JP2007187116A - Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor and freezer/refrigerator using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency and reliability of a compressor with an inexpensive structure in a Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor. <P>SOLUTION: The Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor is provided with a slide pipe 1a disposed in a piston reciprocating in a cylinder and compressing a refrigerant, a slider 3 reciprocating in the slide pipe 1a by a crankshaft, and an oil supply mechanism for supplying oil to a space between the slide pipe 1a and the slider 3 through the crankshaft. An arcuate part 3c extending so that a diameter is smaller as going to both ends from a center part is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the slider 3, and a ratio ε/k of an inside diameter and outside diameter difference ε of the arcuate part 3c to an axial length (k) of the arc part 3c is within a range of 1 to 5 times the ratio δ/L of a clearance δ formed on a center on a counter contact side to a whole length L of the slider when the slider 3 is positioned in an axial center of the slide pipe 1a and is brought into contact in a parallel state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a scotch yoke reciprocating compressor and a refrigerator / refrigerator using the same.

  In recent years, scotch yoke type reciprocating compressors used in refrigerators and refrigerators have improved compressor performance to improve cooling performance, downsized compressors to improve internal volume efficiency, and low noise and low Cost reduction is required. At the same time, the decrease in the lubrication performance of refrigeration oil due to the adoption of new refrigerants that take environmental issues into consideration is a bottleneck for improving the reliability of compressors.

  Examples of conventional Scotch yoke reciprocating compressors include those disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-89255 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-79143 (Patent Document 2).

  In the scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor of Patent Document 1, the compression mechanism section includes a crankshaft, a slider and a slide tube that convert the eccentric rotational motion of a crankpin provided on the crankshaft to a reciprocating motion, and a reciprocating motion of the slide tube. It is comprised by the piston which repeats a suction process and a compression process by reciprocating in the cylinder by movement. The slider has a columnar shape with the same outer diameter, and a hole for inserting a crankpin is formed at the center. The slide tube has a cylindrical shape with the same inner diameter, and has a long hole through which the crank pin passes. The slider is inserted into the slide tube so as to be able to reciprocate, and the crank pin is inserted into the hole of the slider through the long hole of the slide tube. With this configuration, the eccentric rotational movement of the crankpin is converted into the reciprocating movement of the piston. Also, the lubricating oil (refrigeration machine oil) stored in the lower part of the sealed container rises on the inner wall of the crankshaft hole and the inner wall of the crankpin, and is supplied to the clearance between the slide tube and the slider.

  On the other hand, the Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor of Patent Document 2 includes a crankshaft (rotary shaft) having a crankpin, a slider loosely fitted to the crankpin and having a central groove formed at the center of the outer peripheral surface, and a slider. It is composed of a surrounding slide tube (slider shell), a cylinder provided on one side of the slide tube, and a piston that is coupled to a predetermined portion of the outer peripheral surface of the slide tube and reciprocates linearly inside the cylinder. ing. And the circular arc part is formed in the both sides of the outer peripheral surface of the slider which contacts the inner peripheral surface of a slide tube.

JP 10-89255 A JP-A-9-79143

  However, in the Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor, the slider transmits the force while being inclined by the clearance in the slide tube by the rotational force of the crankshaft, the frictional force of the sliding surface, and the reaction force of the piston due to refrigerant compression. For this reason, in Patent Document 1, the slider contacts and slides on the inner peripheral surface of the slide tube on the edge line of the end surface of the slider. In such a sliding environment, the contact stress of the slider becomes large, so that a sufficient oil film is not formed, and the contact stress of the slider becomes substantially solid contact, which may cause damage to the slider or the slide tube. there were.

  On the other hand, in the scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor disclosed in Patent Document 2, by forming arc portions on both sides of the central groove on the outer peripheral surface of the slider, a high fluid pressure can be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slider. It is proposed to reduce the friction. However, since the fluid pressure of the lubricating oil is used, the slider is stopped at both end positions where the slider reciprocates, so that sufficient fluid pressure cannot be used, and the slider has a large contact stress. As a result, the contact stress of the slider becomes substantially solid contact, which may cause damage to the slider or the slide tube.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor capable of improving the efficiency and reliability of a compressor with an inexpensive structure, and a refrigerator / refrigerator using the same.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention includes: a cylinder; a piston that reciprocates in the cylinder to compress refrigerant; a slide tube that is provided integrally with the piston; In a scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor comprising a slider that is reciprocated by a crankshaft and an oil supply mechanism that supplies oil between the slide tube and the slider through the crankshaft, a central portion is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the slider. A circular arc portion extending to have a small diameter is formed at both end portions, and the ratio between the inner and outer diameter difference of the circular arc portion and the axial length of the circular arc portion is determined so that the slider is positioned at the axial center of the slide tube. In a range of 1 to 5 times the ratio of the clearance formed at the center of the non-contact side when contacting in parallel and the total length of the slider That.

A more preferable specific configuration example of the first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
(1) The ratio between the inner and outer diameter difference of the arc portion and the axial length of the arc portion is within a range of 2 to 3 times the ratio of the clearance and the total length of the slider.
(2) A circumferential groove is formed at an axially central portion in the arc portion.

  The second aspect of the present invention includes a cylinder, a piston that reciprocates in the cylinder and compresses the refrigerant, a slide tube that is provided integrally with the piston, and a reciprocating motion in the slider tube by a crankshaft. A scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor having a slider and an oil supply mechanism for supplying oil between the slide tube and the slider through the crankshaft. An arc portion extending so that the slider has a ratio between the inner and outer diameter difference of the arc portion in the sliding range of the slider and the axial length of the arc portion, and the slider is positioned at the axial center of the slide tube. When the contact is made in a parallel state, it is within a range of 1 to 5 times the ratio of the clearance formed at the center on the anti-contact side and the total length of the slider. It lies in the fact.

A more preferable specific configuration example in the second aspect of the present invention is as follows.
(1) The ratio of the inner and outer diameter difference of the arc portion and the axial length of the arc portion in the slider sliding range is within a range of 2 to 3 times the ratio of the clearance and the total length of the slider. What you did.

  A third aspect of the present invention is a refrigerator / refrigerator using the Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor according to any of the above aspects or a preferred configuration example thereof.

  According to the Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor of the present invention and the refrigerator / refrigerator using the same, it is possible to improve the efficiency and reliability of the compressor with an inexpensive structure.

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings of the respective embodiments indicate the same or equivalent.
(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the overall configuration of the Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a partial section of the compression mechanism portion of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the compression mechanism of FIG.

  The Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor of this embodiment is used for a freezer and a refrigerator. As shown in FIG. 1, an electric motor unit 20 including a rotor 9 and a stator 11 is installed at a lower portion in a sealed container 12. A compression mechanism 30 for compressing the refrigerant is installed at the upper part, and these are elastically supported by the spring 10. A crankshaft 8 that is pivotally supported by the frame 4 is fitted into the rotor 9 of the electric motor unit 20.

  The compression mechanism 30 includes a crankshaft 8, a slider 3 and a slide tube 1 a that convert an eccentric rotational motion of a crankpin 8 a provided on the crankshaft 8 into a reciprocating motion, a cylinder 5, a cylinder head 7, and a slide tube. The piston 1 is configured to reciprocate in the cylinder 5 by the reciprocating motion 1a and repeat the suction process and the compression process. The basic shape of the slider is a columnar shape, and a hole 3a for inserting the crank pin 8a is formed at the center. The slide tube 1a has a cylindrical shape with the same inner diameter, and a long hole 1a1 through which the crank pin 8a passes is formed in the lower part. The slider 3 is inserted into the slide tube 1a so as to be able to reciprocate, and the crank pin 8a passes through the elongated hole 1a1 of the slide tube 1a and is inserted into the hole 3a of the slider 3. With this configuration, the eccentric rotational motion of the crank pin 8a is converted into the reciprocating motion of the piston 1, and the piston 1 is reciprocated along the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 5 to suck and compress the refrigerant. The slide tube 1a and the slider 3 are both made of cast iron.

  Lubricating oil 13 is sealed in the hermetic container 12, and this lubricating oil 13 is supplied to each sliding portion by an oil supply mechanism. That is, the lubricating oil 13 is pumped up by a centrifugal pump provided at the lower end portion of the crankshaft 8 by the rotation of the crankshaft 8 and supplied to each sliding portion through an oil supply hole provided in the crankshaft 8. Then, each sliding part is lubricated. Each sliding portion includes a bearing that supports the crankshaft 8, a sliding portion between the cylinder and the piston, a sliding portion between the crankpin 8a and the slider 3, a sliding portion between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a, and the like. is there.

  The rotational force of the electric motor unit 20 causes the crankpin 8a of the crankshaft 8 to eccentrically move, and the rotational force of the crankpin 8a causes the slider 3 to reciprocate. When the refrigerant is compressed, as shown in FIG. 2, a reaction force from the refrigerant applied to the piston 1 is applied to the slider 3 via the slide tube 1a, and this reaction force is applied by the rotational force of the motor (the rotational force of the crank pin 8a). receive. In a state where the center axis of the piston 1 and the center axis of the crank pin 8a are deviated, a force for rotating the slider 3 (a tilting force) is generated.

  The Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor slides the slider 3 and the slider 3 in order to cause the piston 1 to reciprocate in the cylinder 5 via the slider 3 reciprocating in the slide tube 1 a integral with the piston 1. It is necessary to provide a clearance between the pipes 1a, and the sliding friction is reduced by an oil film of lubricating oil having this clearance. The rotation of the crankshaft 8 not only causes the slider 3 to reciprocate within the slide tube 1a, but also causes the slider 3 to rotate within the clearance range.

  The situation at that time will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 in the case where the slider 3A of the comparative example having the same configuration as that of Patent Document 1 is used. FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the slider portion when the slider 3 of this embodiment is changed to the slider 3A of the comparative example, and FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram of contact stress by the slider 3A of FIG.

  The slider 3A of this comparative example is different from the slider 3 of this embodiment in that it has a cylindrical shape with the same outer diameter over the entire length in the axial direction, but is otherwise the same as the slider 3 of this embodiment. is there. 5, L is the total length of the slider 3A, D is the diameter of the slider 3A, and δ is formed on the non-contact side when the slider 3A contacts the slide tube 1a in a parallel state (in the case of FIG. 5A). Clearance θ represents the tilt angle of the slider 3A.

  When the slider 3A is in contact with the slide tube 1a in parallel as shown in FIG. 5A, the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a is “slider” in FIG. 6 over a wide clearance up to a clearance δ of 6 mm. Is very small as shown in the curve “when they touch in parallel”. However, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the slider 3A contacts with an inclination angle θ determined by the total length L of the slider 3A and the clearance δ, the corner of the slider 3A and the inner peripheral surface of the slide tube 1a come into contact with each other. Therefore, the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a is remarkably increased as shown in the curve of “when the slider comes into contact with inclination” in FIG. For this reason, it becomes difficult to form an oil film of the lubricating oil, wear of the slide tube 1a proceeds, and there is a concern that reliability may be significantly reduced. FIG. 6 shows an example in which a slider 3A having a diameter D of 20 mm and an overall length L of 25 mm is used. The contact stress is 10% when the slider and slide tube are made of cast iron and the clearance is minimal (10 The relative value is shown.

  The contact stress is assumed to be 1 as a reference, and the relative value is shown.

  On the other hand, the slider 3 of this embodiment has a shape as schematically shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic view of the slider portion in the present embodiment.

  On the outer peripheral surface of the slider 3, an arc portion 3b is formed extending from the center portion 3b to both end portions so as to have a small diameter, and a circumferential groove 3d is formed at the axial center portion in the arc portion 3c. ing. In addition, the center part 3b of the outer peripheral surface of the slider 3 in which the circular arc part 3b is not formed has the same diameter in the axial direction. In FIG. 7A, L is the total length of the slider 3, D is the diameter of the central portion 3b of the slider 3, and δ is anti-contact when the slider 3 is in the axial center of the slide tube 1a and contacts in a parallel state. The clearance formed in the center on the side, ε represents the difference between the inner and outer diameters of the arc portion 3c, and k represents the axial length of the arc portion 3c.

  In the slider 3, the inventors relate the ratio ε / k between the inner and outer diameter difference ε of the arc portion and the axial length k of the arc portion to the ratio δ / L of the clearance δ and the total length L of the slider. As a result, it is found that there is an optimum value at which the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a becomes extremely small, and the characteristic curve of the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a with respect to the ratio ε / k as shown in FIG. Asked. In FIG. 8, the slider diameter D is 20 mm, the slider total length L is 25 mm, and the clearance δ is 0.02 mm. The contact stress is the same when the slider and slide tube are made of cast iron and the clearance is minimal (10 (-10th power or less) It is shown as a relative value.

  As is apparent from the characteristic curve of FIG. 8, the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a can be made 2 or less by setting the ratio ε / k within the range of 1 to 5 times the ratio δ / L. In addition, the reliability can be remarkably improved, and the sliding resistance is reduced, so that the efficiency of the compressor can be improved. Even in a state where the slider 3 stops at both end positions where the slider 3 reciprocates, the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a can be reduced.

  When the ratio ε / k is smaller than 1 time of the ratio δ / L, the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a increases rapidly. Therefore, the ratio ε / k is set to 2 times or more of the ratio δ / L. It is practically preferable to secure the above tolerance sufficiently and achieve a reduction in contact stress more reliably. Furthermore, in order to save power of the compressor, intermittent operation of the compressor is generally performed, and a state in which sufficient lubrication cannot be performed between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a may occur. However, the ratio ε / k should be less than three times the ratio δ / L so that even if such a situation occurs, excessive wear or the like does not occur in the slide tube 1a and higher reliability can be obtained. Is practically preferable.

  Further, since the circumferential groove 3d is formed in the central portion of the arc portion 3c in the axial direction, the lubricating oil is held in the circumferential groove 3d so that the lubricating oil can be easily applied to the arc portions 3c on both sides. In this respect, the reliability can be improved.

Since such a slider 3 can be easily realized simply by changing the manufacturing method, the reliability of the sliding portion can be improved at low cost.
(Second Embodiment)
Next, a Scotch yoke reciprocating compressor according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of the slider portion in the Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the points described below, and the other points are basically the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus redundant description is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, an arc portion 1ac extending from the central portion 1ab to a large diameter on both sides is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the slide tube 1a, and the difference between the inner and outer diameters of the arc portion 1ac in the sliding range of the slider 3 is determined. The ratio of the length of the arc portion 1ac to the axial length of the slider 3 is defined by the clearance formed at the center on the anti-contact side when the slider 3 is positioned in the axial center of the slide tube 1a and contacted in a parallel state. The ratio is in the range of 1 to 5 times the ratio. It is practically preferable to set the range of 1 to 5 times to a range of 2 to 3 times. Also with this configuration, as in the first embodiment, the contact stress between the slider 3 and the slide tube 1a can be reduced, wear of the sliding portion can be suppressed, and high reliability can be obtained.

It is a longitudinal section of the Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the partial cross section of the compression mechanism part of FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. It is an exploded view of the compression mechanism part of FIG. It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the slider part at the time of changing the slider of this embodiment to the slider of a comparative example. It is a characteristic view of the contact stress by the slider of FIG. It is an expansion schematic diagram of the slider part in this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a characteristic diagram of contact stress by the slider of FIG. 7. It is an expansion schematic diagram of the slider part in the Scotch-yoke type reciprocating compressor of 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Piston, 1a ... Slide tube, 3 ... Slider, 3a ... Hole, 3b ... Center part, 3c ... Arc part, 3d ... Circumferential groove, 3A ... Slider of a comparative example, 4 ... Frame, 5 ... Cylinder, 6 ... Valve plate, 7 ... Cylinder head, 8 ... Crankshaft, 8a ... Crank pin, 9 ... Rotor, 10 ... Spring, 11 ... Stator, 12 ... Sealed container, 13 ... Lubricating oil, 20 ... Electric motor part, 30 ... Compression mechanism part .

Claims (6)

A cylinder, a piston that reciprocates in the cylinder and compresses the refrigerant, a slide tube that is integrally provided in the piston, a slider that is reciprocated by a crankshaft in the slider tube, and the slide that passes through the crankshaft In a Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor provided with an oil supply mechanism for supplying oil between a pipe and the slider,
Forming an arc portion extending on the outer peripheral surface of the slider so as to have a small diameter from the central portion to both end portions;
The ratio between the inner and outer diameter difference of the arc portion and the axial length of the arc portion is formed at the center on the non-contact side when the slider is in the axial center of the slide tube and contacts in a parallel state. A range of 1 to 5 times the ratio of the clearance and the total length of the slider;
Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor.   In Claim 1, the ratio of the inner and outer diameter difference of the arc portion and the axial length of the arc portion is within a range of 2 to 3 times the ratio of the clearance and the total length of the slider. Features a scotch yoke reciprocating compressor.   The scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor according to claim 2, wherein a circumferential groove is formed at an axially central portion in the arc portion. A cylinder, a piston that reciprocates in the cylinder and compresses the refrigerant, a slide tube that is integrally provided in the piston, a slider that is reciprocated by a crankshaft in the slider tube, and the slide that passes through the crankshaft In a Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor provided with an oil supply mechanism for supplying oil between a pipe and the slider,
Forming an arc portion extending on the inner peripheral surface of the slide tube so as to have a large diameter on both sides from the center portion;
The ratio of the difference between the inner and outer diameters of the arc part in the sliding range of the slider and the axial length of the arc part is the anti-contact when the slider is in the axial center of the slide tube and contacts in a parallel state. A ratio of 1 to 5 times the ratio of the clearance formed at the center of the side and the total length of the slider;
Scotch yoke type reciprocating compressor.   5. The ratio of the inner and outer diameter difference of the arc portion and the axial length of the arc portion in the sliding range of the slider is 2 to 3 times the ratio of the clearance and the total length of the slider. A scotch yoke reciprocating compressor characterized by being within the range.   A refrigeration / refrigerator using the Scotch yoke reciprocating compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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