EP1533522A2 - Problemermittlungssystem in einer Flüssigkeitsvorrichtung - Google Patents

Problemermittlungssystem in einer Flüssigkeitsvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP1533522A2
EP1533522A2 EP04027422A EP04027422A EP1533522A2 EP 1533522 A2 EP1533522 A2 EP 1533522A2 EP 04027422 A EP04027422 A EP 04027422A EP 04027422 A EP04027422 A EP 04027422A EP 1533522 A2 EP1533522 A2 EP 1533522A2
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Hiroyuki K.K.Toyota Jidoshokki Nakaima
Hiroaki K.K.Toyota Jidoshokki Kayukawa
Masatoshi K.K.Toyota Jidoshokki Hiramatsu
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B51/00—Testing machines, pumps, or pumping installations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B27/00—Multi-cylinder pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders
    • F04B27/08—Multi-cylinder pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinders coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
    • F04B27/10—Multi-cylinder pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinders coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis having stationary cylinders
    • F04B27/1036—Component parts, details, e.g. sealings, lubrication
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B2205/00—Fluid parameters
    • F04B2205/50—Presence of foreign matter in the fluid
    • F04B2205/501—Presence of foreign matter in the fluid of solid particles

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  • the present invention relates to problem determination devices for determining whether or not a fluid device has a problem and control devices including such problem determination devices.
  • a refrigerant compressor provided in a refrigerant circuit of a vehicle air conditioner includes a control device that determines whether or not the compressor has a problem such as deadlock (seizure).
  • the control device controls the compressor when it is determined that the compressor has a problem.
  • the control device is provided with a rotational speed sensor, or a lock sensor, for detecting the rotational speed of the compressor (the drive shaft of the compressor). If the difference between the rotational speed of the compressor, which is detected by the rotational speed sensor, and the speed of the engine, the drive source of the compressor, is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, the control device determines that the compressor has a problem such as deadlock. The control device then deactivates an electromagnetic clutch provided in a power transmitting line between the engine and the compressor. In this manner, the engine is prevented from being affected by the compressor problem.
  • the control device determines whether or not the compressor has a problem in correspondence with the rotational speed of the compressor. However, if a problem is presented by the rotational speed of the compressor, it is indicated that the compressor is already in complete deadlock or a state immediately before complete deadlock. In other words, at this stage, the compressor problem is relatively severe. Therefore, the control device must shutter the power transmission between the engine and the compressor such that the engine is prevented from being affected by the compressor problem.
  • compressors are clutchless.
  • This type of compressor does not have an externally controllable clutch mechanism such as an electromagnetic clutch, which is disposed in a power transmitting line between an engine and a compressor. The drive shaft of the compressor is thus maintained in a driven state as long as the engine is operating. Accordingly, the conventional control device cannot be applied to the clutchless compressors.
  • a torque limiter is provided in the power transmitting line between the engine and the compressor.
  • the torque limiter stops excessive torque from being transmitted to the engine when the compressor is in deadlock. More specifically, for example, a certain type of torque limiters operates to rupture a portion of a power transmitting member by means of the excessive torque.
  • the torque limiter must block the torque transmission immediately after the torque of the compressor exceeds the limit torque. Meanwhile, the torque limiter must reliably permit the torque transmission as long as the torque of the compressor remains smaller than the limit torque, even in a range close to the torque limit. The limit torque thus must be set in a precise manner, and such setting is complicated.
  • the invention provides a problem determination device for a fluid device.
  • the problem determination device includes an object sensor for detecting an undesirable object in the fluid device and a determining section.
  • the object sensor includes a detecting portion provided in the fluid device.
  • the determining section determines that the fluid device has a problem when the object sensor detects an undesirable object.
  • the invention also provides a control device.
  • the control device includes the above problem determination device and a displacement control section.
  • the fluid device is a variable displacement compressor.
  • the displacement control section decreases the displacement of the compressor when the determining section determines that the compressor has a problem.
  • a first embodiment of the present invention or a control device for a piston type variable displacement compressor forming a refrigerant circuit of a vehicle air conditioner, will hereafter be described.
  • piston type variable displacement compressor (hereinafter referred to simply as "compressor"), which is a fluid device, will be explained.
  • Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the compressor.
  • the left corresponds to the front of the compressor, and the right corresponds to the rear of the compressor.
  • the compressor includes a housing assembly formed by a cylinder block 11, a front housing member 12, and a rear housing member 14, each of which serves as a housing forming member.
  • the front housing member 12 is connected to a front end of the cylinder block 11.
  • the rear housing member 14 is connected to a rear end of the cylinder block 11 through a valve plate assembly 13.
  • the cylinder block 11, the front housing member 12, and the rear housing member 14 are securely fastened together by means of a plurality of through bolts 15 (only one is shown in the drawing).
  • a crank chamber 16 serving as a control chamber is defined by the cylinder block 11 and the front housing member 12.
  • a portion of each of the through bolts 15 is exposed in the crank chamber 16 such that the exposed portions of the through bolts 15 are arranged along the circumference of the crank chamber 16.
  • a drive shaft 17 is rotationally supported by the cylinder block 11 and the front housing member 12 such that the drive shaft 17 extends through the crank chamber 16.
  • An engine E the drive source of the vehicle, is operationally connected to the drive shaft 17 through a clutchless type (constant operating type) power transmitting mechanism PT. That is, as long as the engine E is operating, the drive shaft 17 is constantly rotated by the power transmitted from the engine E.
  • a rotor 18 is secured to the drive shaft 17 such that the rotor 18 rotates integrally with the drive shaft 17.
  • the crank chamber 16 further accommodates a substantially disk-like swash plate 19 serving as a cam plate, which is formed of iron-based metal material.
  • the drive shaft 17 is passed through the center of the swash plate 19.
  • the drive shaft 17 thus supports the swash plate 19 to allow the swash plate 19 to rotate integrally with the drive shaft 17 and incline with respect to the drive shaft 17.
  • a hinge mechanism 20 is disposed between the rotor 18 and the swash plate 19.
  • the hinge mechanism 20 includes two rotor projections 20a (the one that is on this side of the top surface of the sheet of Fig. 1 is not shown) projecting from a rear side of the rotor 18 and a swash plate projection 20b projecting from a front side of the swash plate 19 toward the rotor 18.
  • the distal end of the swash plate projection 20b is arranged between the rotor projections 20a. This structure enables the rotor projections 20a and the swash plate projection 20b to transmit the rotational force of the rotor 18 to the swash plate 19.
  • a cam section 21 is formed at the proximal end of each of the rotor projections 20a.
  • a cam surface 21a is formed at a rear side of the cam section 21 facing the swash plate 19.
  • the distal end of the swash plate projection 20b is in contact with the cam surface 21a of the cam section 21 in a manner slidable along the cam surface 21a.
  • the hinge mechanism 20 thus guides the swash plate 19 to incline with respect to the drive shaft 17 by means of the distal end of the swash plate projection 20b that slides along the cam surface 21a toward and away from the drive shaft 17.
  • a plurality of cylinder bores 22 extend through the cylinder block 11 at constant angular intervals about the axis L of the drive shaft 17, in a frontward-rearward direction of the compressor (in a left-right direction as viewed in Fig. 1).
  • a single headed piston 23 is received in each of the cylinder bores 22 and is allowed to reciprocate in the frontward-rearward direction.
  • a rear opening of each cylinder bore 22 is closed by a front side of the valve plate assembly 13.
  • a front opening of the cylinder bore 22 is closed by the associated piston 23.
  • a compression chamber 24 is defined in each cylinder bore 22 such that the volume of the compression chamber 24 is changed in correspondence with the movement of the associated piston 23.
  • Each of the pistons 23 is connected to an outer circumferential portion of the swash plate 19 through a pair of shoes 25 formed of iron-based metal material. Accordingly, when the swash plate 19 rotates integrally with the drive shaft 17 and inclines along the axis L of the drive shaft 17, the pistons 23 are permitted to reciprocate linearly in the frontward-rearward direction of the compressor.
  • a suction chamber 26, or a suction pressure zone, and a discharge chamber 27, or a discharge pressure zone, are defined in the housing assembly of the compressor by the valve plate assembly 13 and the rear housing member 14.
  • the valve plate assembly 13 has a plurality of suction ports 28 and a plurality of suction valve flaps 29. Each of the suction ports 28 and the associated one of the suction valve flaps 29 are located between the corresponding one of the compression chambers 24 and the suction chamber 26.
  • the valve plate assembly 13 has a plurality of discharge ports 30 and a plurality of discharge valve flaps 31. Each of the discharge ports 30 and the associated one of the discharge valve flaps 31 are located between the corresponding one of the compression chambers 24 and the discharge chamber 27.
  • refrigerant gas is drawn from the suction chamber 26 to each of the compression chambers 24 through the corresponding suction port 28 opened by the associated suction valve flap 29, when the associated piston 23 moves from the top dead center to the bottom dead center.
  • the refrigerant gas is thus compressed to a predetermined pressure when the piston 23 returns from the bottom dead center to the top dead center.
  • the gas is then discharged to the discharge chamber 27 through the corresponding discharge port 30 opened by the associated discharge valve flap 31.
  • a bleed passage 32, a supply passage 33, and a control valve 34 are formed in the housing assembly of the compressor.
  • the bleed passage 32 connects the crank chamber 16 to the suction chamber 26.
  • the supply passage 33 connects the discharge chamber 27 to the crank chamber 16.
  • the control valve 34 is provided in the supply passage 33.
  • the control valve 34 includes a valve housing 35 in which a valve chamber 38 and a valve hole 39 are defined.
  • the valve chamber 38 and the valve hole 39 define a portion of the supply passage 33 in the control valve 34.
  • the valve chamber 38 accommodates a valve body 41 and a closing spring 42.
  • the valve body 41 adjusts the opening area of the valve hole 39.
  • the closing spring 42 urges the valve body 41 in a direction closing the valve hole 39.
  • An electromagnetic actuator 36 is connected to the valve housing 35 and includes a fixed iron core 43, a movable iron core 44, a coil 45, and an opening spring 46.
  • the coil 45 is wound around the fixed iron core 43 and the movable iron core 44.
  • the opening spring 46 urges the movable iron core 44 separately from the fixed iron core 43.
  • the urging force of the opening spring 46 is transmitted to the valve body 41 through the movable iron core 44 and a rod 47 connecting the movable iron core 44 to the valve body 41.
  • the valve body 41 thus receives the urging force of the opening spring 46 as force acting to open the valve hole 39.
  • the urging force of the opening spring 46 is much larger than that of the closing spring 42.
  • the coil 45 of the electromagnetic actuator 36 is supplied with a drive current (for example, a DC current) from an air conditioner ECU 48 through a valve driver 49 in correspondence with air conditioning load.
  • a drive current for example, a DC current
  • the valve body 41 is positioned at a position at which the force of the opening spring 46 is equilibrated with the force of the closing spring 42 acting against the force of the opening spring 46, thus changing the opening area of the valve hole 39, i.e., the opening size of the control valve 34.
  • the opening size of the control valve 34 is adjusted by varying the amount of the drive current supply from the valve driver 49 to the coil 45.
  • the opening size of the control valve 34 Through adjustment of the opening size of the control valve 34, the balance between the amount of the relatively high pressure gas supplied to the crank chamber 16 through the supply passage 33 and the amount of the gas escaped from the crank chamber 16 through the bleed passage 32 is controlled, such that the pressure in the crank chamber 16 is adjusted. In this manner, the difference between the pressure in the crank chamber 16 and the pressure in each of the compression chambers 24, which is brought about by the corresponding piston 23, is changed. This changes the inclining angle of the swash plate 19, thus adjusting the stroke of each piston 23, or the displacement of the compressor.
  • a problem determination device for determining whether or not the compressor has a problem as well as a control device including the problem determination device, will now be explained.
  • the control device (the problem determination device) is formed by the air conditioner ECU 48, which is a computer-like electronic control unit, and an object sensor 50 connected to the ECU 48.
  • the object sensor 50 includes a detecting portion 51 provided in the crank chamber 16 of the compressor for detecting'an undesirable object in the crank chamber 16. If the object sensor 50 detects such object, the ECU 48 determines that the compressor has a problem.
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a detecting circuit (an electric circuit) of the object sensor 50.
  • the detecting portion 51 of the object sensor 50 includes an insulating substrate 52, a first contact 53, and a second contact 54. More specifically, the first and second contacts 53, 54 are printed on the substrate 52.
  • the contacts 53, 54 are each formed in a linear shape on the substrate 52 and extend parallel with each other, as spaced from each other at a predetermined interval.
  • An anode of a DC power supply 55 is connected to the first contact 53, and a cathode of the DC power supply 55 is connected to the second contact 54 through a resistor 56.
  • the DC power supply 55 is formed by, for example, a battery for driving the control valve 34 or an electric system of the engine E.
  • An output portion 57 is connected to the resistor 56 in parallel. If the detecting circuit of the object sensor 50 is closed and voltage is applied to the resistor 56, the output portion 57 sends a problem detecting signal to the ECU 48.
  • the output portion 57 and the resistor 56 are accommodated in a case (not shown) such that the output portion 57 and the resistor 56 are not exposed in the crank chamber 16.
  • the case is formed integrally with the detecting portion 51 (the substrate 52).
  • the output portion 57 and the resistor 56 are thus secured to the front housing member 12 by means of the case.
  • the output portion 57 and the resistor 56 may be secured directly to the substrate 52 or integrated in an I/O of the ECU 48.
  • the compressor when the compressor is operated in a relatively high load state such as an operational state corresponding to relatively high displacement, the compression load acting on the swash plate 19 through the pistons 23 and the shoes 25 becomes relatively high. In this state, lubrication may become insufficient between the swash plate 19 and the shoes 25. If the swash plate 19 and the shoes 25 are held in this insufficiently lubricated state for a relatively long time, a portion of the sliding surface(s) of the swash plate 19 (and the shoes 25) may exfoliate from the original surface(s), such that the separated portion falls in the crank chamber 16 as an undesirable object. As the rotor 18 and the swash plate 19 rotate and stir the atmosphere in the crank chamber 16, the object moves freely in the crank chamber 16.
  • a relatively high load state such as an operational state corresponding to relatively high displacement
  • the object which is conductive
  • the first and second contacts 53, 54 are bridged to each other such that the contacts 53, 54 are connected to each other.
  • the detecting circuit of the object sensor 50 is thus electrically closed, and the output portion 57 of the object sensor 50 sends the problem detecting signal to the ECU 48.
  • the ECU 48 determines that the compressor has a problem.
  • the determining process corresponds to a procedure executed by a determining section of the problem determination device.
  • the ECU 48 instructs the valve driver 49 to suspend the drive current supply to the control valve 34, regardless of how great the air conditioning load is. If the drive current supply to the control valve 34 is stopped, the control valve 34 becomes fully open and the displacement of the compressor is minimized.
  • This process corresponds to a procedure executed by a displacement control section of the control device. More specifically, if the displacement of the compressor is minimized, the compression load acting on the swash plate 19 through the pistons 23 and the shoes 25 is decreased, thus suppressing complete deadlock of the compressor. In other words, the compressor problem is prevented from becoming relatively severe.
  • a problem indicating device for example, a warning lamp
  • the ECU 48 operates the problem indicating device to indicate that the compressor has a problem and thus requires a checkup of the air conditioner.
  • the illustrated embodiment has the following advantages.
  • the power transmitting mechanism PT of the illustrated embodiment does not necessarily have to include the torque limiter, which is generally installed in a clutchless compressor, making it unnecessary to perform the complicated setting of the limit torque.
  • the compressor problem is prevented from becoming relatively severe, excessive production of undesirable objects does not occur in the compressor. This prevents a failure from being caused in any device of an external circuit due to an undesirable object entering the external circuit from the compressor.
  • the compressor problem is stopped at a relatively early stage, the origin of the undesirable object or a cause of the problem may be identified easily when the compressor is disassembled for maintenance or the like. This leads to improvement of the compressor.
  • the first contact 53 of the object sensor 50 includes a plurality of (five, in this embodiment) linear portions 53a and the second contact 54 includes a plurality of (five, in this embodiment) linear portions 54a.
  • the linear portions 53a, 54a are aligned parallel with one another and spaced from adjacent ones at constant intervals.
  • the linear portions 53a of the first contact 53 and the linear portions 54a of the second contact 54 are arranged on the substrate 52 in an alternating manner.
  • the contacts 53, 54 thus cover a relatively wide range, making it possible to detect an object at a further early stage of the compressor problem.
  • the substrate 52 of the detecting portion 51 of the object sensor 50 has a cylindrical shape.
  • the through bolt 15 is passed through the substrate 52, thus supporting the detecting portion 51 in the crank chamber 16.
  • the detecting portion 51 of the third embodiment is configured identical to that of the second embodiment. That is, the first and second contacts 53, 54 of the third embodiment include a plurality of linear portions 53a, 54a.
  • the through bolt 15 commonly for fastening the housing forming members together and supporting the detecting portion 51 in the housing assembly of the compressor, the number of components of the control device can be reduced.
  • the substrate 52 through which the through bolt 15 is passed has a cylindrical shape.
  • the space for the detecting portion 51 of the object sensor 50 is relatively small.
  • the substrate 52 may be formed in a cylindrical shape originally, the substrate 52 may be formed by a flexible sheet and wound around the through bolt 15 for securing the substrate 52 to the through bolt 15. If the substrate 52 is shaped cylindrical originally, the shape of the substrate 52 is maintained in a stable state such that the substrate 52 is relatively easy to handle when securing the substrate 52 to the through bolt 15. If the substrate 52 is formed by the flexible sheet, the substrate 52, or the detecting portion 51, may become relatively thin, further saving the space for the detecting portion 51.
  • the control device (the problem determination device) is configured by electrically connecting the object sensor 50, or the detecting portion 51, directly to the coil 45 of the control valve 34. Therefore, the air conditioner ECU 48 is not involved in the problem detection for the compressor or the compressor controlling in correspondence with the problem detection. More specifically, the first contact 53 of the detecting portion 51 is connected to a cable 60 connecting the valve driver 49 to the control valve 34 (the coil 45). The second contact 54 of the detecting portion 51 is connected to a different cable 62 connecting the valve driver 49 to the control valve 34 (the coil 45) through a resistor 61. The resistance value of the resistor 61 is sufficiently smaller than that of the coil 45.
  • the resistance value of the resistor 61 is set such that the drive current supplied to the coil 45 of the control valve 34 is substantially nullified if the first and second contacts 53, 54 are bridged to each other by an undesirable object (for example, if the resistance value of the coil 45 is 10 Q, the resistance value of the resistor 61 is set as 1 Q). Accordingly, if the object sensor 50 detects an object, the control valve 34 becomes fully open, such that the compressor displacement is minimized.
  • the detecting portion 51 of the object sensor 50 is electrically connected directly to the control valve 34 such that the amount of the drive current supplied from the valve driver 49 to the control valve 34 is decreased if an object is detected by the object sensor 50.
  • This structure corresponds to the determining section of the problem determination device and the displacement control section of the control device. As a result, if it is determined that the compressor has a problem, the compressor displacement is minimized autonomously without depending on an external determination or control means such as the air conditioner ECU 48.
  • the first contact 53 of the object sensor 50 includes a plurality of (three, in this embodiment) linear portions 53a and the second contact 54 includes a plurality of (three, in this embodiment) linear portions 54a.
  • the linear portions 53a of the first contact 53 and the linear portions 54a of the second contact 54 are arranged on the substrate 52 in an alternating manner.
  • a plurality of resistors 65 having equal resistance values are connected to the corresponding ones of the linear portions 54a of the second contact 54.
  • the resistors 65 are connected to the cathode of the DC power supply 55 through a common output portion 66. That is, the resistors 65 are arranged in parallel. If the detecting circuit of the object sensor 50 is closed and a current flows through the output portion 66, the output portion 66 sends a signal corresponding to the current to the air conditioner ECU 48.
  • the amount of the current flowing through the output portion 66 is varied depending on the number of the resistors 65 through which the current flows.
  • the signal sent from the output portion 66 to the ECU 48 is thus changed in accordance with the amount of the current flowing through the output portion 66. If the signal received by the ECU 48 indicates that the current flows through two or more of the resistors 65, the ECU 48 determines that the compressor has a problem and minimizes the compressor displacement, thus avoiding an excessively sensitive detection.
  • the compressor controlling when the ECU 48 determines that the compressor has a problem is not restricted to the above-described manner. For example, if the received signal indicates that the current flows through two of the resistors 65, the ECU 48 may reduce the drive current instruction to the valve driver 49 in correspondence with the air conditioning load by a predetermined amount, such that the compressor displacement becomes relatively small (not minimum). However, if the signal indicates that the current flows through three of the resistors 65, the ECU 48 may operate to minimize the compressor displacement. In other words, the ECU 48 may decrease the compressor displacement in a stepped manner for suppressing a quick minimization of the compressor displacement, or a sudden stop of the air conditioner, which is uncomfortable for vehicle users.
  • the object sensor 50 includes the single detecting portion 51.
  • the object sensor 50 may include a plurality of detecting portions 51 that are deployed at different positions in the crank chamber 16. This arrangement covers a relatively wide range in the crank chamber 16, making it possible to detect an undesirable object at a further early stage of a compressor problem.
  • each of the detecting portions 51 may have a separate resistor 56 and a separate output portion 57.
  • the detecting portions 51 may have a common resistor 56 and a common output portion 57. If the resistors 56 and the output portions 57 are provided separately for the corresponding ones of the detecting portions 51, the air conditioner ECU 48 determines that the compressor has a problem when receiving an object detecting signal from at least one of the output portions 57. However, the ECU 48 may be changed to determine that the compressor has a problem only when two or more of the output portions 57 send detecting signals to the ECU 48. An excessive sensitivity of the problem detection is thus avoided.
  • the object sensor 50 may include a magnet portion disposed in the crank chamber 16 for attracting an undesirable object to the detecting portion 51.
  • the substrate 52 of the detecting portion 51 may be formed by a non-conductive magnet.
  • a magnet may be secured to the substrate 52 at a position between the first and second contacts 53, 54. In this manner, the object may be detected at a relatively early stage of a compressor problem. Further, since the magnet securely holds the object, the object is prevented from being separated from the detecting portion 51 and thus causing a problem at a separate position in the compressor.
  • the detecting portion 51 of the object sensor 50 is provided in the crank chamber 16 of the compressor.
  • the detecting portion 51 of the object sensor 50 may be deployed at a different location than the crank chamber 16, or, for example, in the suction chamber 26 or the discharge chamber 27.
  • the ECU 48 adjusts (decreases) the compressor displacement based on the determination that the compressor has a problem.
  • the ECU 48 may simply operate the problem indicating device to indicate that the compressor has a problem, without executing the compressor controlling corresponding to the problem detection.
  • the second contact 54 of the detecting portion 51 of the object sensor 50 and the cathode of the DC power supply 55 may be connected to each other as grounded to the housing assembly of the compressor or the vehicle body.
  • the present invention is not restricted to the application to the clutchless type compressor.
  • the present invention may be applied to a compressor having a clutch including an externally controllable clutch mechanism such as an electromagnetic clutch, serving as the power transmitting mechanism PT.
  • an externally controllable clutch mechanism such as an electromagnetic clutch
  • the compressor displacement may be reduced as in the illustrated embodiments.
  • the clutch mechanism may be deactivated.
  • the present invention may be applied to different types of piston type compressors other than the swash plate type, including a wobble type and a wave cam type of compressors.
  • the present invention may be applied to different fluid devices other than the refrigerant compressors, including hydraulic pumps and air compressors.
  • a problem determination device for a fluid device includes an object sensor for detecting an undesirable object in the fluid device and a determining section.
  • the object sensor includes a detecting portion provided in the fluid device.
  • the determining section determines that the fluid device has a problem when the object sensor detects an undesirable object.
  • the problem determination device is capable of accurately determining that the fluid device has a problem at a relatively early stage of the problem.

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