EP2940304A1 - Scroll compressor - Google Patents
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- a scroll compressor represents a compressor using a fixed scroll having a spiral wrap and an orbiting scroll that revolves with respect to the fixed scroll, i.e., a compressor in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are engaged with each other to revolve, thereby reducing a volume of a compression chamber, which is formed between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll according to the orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll, and thus to increase in pressure of a fluid to discharge the fluid through a discharge hole formed in a central portion of the fixed scroll.
- the scroll compressor suction, compression, and discharge of a fluid are successively performed while the orbiting scroll revolves. Accordingly, a discharge valve and suction valve may be unnecessary in principle. Also, since the number of parts constituting the scroll compressor is less, the scroll compressor may be simplified in structure and rotate at a high speed. Also, since a variation in torque required for the compression is less, and the suction and compression successively occur, a relatively small amount of noise and vibration may occur.
- a scroll compressor including a back pressure discharge unit is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1378886 that is a prior document.
- the scroll compressor includes a back pressure chamber assembly defining a back pressure chamber.
- the back pressure chamber assembly includes a back pressure plate and a floating plate.
- a sealing end is disposed on an upper end of an inner space part of the floating plate. The sealing end contacts a bottom surface of a discharge cover to seal the inner space so that the discharged refrigerant does not leak into the suction space, but is discharged into a discharge space.
- the sealing end of the floating plate continuously collides with a discharge cover while the scroll compressor operates.
- the sealing end of the floating plate colliding with the discharge cover may be worn out to allow the suction space to communicate with the discharge space.
- the scroll compressor may abnormally operate.
- Embodiments provide a scroll compressor.
- a scroll compressor includes: a casing including a rotation shaft; a discharge cover fixed inside the casing to partition the inside of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space; a first scroll revolving by rotation of the rotation shaft; a second scroll defining a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll, the second scroll having an intermediate pressure discharge hole communicating with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure of the plurality of compression chambers; a back pressure plate defining a back pressure chamber for accommodating a refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole; a floating plate movably disposed on a side of the back pressure plate to define the back pressure chamber together with the back pressure plate, the floating plate including a contact part that is capable of contacting the discharge cover; and a coating layer defining an outer surface of the contact part, wherein the discharge cover has a first hardness value, the floating plate has a second hardness value, and the coating layer has a third hardness value, and the third hardness value is less than the first hardness value
- a scroll compressor in another embodiment, includes: a casing including a rotation shaft; a discharge cover fixed inside the casing to partition the inside of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space; a first scroll revolving by rotation of the rotation shaft; a second scroll defining a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll, the second scroll having an intermediate pressure discharge hole communicating with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure of the plurality of compression chambers; a back pressure plate defining a back pressure chamber for accommodating a refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole; a floating plate movably disposed on a side of the back pressure plate to define the back pressure chamber together with the back pressure plate, the floating plate including a contact part that is capable of contacting the discharge cover; a coating layer defining an outer surface of the contact part; and an impact absorption layer disposed on a portion of the discharge cover facing the contact part.
- Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to an embodiment
- Fig. 2 is a partial exploded cross-sectional view of the scroll compressor according to an embodiment
- Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the scroll compressor according to an embodiment
- Fig. 4 is a view illustrating a bottom surface of a back pressure plate according to an embodiment.
- a scroll compressor 100 includes a casing 110 having a suction space S and a discharge space D.
- a discharge cover 105 is disposed in an inner upper portion of the casing 110.
- An inner space of the casing 110 is partitioned into the suction space S and the discharge space D by the discharge cover 105.
- an upper space of the discharge cover 105 may be the discharge space D
- a lower space of the discharge cover 105 may be the suction space S.
- a discharge hole 105a through which a refrigerant compressed at a high pressure is discharged may be defined in an approximately central portion of the discharge cover 105.
- the scroll compressor 100 may further include a suction port 101 communicating with the suction space S and a discharge port 103 communicating with the discharge space D.
- Each of the suction port 101 and the discharge port 103 may be fixed to the casing 101 to allow the refrigerant to be suctioned into the casing 110 or discharged to the outside of the casing 110.
- a motor may be disposed in the suction space S.
- the motor may include a stator 112 coupled to an inner wall of the casing 110, a rotor 114 rotatably disposed within the stator 112, and a rotation shaft 116 passing through a central portion of the stator 114.
- a lower portion of the rotation shaft 116 is rotatably supported by an auxiliary bearing 117 that is disposed on a lower portion of the casing 110.
- the auxiliary bearing 117 may be coupled to a lower frame 118 to stably support the rotation shaft 116.
- the lower frame 118 may be fixed to the inner wall of the casing 110, and an upper space of the lower frame 118 may be used as an oil storage space. An oil stored in the oil storage space may be transferred upward by an oil supply passage 116 defined in the rotation shaft 116 and uniformly supplied into the casing 110.
- the oil supply passage 116a may be eccentrically disposed toward one side of the rotation shaft 116 so that the oil introduced into the oil supply passage 116a flows upward by a centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotation shaft 116.
- the scroll compressor 100 may further include a main frame 120.
- the main frame 120 may be fixed to the inner wall of the casing 110 and disposed in the suction space S.
- An upper portion of the rotation shaft 116 is rotatably supported by the main frame 120.
- a main bearing part 122 protruding downward is disposed on a bottom surface of the main frame 120.
- the rotation shaft 116 is inserted into the main bearing part 122.
- An inner wall of the main bearing part 122 may function as a bearing surface so that the rotation shaft 116 smoothly rotates.
- the scroll compressor 100 may further include an orbiting scroll 130 and a fixed scroll 140.
- the orbiting scroll 130 is seated on a top surface of the main frame 120.
- the orbiting scroll 130 includes a first head plate 133 having an approximately disk shape and placed on the main frame 120 and an orbiting wrap 134 having a spiral shape and extending from the first head plate 133.
- the first head plate 133 may define a lower portion of the orbiting scroll 130 as a main body of the orbiting scroll 130, and the orbiting wrap 134 may extend upward from the first head plate 133 to define an upper portion of the orbiting scroll 130. Also, the orbiting wrap 134 together with a fixed wrap 144 of the fixed scroll 140 may define a compression chamber.
- the orbiting scroll 130 may be called a "first scrollā
- the fixed scroll 140 may be called a "second scrollā.
- the first head plate 133 of the orbiting scroll 130 may revolve in a state where the first head plate 133 is supported on the top surface of the main frame 120.
- an Oldham ring 136 may be disposed between the first head plate 133 and the main frame 120 to prevent the orbiting scroll 130 from revolving.
- a boss part 138 into which the upper portion of the rotation shaft 116 is inserted is disposed on a bottom surface of the first head plate 133 of the orbiting scroll 130 to easily transmit a rotation force of the rotation shaft 116 to the orbiting scroll 130.
- the fixed scroll 140 engaged with the orbiting scroll 130 is disposed on the orbiting scroll 130.
- the fixed scroll 140 may include a plurality of coupling guide parts 141, each of which defines a guide hole 141a.
- the orbiting scroll 100 may further includes a guide pin 142 inserted into the guide hole 141a and placed on a top surface of the main frame 120 and a coupling member 145a inserted into the guide pin 142 and fitted into an insertion hole 125 of the main frame 120.
- the fixed scroll 140 may include a second head plate 143 having an approximately disk shape and a fixed wrap 144 extending from the second head plate 143 toward the first head plate 133 and engaged with the orbiting wrap 134 of the orbiting scroll 130.
- the second head plate 143 may define an upper portion of the fixed scroll 140 as a main body of the fixed scroll 140, and the fixed wrap 144 may extend downward from the second head plate 143 to define a lower portion of the fixed scroll 140.
- the orbiting wrap 134 may be called a "first wrapā
- the fixed wrap may be called a "second wrapā.
- An end of the fixed wrap 144 may be disposed to contact the first head plate 133, and an end of the orbiting wrap 134 may be disposed to contact the second head plate 143.
- the fixed wrap 144 may disposed in a predetermined spiral shape, and a discharge hole 145 through which the compressed refrigerant is discharged may be defined in an approximately central portion of the second head plate 143. Also, a suction hole (see reference numeral 146 of Fig. 6 ) through which the refrigerant within the suction space S is suctioned is defined in a side surface of the fixed scroll 140. The refrigerant suctioned through the suction hole 146 is introduced into the compression chamber that is defined by the orbiting wrap 134 and the fixed wrap 144.
- the fixed wrap 144 and the orbiting wrap 134 may define a plurality of compression chambers.
- Each of the plurality of compression chambers may be reduced in volume while revolving and moving toward the discharge part 145 to compress the refrigerant.
- the compression chamber, which is adjacent to the suction hole 146, of the plurality of compression chambers may be minimized in pressure, and the compression chamber communicating with the discharge hole 145 may be maximized in pressure.
- the compression chamber between the above-described compression chambers may have an intermediate pressure that corresponds between a suction pressure of the suction hole 146 and a discharge pressure of the discharge hole 145. The intermediate pressure may be applied to a back pressure chamber BP that will be described later to press the fixed scroll 140 toward the orbiting scroll 130.
- An intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 for transferring the refrigerant of the compression chamber having the intermediate pressure to the back pressure chamber BP is defined in the second head plate 143 of the fixed scroll 140. That is, the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 may be defined in one portion of the fixed scroll 140 so that the compression chamber communicating with the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 has a pressure greater than that in the suction space S and less than that in the discharge space D.
- the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 may pass through the second head plate 143 from a top surface to a bottom surface of the second head plate 143.
- Back pressure chamber assemblies 150 and 160 disposed above the fixed scroll 140 to define the back pressure chamber are disposed on the fixed scroll 140.
- the back pressure chamber assemblies 150 and 160 may include a back pressure plate 150 and a floating plate 160 separably coupled to the back pressure plate 150.
- the back pressure plate 150 may be fixed to an upper portion of the second head plate 143 of the fixed scroll 140.
- the back pressure plate 150 may have an approximately annular shape with a hollow and include a support 152 contacting the second head plate 143 of the fixed scroll 140.
- An intermediate pressure suction hole 153 communicating with the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 may be defined in the support 152.
- the intermediate pressure suction hole 153 may pass through the support 152 from a top surface to a bottom surface of the support 152.
- a second coupling hole 154 communicating with the first coupling hole 148 defined in the second head plate 143 of the fixed scroll 140 may be defined in the support 152.
- the first coupling hole 148 and the second coupling hole 154 are coupled to each other by a coupling member (not shown).
- the back pressure plate 150 includes a plurality of walls 158 and 159 extending upward from the support 152.
- the plurality of walls 158 and 159 include a first wall 158 extending upward from an inner circumferential surface of the support 152 and a second wall 159 extending upward from an outer circumferential surface of the support 152.
- Each of the first and second walls 158 and 159 may have an approximately cylindrical shape.
- the first and second walls 158 and 159 together with the support 152 may define a space part. A portion of the space part may be the back pressure chamber BP.
- the first wall 158 includes a top surface part 158a defining a top surface of the first wall 158. Also, the first wall 158 may include at least one intermediate discharge hole 158b communicating with the discharge hole 145 of the second head plate 143 to discharge the refrigerant discharged from the discharge hole 145 toward the discharge cover 105. The intermediate discharge hole 158b may pass from a bottom surface of the first wall 158 to the top surface part 158a.
- An inner space of the first wall 158 having a cylindrical shape may communicate with the discharge hole 145 to define a portion of a discharge passage through which the discharged refrigerant flows into the discharge space D.
- a discharge valve device 108 having an approximately circular pillar shape is disposed inside the first wall 158.
- the discharge valve device 108 is disposed above the discharge hole 145 and has a size enough to completely cover the discharge hole 145.
- the discharge valve device 108 may have an outer diameter greater than a diameter of the discharge hole 145.
- the discharge valve device 108 may close the discharge hole 145.
- the discharge valve device 108 may be movable upward or downward according to a variation in pressure that is applied to the discharge valve device 108. Also, the inner circumferential surface of the first wall 158 may define a moving guide part 158c for guiding movement of the discharge valve device 108.
- a discharge pressure apply hole 158d is defined in the top surface part 158a of the first wall 158.
- the discharge pressure apply hole 158d communicates with the discharge hole D.
- the discharge pressure apply hole 158d may be defined in an approximately central portion of the top surface part 158a, and the plurality of intermediate discharge holes 158b may be disposed to surround the discharge pressure apply hole 158d.
- the pressure applied to the discharge pressure apply hole 158d may be greater than the discharge hole-side pressure. That is, the pressure may be applied downward to a top surface of the discharge valve device 108, and thus, the discharge valve device 108 may move downward to close the discharge hole 145.
- the scroll compressor 100 operates to compress the refrigerant in the compression chamber, when the discharge hole-side pressure is greater than a pressure in the discharge space D, an upward pressure may be applied to the bottom surface of the discharge valve device 108, and thus, the discharge valve device 108 may move upward to open the discharge hole 145.
- the refrigerant discharged from the discharge hole 145 flows toward the discharge cover 105 via the intermediate discharge hole 158b and then be discharged to the outside of the compressor 100 through the discharge port 103 via the discharge hole 105a.
- the back pressure plate 150 may further include a stepped portion 158e disposed inside a portion at which the first wall 158 and the support 152 are connected to each other.
- the refrigerant discharged from the discharge hole 145 may reach a space defined by the stepped portion 158e and then flow to the intermediate discharge hole 158b.
- the second wall 159 is spaced a predetermined distance from the first wall 158 to surround the first wall 158.
- the back pressure plate 150 may have a space part having an approximately U-shaped cross-section by the first wall 158, the second wall 159, and the support 152. Also, the floating plate 160 is accommodated in the space part. A space of the space part, which is covered by the floating plate 160, may become to the back pressure chamber BP.
- first and second walls 158 and 159 of the back pressure plate 150, the support 152, and the floating plate 160 may define the back pressure chamber BP.
- the floating plate 160 includes an inner circumferential surface facing the outer circumferential surface of the first wall 158 and an outer circumferential surface facing the inner circumferential surface of the second wall 159. That is, the inner circumferential surface of the floating plate 160 may contact the outer circumferential surface of the first wall 158, and the outer circumferential surface of the floating plate 160 may contact the inner circumferential surface of the second wall 159.
- the floating plate 160 may have an inner diameter that is equal to or grater than an outer diameter of the first wall 158 of the back pressure plate 150.
- the floating plate 160 may have an outer diameter that is equal to or less than an inner diameter of the second wall 159 of the back pressure plate 150.
- a sealing member 159a for prevent the refrigerant within the back pressure chamber BP from leaking may be disposed on at least one of the first and second walls 158 and 159 and the floating plate 160.
- the sealing member 159a may prevent the refrigerant from leaking between an inner circumferential surface of the second wall 159 and an outer circumferential surface of the floating plate 160. Also, the sealing member for preventing the refrigerant from leaking between an outer circumferential surface of the first wall 158 and an inner circumferential surface of the floating plate 160 may be disposed on the first wall 158 or the inner circumferential surface of the floating plate 160.
- a contact part 164 extending upward may be disposed on the top surface of the floating plate 160.
- the contact part 164 may extend upward from the inner circumferential surface of the floating plate 160.
- the contact part 164 When the floating plate 160 ascends, the contact part 164 may contact a bottom surface of the discharge cover 105. When the contact part 164 contacts the discharge cover 105, the communication between the suction space S and the discharge space D may be blocked. On the other hand, when the contact part 164 is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the discharge cover 105, i.e., when the contact part 164 moves in a direction that is away from the discharge cover 105, the suction space S and the discharge space D may communicate with each other.
- the floating plate 160 may move upward to allow the contact part 164 to contact the bottom surface of the discharge cover 105.
- the refrigerant discharged from the discharge hole 145 to pass through the intermediate discharge hole 158b may not leak into the suction space S, but be discharged into the discharge space D.
- the floating plate moves downward to allow the contact part 164 to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of the discharge cover 105.
- the discharge refrigerant disposed at the discharge cover-side may flow toward the suction space S through the space between the contact part 164 and the discharge cover 105.
- the floating plate 160 may move upward to allow the contact part 164 to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of the discharge cover 105.
- the floating plate 160 may be formed of a aluminum material by using casting.
- the floating plate 160 may be relatively light when compared to other materials.
- the floating plate 160 may quickly move downward by a pressure of the refrigerant of the discharge space. That is, the contact part 164 of the floating plate 160 may be quickly spaced apart from the discharge cover 105.
- the sealing member 159a is disposed on the first wall 158 or the second wall 159 of the back pressure plate 160 and the floating plate 160.
- a friction force between the sealing member 159a and the floating plate 160 may increase.
- the descending speed of the floating plate 160 may substantially decrease.
- the floating plate 160 since the floating plate 160 is formed of the aluminum material, the floating plate 160 may quickly descend to reduce a re-operation time of the compressor.
- the discharge cover 105 may be formed of a steel material.
- a Vickers hardness (referred to as a "first hardness valueā) of the discharge cover 105 may be above about 500 HV.
- a Vickers hardness (referred to as a "second hardness valueā) of the floating plate 160 may be about 100 HV. That is, while the contact part 164 of the floating plate 160 continuously collides with the discharge cover 105, the contact part may be worn out.
- the abrasion of the contact part 164 may increase.
- the contact part 164 may not block the communication between the suction space S and the discharge space D.
- a coating layer 160b may be disposed on at least the contact part 164 on the floating plate 160. That is, the floating plate 160 may include a plate body 160 that serves as a mother material and the coating layer 160 disposed on at least the contact part 164 on the plate body 160. Also, the coating layer 160b may define an outer surface of the contact part 164.
- Fig. 3 illustrates the coating layer 160b applied on an entire surface of the plate body 160.
- a Vickers hardness (referred to as a "third hardness value") of the coating layer 160b may range from about 300 HV to about 420 HV. Thus, a difference between the Vickers hardness of the coating layer 160b disposed on the floating plate 160 and the Vickers hardness of the discharge cover 105 may be above about 80 HV. If a difference between the Vickers hardness of the coating layer 160b and the Vickers hardness of the discharge cover 105 is less than about 80 HV, a portion of the coating layer 160b may be attached to the discharge cover 105, and thus the contact part 164 may be worn out while the contact part 164 repeatedly collides with the discharge cover 105.
- the third hardness value of the coating layer 160b ranges from about 300 HV to about 420 HV in the current embodiment, a difference between the third hardness value of the coating layer 160b disposed on the floating plate 160 and the first hardness value of the discharge cover 105 may be above about 80 HV to prevent the contact part 164 from being worn out.
- the floating body 160a may be formed of, for example, AL6061 T6.
- the coating layer 180b may include an anodizing film that is manufactured by using an anodizing technology.
- the anodizing technology may be a processing technology in which an aluminum surface is oxidized by oxygen generated from a positive electrode when a power is applied to aluminum that serves as the positive electrode to form an oxidized aluminum layer.
- the anodizing film may be formed on the floating body 160a by using a hard anodizing technology.
- Table 1 illustrates a friction coefficient and surface straightness according to a kind of aluminum.
- the AL6061-T6 may have pure aluminum of about 95% or more, and the coating using the hard anodizing technology may be effective on pure aluminum.
- ALDC 12 Al alloy and AL7075-T6 formed a coating layer by using a soft anodizing technology
- the AL6061-T6 formed a coating layer by using the hard anodizing technology
- the more each of the friction coefficient and surface straightness decreases the more abrasion performance may be improved. That is, if the surface straightness of aluminum itself is high, even though the coating layer is formed, since the surface straightness of the coating layer itself is high, the abrasion may increase.
- the straightness of the ALDC 12 Al alloy may be high, for example, about 80.
- the AL6061-T6 may have straightness of about 1, i.e., have very low straightness when compared to that of the ALDC 12 Al alloy.
- the plate body 160a may be manufactured by using the AL6061-T6 having low straightness, and the coating layer 160b may be formed by using the hard anodizing technology.
- the plate boy 160a itself may have a Vickers hardness of about 110 HV or less.
- the material of the plate body 160a is not limited to the AL6061-T6.
- the plate body 160a may be manufactured by using other aluminum alloys having low straightness and high purity.
- Fig. 5 is a graph illustrating a variation in abrasion depending on a thickness of the coating layer according to an embodiment.
- Fig. 5 is a graph illustrating results obtained by experimentally measuring a variation in abrasion depending on a thickness of the coating layer when the plate body is manufactured by using the AL6061-T6.
- the coating layer is formed on the plate body formed of the AL6061-T6, and then the compressor operates for a predetermined time (for example, about 3,500 hours), it was seen that the more the coating layer increases in thickness, the more abrasion decreases.
- the coating layer has a thickness of about 25 ā m or less, the abrasion may significantly increase above about 1 ā m. Thus, this is not preferable. Also, if the coating layer has a thickness of about 35 ā m, even though the thickness does not have an influence on the abrasion, a time and cost for forming the coating layer may increase. Thus, this is not preferable.
- the coating layer 160b has a thickness of about 25 ā m to about 35 ā m.
- the coating layer is formed on the plate body to absorb an impact, the abrasion of the contact part of the plate may be prevented.
- the communication between the suction space and the discharge space due to the abrasion of the contact part may be prevented.
- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a fixed scroll according to an embodiment.
- the fixed scroll 140 includes at least one bypass hole 149 defined in one side of the discharge hole 145.
- bypass holes 149 are defined in the fixed scroll 140 in Fig. 6 , the current embodiment is not limited to the number of bypass holes 149.
- the bypass hole 149 passes through the second head plate 143 to extend up to the compression chamber defined by the fixed wrap 144 and the orbiting wrap 134.
- bypass hole 149 may be defined in a different position according to the operation conditions.
- the bypass hole 149 may communicate with the compression chamber having a pressure that is greater by about 1.5 times than the suction pressure.
- the compression chamber communicating the bypass hole 149 may have a pressure greater than that of the compression chamber communicating with the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- the scroll compressor 100 may further include a bypass valve 124 for opening/closing the bypass hole 149, a stopper 220 for restricting a moving distance of the bypass valve 124 when the bypass valve 124 opens the bypass hole 149, and a coupling member 230 for coupling the bypass valve 124 and the stopper 220 to the fixed scroll 140 at the same time.
- bypass valve 124 may include a valve support 124a fixed to the second head plate 143 of the fixed scroll 140 by the coupling member 230.
- the bypass valve 124 may further include a connection part 124b extending from the valve support 124a and a valve body 124c disposed on a side of the connection part 124b.
- Each of the connection part 124b and the valve body 124c may have the same number as the bypass hole 149.
- Fig. 6 illustrates the bypass valve 124 including two connection parts 124b and two valve bodies 124c.
- the valve body 124c may be maintained in contact with the top surface of the second head plate 143 and have a size that is enough to sufficiently cover the bypass hole 149.
- valve body 124c may move by a pressure of the refrigerant flowing along the bypass hole 149 to open the bypass hole 149.
- connection width 124b may have a size less than a diameter of the valve body 124c so that the valve body 124c smoothly moves.
- the bypass valve 124 opens the bypass hole 149, the refrigerant of the compression chamber communicating with the bypass hole 149 may flow into a space between the fixed scroll 140 and the back pressure plate 150 through the bypass hole 149 to bypass the discharge hole 145. Also, the bypassed refrigerant flows toward the discharge hole 105a of the discharge cover 105 via the intermediate discharge hole 158b.
- the stopper 220 may be disposed above the bypass valve 124.
- the stopper 220 may have a shape corresponding to the bypass valve 124.
- the bypass valve 124 may be elastically deformed by the refrigerant pressure. Also, since the stopper 220 restricts the movement of the bypass valve 124, the stopper 220 may have a thickness greater than that of the bypass valve 124.
- the stopper 220 may include a stopper support 221 contacting the valve support 124a. Also, the stopper 220 may further include a connection part 225 extending from the stopper support 221 and a stopper body 228 disposed on one side of the connection part 225.
- connection part 225 of the stopper 220 and the stopper body 228 may have the same number as each of the connection part 124b of the bypass valve 124 and the valve body 124c.
- connection part 225 of the stopper 220 may be inclined upward in a direction that is away from the stopper support 221.
- the valve body 124c may contact the top surface of the second head plate 143, and the stopper body 228 may be spaced apart from the top surface of the valve body 124c in the state where the bypass valve 124 and the stopper 220 are coupled to the second head plate 143 by the coupling member 230.
- valve body 124c when the valve body 124c is lifted upward by the refrigerant flowing through the bypass hole 149, the top surface of the valve body 124c may contact the stopper body 228, and thus, the valve body 124c may be stopped.
- Coupling holes 223 and 124c to which the coupling member 230 is coupled may be defined in the stopper support 221 and the bypass valve 124.
- a coupling groove 148a to which the coupling member 230 is coupled may be defined in the second head plate 143.
- each of the coupling holes 223 and 124d and the coupling groove 148a before the coupling member 230 is coupled to each of the coupling holes 223 and 124d and the coupling groove 149a may be disposed on the stopper support 221.
- a protrusion through-hole 124e through which the guide protrusion 222 passes may be defined in the valve support 221.
- a protrusion accommodation groove 148b for accommodating the guide protrusion 222 may be defined in the second head plate 143.
- the stopper 220 may include the plurality of guide protrusions 222, the bypass valve 124 may include the plurality of through-holes 124e, and the fixed scroll 140 may include the plurality of protrusion accommodation grooves 148b so that the stopper support 221, the bypass valve 124, and the coupling holes 223 and 124d and coupling groove 148a of the second head plate 143 are more accurately aligned with each other.
- the coupling groove 223 may be disposed between the plurality of guide protrusions 222 of the stopper 220.
- the coupling groove 124d may be disposed between the plurality of through-holes 124e of the bypass valve 124, and the coupling groove 148a may be disposed between the plurality of protrusion accommodation grooves 148b of the second head plate 143.
- the coupling member 230 may be a rivet.
- the coupling member 230 may include a coupling body 231 coupled to the stopper support 221, the bypass valve 124, and the coupling holes 223 and 124d and the coupling groove 148a of the second head plate 143, a head 232 disposed on the coupling body 231 to contact a top surface of the stopper support 221, and a separation part 233 passing through the head 232, disposed inside the coupling body 231, and being separable from the coupling body 231. Also, when the separation part 233 is pulled upward in Fig. 5 , the separation part 233 may be separated from the coupling body 231.
- the configuration and coupling method of the coupling member 230 may be realized through the well-known technology, and thus, its detailed description will be omitted.
- the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 of the fixed scroll 140 and the intermediate pressure suction hole 153 of the back pressure plate 150 are disposed to be aligned with each other.
- the refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 may be introduced into the back pressure chamber BP via the intermediate pressure suction hole 153.
- the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 and the intermediate pressure suction hole 153 may be called a "bypass passage" in that the refrigerant of the back pressure chamber BP is bypassed to the compression chamber through the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 and the intermediate pressure suction hole 153.
- Fig. 7 is a partial view of an orbiting scroll according to an embodiment
- Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are coupled to each other according to an embodiment
- Figs. 9A to 9C are views illustrating relative positions of an intermediate pressure discharge hole of the fixed scroll and a discharge guide of the orbiting scroll while the orbiting scroll revolves.
- an orbiting scroll 130 may include a discharge guide part 139 for guiding the refrigerant flowing into the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 so that the refrigerant is introduced into a space (region) having a pressure that is less than that of the back pressure chamber BP.
- the compression chamber defined by the orbiting wrap 134 and the fixed wrap 144 are vanished, and thus, the refrigerant flows into the space (region) between the orbiting wrap 134 and the fixed wrap 144.
- the space (region) may have a pressure less than that of the back pressure chamber BP.
- the space (region) is called a "wrap space part".
- the discharge guide part 139 is recessed from an end surface of the orbiting wrap 134 of the orbiting scroll 130.
- the discharge guide part 139 may be called a "recess part".
- the end surface of the orbiting wrap 134 may be understood as a surface of the orbiting wrap 134 facing the second head plate 143 of the fixed scroll 140 or a surface of the orbiting wrap 134 contacting the second head plate 143.
- a width of the end surface of the orbiting wrap 134 i.e., a thickness of the orbiting wrap 134 may be greater than a width of the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- the discharge guide part 139 may be recessed from the end surface of the orbiting wrap 134 by a preset width and depth.
- the orbiting wrap may be disposed directly below the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 or be disposed to be spaced horizontally from a lower end of the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 to open the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- the orbiting wrap 134 may cover the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- the orbiting wrap 134 moves horizontally by a predetermined distance, at least a portion of the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 may be opened.
- the scroll compressor 100 operates, when the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 is opened, the intermediate pressure refrigerant of the compression chamber may be introduced into the back pressure chamber BP through the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- the discharge guide 139 may be disposed in the orbiting wrap 134 to prevent the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 from being completely covered or shielded, and thus, even though the orbiting wrap 134 is disposed directly below the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147, the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 and the compression chamber (when the compressor operates) or the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 and the wrap space part (when the compressor stops) may communicate with each other.
- the plurality of compression chambers are formed while the orbiting scroll 130 revolves, and then, the plurality of compression chambers move toward the discharge hole 145 while being reduced in volume.
- the orbiting wrap 134 of the orbiting scroll 130 may selectively open the bypass hole 149.
- the orbiting wrap 134 opens the bypass hole 149
- the refrigerant of the compression chamber communicating with the bypass hole 149 may flow into the bypass hole 149 to bypass the discharge hole 145.
- the orbiting wrap 134 covers the bypass hole 149, the flow of the refrigerant of the compression chamber into the bypass hole 149 may be limited.
- the back pressure chamber BP and the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 may always communicate with the compression chamber by the discharge guide part 139. That is, the discharge guide part 139 is disposed on an end of the orbiting wrap 134 at a position at which the back pressure chamber BP and the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 always communicate with the compression chamber.
- the lower end of the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 and the end surface of the orbiting wrap 134 may be spaced apart from each other by the recessed discharge guide part 139.
- the refrigerant of the compression chamber may be introduced into the back pressure chamber BP through the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- the refrigerant of the back pressure chamber BP may be introduced into the wrap space part through the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- Figs. 9A to 9C illustrate the state in which the orbiting wrap 134 is disposed directly below the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 while the orbiting wrap 134 revolves, i.e., the state in which the end surface of the orbiting wrap 134 is disposed to block the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 if the discharge guide part 139 is not provided.
- the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 may communicate with the compression chamber by the discharge guide part 139.
- the refrigerant of the back pressure chamber BP having an intermediate pressure Pm may be introduced into the wrap space part between the orbiting wrap 134 and the fixed wrap 144 via the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 and the discharge guide part 139.
- the orbiting wrap 134 is disposed at a position that is not illustrated in Figs. 9A to 9C , at least a portion of the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 is opened. That is, the orbiting wrap 134 may be in the state in which the orbiting wrap 134 moves horizontally to open the at least a portion of a lower end of the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147.
- Fig. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to another embodiment.
- the current embodiment is the same as the forgoing embodiment except for a structure of a discharge cover. Thus, only characterized parts in the current embodiment will be described below.
- a discharge cover 105 may include an impact absorption layer 108 on a portion (for example, a bottom surface of the discharge cover 105 in Fig. 10 ) of a floating plate 160 facing a contact part 164.
- a groove 107 for accommodating the impact absorption layer 108 may be defined in the discharge cover 105.
- the impact absorption layer 108 may be formed of, for example, a Teflon material. Particularly, the impact absorption layer 108 may be formed of a poly tetra fluoro ethylene (PTFE) material.
- PTFE poly tetra fluoro ethylene
- the PTFE may be sprayed onto a groove 107 of the discharge cover 105 in a fluoride resin is formed as a paint form to perform heating and plasticizing process on the applied fluoride resin at a predetermined temperature, thereby forming an inactive coating layer.
- a contact part 164 (substantially, the coating layer 160b) of the floating plate 160 may contact the impact absorption layer 108.
- the impact absorption layer 108 may have a low Vickers hardness of about 15 HV that is relatively soft when compared to the discharge cover. Thus, the Teflon may not be broken and absorb an impact applied to the contact 164. Also, since the coating layer 160a of the contact part 164 has a hardness value greater than that of the impact absorption layer 108, abrasion of the contact part 164 may also be prevented.
- the impact absorption layer 108 may have a thickness of about 50 ā m or more.
- the impact absorption layer 108 is disposed in the groove 107 of the discharge cover 105 in the current embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
- the impact absorption layer may be applied to a portion of the floating plate 160 facing the contact part 164 on the discharge cover 105, a portion of the discharge cover 105 facing the floating plate 160, or an entire bottom surface of the discharge cover 105.
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Description
- A scroll compressor represents a compressor using a fixed scroll having a spiral wrap and an orbiting scroll that revolves with respect to the fixed scroll, i.e., a compressor in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are engaged with each other to revolve, thereby reducing a volume of a compression chamber, which is formed between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll according to the orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll, and thus to increase in pressure of a fluid to discharge the fluid through a discharge hole formed in a central portion of the fixed scroll.
- In the scroll compressor, suction, compression, and discharge of a fluid are successively performed while the orbiting scroll revolves. Accordingly, a discharge valve and suction valve may be unnecessary in principle. Also, since the number of parts constituting the scroll compressor is less, the scroll compressor may be simplified in structure and rotate at a high speed. Also, since a variation in torque required for the compression is less, and the suction and compression successively occur, a relatively small amount of noise and vibration may occur.
- A scroll compressor including a back pressure discharge unit is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No.
10-1378886 - The scroll compressor includes a back pressure chamber assembly defining a back pressure chamber. The back pressure chamber assembly includes a back pressure plate and a floating plate. A sealing end is disposed on an upper end of an inner space part of the floating plate. The sealing end contacts a bottom surface of a discharge cover to seal the inner space so that the discharged refrigerant does not leak into the suction space, but is discharged into a discharge space.
- However, according to the prior document, the sealing end of the floating plate continuously collides with a discharge cover while the scroll compressor operates. In this case, the sealing end of the floating plate colliding with the discharge cover may be worn out to allow the suction space to communicate with the discharge space. As a result, the scroll compressor may abnormally operate.
- Also, according to the prior document, it is necessary to quickly space the floating plate from the discharge cover. This is done for a reason in which an equilibrium pressure reaching time within the compressor is reduced to reduce a re-operating time of the compressor when the floating plate is quickly spaced apart from the discharge cover.
- Embodiments provide a scroll compressor.
- In one embodiment, a scroll compressor includes: a casing including a rotation shaft; a discharge cover fixed inside the casing to partition the inside of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space; a first scroll revolving by rotation of the rotation shaft; a second scroll defining a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll, the second scroll having an intermediate pressure discharge hole communicating with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure of the plurality of compression chambers; a back pressure plate defining a back pressure chamber for accommodating a refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole; a floating plate movably disposed on a side of the back pressure plate to define the back pressure chamber together with the back pressure plate, the floating plate including a contact part that is capable of contacting the discharge cover; and a coating layer defining an outer surface of the contact part, wherein the discharge cover has a first hardness value, the floating plate has a second hardness value, and the coating layer has a third hardness value, and the third hardness value is less than the first hardness value and greater than the second hardness value.
- In another embodiment, a scroll compressor includes: a casing including a rotation shaft; a discharge cover fixed inside the casing to partition the inside of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space; a first scroll revolving by rotation of the rotation shaft; a second scroll defining a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll, the second scroll having an intermediate pressure discharge hole communicating with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure of the plurality of compression chambers; a back pressure plate defining a back pressure chamber for accommodating a refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole; a floating plate movably disposed on a side of the back pressure plate to define the back pressure chamber together with the back pressure plate, the floating plate including a contact part that is capable of contacting the discharge cover; a coating layer defining an outer surface of the contact part; and an impact absorption layer disposed on a portion of the discharge cover facing the contact part.
- The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
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Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 2 is a partial exploded cross-sectional view of the scroll compressor according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the scroll compressor according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 4 is a view illustrating a bottom surface of a back pressure plate according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 5 is a graph illustrating a variation in abrasion depending on a thickness of a coating layer according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a fixed scroll according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 7 is a partial view of an orbiting scroll according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are coupled to each other according to an embodiment. -
Figs. 9A to 9C are views illustrating relative positions of an intermediate pressure discharge hole of the fixed scroll and a discharge guide of the orbiting scroll while the orbiting scroll revolves. -
Fig. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to another embodiment. - Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
- In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific preferred embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that logical structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. To avoid detail not necessary to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, the description may omit certain information known to those skilled in the art. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
- Also, in the description of embodiments, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b) or the like may be used herein when describing components of the present invention. Each of these terminologies is not used to define an essence, order or sequence of a corresponding component but used merely to distinguish the corresponding component from other component(s). It should be noted that if it is described in the specification that one component is "connected," "coupled" or "joined" to another component, the former may be directly "connected," "coupled," and "joined" to the latter or "connected", "coupled", and "joined" to the latter via another component.
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Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to an embodiment,Fig. 2 is a partial exploded cross-sectional view of the scroll compressor according to an embodiment,Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the scroll compressor according to an embodiment, andFig. 4 is a view illustrating a bottom surface of a back pressure plate according to an embodiment. - Referring to
Figs. 1 to 4 , ascroll compressor 100 according to the current embodiment includes a casing 110 having a suction space S and a discharge space D. - In detail, a
discharge cover 105 is disposed in an inner upper portion of the casing 110. An inner space of the casing 110 is partitioned into the suction space S and the discharge space D by thedischarge cover 105. Here, an upper space of thedischarge cover 105 may be the discharge space D, and a lower space of thedischarge cover 105 may be the suction space S.A discharge hole 105a through which a refrigerant compressed at a high pressure is discharged may be defined in an approximately central portion of thedischarge cover 105. - The
scroll compressor 100 may further include asuction port 101 communicating with the suction space S and adischarge port 103 communicating with the discharge space D. Each of thesuction port 101 and thedischarge port 103 may be fixed to thecasing 101 to allow the refrigerant to be suctioned into the casing 110 or discharged to the outside of the casing 110. - A motor may be disposed in the suction space S. The motor may include a
stator 112 coupled to an inner wall of the casing 110, arotor 114 rotatably disposed within thestator 112, and arotation shaft 116 passing through a central portion of thestator 114. - A lower portion of the
rotation shaft 116 is rotatably supported by anauxiliary bearing 117 that is disposed on a lower portion of the casing 110. Theauxiliary bearing 117 may be coupled to a lower frame 118 to stably support therotation shaft 116. - The lower frame 118 may be fixed to the inner wall of the casing 110, and an upper space of the lower frame 118 may be used as an oil storage space. An oil stored in the oil storage space may be transferred upward by an
oil supply passage 116 defined in therotation shaft 116 and uniformly supplied into the casing 110. - The oil supply passage 116a may be eccentrically disposed toward one side of the
rotation shaft 116 so that the oil introduced into the oil supply passage 116a flows upward by a centrifugal force generated by the rotation of therotation shaft 116. - The
scroll compressor 100 may further include amain frame 120. Themain frame 120 may be fixed to the inner wall of the casing 110 and disposed in the suction space S. - An upper portion of the
rotation shaft 116 is rotatably supported by themain frame 120. A main bearingpart 122 protruding downward is disposed on a bottom surface of themain frame 120. Therotation shaft 116 is inserted into the main bearingpart 122. An inner wall of the main bearingpart 122 may function as a bearing surface so that therotation shaft 116 smoothly rotates. - The
scroll compressor 100 may further include anorbiting scroll 130 and afixed scroll 140. The orbitingscroll 130 is seated on a top surface of themain frame 120. - The
orbiting scroll 130 includes afirst head plate 133 having an approximately disk shape and placed on themain frame 120 and an orbitingwrap 134 having a spiral shape and extending from thefirst head plate 133. - The
first head plate 133 may define a lower portion of theorbiting scroll 130 as a main body of theorbiting scroll 130, and theorbiting wrap 134 may extend upward from thefirst head plate 133 to define an upper portion of theorbiting scroll 130. Also, theorbiting wrap 134 together with a fixedwrap 144 of the fixedscroll 140 may define a compression chamber. Theorbiting scroll 130 may be called a "first scroll", and the fixedscroll 140 may be called a "second scroll". - The
first head plate 133 of theorbiting scroll 130 may revolve in a state where thefirst head plate 133 is supported on the top surface of themain frame 120. Here, anOldham ring 136 may be disposed between thefirst head plate 133 and themain frame 120 to prevent the orbiting scroll 130 from revolving. Also, aboss part 138 into which the upper portion of therotation shaft 116 is inserted is disposed on a bottom surface of thefirst head plate 133 of theorbiting scroll 130 to easily transmit a rotation force of therotation shaft 116 to theorbiting scroll 130. - The fixed
scroll 140 engaged with theorbiting scroll 130 is disposed on theorbiting scroll 130. - The fixed
scroll 140 may include a plurality ofcoupling guide parts 141, each of which defines aguide hole 141a. - The
orbiting scroll 100 may further includes aguide pin 142 inserted into theguide hole 141a and placed on a top surface of themain frame 120 and acoupling member 145a inserted into theguide pin 142 and fitted into aninsertion hole 125 of themain frame 120. - The fixed
scroll 140 may include asecond head plate 143 having an approximately disk shape and afixed wrap 144 extending from thesecond head plate 143 toward thefirst head plate 133 and engaged with the orbiting wrap 134 of theorbiting scroll 130. - The
second head plate 143 may define an upper portion of the fixedscroll 140 as a main body of the fixedscroll 140, and the fixedwrap 144 may extend downward from thesecond head plate 143 to define a lower portion of the fixedscroll 140. Theorbiting wrap 134 may be called a "first wrap", and the fixed wrap may be called a "second wrap". - An end of the fixed
wrap 144 may be disposed to contact thefirst head plate 133, and an end of theorbiting wrap 134 may be disposed to contact thesecond head plate 143. - The fixed
wrap 144 may disposed in a predetermined spiral shape, and adischarge hole 145 through which the compressed refrigerant is discharged may be defined in an approximately central portion of thesecond head plate 143. Also, a suction hole (seereference numeral 146 ofFig. 6 ) through which the refrigerant within the suction space S is suctioned is defined in a side surface of the fixedscroll 140. The refrigerant suctioned through thesuction hole 146 is introduced into the compression chamber that is defined by theorbiting wrap 134 and the fixedwrap 144. - In detail, the fixed
wrap 144 and theorbiting wrap 134 may define a plurality of compression chambers. Each of the plurality of compression chambers may be reduced in volume while revolving and moving toward thedischarge part 145 to compress the refrigerant. Thus, the compression chamber, which is adjacent to thesuction hole 146, of the plurality of compression chambers may be minimized in pressure, and the compression chamber communicating with thedischarge hole 145 may be maximized in pressure. Also, the compression chamber between the above-described compression chambers may have an intermediate pressure that corresponds between a suction pressure of thesuction hole 146 and a discharge pressure of thedischarge hole 145. The intermediate pressure may be applied to a back pressure chamber BP that will be described later to press the fixedscroll 140 toward theorbiting scroll 130. - An intermediate
pressure discharge hole 147 for transferring the refrigerant of the compression chamber having the intermediate pressure to the back pressure chamber BP is defined in thesecond head plate 143 of the fixedscroll 140. That is, the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 may be defined in one portion of the fixedscroll 140 so that the compression chamber communicating with the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 has a pressure greater than that in the suction space S and less than that in the discharge space D. The intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 may pass through thesecond head plate 143 from a top surface to a bottom surface of thesecond head plate 143. - Back
pressure chamber assemblies scroll 140 to define the back pressure chamber are disposed on the fixedscroll 140. The backpressure chamber assemblies back pressure plate 150 and a floatingplate 160 separably coupled to theback pressure plate 150. Theback pressure plate 150 may be fixed to an upper portion of thesecond head plate 143 of the fixedscroll 140. - The
back pressure plate 150 may have an approximately annular shape with a hollow and include asupport 152 contacting thesecond head plate 143 of the fixedscroll 140. An intermediatepressure suction hole 153 communicating with the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 may be defined in thesupport 152. The intermediatepressure suction hole 153 may pass through thesupport 152 from a top surface to a bottom surface of thesupport 152. - Also, a
second coupling hole 154 communicating with thefirst coupling hole 148 defined in thesecond head plate 143 of the fixedscroll 140 may be defined in thesupport 152. Thefirst coupling hole 148 and thesecond coupling hole 154 are coupled to each other by a coupling member (not shown). - The
back pressure plate 150 includes a plurality ofwalls support 152. The plurality ofwalls first wall 158 extending upward from an inner circumferential surface of thesupport 152 and asecond wall 159 extending upward from an outer circumferential surface of thesupport 152. Each of the first andsecond walls - The first and
second walls support 152 may define a space part. A portion of the space part may be the back pressure chamber BP. - The
first wall 158 includes atop surface part 158a defining a top surface of thefirst wall 158. Also, thefirst wall 158 may include at least oneintermediate discharge hole 158b communicating with thedischarge hole 145 of thesecond head plate 143 to discharge the refrigerant discharged from thedischarge hole 145 toward thedischarge cover 105. Theintermediate discharge hole 158b may pass from a bottom surface of thefirst wall 158 to thetop surface part 158a. - An inner space of the
first wall 158 having a cylindrical shape may communicate with thedischarge hole 145 to define a portion of a discharge passage through which the discharged refrigerant flows into the discharge space D. - A
discharge valve device 108 having an approximately circular pillar shape is disposed inside thefirst wall 158. Thedischarge valve device 108 is disposed above thedischarge hole 145 and has a size enough to completely cover thedischarge hole 145. For example, thedischarge valve device 108 may have an outer diameter greater than a diameter of thedischarge hole 145. - Thus, when the
discharge valve device 108 contacts thesecond head plate 143 of the fixedscroll 140, thedischarge valve device 108 may close thedischarge hole 145. - The
discharge valve device 108 may be movable upward or downward according to a variation in pressure that is applied to thedischarge valve device 108. Also, the inner circumferential surface of thefirst wall 158 may define a movingguide part 158c for guiding movement of thedischarge valve device 108. - A discharge pressure apply
hole 158d is defined in thetop surface part 158a of thefirst wall 158. The discharge pressure applyhole 158d communicates with the discharge hole D. The discharge pressure applyhole 158d may be defined in an approximately central portion of thetop surface part 158a, and the plurality ofintermediate discharge holes 158b may be disposed to surround the discharge pressure applyhole 158d. - For example, when the operation of the
scroll compressor 100 is stopped, if the refrigerant flows backward from the discharge space D toward thedischarge hole 145, the pressure applied to the discharge pressure applyhole 158d may be greater than the discharge hole-side pressure. That is, the pressure may be applied downward to a top surface of thedischarge valve device 108, and thus, thedischarge valve device 108 may move downward to close thedischarge hole 145. - On the other hand, if the
scroll compressor 100 operates to compress the refrigerant in the compression chamber, when the discharge hole-side pressure is greater than a pressure in the discharge space D, an upward pressure may be applied to the bottom surface of thedischarge valve device 108, and thus, thedischarge valve device 108 may move upward to open thedischarge hole 145. - When the
discharge hole 145 is opened, the refrigerant discharged from thedischarge hole 145 flows toward thedischarge cover 105 via theintermediate discharge hole 158b and then be discharged to the outside of thecompressor 100 through thedischarge port 103 via thedischarge hole 105a. - The
back pressure plate 150 may further include a steppedportion 158e disposed inside a portion at which thefirst wall 158 and thesupport 152 are connected to each other. The refrigerant discharged from thedischarge hole 145 may reach a space defined by the steppedportion 158e and then flow to theintermediate discharge hole 158b. - The
second wall 159 is spaced a predetermined distance from thefirst wall 158 to surround thefirst wall 158. - The
back pressure plate 150 may have a space part having an approximately U-shaped cross-section by thefirst wall 158, thesecond wall 159, and thesupport 152. Also, the floatingplate 160 is accommodated in the space part. A space of the space part, which is covered by the floatingplate 160, may become to the back pressure chamber BP. - On the other hand, the first and
second walls back pressure plate 150, thesupport 152, and the floatingplate 160 may define the back pressure chamber BP. - The floating
plate 160 includes an inner circumferential surface facing the outer circumferential surface of thefirst wall 158 and an outer circumferential surface facing the inner circumferential surface of thesecond wall 159. That is, the inner circumferential surface of the floatingplate 160 may contact the outer circumferential surface of thefirst wall 158, and the outer circumferential surface of the floatingplate 160 may contact the inner circumferential surface of thesecond wall 159. - Here, the floating
plate 160 may have an inner diameter that is equal to or grater than an outer diameter of thefirst wall 158 of theback pressure plate 150. The floatingplate 160 may have an outer diameter that is equal to or less than an inner diameter of thesecond wall 159 of theback pressure plate 150. - A sealing
member 159a for prevent the refrigerant within the back pressure chamber BP from leaking may be disposed on at least one of the first andsecond walls plate 160. - The sealing
member 159a may prevent the refrigerant from leaking between an inner circumferential surface of thesecond wall 159 and an outer circumferential surface of the floatingplate 160. Also, the sealing member for preventing the refrigerant from leaking between an outer circumferential surface of thefirst wall 158 and an inner circumferential surface of the floatingplate 160 may be disposed on thefirst wall 158 or the inner circumferential surface of the floatingplate 160. - A
contact part 164 extending upward may be disposed on the top surface of the floatingplate 160. For example, thecontact part 164 may extend upward from the inner circumferential surface of the floatingplate 160. - When the floating
plate 160 ascends, thecontact part 164 may contact a bottom surface of thedischarge cover 105. When thecontact part 164 contacts thedischarge cover 105, the communication between the suction space S and the discharge space D may be blocked. On the other hand, when thecontact part 164 is spaced apart from the bottom surface of thedischarge cover 105, i.e., when thecontact part 164 moves in a direction that is away from thedischarge cover 105, the suction space S and the discharge space D may communicate with each other. - In detail, while the
scroll compressor 100 operates, the floatingplate 160 may move upward to allow thecontact part 164 to contact the bottom surface of thedischarge cover 105. Thus, the refrigerant discharged from thedischarge hole 145 to pass through theintermediate discharge hole 158b may not leak into the suction space S, but be discharged into the discharge space D. - On the other hand, when the
scroll compressor 100 is stopped, the floating plate moves downward to allow thecontact part 164 to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of thedischarge cover 105. Thus, the discharge refrigerant disposed at the discharge cover-side may flow toward the suction space S through the space between thecontact part 164 and thedischarge cover 105. - Also, when the
scroll compressor 100 is stopped, the floatingplate 160 may move upward to allow thecontact part 164 to be spaced apart from the bottom surface of thedischarge cover 105. - For example, the floating
plate 160 may be formed of a aluminum material by using casting. The floatingplate 160 may be relatively light when compared to other materials. Thus, when the operation of the compressor is stopped, the floatingplate 160 may quickly move downward by a pressure of the refrigerant of the discharge space. That is, thecontact part 164 of the floatingplate 160 may be quickly spaced apart from thedischarge cover 105. - In the current embodiment, the sealing
member 159a is disposed on thefirst wall 158 or thesecond wall 159 of theback pressure plate 160 and the floatingplate 160. Thus, even though a descending speed of the floatingplate 150 increases due to a self-weight of the floatingplate 160 when the floatingplate 160 is heavy, a friction force between the sealingmember 159a and the floatingplate 160 may increase. As a result, the descending speed of the floatingplate 160 may substantially decrease. However, according to the current embodiment, since the floatingplate 160 is formed of the aluminum material, the floatingplate 160 may quickly descend to reduce a re-operation time of the compressor. - In the current embodiment, the
discharge cover 105 may be formed of a steel material. In this case, a Vickers hardness (referred to as a "first hardness value") of thedischarge cover 105 may be above about 500 HV. On the other hand, a Vickers hardness (referred to as a "second hardness value") of the floatingplate 160 may be about 100 HV. That is, while thecontact part 164 of the floatingplate 160 continuously collides with thedischarge cover 105, the contact part may be worn out. - Particularly, when a liquid refrigerant is compressed, the abrasion of the
contact part 164 may increase. In this case, thecontact part 164 may not block the communication between the suction space S and the discharge space D. - Thus, in the current embodiment, a
coating layer 160b may be disposed on at least thecontact part 164 on the floatingplate 160. That is, the floatingplate 160 may include aplate body 160 that serves as a mother material and thecoating layer 160 disposed on at least thecontact part 164 on theplate body 160. Also, thecoating layer 160b may define an outer surface of thecontact part 164. - For example,
Fig. 3 illustrates thecoating layer 160b applied on an entire surface of theplate body 160. - A Vickers hardness (referred to as a "third hardness value") of the
coating layer 160b may range from about 300 HV to about 420 HV. Thus, a difference between the Vickers hardness of thecoating layer 160b disposed on the floatingplate 160 and the Vickers hardness of thedischarge cover 105 may be above about 80 HV. If a difference between the Vickers hardness of thecoating layer 160b and the Vickers hardness of thedischarge cover 105 is less than about 80 HV, a portion of thecoating layer 160b may be attached to thedischarge cover 105, and thus thecontact part 164 may be worn out while thecontact part 164 repeatedly collides with thedischarge cover 105. - Thus, since the third hardness value of the
coating layer 160b ranges from about 300 HV to about 420 HV in the current embodiment, a difference between the third hardness value of thecoating layer 160b disposed on the floatingplate 160 and the first hardness value of thedischarge cover 105 may be above about 80 HV to prevent thecontact part 164 from being worn out. - The floating
body 160a may be formed of, for example, AL6061 T6. The coating layer 180b may include an anodizing film that is manufactured by using an anodizing technology. - The anodizing technology may be a processing technology in which an aluminum surface is oxidized by oxygen generated from a positive electrode when a power is applied to aluminum that serves as the positive electrode to form an oxidized aluminum layer. In the current embodiment, the anodizing film may be formed on the floating
body 160a by using a hard anodizing technology.[Table 1] Sample ALDC 12 A1 alloy AL7075-T6 AL6061-T6 Friction coefficient 0.035 0.083 0.052 Coating thickness (Āµm) Soft 5ā¼7 Soft 10 Soft 30 Straightness (Āµm) 80 12 1 - Table 1 illustrates a friction coefficient and surface straightness according to a kind of aluminum. The AL6061-T6 may have pure aluminum of about 95% or more, and the coating using the hard anodizing technology may be effective on pure aluminum.
- Thus, ALDC 12 Al alloy and AL7075-T6 formed a coating layer by using a soft anodizing technology, and the AL6061-T6 formed a coating layer by using the hard anodizing technology.
- In general, the more each of the friction coefficient and surface straightness decreases, the more abrasion performance may be improved. That is, if the surface straightness of aluminum itself is high, even though the coating layer is formed, since the surface straightness of the coating layer itself is high, the abrasion may increase.
- Referring to Table 1, although the friction coefficient of the ALDC 12 Al alloy is lowest, when the coating layer is formed by using the hard anodizing technology, the straightness of the ALDC 12 Al alloy may be high, for example, about 80.
- On the other hand, although the friction coefficient of the AL6061-T6 is higher than that of the ALDC 12 Al alloy, the AL6061-T6 may have straightness of about 1, i.e., have very low straightness when compared to that of the ALDC 12 Al alloy.
- Thus, in the current embodiment, the
plate body 160a may be manufactured by using the AL6061-T6 having low straightness, and thecoating layer 160b may be formed by using the hard anodizing technology. Here, theplate boy 160a itself may have a Vickers hardness of about 110 HV or less. However, in the current embodiment, the material of theplate body 160a is not limited to the AL6061-T6. For example, theplate body 160a may be manufactured by using other aluminum alloys having low straightness and high purity. -
Fig. 5 is a graph illustrating a variation in abrasion depending on a thickness of the coating layer according to an embodiment. -
Fig. 5 is a graph illustrating results obtained by experimentally measuring a variation in abrasion depending on a thickness of the coating layer when the plate body is manufactured by using the AL6061-T6. - Referring to
Fig. 5 , when the coating layer is formed on the plate body formed of the AL6061-T6, and then the compressor operates for a predetermined time (for example, about 3,500 hours), it was seen that the more the coating layer increases in thickness, the more abrasion decreases. - In the graph, if the coating layer has a thickness of about 25 Āµm or less, the abrasion may significantly increase above about 1 Āµm. Thus, this is not preferable. Also, if the coating layer has a thickness of about 35 Āµm, even though the thickness does not have an influence on the abrasion, a time and cost for forming the coating layer may increase. Thus, this is not preferable.
- As a result, it is preferable that the
coating layer 160b has a thickness of about 25 Āµm to about 35 Āµm. - According to the proposed embodiment, since the coating layer is formed on the plate body to absorb an impact, the abrasion of the contact part of the plate may be prevented. Thus, when the compressor operates, the communication between the suction space and the discharge space due to the abrasion of the contact part may be prevented.
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Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a fixed scroll according to an embodiment. - Referring to
Figs. 2 and6 , the fixedscroll 140 according to an embodiment includes at least onebypass hole 149 defined in one side of thedischarge hole 145. - Although two
bypass holes 149 are defined in the fixedscroll 140 inFig. 6 , the current embodiment is not limited to the number of bypass holes 149. Thebypass hole 149 passes through thesecond head plate 143 to extend up to the compression chamber defined by the fixedwrap 144 and theorbiting wrap 134. - Here, the
bypass hole 149 may be defined in a different position according to the operation conditions. For example, thebypass hole 149 may communicate with the compression chamber having a pressure that is greater by about 1.5 times than the suction pressure. Also, the compression chamber communicating thebypass hole 149 may have a pressure greater than that of the compression chamber communicating with the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. - The
scroll compressor 100 may further include abypass valve 124 for opening/closing thebypass hole 149, astopper 220 for restricting a moving distance of thebypass valve 124 when thebypass valve 124 opens thebypass hole 149, and acoupling member 230 for coupling thebypass valve 124 and thestopper 220 to the fixedscroll 140 at the same time. - In detail, the
bypass valve 124 may include avalve support 124a fixed to thesecond head plate 143 of the fixedscroll 140 by thecoupling member 230. - The
bypass valve 124 may further include aconnection part 124b extending from thevalve support 124a and avalve body 124c disposed on a side of theconnection part 124b. Each of theconnection part 124b and thevalve body 124c may have the same number as thebypass hole 149. For example,Fig. 6 illustrates thebypass valve 124 including twoconnection parts 124b and twovalve bodies 124c. - The
valve body 124c may be maintained in contact with the top surface of thesecond head plate 143 and have a size that is enough to sufficiently cover thebypass hole 149. - Here, the
valve body 124c may move by a pressure of the refrigerant flowing along thebypass hole 149 to open thebypass hole 149. Thus, theconnection width 124b may have a size less than a diameter of thevalve body 124c so that thevalve body 124c smoothly moves. - When the
bypass valve 124 opens thebypass hole 149, the refrigerant of the compression chamber communicating with thebypass hole 149 may flow into a space between thefixed scroll 140 and theback pressure plate 150 through thebypass hole 149 to bypass thedischarge hole 145. Also, the bypassed refrigerant flows toward thedischarge hole 105a of thedischarge cover 105 via theintermediate discharge hole 158b. - The
stopper 220 may be disposed above thebypass valve 124. Thestopper 220 may have a shape corresponding to thebypass valve 124. - The
bypass valve 124 may be elastically deformed by the refrigerant pressure. Also, since thestopper 220 restricts the movement of thebypass valve 124, thestopper 220 may have a thickness greater than that of thebypass valve 124. - The
stopper 220 may include astopper support 221 contacting thevalve support 124a. Also, thestopper 220 may further include aconnection part 225 extending from thestopper support 221 and astopper body 228 disposed on one side of theconnection part 225. - Each of the
connection part 225 of thestopper 220 and thestopper body 228 may have the same number as each of theconnection part 124b of thebypass valve 124 and thevalve body 124c. - The
connection part 225 of thestopper 220 may be inclined upward in a direction that is away from thestopper support 221. Thus, thevalve body 124c may contact the top surface of thesecond head plate 143, and thestopper body 228 may be spaced apart from the top surface of thevalve body 124c in the state where thebypass valve 124 and thestopper 220 are coupled to thesecond head plate 143 by thecoupling member 230. - Also, when the
valve body 124c is lifted upward by the refrigerant flowing through thebypass hole 149, the top surface of thevalve body 124c may contact thestopper body 228, and thus, thevalve body 124c may be stopped. - Coupling
holes coupling member 230 is coupled may be defined in thestopper support 221 and thebypass valve 124. Acoupling groove 148a to which thecoupling member 230 is coupled may be defined in thesecond head plate 143. - At leas tone guide
protrusion 222 for maintaining the arranged state of the coupling holes 223 and 124d and thecoupling groove 148a before thecoupling member 230 is coupled to each of the coupling holes 223 and 124d and the coupling groove 149a may be disposed on thestopper support 221. A protrusion through-hole 124e through which theguide protrusion 222 passes may be defined in thevalve support 221. Also, aprotrusion accommodation groove 148b for accommodating theguide protrusion 222 may be defined in thesecond head plate 143. - Thus, when the
guide protrusion 222 of thestopper 220 is accommodated into theprotrusion accommodation groove 148b in the state where theguide protrusion 222 passes through the protrusion through-hole 124e of thebypass valve 124, thestopper support 221, thebypass valve 124, and each of the coupling holes 223 and 124d and the coupling groove 149a of thesecond head plate 143 may be aligned with each other. - The
stopper 220 may include the plurality ofguide protrusions 222, thebypass valve 124 may include the plurality of through-holes 124e, and the fixedscroll 140 may include the plurality ofprotrusion accommodation grooves 148b so that thestopper support 221, thebypass valve 124, and the coupling holes 223 and 124d andcoupling groove 148a of thesecond head plate 143 are more accurately aligned with each other. In this case, thecoupling groove 223 may be disposed between the plurality ofguide protrusions 222 of thestopper 220. Also, thecoupling groove 124d may be disposed between the plurality of through-holes 124e of thebypass valve 124, and thecoupling groove 148a may be disposed between the plurality ofprotrusion accommodation grooves 148b of thesecond head plate 143. - For example, the
coupling member 230 may be a rivet. Thecoupling member 230 may include acoupling body 231 coupled to thestopper support 221, thebypass valve 124, and the coupling holes 223 and 124d and thecoupling groove 148a of thesecond head plate 143, ahead 232 disposed on thecoupling body 231 to contact a top surface of thestopper support 221, and aseparation part 233 passing through thehead 232, disposed inside thecoupling body 231, and being separable from thecoupling body 231. Also, when theseparation part 233 is pulled upward inFig. 5 , theseparation part 233 may be separated from thecoupling body 231. - In the current embodiment, the configuration and coupling method of the
coupling member 230 may be realized through the well-known technology, and thus, its detailed description will be omitted. - The intermediate
pressure discharge hole 147 of the fixedscroll 140 and the intermediatepressure suction hole 153 of theback pressure plate 150 are disposed to be aligned with each other. The refrigerant discharged from the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 may be introduced into the back pressure chamber BP via the intermediatepressure suction hole 153. The intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 and the intermediatepressure suction hole 153 may be called a "bypass passage" in that the refrigerant of the back pressure chamber BP is bypassed to the compression chamber through the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 and the intermediatepressure suction hole 153. -
Fig. 7 is a partial view of an orbiting scroll according to an embodiment,Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are coupled to each other according to an embodiment, andFigs. 9A to 9C are views illustrating relative positions of an intermediate pressure discharge hole of the fixed scroll and a discharge guide of the orbiting scroll while the orbiting scroll revolves. - Referring to
Figs. 7 and8 , anorbiting scroll 130 may include adischarge guide part 139 for guiding the refrigerant flowing into the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 so that the refrigerant is introduced into a space (region) having a pressure that is less than that of the back pressure chamber BP. - In detail, when the operation of the
scroll compressor 100 is stopped, the compression chamber defined by theorbiting wrap 134 and the fixedwrap 144 are vanished, and thus, the refrigerant flows into the space (region) between the orbitingwrap 134 and the fixedwrap 144. Here, the space (region) may have a pressure less than that of the back pressure chamber BP. The space (region) is called a "wrap space part". - The
discharge guide part 139 is recessed from an end surface of the orbiting wrap 134 of theorbiting scroll 130. Thus, thedischarge guide part 139 may be called a "recess part". The end surface of theorbiting wrap 134 may be understood as a surface of the orbiting wrap 134 facing thesecond head plate 143 of the fixedscroll 140 or a surface of theorbiting wrap 134 contacting thesecond head plate 143. - A width of the end surface of the
orbiting wrap 134, i.e., a thickness of theorbiting wrap 134 may be greater than a width of the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. Also, thedischarge guide part 139 may be recessed from the end surface of theorbiting wrap 134 by a preset width and depth. - While the
orbiting scroll 130 revolves, the orbiting wrap may be disposed directly below the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 or be disposed to be spaced horizontally from a lower end of the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 to open the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. - If the
discharge guide part 139 is not provided, when theorbiting wrap 134 is disposed directly below the intermediate pressure discharge hole 147 (inFig. 9 ), theorbiting wrap 134 may cover the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. On the other hand, when the orbiting wrap 134 moves horizontally by a predetermined distance, at least a portion of the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 may be opened. Also, while thescroll compressor 100 operates, when the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 is opened, the intermediate pressure refrigerant of the compression chamber may be introduced into the back pressure chamber BP through the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. - On the other hand, in the state where the
scroll compressor 100 is stopped, when theorbiting wrap 134 is disposed directly below the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 to block the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147, the refrigerant of the back pressure chamber BP may not be introduced into the wrap space part through the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. As a result, the equilibrium pressure may not be maintained, and thus the quick re-operation of the compressor may be limited. - Thus, according to the current embodiment, the
discharge guide 139 may be disposed in theorbiting wrap 134 to prevent the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 from being completely covered or shielded, and thus, even though theorbiting wrap 134 is disposed directly below the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147, the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 and the compression chamber (when the compressor operates) or the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 and the wrap space part (when the compressor stops) may communicate with each other. - Referring to
Figs. 9A to 9C , the plurality of compression chambers are formed while theorbiting scroll 130 revolves, and then, the plurality of compression chambers move toward thedischarge hole 145 while being reduced in volume. - In this process, the orbiting wrap 134 of the
orbiting scroll 130 may selectively open thebypass hole 149. For example, when theorbiting wrap 134 opens thebypass hole 149, the refrigerant of the compression chamber communicating with thebypass hole 149 may flow into thebypass hole 149 to bypass thedischarge hole 145. On the other hand, when the orbiting wrap 134 covers thebypass hole 149, the flow of the refrigerant of the compression chamber into thebypass hole 149 may be limited. - The back pressure chamber BP and the intermediate
pressure discharge hole 147 may always communicate with the compression chamber by thedischarge guide part 139. That is, thedischarge guide part 139 is disposed on an end of the orbiting wrap 134 at a position at which the back pressure chamber BP and the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 always communicate with the compression chamber. - In summary, even though the
orbiting wrap 134 is disposed directly below the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 while theorbiting wrap 134 revolves, the lower end of the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 and the end surface of theorbiting wrap 134 may be spaced apart from each other by the recesseddischarge guide part 139. Thus, when the scroll compressor operates, the refrigerant of the compression chamber may be introduced into the back pressure chamber BP through the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. Also, when the scroll compressor is stopped, the refrigerant of the back pressure chamber BP may be introduced into the wrap space part through the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. - In detail,
Figs. 9A to 9C illustrate the state in which theorbiting wrap 134 is disposed directly below the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 while theorbiting wrap 134 revolves, i.e., the state in which the end surface of theorbiting wrap 134 is disposed to block the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 if thedischarge guide part 139 is not provided. - Even though the
orbiting wrap 134 is disposed as illustrated inFigs. 9A to 9C , the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 may communicate with the compression chamber by thedischarge guide part 139. Thus, the refrigerant of the back pressure chamber BP having an intermediate pressure Pm may be introduced into the wrap space part between the orbitingwrap 134 and the fixedwrap 144 via the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 and thedischarge guide part 139. - If the
orbiting wrap 134 is disposed at a position that is not illustrated inFigs. 9A to 9C , at least a portion of the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147 is opened. That is, theorbiting wrap 134 may be in the state in which the orbiting wrap 134 moves horizontally to open the at least a portion of a lower end of the intermediatepressure discharge hole 147. -
Fig. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to another embodiment. - The current embodiment is the same as the forgoing embodiment except for a structure of a discharge cover. Thus, only characterized parts in the current embodiment will be described below.
- Referring to
Fig. 10 , adischarge cover 105 according to another embodiment may include animpact absorption layer 108 on a portion (for example, a bottom surface of thedischarge cover 105 inFig. 10 ) of a floatingplate 160 facing acontact part 164. Agroove 107 for accommodating theimpact absorption layer 108 may be defined in thedischarge cover 105. - The
impact absorption layer 108 may be formed of, for example, a Teflon material. Particularly, theimpact absorption layer 108 may be formed of a poly tetra fluoro ethylene (PTFE) material. - The PTFE may be sprayed onto a
groove 107 of thedischarge cover 105 in a fluoride resin is formed as a paint form to perform heating and plasticizing process on the applied fluoride resin at a predetermined temperature, thereby forming an inactive coating layer. - When the
scroll compressor 100 operates to allow a floatingplate 160 to ascend by an intermediate pressure of a back pressure chamber BP, a contact part 164 (substantially, thecoating layer 160b) of the floatingplate 160 may contact theimpact absorption layer 108. - Here, if the
impact absorption layer 108 is formed of Teflon, theimpact absorption layer 108 may have a low Vickers hardness of about 15 HV that is relatively soft when compared to the discharge cover. Thus, the Teflon may not be broken and absorb an impact applied to thecontact 164. Also, since thecoating layer 160a of thecontact part 164 has a hardness value greater than that of theimpact absorption layer 108, abrasion of thecontact part 164 may also be prevented. - Here, to effectively absorb the impact through the
impact absorption layer 108, theimpact absorption layer 108 may have a thickness of about 50 Āµm or more. - Although the
impact absorption layer 108 is disposed in thegroove 107 of thedischarge cover 105 in the current embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the impact absorption layer may be applied to a portion of the floatingplate 160 facing thecontact part 164 on thedischarge cover 105, a portion of thedischarge cover 105 facing the floatingplate 160, or an entire bottom surface of thedischarge cover 105. - Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerous other modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled in the art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles of this disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modifications are possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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- A scroll compressor (100) comprising:a casing (110) comprising a rotation shaft (116);a discharge cover (105) fixed inside the casing (110) to partition the inside of the casing (110) into a suction space (S) and a discharge space (D);a first scroll (130) revolving by rotation of the rotation shaft (116);a second scroll (140) defining a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll (130), the second scroll (140) having an intermediate pressure discharge hole (147) communicating with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure of the plurality of compression chambers;a back pressure plate (150) defining a back pressure chamber (BS) for accommodating a refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole (147);a floating plate (160) movably disposed on a side of the back pressure plate (150) to define the back pressure chamber (BS) together with the back pressure plate (150), the floating plate (160) comprising a contact part (164) that is capable of contacting the discharge cover (105); anda coating layer (164b) defining an outer surface of the contact part (164),wherein the discharge cover (105) has a first hardness value, the floating plate (160) has a second hardness value, and the coating layer (164b) has a third hardness value, andthe third hardness value is less than the first hardness value and greater than the second hardness value.
- The scroll compressor (100) according to claim 1, wherein the floating plate (160) is formed of an aluminum material, and
the coating layer (164b) comprises an anodizing film. - The scroll compressor (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coating layer (164b) has a thickness of about 25 Āµm to about 35 Āµm.
- The scroll compressor (100) according to any of claims1 to 3, wherein a difference between the first hardness value and the third hardness value is above about 80 HV and/or wherein the first hardness value is above about 500 HV,
the second hardness value is below about 110 HV, and
the third hardness value ranges from about 300 HV to about 420 HV. - The scroll compressor (100) according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the coating layer (164b) is formed on an entire outer circumferential surface of the floating plate (160).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein a discharge guide part (139) for guiding discharge of a refrigerant within the back pressure chamber (BS) is disposed on the first or second scroll (130, 140).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the discharge cover (105) comprises an impact absorption layer (108) disposed at a portion thereof that faces the contact part (164).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to claim 7, wherein the coating layer (164b) has a hardness value greater than that of the impact absorption layer (108).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the impact absorption layer (108) is formed of a Teflon material and/or wherein the impact absorption layer (108) is applied to the discharge cover (105) or inserted into a groove (107) of the discharge cover (105).
- A scroll compressor (100) comprising:a casing (110) comprising a rotation shaft (116);a discharge cover (105) fixed inside the casing (110) to partition the inside of the casing (110) into a suction space (S) and a discharge space (D);a first scroll (130) revolving by rotation of the rotation shaft (116);a second scroll (140) defining a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll (130), the second scroll (140) having an intermediate pressure discharge hole (147) communicating with a compression chamber having an intermediate pressure of the plurality of compression chambers;a back pressure plate (150) defining a back pressure chamber (BS) for accommodating a refrigerant discharged from the intermediate pressure discharge hole (147);a floating plate (160) movably disposed on a side of the back pressure plate (150) to define the back pressure chamber (BS) together with the back pressure plate (150), the floating plate (160) comprising a contact part (164) that is capable of contacting the discharge cover (105);a coating layer (164b) defining an outer surface of the contact part (164); andan impact absorption layer (108) disposed on a portion of the discharge cover (105) facing the contact part (164).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to claim 10, wherein the coating layer (164b) has a hardness value greater than that of the impact absorption layer (108).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the impact absorption layer (108) is formed of a Teflon material.
- The scroll compressor (100) according to any of claims 10 to 12, wherein a groove (107) for accommodating the impact absorption layer (108) is defined in the discharge cover (105).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to any of claims 10 to 13, wherein the impact absorption layer (108) is applied to a surface of the discharge cover (105) facing the back pressure plate (150).
- The scroll compressor (100) according to any of claims 10 to 14, wherein the impact absorption layer (108) has a thickness thicker than that of the coating layer (164b) and/or wherein the impact absorption layer (108) has a thickness of about 50 Āµm and/orwherein the coating layer (164b) has a thickness of about 25 Āµm to about 35 Āµm.
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