll (22) against the fixed scroll (21) when a compression ratio exceeds a predetermined value, said pressing means (40) comprising an oil groove (43) formed between contact surfaces of the fixed scroll (21) and the movable scroll (22) in contact with each other and high-pressure oil introducing means (46) for introducing a high-pressure oil in the casing (10) into the oil groove (43) when the compression ratio exceeds the predetermined value.

2. The scroll type compressor of claim 1, wherein

the high-pressure space (S2) is a high-pressure oil working space into which the high-pressure oil is supplied, and

the high-pressure oil introducing means (46) is arranged to guide the high-pressure oil in the high-pressure oil working space (S2) into the oil groove (43) when the compression ratio exceeds the predetermined value.

3. The scroll type compressor of claim 2, wherein the high-pressure oil introducing means (46) comprises a high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) communicating from the high-pressure oil working space (S2) to the oil groove (43) and a high-pressure oil introduction valve (45) for opening/closing the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44).

4. The scroll type compressor of claim 3, wherein the high-pressure oil introduction valve (45) is arranged to open the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) upon excess of the compression ratio over the predetermined value while closing the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) at the compression ratio equal to or less than the predetermined value.

5. The scroll type compressor of claim 4, wherein

the high-pressure oil introduction valve (45) comprises a cylinder (47) disposed to traverse the way of the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) and a piston-like valve body (48) provided for reciprocation movement in the cylinder (47), and

the valve body (48) is arranged to move to an open position at which the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) is opened upon excess of the compression ratio over the predetermined value while moving to a closed position at which the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) is closed at the compression ratio equal to or less than the predetermined value.

6. The scroll type compressor of claim 5, wherein

the cylinder (47) of the high-pressure oil introduction valve (45) communicates at one end thereof with a low-pressure space (S1) provided in the casing (10) and communicates at the other end with a high-pressure space (S3) in the casing (10),

urging means (50) is provided for urging the valve body (48) toward the closed position in the cylinder (47), and

an urging force of the urging means (50) is set in accordance with a predetermined pressure differential between the low-pressure space (S1) and the high-pressure space (S3) so that the urging means (50) holds the valve body (48) at the closed position when the compression ratio is equal to or less than the predetermined value and allows movement of the valve body (48) to the open position when the compression ratio exceeds the predetermined value.

7. The scroll type compressor of claim 6, wherein the valve body (48) comprises a communication passage (48a) to block the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) at its closed position while opening the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) through the communication passage (48a) at its open position.

8. The scroll type compressor of claim 7, wherein the communication passage (48a) of the valve body (48) comprises a circumferential channel formed in an outer peripheral surface of the valve body (48).

9. The scroll type compressor of claim 6, wherein

a frame (23) for separating the low-pressure space (S1) and the high-pressure space (S3) is disposed in the casing (10) below the movable scroll (22),

a sealing member (42) is provided for dividing a space located between the frame (23) and the movable scroll (22) into the low-pressure space (S1) and the high-pressure oil working space (S2), and

the frame (23) is provided with the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) and the high-pressure oil introduction valve (45).

10. A scroll type compressor comprising:

a fixed scroll (21) fixed inside of a casing (10);

a movable scroll (22) meshed with the fixed scroll (21); and

pressing means (40) for pressing the movable scroll (22) against the fixed scroll (21), said pressing means (40) being arranged so as to have a high-pressure space (S2) that serves a back face side of the movable scroll (22) and to always suppress a pressing force of the movable scroll (22) against the fixed scroll (21) through the high-pressure space (S2) in association with variation in compression ratio, said pressing means (40) comprising an oil groove (43) formed between contact surfaces of the fixed scroll (21) and the movable scroll (22) in contact with each other and a high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) for always introducing a high-pressure oil in the casing (10) into the oil groove (43).

11. The scroll type compressor of claim 10, wherein

the high-pressure space (S2) is a high-pressure oil working space into which the high-pressure oil is supplied, and

the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) is arranged to communicate from the high-pressure oil working space (S2) to the oil groove (43) and always guide the high-pressure oil in the high-pressure oil working space (S2) to the oil groove (43).

12. The scroll type compressor of claim 11, further comprising:

a frame (23) for dividing an inner space of the casing (10) into a low-pressure space (S1) and a high-pressure space (S3), the frame (23) being disposed below the movable scroll (22); and

a sealing member (42) for dividing a space between the frame (23) and the movable scroll (22) into the low-pressure space (S1) and the high-pressure oil working space (S2), the frame (23) being provided with the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44).

13. The scroll type compressor of claim 3 or 10, wherein the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) is provided with a restriction section (44b).

14. The scroll type compressor of claim 13, wherein the restriction section (44b) comprises a reduced-diameter part provided at least partially in the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44).

15. The scroll type compressor of claim 13, wherein the restriction section (44b) comprises a capillary tube (44e) provided at least partially in the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44).

16. The scroll type compressor of claim 13, wherein the restriction section (44b) is formed so that a bar-like member (44f) narrower in diameter than the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) is placed at least partially in the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44) to form a clearance with the high-pressure oil introduction passage (44).