EP0468238A1 - Scroll type compressor with variable displacement mechanism - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a scroll type compressor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a scroll type compressor with a variable displacement mechanism.
- Scroll type fluid displacement apparatus are well known in the prior art.
- U.S. Pat. No. 801, 182 issued to Cruex discloses such an apparatus which includes two scrolls, each having a circular end plate and a spiroidal or involute spiral element.
- the scrolls are maintained angularly and radially offset so that both spiral elements interfit to form a plurality of line contacts between their spiral curved surfaces to thereby seal off and define at least one pair of fluid pockets.
- the relative orbital motion of the two scrolls shifts the line contacts along the spiral curved surfaces and, as a result, the volume of the fluid pockets increases or decreases, dependent on the direction to the orbital motion.
- a scroll type fluid displacement apparatus may be used to compress, expand or pump fluids.
- Mechanisms to control the compression ratio generally have used a pair of holes through the end plate of one of the scrolls, with the pair of holes providing controlled communication to a chamber which is located on the opposite side to the spiral element with respect to the end plate.
- the pair of circular holes provide controlled communication to an intermediate pressure chamber.
- an axial tip seal element is disposed in the groove which is located along the axial end of each of the spiral elements in order to sufficiently maintain the axial sealing between the axial end surface of the spiral elements and the inner surface of the end plates.
- the intermediately compressed fluid which flows from the sealed off pockets to the intermediate pressure chamber through the pair of circular holes control- lably flows back to the suction chamber via a communication channel formed at the end plate in response to operation of a communication control mechanism.
- pressure in the intermediate pressure chamber varies from the suction pressure to the certain pressure which can prevent the communication between the sealed off fluid pockets and the intermediate pressure chamber so that the compression ratio of the compressor is controlled in the range from the maximum value, i.e., 100 % to the predetermined minimum value, e.g., 30 %.
- the minimum value of compression ratio is undesirably increased because that the value of the pressure drop at the pair of circular holes becomes not negligible due to extreme increase in flow rate of the fluid which passes through the pair of circular holes. Accordingly, controllability of the displacement adjusting mechanism becomes decreased, in particular, in operation of the compressor in the high rotational speed.
- a radius of the pair of circular holes can be enlarged within the value, which is slightly smaller than thickness of the spiral elements, so as to reduce the pressure drop at the pair of circular holes to the negligible value.
- a certain portion of the axial end of the spiral element of one of the scrolls passes over the circular hole in a situation when the diameter of the circular hole is enlarged, a certain portion of the axial tip seal element locating on the circular hole during relative orbital motion of the scrolls easily tends to bend toward the opening of the circular hole because of increase in lack of support caused by an enlargement of the blank which is defined by the circular hole.
- the certain portion of the axial tip seal element easily tends to be bitten by an edge of the axial end of the spiral element and an edge of the circular hole. Thereby, the axial tip seal element is damaged, such as cutting thereof, so that the function of the compression mechanism of the compressor becomes decreased.
- a scroll type compressor includes a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port.
- a fixed scroll is disposed within the housing and has a circular end plate from which a first spiral element extends.
- An orbiting scroll having a circular end plate from which a second spiral element extends is placed on a drive shaft. The two spiral elements interfit at an angular and radial offset to form a plurality of line contacts and to define at least one pair of fluid pockets within the interior of the housing.
- the housing includes mechanisms for driving the orbiting scroll and for preventing rotation of the orbiting scroll.
- a driving mechanism is operatively connected to the orbiting scroll to effect orbital motion of the orbiting scroll and to change the volume of the fluid pockets during orbital motion.
- a rotation preventing mechanism prevents rotation of the orbiting scroll.
- the circular end plate of the fixed scroll divides the interior of the housing into a front chamber and a rear chamber.
- the front chamber communicates with the inlet port.
- the rear chamber is divided into a discharge chamber which communicates with the outlet port and a central fluid pocket formed by both scrolls, and an intermediate pressure chamber.
- At least one pair of circular holes are formed through the circular end plate of the fixed scroll to form a first fluid channel between the fluid pockets and the intermediate pressure chamber.
- a communicating channel formed through the circular end plate of the fixed scroll provides a second fluid channel between the intermediate pressure chamber and the front chamber.
- a communication control mechanism controls the communication of the second fluid channel.
- At least three seal elements locate along the axial end surface of the second spiral element of the orbiting scroll in series.
- the at least three seal elements define at least two spaced portions therebetween.
- the at least two spaced portions are positioned so as to cross over the at least one pair of circular holes during relative orbital motion of the scrolls.
- the scroll type compressor includes a compressor housing 10 having a front end plate 11 and a cup-shaped casing 12 which is attached to front end plate 11.
- An opening 111 is formed in the center of the front end plate 11 and a drive shaft 13 is disposed in the opening 111.
- An annular projection 112 is formed in a roar surface of the front end plate 11.
- An annular projection 112 faces the cup-shaped casing 12 and is concentric with the opening 111.
- An outer peripheral surface of the projection 112 extends into an inner wall of an opening 121 of the cup-shaped casing 12.
- the opening 121 of the cup-shaped casing 12 is covered by the front end plate 11.
- An O-ring 14 is placed between the outer peripheral surface of the annular projection 112 and an inner wall of the opening 121 of the cup-shaped casing 12 to seal the mating surface ot the front end plate 11 and the cup-shaped casing 12.
- An annular sleeve 16 longitudinally projects from a front end surface of the front end plate 11, surrounds the drive shaft 13, and defines a shaft seal cavity 161.
- the drive shaft 13 is rotatably supported by an annular sleeve 16 through a bearing 17 located within the front end of sleeve 16.
- the drive shaft 13 has a disk-shaped rotor 131 at its inner end which is rotatably supported by the front end plate 11 through a bearing 15 located within the opening 111 of the front end plate 11.
- a shaft seal assembly 18 is coupled to the drive shaft 13 within the shaft seal cavity 161 of annular sleeve 16.
- a pulley 201 is rotatably supported by a ball bearing 19 which is carried on the outer peripheral surface of the annular sleeve 16.
- An electromagnetic coil 202 is fixed about the outer surface of the annular sleeve 16 by a support plate 204.
- An armature plate 203 is elastically supported on the outer end of the drive shaft 13.
- the pulley 201, the electromagnetic coil 202 and the armature plate 203 form an electromagnetic clutch 20.
- the drive shaft 13 driven by an external power source, for example, the engine of an automobile, through a rotation transmitting device such as the electromagnetic clutch 20.
- a fixed scroll 21, an orbiting scroll 22 and a rotation preventing/thrust bearing mechanism 24 for the orbiting scroll 22 are disposed in the interior of the housing 10.
- the fixed scroll 21 includes a circular end plate 211 and a spiral element 212 affixed to or extending from one end surface of the circular end plate 211.
- the fixed scroll 21 is fixed within the inner chamber of the cup-shaped casing 12 by screws (not shown) screwed into the end plate 211 from the outside of the cup-shaped casing 12.
- An O-ring 123 is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the circular end plate 211 and an inner peripheral wall of the cup-shaped casing 12. Therefore, the circular end plate 211 of the fixed scroll 21 insulatingly partitions the inner chamber of the cup-shaped casing 12 into thwo chambers, a front chamber 27 and a rear chamber 28.
- the spiral element 212 of the fixed scroll 21 is located within the front chamber 27.
- a wall 122 longitudinally projects from the inner end surface of the cup-shaped casing 12 to divide the rear chamber 28 into a discharge chamber 281 and an intermediate pressure chamber 282.
- the end surface of wall 122 contacts the rear end surface of the circular end plate 211.
- the orbiting scroll 22 which is located in the front chamber 27, includes a circular end plate 221 and a spiral element 222 extending from one end surface of the circular end plate 221.
- the spiral element 222 of the orbiting scroll 22 and the spiral element 212 of the fixed scroll 21 interfit at an angular offset of approximately 180° and a predetermined radial offset, to form sealed spaces between the spiral element 212 and 222.
- the orbiting scroll 22 is rotatably supported by a bushing 23, which is eccentrically connected to the inner end of a disc-shaped portion 131, through a radial needle bearing 30. While the orbiting scroll 22 orbits, rotation of the orbiting scroll 22 is prevented by a rotation preventing/thrust bearing mechanism 24 which is placed between the rear end surface of the front end plate 11 and the circular end plate 221 of the orbiting scroll 22.
- the compressor housing 10 is provided with an inlet port 31 and an outlet port 32 for connecting the compressor to an external refrigeration circuit.
- Refrigeration fluid from the external circuit is introduced into a suction chamber 271 through the inlet port 31 and flows into sealed spaces formed between the spiral elements 212 and 222 through open spaces between the spiral elements.
- the sealed spaces between the spiral elements sequentially open and close during the orbital motion of the orbiting scroll 22. When these spaces are open, fluid to be compressed flows into these spaces but no compression occurs. When these spaces are closed, no additional fluid flows into these spaces and compression begins. Since the location of the outer terminal ends of the spiral elements 212 and 222 is at a final involute angle, location of the spaces is directly related to the final involute angel.
- refrigertion fluid in the sealed space is moved radially inwardly and is compressed by the orbital motion of the orbiting scroll 22.
- Compressed refrigeration fluid at a center sealed space 272 is discharged to the discharge chamber 281 past a valve plate 231 of spring material through a discharge port 213 which is formed at the center of the circular end plate 211.
- a valve retainer 231 a receives the valve plate 231 to prevent excessive bending of the valve plate 231. Excessive bending of the valve plate 231 can cause damage to the valve plate 231.
- a pair of circular holes 214 and 215 are formed in the circular end plate 211 of fixed scroll 21 and are generally symmetrically placed so that an axial end surface of the spiral element 222 of the orbiting scroll 22 generally simultaneously crosses over both holes.
- the holes 214, 215 communicate between an intermediate sealed space 273 and an intermediate pressure chamber 282.
- a radius of each of the holes 214, 215 is designed so as to be slightly smaller than thickness of the spiral elements.
- the circular hole 214 opens along the inner side wall of the spiral element 212.
- the circular hole 215 opens along the outer side wall of the spiral element 212.
- valve plate 341 A pair of valve plates (only one valve plate is shown in Figure 1 as valve plate 341) are attached by fasteners (not shown) to the rear end surface of the circular end plate 211.
- valve plate 341 and the other valve plate are made of spring material so that the bias of the valve plate 341 and the other valve plate push them against a rear end opening of the hole 214 and the other hole to close each hole.
- a pair of valve retainers (only one valve retainer is shown in Figure 1 as valve retainer 341a) which are associated with the valve plates function as well as a valve retainer 231 a.
- the circular end plate 211 of the fixed scroll 21 also has a communicating channel 29 formed at an outer side portion of the terminal end of the spiral element 212.
- the communicating channel 29 is provided for communication between the suction chamber 271 and the intermediate pressure chamber 282.
- a control mechanism 36 controls fluid communication between the suction chamber 271 and the intermediate pressure chamber 282.
- An axial tip seal element 230 is disposed in a groove 213 which is located along the axial end of the spiral element 212 of the fixed scroll 21.
- a plurality of axial tip seal elements 240a, 240b and 240c are disposed in a pluarality of grooves 223a, 223b and 223c, which are located along the axial end of the spiral element 222 of the orbiting scroll 22 in series, respectively.
- the axial tip seal elements 240a and 240b define a first spaced portion 241 at the axial end of the spiral element 222 of the orbiting scroll 22.
- the axial tip seal elements 240b and 240c define a second spaced portion 242 at the axial end of the spiral element 222 of the orbiting scroll 22.
- first and second spaced portions 241 and 242 are provided with no groove and no axial tip seal element.
- the first and second spaced portions 241 and 242 are positioned so as to cross over the circular holes 214 and 215 respectively during the orbital motion of the orbiting scroll 22.
- the axial tip seal element 204a, 240b and 240c define the first and second spaced portions 241 and 242, the axial sealing between the axial end surface of the spiral element 222 of the orbiting scroll 22 and the inner surface of the circular end plate 211 of the fixed scroll 21 can be negligibly spoiled.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a scroll type compressor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a scroll type compressor with a variable displacement mechanism.
- Scroll type fluid displacement apparatus are well known in the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 801, 182 issued to Cruex discloses such an apparatus which includes two scrolls, each having a circular end plate and a spiroidal or involute spiral element. The scrolls are maintained angularly and radially offset so that both spiral elements interfit to form a plurality of line contacts between their spiral curved surfaces to thereby seal off and define at least one pair of fluid pockets. The relative orbital motion of the two scrolls shifts the line contacts along the spiral curved surfaces and, as a result, the volume of the fluid pockets increases or decreases, dependent on the direction to the orbital motion. Thus, a scroll type fluid displacement apparatus may be used to compress, expand or pump fluids.
- When conventional scroll type compressors are used in automobile air conditioners, these compressors usually are driven by the automobile engine through an electromagnetic clutch. In such automobile air conditioners, thermal control of a passenger compartment, or control of the air conditioner, is generally accomplished by intermittent operation of the compressor through the electromagnetic clutch because capacity control mechanisms usually are not provided for the compressors of such air conditioners. Though the energy required for maintaining the passenger compartment at the desired temperature usually is not large once the desired temperature is first achieved, a relatively large load is required to drive the compressor, et least during initial intermittent operation of the compressor, and to a lesser extent upon each subsequent actuation of the compressor. This intermittent operation wastefully consumes large amounts of energy.
- Recently, it was recognized that it is desirable to provide a scroll type compressor with a displacement or volume adjusting mechanism to control the compression ratio as operation demands. Mechanisms to control the compression ratio generally have used a pair of holes through the end plate of one of the scrolls, with the pair of holes providing controlled communication to a chamber which is located on the opposite side to the spiral element with respect to the end plate.
- For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,904,164 issued on Feb. 27, 1990 to Atsushi Mabe et al., the pair of circular holes provide controlled communication to an intermediate pressure chamber. In the compressor disclosed in the patent, an axial tip seal element is disposed in the groove which is located along the axial end of each of the spiral elements in order to sufficiently maintain the axial sealing between the axial end surface of the spiral elements and the inner surface of the end plates. The intermediately compressed fluid which flows from the sealed off pockets to the intermediate pressure chamber through the pair of circular holes control- lably flows back to the suction chamber via a communication channel formed at the end plate in response to operation of a communication control mechanism. Thereby, pressure in the intermediate pressure chamber varies from the suction pressure to the certain pressure which can prevent the communication between the sealed off fluid pockets and the intermediate pressure chamber so that the compression ratio of the compressor is controlled in the range from the maximum value, i.e., 100 % to the predetermined minimum value, e.g., 30 %. However, when the compressor operates in a high rotational speed while the compression ratio is adjusted to the predetermined minimum value, the minimum value of compression ratio is undesirably increased because that the value of the pressure drop at the pair of circular holes becomes not negligible due to extreme increase in flow rate of the fluid which passes through the pair of circular holes. Accordingly, controllability of the displacement adjusting mechanism becomes decreased, in particular, in operation of the compressor in the high rotational speed.
- In order to resolve the above drawback, a radius of the pair of circular holes can be enlarged within the value, which is slightly smaller than thickness of the spiral elements, so as to reduce the pressure drop at the pair of circular holes to the negligible value. However, when a certain portion of the axial end of the spiral element of one of the scrolls passes over the circular hole in a situation when the diameter of the circular hole is enlarged, a certain portion of the axial tip seal element locating on the circular hole during relative orbital motion of the scrolls easily tends to bend toward the opening of the circular hole because of increase in lack of support caused by an enlargement of the blank which is defined by the circular hole. As a result, the certain portion of the axial tip seal element easily tends to be bitten by an edge of the axial end of the spiral element and an edge of the circular hole. Thereby, the axial tip seal element is damaged, such as cutting thereof, so that the function of the compression mechanism of the compressor becomes decreased.
- Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention in a scroll type compressor to prevent decrease in controllability of a displacement adjusting mechanism in any rotational speed of the compressor without damage of an axial tip seal element.
- A scroll type compressor according to the present invention includes a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port. A fixed scroll is disposed within the housing and has a circular end plate from which a first spiral element extends. An orbiting scroll having a circular end plate from which a second spiral element extends is placed on a drive shaft. The two spiral elements interfit at an angular and radial offset to form a plurality of line contacts and to define at least one pair of fluid pockets within the interior of the housing.
- The housing includes mechanisms for driving the orbiting scroll and for preventing rotation of the orbiting scroll. A driving mechanism is operatively connected to the orbiting scroll to effect orbital motion of the orbiting scroll and to change the volume of the fluid pockets during orbital motion. A rotation preventing mechanism prevents rotation of the orbiting scroll.
- The circular end plate of the fixed scroll divides the interior of the housing into a front chamber and a rear chamber. The front chamber communicates with the inlet port. The rear chamber is divided into a discharge chamber which communicates with the outlet port and a central fluid pocket formed by both scrolls, and an intermediate pressure chamber. At least one pair of circular holes are formed through the circular end plate of the fixed scroll to form a first fluid channel between the fluid pockets and the intermediate pressure chamber. A communicating channel formed through the circular end plate of the fixed scroll provides a second fluid channel between the intermediate pressure chamber and the front chamber. A communication control mechanism controls the communication of the second fluid channel.
- At least three seal elements locate along the axial end surface of the second spiral element of the orbiting scroll in series. The at least three seal elements define at least two spaced portions therebetween. The at least two spaced portions are positioned so as to cross over the at least one pair of circular holes during relative orbital motion of the scrolls.
- Various additional advantages and features of novelty which characterize the invention are further pointed out in the claims that follow. However, for a better understanding of the invention and its advantages, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter which illustrate and describe preferred embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a scroll type compressor with a variable displacement mechanism in accordance with one embodiment of this invention.
- Figure 2 is a schematic horizontal perspective view of the scroll type compressor of Figure 1, viewing from the right side in Figure 1.
- Referring to Figure 1, a scroll type compressor according to one embodiment of this invention is shown. The scroll type compressor includes a
compressor housing 10 having afront end plate 11 and a cup-shaped casing 12 which is attached tofront end plate 11. An opening 111 is formed in the center of thefront end plate 11 and adrive shaft 13 is disposed in the opening 111. Anannular projection 112 is formed in a roar surface of thefront end plate 11. Anannular projection 112 faces the cup-shaped casing 12 and is concentric with the opening 111. An outer peripheral surface of theprojection 112 extends into an inner wall of anopening 121 of the cup-shaped casing 12. The opening 121 of the cup-shaped casing 12 is covered by thefront end plate 11. An O-ring 14 is placed between the outer peripheral surface of theannular projection 112 and an inner wall of theopening 121 of the cup-shaped casing 12 to seal the mating surface ot thefront end plate 11 and the cup-shaped casing 12. - An
annular sleeve 16 longitudinally projects from a front end surface of thefront end plate 11, surrounds thedrive shaft 13, and defines ashaft seal cavity 161. - The
drive shaft 13 is rotatably supported by anannular sleeve 16 through a bearing 17 located within the front end ofsleeve 16. Thedrive shaft 13 has a disk-shaped rotor 131 at its inner end which is rotatably supported by thefront end plate 11 through a bearing 15 located within the opening 111 of thefront end plate 11. Ashaft seal assembly 18 is coupled to thedrive shaft 13 within theshaft seal cavity 161 ofannular sleeve 16. - A
pulley 201 is rotatably supported by a ball bearing 19 which is carried on the outer peripheral surface of theannular sleeve 16. Anelectromagnetic coil 202 is fixed about the outer surface of theannular sleeve 16 by asupport plate 204. Anarmature plate 203 is elastically supported on the outer end of thedrive shaft 13. Thepulley 201, theelectromagnetic coil 202 and thearmature plate 203 form anelectromagnetic clutch 20. In operation, thedrive shaft 13 driven by an external power source, for example, the engine of an automobile, through a rotation transmitting device such as theelectromagnetic clutch 20. - A
fixed scroll 21, anorbiting scroll 22 and a rotation preventing/thrust bearing mechanism 24 for the orbitingscroll 22 are disposed in the interior of thehousing 10. - The
fixed scroll 21 includes acircular end plate 211 and aspiral element 212 affixed to or extending from one end surface of thecircular end plate 211. The fixedscroll 21 is fixed within the inner chamber of the cup-shapedcasing 12 by screws (not shown) screwed into theend plate 211 from the outside of the cup-shapedcasing 12. An O-ring 123 is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of thecircular end plate 211 and an inner peripheral wall of the cup-shapedcasing 12. Therefore, thecircular end plate 211 of the fixedscroll 21 insulatingly partitions the inner chamber of the cup-shapedcasing 12 into thwo chambers, afront chamber 27 and arear chamber 28. Thespiral element 212 of the fixedscroll 21 is located within thefront chamber 27. - A
wall 122 longitudinally projects from the inner end surface of the cup-shapedcasing 12 to divide therear chamber 28 into adischarge chamber 281 and anintermediate pressure chamber 282. The end surface ofwall 122 contacts the rear end surface of thecircular end plate 211. - The orbiting
scroll 22, which is located in thefront chamber 27, includes acircular end plate 221 and aspiral element 222 extending from one end surface of thecircular end plate 221. Thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22 and thespiral element 212 of the fixedscroll 21 interfit at an angular offset of approximately 180° and a predetermined radial offset, to form sealed spaces between thespiral element scroll 22 is rotatably supported by abushing 23, which is eccentrically connected to the inner end of a disc-shapedportion 131, through aradial needle bearing 30. While the orbitingscroll 22 orbits, rotation of the orbitingscroll 22 is prevented by a rotation preventing/thrust bearing mechanism 24 which is placed between the rear end surface of thefront end plate 11 and thecircular end plate 221 of the orbitingscroll 22. - The
compressor housing 10 is provided with aninlet port 31 and anoutlet port 32 for connecting the compressor to an external refrigeration circuit. Refrigeration fluid from the external circuit is introduced into asuction chamber 271 through theinlet port 31 and flows into sealed spaces formed between thespiral elements scroll 22. When these spaces are open, fluid to be compressed flows into these spaces but no compression occurs. When these spaces are closed, no additional fluid flows into these spaces and compression begins. Since the location of the outer terminal ends of thespiral elements scroll 22. Compressed refrigeration fluid at a center sealedspace 272 is discharged to thedischarge chamber 281 past avalve plate 231 of spring material through adischarge port 213 which is formed at the center of thecircular end plate 211. When thevalve plate 231 is pushed by virtue of a pressure difference, a valve retainer 231 a receives thevalve plate 231 to prevent excessive bending of thevalve plate 231. Excessive bending of thevalve plate 231 can cause damage to thevalve plate 231. - Referring to Figure 2 additionally, a pair of
circular holes circular end plate 211 of fixedscroll 21 and are generally symmetrically placed so that an axial end surface of thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22 generally simultaneously crosses over both holes. Theholes space 273 and anintermediate pressure chamber 282. A radius of each of theholes circular hole 214 opens along the inner side wall of thespiral element 212. Thecircular hole 215 opens along the outer side wall of thespiral element 212. Therefore, for instance, when the outer wall of thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22 contacts the inner wall of thespiral element 212 of the fixedscroll 21 at the location of thecircular hole 214, a part of thecircular hole 214 formed at thecircular end plate 211 of the fixedscroll 21 can be entirely covered by the axial end of thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22 by means of deeply cutting out thecircular hole 214 into the inner wall of thespiral element 212 of the fixedscroll 21. Thecircular hole 215 can be formed as well. A pair of valve plates (only one valve plate is shown in Figure 1 as valve plate 341) are attached by fasteners (not shown) to the rear end surface of thecircular end plate 211. Thevalve plate 341 and the other valve plate are made of spring material so that the bias of thevalve plate 341 and the other valve plate push them against a rear end opening of thehole 214 and the other hole to close each hole. A pair of valve retainers (only one valve retainer is shown in Figure 1 asvalve retainer 341a) which are associated with the valve plates function as well as a valve retainer 231 a. - The
circular end plate 211 of the fixedscroll 21 also has a communicatingchannel 29 formed at an outer side portion of the terminal end of thespiral element 212. The communicatingchannel 29 is provided for communication between thesuction chamber 271 and theintermediate pressure chamber 282. Acontrol mechanism 36 controls fluid communication between thesuction chamber 271 and theintermediate pressure chamber 282. A detail of thecontrol mechanism 36 is described in U.S. '164 patent, which is considered in the section of the description of the prior art of this specification, so that an explanation thereof is omitted. - An axial
tip seal element 230 is disposed in agroove 213 which is located along the axial end of thespiral element 212 of the fixedscroll 21. A plurality of axialtip seal elements 240a, 240b and 240c are disposed in a pluarality ofgrooves 223a, 223b and 223c, which are located along the axial end of thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22 in series, respectively. As illustrated in Figure 2, the axialtip seal elements 240a and 240b define a first spaced portion 241 at the axial end of thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22. The axial tip seal elements 240b and 240c define a second spacedportion 242 at the axial end of thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22. Therefore, the first and second spacedportions 241 and 242 are provided with no groove and no axial tip seal element. The first and second spacedportions 241 and 242 are positioned so as to cross over thecircular holes scroll 22. - Accordingly, even when the diameters of the
circular holes circular holes spiral element 212 of the orbitingscroll 22 and the edge of thecircular holes - Though the axial tip seal element 204a, 240b and 240c define the first and second spaced
portions 241 and 242, the axial sealing between the axial end surface of thespiral element 222 of the orbitingscroll 22 and the inner surface of thecircular end plate 211 of the fixedscroll 21 can be negligibly spoiled. - This invention has been described in detail in connection with the illustrated preferred embodiment. This embodiment, however, is merely for example only and the invention is not restricted thereto. It will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that other variations and modifications can be easily made within the scope of this invention, as defined by the appended claims.
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characterized by at least three seal elements (240a, 240b, 240c) located along the axial end surface of at least of the wrap (222) of the other of said scrolls (22) in series, said at least three seal elements (240a, 240b, 240c) defining at least two spaced portions therebetween, said at least two spaced portions being positioned so as to cross over said at least one pair of holes (214, 215) during relative orbital motion of said scrolls (21, 22).
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