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EP3499042A1
EP3499042A1 EP17897200.6A EP17897200A EP3499042A1 EP 3499042 A1 EP3499042 A1 EP 3499042A1 EP 17897200 A EP17897200 A EP 17897200A EP 3499042 A1 EP3499042 A1 EP 3499042A1
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lubricating oil
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Taichi Tateishi
Takuma YAMASHITA
Akihiro KANAI
Hajime Sato
Yoshiyuki Kimata
Yogo Takasu
Kazuki Takahashi
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C18/00—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C18/02—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
    • F04C18/0207—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents both members having co-operating elements in spiral form
    • F04C18/0215—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents both members having co-operating elements in spiral form where only one member is moving
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
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    • F04C18/34—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members having the movement defined in group F04C18/08 or F04C18/22 and relative reciprocation between the co-operating members
    • F04C18/356—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members having the movement defined in group F04C18/08 or F04C18/22 and relative reciprocation between the co-operating members with vanes reciprocating with respect to the outer member
    • F04C18/3562—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members having the movement defined in group F04C18/08 or F04C18/22 and relative reciprocation between the co-operating members with vanes reciprocating with respect to the outer member the inner and outer member being in contact along one line or continuous surfaces substantially parallel to the axis of rotation
    • F04C18/3564—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members having the movement defined in group F04C18/08 or F04C18/22 and relative reciprocation between the co-operating members with vanes reciprocating with respect to the outer member the inner and outer member being in contact along one line or continuous surfaces substantially parallel to the axis of rotation the surfaces of the inner and outer member, forming the working space, being surfaces of revolution
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C27/00—Sealing arrangements in rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C27/005—Axial sealings for working fluid
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C28/00—Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C28/28—Safety arrangements; Monitoring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C29/00—Component parts, details or accessories of pumps or pumping installations, not provided for in groups F04C18/00 - F04C28/00
    • F04C29/02—Lubrication; Lubricant separation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C2240/00—Components
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    • F04C2240/81—Sensor, e.g. electronic sensor for control or monitoring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C23/00—Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C23/008—Hermetic pumps

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  • the present invention relates to a compressor which includes a mechanism for reducing a mechanical loss during an operation.
  • a compressor such as a scroll compressor or a rotary compressor is used in a refrigerating cycle.
  • a scroll compressor disclosed in PTL 1 includes a fixed scroll which is fixed to an inside of a casing and an orbiting scroll which meshes with the fixed scroll and of which a drive shaft is connected to a rear surface side of the scroll compressor.
  • the scroll compressor if the drive shaft rotates, the orbiting scroll orbits.
  • a fluid is sucked into a compression chamber formed between the two scrolls, and the fluid in the compression chamber is compressed.
  • the operating condition of the scroll compressor is restricted. Accordingly, higher ability can be exerted if the operating condition is not restricted. But, the ability cannot be sufficiently exerted due to the restriction of the operating condition.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a compressor capable of exerting an appropriate compressor capacity according to an operating condition by controlling the operating condition during an operation of the compressor without restricting the operating condition in advance.
  • a compressor which compresses a refrigerant by a transmitted driving force, including: a movement element which is moved by a driving force; a support element which supports the movement element; and detection means which is provided in association with the movement element, in which the detection means detects a change in a state around the detection means.
  • the detection means of the present invention is a sensor having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m or less.
  • the detection means of the present invention is provided on a sliding surface of the support element with respect to the movement element.
  • the detection means of the present invention is provided in the movement element.
  • the change in the state around the detection means is at least one of a change in a pressure of a lubricating oil, a change in a temperature of the lubricating oil, and a change in capacitance.
  • the compressor of the present invention is a scroll compressor which includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll which revolves and orbits with respect to the fixed scroll, a thrust bearing which supports the orbiting scroll in a revolvable manner, and a back pressure chamber into which the lubricating oil flows.
  • the detection means is provided on a sliding surface of the thrust bearing, which is connected to the back pressure chamber, with respect to the orbiting scroll.
  • the detection means is provided inside an accommodation chamber recessed from the sliding surface of the thrust bearing.
  • the detection means has a measurement region which measures a pressure of the lubricating oil between the thrust bearing and the orbiting scroll, and the measurement region is provided inside a disposition region of the thrust bearing.
  • a pressure of the lubricating oil inside the back pressure chamber is adjusted by a detection value of the detection means.
  • the detection means can detect a change in a state between a key of an Oldham ring which restricts a rotation of the orbiting scroll and a key groove into which the key is inserted.
  • the detection means can detect a change in a state of a compression chamber between a tooth surface of a wrap of the fixed scroll, the fixed scroll, and the orbiting scroll.
  • the compressor of the present invention is a rotary compressor which includes a cylinder, a piston rotor which slides inside the cylinder, an upper bearing which is disposed on upper-side end surfaces of the cylinder and the piston rotor, a lower bearing which is disposed on lower-side end surfaces of the cylinder and the piston rotor, a compression chamber which is formed by the cylinder, the piston rotor, the upper bearing, and the lower bearing, a blade which partitions the compression chamber, and a blade groove into which the blade is inserted.
  • the detection means can detect a change in a state between the blade and the blade groove.
  • an appropriate compressor capacity can be exerted according to an operating condition by controlling a operating condition by a detection result without restricting the operating condition in advance.
  • a physical quantity at a predetermined place is measured when the compressor is operated, and the compressor is operated under an appropriate condition based on a measurement result.
  • the compressor of the present invention is applied to a scroll compressor 1
  • the compressor of the present invention is applied to a rotary compressor 8.
  • the scroll compressor 1 of the present embodiment includes a fixed scroll 3, an orbiting scroll 4 which is a movement element revolved and orbited with respect to the fixed scroll 3, a motor 6 which drives the orbiting scroll 4, a rotary shaft 5 which transmits the power of the motor 6 to the orbiting scroll 4, and a housing 2 which accommodates the above-described components.
  • the orbiting scroll 4 is supported by a thrust bearing 22 which is a support element such that the orbiting scroll 4 can be revolved and orbited. However, a rotation of the orbiting scroll 4 is restricted by an Oldham ring 23.
  • the rotary shaft 5 is rotatably supported by an upper bearing 21 and a lower bearing 24 fixed to the housing 2.
  • the housing 2 includes a storage region 26 which stores a lubricating oil O in a bottom portion of the housing 2.
  • the lubricating oil O is pumped through an oil supply path 53 inside the rotary shaft 5 by a pump 54 provided on a lower end of the rotary shaft 5, and is supplied to locations at which the upper bearing 21, the lower bearing 24, a bearing 52 provided in an eccentric pin 51 of the rotary shaft 5, the orbiting scroll 4, the Oldham ring 23, and the thrust bearing 22 and other parts slide on each other.
  • the supplied lubricating oil O is returned to the storage region 26 through a circulation passage 25.
  • a suction pipe 28 and a discharge pipe 29 provided in the housing 2 is connected to a refrigerant circuit of a refrigerator (not shown) or an air conditioner (not shown).
  • a drive current is supplied to a stator 61 of the motor 6 by a power supply (not shown), a rotor 62 of the motor 6 rotates, and a driving force is output to the rotary shaft 5.
  • the driving force is transmitted to the orbiting scroll 4 via the eccentric pin 51 eccentrically provided in one direction (eccentric direction) radially outward from a center axis of the rotary shaft 5 on an upper end of the rotary shaft 5, and the orbiting scroll 4 is revolved and orbited with respect to the fixed scroll 3 fixed to the housing 2.
  • a refrigerant which has flowed into the housing 2 from the suction pipe 28 is sucked to between the orbiting scroll 4 and the fixed scroll 3 by the orbiting of the orbiting scroll 4.
  • a volume of a compression chamber R1 between the orbiting scroll 4 and the fixed scroll 3 is decreased by the orbiting of the orbiting scroll 4, and thus, the refrigerant in the compression chamber R1 is compressed.
  • a thrust load generated by a pressure of the compressed refrigerant is born by the upper bearing 21 supporting an end plate 41 of the orbiting scroll 4 via the thrust bearing 22.
  • the compressed refrigerant is discharged to the refrigerant circuit through the discharge pipe 29 via a discharge port 32 of the fixed scroll 3 and a discharge port 38 of a discharge cover 37.
  • a reed valve 36 attached to an end plate 31 of the fixed scroll 3 via a retainer 35 is provided in the discharge port 32
  • a reed valve 37B attached to the discharge cover 37 via a retainer 37A is provided in the discharge port 38 of the discharge cover 37. If the pressure of the compressed refrigerant reaches a predetermined value, the refrigerant which pushes and opens the reed valves 36 and 37B is discharged to the refrigerant circuit.
  • the scroll compressor 1 of the first embodiment includes a pressure adjustment mechanism which adjusts a pressure of the lubricating oil O inside a back pressure chamber 27.
  • the orbiting scroll 4 is pressed to the fixed scroll 3 side by the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27.
  • the pressure adjustment mechanism includes the back pressure chamber 27, an accommodation chamber 22B which is formed on a surface of the thrust bearing 22 facing the orbiting scroll 4, a thin film sensor 7 which is provided inside the accommodation chamber 22B, and a control valve V which is provided in a circulation passage 25.
  • the pressure of the lubricating oil O supplied into the back pressure chamber 27 is measured by the thin film sensor 7, and opening and closing of the control valve V of the circulation passage 25 are adjusted by a measurement result such that the pressure of the back pressure chamber 27 reaches a predetermined pressure.
  • the back pressure chamber 27 is partitioned by the orbiting scroll 4, the upper bearing 21, and the thrust bearing 22 and is a space inside the thrust bearing 22.
  • the back pressure chamber 27 is formed in an annular shape.
  • the lubricating oil O supplied into the back pressure chamber 27 from the storage region 26 is returned to the storage region 26 of the housing 2 from the back pressure chamber 27 through the circulation passage 25.
  • the circulation passage 25 is connected to the storage region 26 in which the lubricating oil O of the housing 2 is stored.
  • the circulation passage 25 includes the control valve V which controls a circulation flow rate of the lubricating oil O.
  • the control valve V is used as a generic name for control valves V1, V2, V3, and V4.
  • control valve V an electromagnetic valve whose flow path is opened or closed according to an instruction can be exemplified as the control valve V.
  • An amount of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 is controlled by the control valve V as follows.
  • the lubricating oil O is supplied to the back pressure chamber 27 during the operation of the scroll compressor 1. If the control valve V is closed, the lubricating oil O, which is no longer inside the back pressure chamber 27, is introduced to a thrust surface 22A side of the thrust bearing 22 and enters a gap C between the thrust bearing 22 and the orbiting scroll 4.
  • the circulation passage 25 of the present embodiment branches into four passages 25A, 25B, 25C, and 25D in the middle of the circulation passage 25, and the control valves V1, V2, V3, and V4 are respectively provided in the passages 25A to 25D.
  • the circulation passage 25 it is possible to adjust the amount of the lubricating oil O returned from the back pressure chamber 27 to the storage region 26 can be adjusted according to the number of the control valves V1 to V4 which are opened and closed.
  • the thrust bearing 22 includes the accommodation chamber 22B which is recessed backward from the thrust surface 22A coming into contact with the orbiting scroll 4.
  • the accommodation chamber 22B is provided such that a measurement region 74 which is a detection unit of the thin film sensor 7 described later does not come into contact with the orbiting scroll 4.
  • the accommodation chamber 22B is connected to the back pressure chamber 27 via the gap C between the thrust bearing 22 and the orbiting scroll 4.
  • the accommodation chamber 22B is formed of a linear groove which is provided on the thrust surface 22A and extends in a radial direction.
  • a depth D of the accommodation chamber 22B is deeper than a thickness T of the measurement region 74 of the thin film sensor 7 which is provided inside the accommodation chamber 22B.
  • the thin film sensor 7 detects a change in the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 as a change in an electric resistance value.
  • the thin film sensor 7 includes a linear portion which extends radially inward from an outer peripheral edge 22D of the thrust surface 22A, a curved portion which is connected to the linear portion, and a linear portion which is connected to the curved portion and extends the outer peripheral edge 22D of the thrust surface 22A. That is, the thin film sensor 7 is formed in an approximately U shape on the thrust surface 22A. The thin film sensor 7 is connected to a terminal (not shown) at the peripheral edge 22D of the thrust surface 22A.
  • a detection signal from the thin film sensor 7 is input to a control unit (not shown) via lead wires connected to the respective terminals.
  • the thin film sensor 7 has a three-layer structure in which an insulating layer 72, a sensor layer 71, and a protective layer 73 are laminated in order from the thrust bearing 22 side.
  • the sensor layer 71 has a characteristic that the electric resistance value is changed if the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 is changed.
  • the insulating layer 72 electrically insulates a portion between the thrust bearing 22 and the sensor layer 71.
  • the protective layer 73 protects the sensor layer 71 such that the sensor layer 71 is not damaged by foreign matters such as metal powder entering the accommodation chamber 22B.
  • a thickness of the sensor layer 71 is 1 ⁇ m or less, preferably, the entire thickness T of the thin film sensor 7 including the insulating layer 72 and the protective layer 73 is selected from a range of 10 ⁇ m or less, more preferably is approximately 5 ⁇ m or less, and particularly preferably is approximately 3 ⁇ m or less.
  • the sensor layer 71 is formed of a material having a characteristic that the electric resistance value is changed according to the change in the pressure.
  • a material having a characteristic that the electric resistance value is changed according to the change in the pressure For example, Manganin (registered trademark) which is a Cu-Mn-Ni based alloy can be used. Typically, the Manganin has a chemical composition of 84% of Cu, 12% of Mn, and 4% of Ni in mass%.
  • the insulating layer 72 is formed of a material having electric insulation properties.
  • silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), or the like can be used.
  • DLC Diamond-Like Carbon
  • PTFE Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene
  • silicon oxide aluminum oxide, or the like
  • aluminum oxide or the like
  • the thin film sensor 7 has the measurement region 74 which is used as a detection unit which measures the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27.
  • the measurement region 74 is set to a width which is so small that the electric resistance value of the other regions 79 can be ignored, as compared with the electric resistance value of the measurement region 74.
  • an electric resistance value between terminals provided on both ends of the thin film sensor 7 is substantially the same as the electric resistance value of the measurement region 74.
  • the change in the pressure by the lubricating oil O acting on the measurement region 74 of the thin film sensor 7 inside the accommodation chamber 22B is detected as a change in an electric resistance between the terminals.
  • the width of the measurement region 74 is narrow, and thus, sensitivity of the measurement region 74 with respect to the change in the electric resistance is higher than those of the other regions 79.
  • a width W of the measurement region 74 can be 20 to 30 ⁇ m.
  • the entire thin film sensor 7 including the measurement region 74 is a three-layer structure including the insulating layer 72, the sensor layer 71, and the protective layer 73.
  • the measurement region 74 is provided in a disposition region 22C of the thrust surface 22A of the thrust bearing 22.
  • annular region 22E radially inside the outer peripheral edge 22D strongly abuts against the end plate 41 of the orbiting scroll 4 which revolves and orbits.
  • annular region 22G radially outside an inner peripheral edge 22F strongly abuts against the end plate 41 if the end plate 41 of the orbiting scroll 4 is deformed.
  • the disposition region 22C is an annular region except for the regions 22E and 22G in the thrust surface 22A of the thrust bearing 22.
  • a width of each of the regions 22E and 22G is approximately 1 mm.
  • the measurement region 74 is provided in the disposition region 22C which has a weaker abutment against the end plate 41 compared to the regions 22E and 22G, the thin film sensor 7 can stably measure the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27.
  • the thrust bearing 22 is in contact with the orbiting scroll 4, and thus, in a boundary lubrication state I where the lubricating oil O is insufficient or does not exist in the gap C between the thrust surface 22A of the thrust bearing 22 and the end plate 41 of the orbiting scroll 4, an oil pressure measured by the thin film sensor 7 is low.
  • the measured oil pressure further increases. Moreover, in a fluid lubrication state III where the thrust bearing 22 and the orbiting scroll 4 do not come into contact with each other and is completely separated from each other, the oil pressure measured by the thin film sensor 7 is higher than that in the mixed lubrication state II.
  • a dynamic frictional coefficient between the thrust surface 22A of the thrust bearing 22 and the end plate 41 of the orbiting scroll 4 decreases if the state is transferred from the boundary lubrication state I to the mixed lubrication state II.
  • the dynamic frictional coefficient increases if the state is transferred from the mixed lubrication state II to the fluid lubrication state III.
  • the gap C between the thrust surface 22A of the thrust bearing 22 and the end plate 41 of the orbiting scroll 4 is in the mixed lubrication state II.
  • the pressure adjustment mechanism In the pressure adjustment mechanism, the gap C between the thrust surface 22A and the end plate 41 maintains the mixed lubrication state II in which an oil film is formed by the lubricating oil O. Accordingly, the pressure adjustment mechanism changes the number of the control valves V to be closed for each threshold value.
  • the lubricating oil O is supplied to the back pressure chamber 27.
  • four threshold values such as threshold values P1, P2, P3, and P4 are set in order to control opening and closing of the control valve V (V1 to V4).
  • the threshold values P1, P2, P3, and P4 are set to determine the number of the control valves V1 to V4 to be opened and closed by the oil pressure measured by the thin film sensor 7.
  • the threshold value P2 is larger than the threshold value P1
  • the threshold value P3 is larger than the threshold value P2
  • the threshold value P4 is larger than the threshold value P3.
  • the gap C between the thrust surface 22A and the end plate 41 is in the mixed lubrication state II in which the oil film is formed by the lubricating oil O.
  • the state is not transferred from the state II to the fluid lubrication state III in which much lubricating oil O enters the gap C and the thrust bearing 22 and the orbiting scroll 4 are separated from each other without coming into contact with each other.
  • the gap C between the thrust surface 22A and the end plate 41 is in the state III. Accordingly, all the control valves V1 to V4 are opened such that the gap C between the thrust surface 22A and the end plate 41 is transferred from the state III to the state II.
  • the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 measured by the thin film sensor 7 does not reach the threshold value P1
  • the gap C between the thrust surface 22A of the thrust bearing 22 and the end plate 41 of the orbiting scroll 4 is in the boundary lubrication state I in which the lubricating oil O is insufficient or does not exist. Therefore, all the control valves V1 to V4 are closed. Accordingly, the amount of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 increases, and thus, the state can be transferred to the mixed lubrication state II in which the oil film is formed between the thrust surface 22A and the end plate 41 by the lubricating oil O.
  • the scroll compressor 1 includes the pressure adjustment mechanism which adjusts the pressure of the back pressure chamber 27 to a desired pressure by controlling opening and closing of the control valve V (V1 to V4) of the circulation passage 25 based on the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 measured by the thin film sensor 7 which is the detection means.
  • the scroll compressor 1 it is possible to appropriately control the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 while lubricating a location at which the orbiting scroll 4, the thrust bearing 22, or the like and other parts slide on each other, and thus, an appropriate compressor capacity can be exerted according to the operating condition.
  • the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 required to obtain a desired compressor capacity during the operation of the scroll compressor 1 is changed by influences of a thrust load of the orbiting scroll 4 changed by the operating condition, wedge effects of the lubricating oil on a sliding surface, or the like. Accordingly, it is difficult to calculate the appropriate pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 during the operation of the scroll compressor 1.
  • the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 may not be the value required to obtain a desired compressor capacity due to the operating condition of the scroll compressor 1.
  • the pressure can be appropriately controlled, and thus, an appropriate compressor capacity can be exerted according to the operating condition.
  • the thin film sensor 7 is provided in the accommodation chamber 22B provided on the thrust surface 22A coming into contact with the orbiting scroll 4, and a portion between the thin film sensor 7 and the orbiting scroll 4 is filled with the lubricating oil O. Accordingly, the thin film sensor 7 can detect the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27 without coming into contact with the orbiting scroll 4.
  • the measurement region 74 is disposed within the range of the disposition region 22C having a relatively weak abutment, and thus, it is possible to stably measure the pressure of the lubricating oil O inside the back pressure chamber 27.
  • the thin film sensor 7 in association with the orbiting scroll 4 which is a movement element. That is, the thin film sensor 7 can be provided in the orbiting scroll 4. However, the thin film sensor 7 is provided in the stationary thrust bearing 22, and thus, compared to a case where the thin film sensor 7 is provided in the orbiting scroll 4 which performs the orbiting movement, a terminal of the thin film sensor 7 can be easily wired.
  • the scroll compressor 1 of the second embodiment suggests that the thin film sensor 7 for measuring the pressure or the temperature of the lubricating oil O between a key and a key groove is provided in the key groove of the upper bearing 21 on which the key of the Oldham ring 23 (not shown) slides.
  • thermocouple which can measure a temperature by a thermoelectromotive force or a resistance temperature sensor in which a resistance value is changed by a temperature so as to measure the temperature
  • a platinum thin film temperature sensor can be used as the thin film sensor which detects the temperature.
  • the thin film sensor is provided in an accommodation chamber which is formed in the key groove similarly to the accommodation chamber 22B of the first embodiment. This also applies to the third and subsequent embodiments.
  • the amount of the lubricating oil O to be supplied to a portion between the key and the key groove is increased by temporarily increasing a rotating speed of the orbiting scroll 4.
  • the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment are assigned to components similar to those of the first embodiment, and descriptions thereof are omitted.
  • the thin film sensor 7 can be provided on a tooth surface 34 of a wrap 33 of the fixed scroll 3. Although not shown, the thin film sensor 7 is provided inside an accommodation chamber formed on the tooth surface 34. In the third embodiment, the thin film sensor 7 is provided so as to detect occurrence of so-called liquid compression inside the compression chamber R1 in advance.
  • the thin film sensor 7 is provided on the tooth surface 34, the thin film sensor 7 is extremely thin, and thus, it is possible to minimize a dead volume which a factor of lowering compression efficiency of the refrigerant.
  • the scroll compressor 1 if a liquid refrigerant is sucked and liquid compression is generated, the pressure inside the compression chamber R1 significantly increases. Therefore, in the scroll compressor 1, if the thin film sensor 7 measures a pressure having a predetermined value at which the liquid compression may be generated, the rotating speed of the orbiting scroll 4 decreases.
  • the thin film sensor 7 which measures a pressure of the lubricating oil O between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5
  • a sensor which measures capacitance between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5 is provided in a portion of the upper bearing 21 facing the rotary shaft 5.
  • the above-described sensors can be used.
  • the thin film sensor detects that the temperature between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5 or the load obtained from the pressure of the lubricating oil O is a predetermined value or more. Then, the load between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5 is decreased or the operation of the scroll compressor 1 is stopped by decreasing the rotating speed of the rotary shaft 5.
  • a dilution rate of the lubricating oil O by the refrigerant is calculated from a relationship between temperature and the pressure measured by the thin film sensor or the capacitance and the dilution rate is a predetermined value or more, an operation of decreasing the load between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5 can be performed by decreasing the rotating speed of the rotary shaft 5 or the pressure of the lubricating oil O until the dilution rate decreases.
  • the dilution rate from the relationship between the temperature and the pressure is calculated from a relationship expression previously obtained according to a type of the compressed refrigerant or the used lubricating oil O.
  • the dilution rate from the capacitance is calculated by a correlation between the capacitance and the dilution rate obtained in advance.
  • the gap means not only a presence or absence of a gap but also a dimension of the gap. This is also applied to a fifth embodiment described next.
  • the above-described sensor for measuring the capacitance can be used.
  • a capacitance sensor is provided on the upper bearing 21 so as to measure the capacitance between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5. If a gap between the capacitance sensor and the rotary shaft 5 is changed, the capacitance generated between the capacitance sensor and the rotary shaft 5 is changed, and thus, it is possible to detect the gap between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5 from the measured capacitance.
  • an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft 5 strongly abuts against the upper bearing 21 a position which is deviated by a predetermined angle in a rotation direction of the rotary shaft 5 in an eccentric direction of the provided eccentric pin 51.
  • this position varies depending on an element such as a centrifugal force generated by the orbiting of the orbiting scroll 4, typically, the position is a position deviated by 90°. Accordingly, if the scroll compressor 1 is continuously used, abrasion of the strongly abutting portion of the rotary shaft 5 preferentially increases, and thus, a radial gap between the strongly abutting portion of the rotary shaft 5 and the upper bearing 21 increases.
  • the scroll compressor 1 of the fourth embodiment if the capacitance sensor provided in the upper bearing 21 detects that the radial gap between the upper bearing 21 and the rotary shaft 5 increases to be a predetermined value or more, the operation is stopped. In the scroll compressor 1, an error signal for informing that the operation has been stopped can be output according to the stopping of the operation.
  • the fifth embodiment relates to the rotary compressor 8.
  • the rotary compressor 8 includes a cylinder 83, a piston rotor 82 which slides inside the cylinder 83, a motor 89 which drives the piston rotor 82, a rotary shaft 87 which transmits power of the motor 89 to the piston rotor 82, and a housing 81 which accommodates the above-described components.
  • An upper bearing 84 is disposed on upper-side end surfaces of the cylinder 83 and the piston rotor 82, and a lower bearing 85 is disposed on lower-side end surfaces thereof.
  • the piston rotor 82 is inserted into an eccentric shaft portion 87A of the rotary shaft 87 along a center axis of the housing 81 and is fixed to the eccentric shaft portion 87A.
  • the rotary shaft 87 is rotatably supported by the upper bearing 84 and the lower bearing 85.
  • a compression chamber R2 is formed by the cylinder 83, the piston rotor 82, the upper bearing 84, and the lower bearing 85.
  • the cylinder 83 includes a blade groove 83B which is connected to the compression chamber R2 and into which a blade 86 is inserted and an accommodation groove 83D which is connected to the blade groove 83B and in which a coil spring 83C is accommodated.
  • the cylinder 83 penetrates in a radial direction by the blade groove 83B and the accommodation groove 83D.
  • the compression chamber R2 is partitioned by the plate-shaped blade 86 which is formed to have a height similar to an axial dimension of the piston rotor 82.
  • the blade 86 is inserted into the blade groove 83B and is circumferentially supported. In addition, a distal end of the blade 86 is always pressed to an outer peripheral surface of the piston rotor 82 by a pressing force generated by the coil spring 83C disposed inside the accommodation groove 83D and a pressure generated by a high-pressure portion. The blade 86 protrudes or retracts with respect to the compression chamber R2 inside the cylinder 83 according to a rotation angle of the piston rotor 82.
  • the refrigerant sucked into the cylinder 83 from a suction port 83A is compressed by being pushed by the piston rotor 82 in the cylinder 83.
  • the compressed refrigerant is discharged from a discharge port 84A formed in the upper bearing 84.
  • a reed valve (not shown) is provided in the discharge port 84A. If the pressure of the compressed refrigerant reaches a predetermined value, the reed valve is pushed and opened, and thus, the refrigerant is discharged to the outside of the cylinder 83.
  • the discharged refrigerant is supplied to a system side such as a refrigerator (not shown) or an air conditioner (not shown) connected to the rotary compressor 8.
  • the thin film sensor 7 which measures a circumferential contact pressure between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B is provided in the blade 86 or the blade groove 83B.
  • the thin film sensor 7 is not shown.
  • the rotary compressor 8 includes a thin film sensor which detects a circumferential gap between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B. This thin film sensor is not shown.
  • the thin film sensor 7 detects that the contact pressure between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B is a predetermined value or more. Then, a rotating speed of the piston rotor 82 is limited so as to decrease a sliding speed between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B or change an opening degree of an expansion valve on the system side. In this way, in the rotary compressor 8, a differential pressure between the compression chamber R2 on the suction port 83A side and the compression chamber R2 on the discharge port 84A side separated by the blade 86 is decreased so as to decrease a load between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B. Alternatively, the operation of the rotary compressor 8 may be stopped.
  • the above-described capacitance sensor can be used.
  • the capacitance sensor is provided in the blade 86 or the blade groove 83B in order to measure the capacitance between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B.
  • the gap between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B is detected from the measured capacitance.
  • the capacitance sensor provided in the blade 86 or the blade groove 83B detects that the circumferential gap between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B increase to reach the predetermined value or more. Then, the rotating speed of the piston rotor 82 is limited so as to decrease the sliding speed between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B or change the opening degree of the expansion valve on the system side. In this way, in the rotary compressor 8, a differential pressure between the compression chamber R2 on the suction port 83A side and the compression chamber R2 on the discharge port 84A side separated by the blade 86 is decreased so as to decrease a load between the blade 86 and the blade groove 83B.
  • an error signal may be output to the outside.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the thin film sensor 7 may be formed in any shape.
  • the thin film sensor 7 has a three-layer structure including the insulating layer 72, the sensor layer 71, and the protective layer 73 is described.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the thin film sensor 7 may have any layer structure as long as it has at least the sensor layer 71.
  • the signal of the thin film sensor 7 may be used to determine an error. For example, if the thin film sensor 7 outputs a signal having an abnormal value, an error signal indicating that the thrust surface 22A of the thrust bearing 22 may be damaged may be output to the outside.
  • the thin film sensor 7 is provided in the upper bearing 21 of the scroll compressor 1 in the fourth embodiment.
  • the thin film sensor 7 may be provided in other journal bearings, for example, the lower bearing 24 of the scroll compressor 1, the upper bearing 84 and the lower bearing 85 of the rotary compressor 8, or the like.
  • the thin film sensor is used.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a wire formed of a thin film may be provided on the surface of the reed valve 36 so as to detect the damage of the reed valve 36 such that the wire is cut off and an electric connection is cut off if damage such as defect or crack occurs in the reed valve 36 of the scroll compressor 1.
  • an error signal may be output to the outside, and the operation of the scroll compressor 1 may be stopped such that a reverse rotation is not generated in the orbiting scroll 4.
  • the wire formed of a thin film can be applied to a reed valve (not shown) of the rotary compressor 8.
  • the type of the compressor to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the scroll compressor or the rotary compressor, and can be widely applied to a screw compressor, a reciprocating compressor, or the like.

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