JP2013174180A - Scroll compressor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scroll compressor which can close a through-hole opening to an outer peripheral surface of a bearing member without any exclusive part and reduce oil rise due to discharge of oil to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member.SOLUTION: In a scroll compressor 1, a bearing member 8 is fixed with caulking in a sealed housing 2 and an oil discharge hole 25 is provided in the bearing member 8, which discharges oil after lubrication into the sealed housing 2. The oil discharge hole 25 is extended from a space 19 where the oil after lubrication in the bearing member 8 is collected, in a radial direction, and is configured with a through-hole 23 penetrating to an outer peripheral surface of the oil discharge hole, and a downward hole 24 extending downward from the way of the through-hole 23 and opening to the sealed housing 2 on an under surface of the bearing member 8. A penetration part to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8, in the through-hole 23, is a recess 9 when the bearing member 8 is fixed with the caulking in the sealed housing 2, and is closed by a transformation part 10 at the sealed housing 2 side.

Description

  The present invention relates to a scroll compressor in which a scroll compression mechanism and a motor are built in a sealed housing.

  In the hermetic scroll compressor, a scroll compression mechanism at the upper part of the hermetic housing is built in, and a motor for driving the scroll compression mechanism is built in the lower part. In a scroll compressor of a type in which the inside of the hermetic housing is low pressure, the low pressure gas sucked into the lower space of the scroll compression mechanism is sucked into the scroll compression mechanism, and the compressed high pressure gas is discharged into the discharge chamber. It sends out to the outside through a pipe. The bottom of the hermetic housing is filled with lubricating oil. The lubricating oil is supplied to a required portion of the scroll compression mechanism through an oil supply hole in the crankshaft by an oil supply pump, and the oil after lubrication is discharged from the scroll compression mechanism. The gas is discharged into the hermetic housing through the hole.

  In such a scroll compressor, the oil drain hole is provided in a bearing member that supports the scroll compression mechanism in the sealed housing so that one end thereof is opened in the sealed housing. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, the oil drainage hole extends from an oil collecting portion formed in the bearing member in a radial direction, and has a through hole that opens to the outer peripheral surface thereof, The hole extends downward from the middle and is formed with a downward hole opened in the sealed housing, and the opening on the outer peripheral surface side of the through hole is closed by a stopper.

Japanese Patent No. 2718388

  As described above, in the scroll compressor in which the low-pressure refrigerant gas is sucked into the lower space of the scroll compression mechanism, and the refrigerant gas is sucked into the scroll compression mechanism therefrom, the space between the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member and the inner peripheral surface of the hermetic housing is defined. Since the refrigerant gas is sucked through, if the oil from the oil drain hole is discharged to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member, the oil is sucked into the compression chamber along with the refrigerant gas, and discharged to the outside of the compressor together with the compressed gas. End up. When the amount of oil rising from the compressor increases, there arises a problem that the lubrication is poor in the compressor and the efficiency of the heat exchanger is reduced on the refrigeration cycle side.

  Then, in what is shown by patent document 1, it is set as the structure which closed the opening end of the through-hole opened to the outer peripheral surface of a bearing member with a stopper, and discharged | emitted oil in the sealed housing from a downward hole, A dedicated plug member for closing the through hole is required, and a plugging process is indispensable. Therefore, an increase in the number of parts and assembly manufac- tures is unavoidable, resulting in a cost increase factor.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to close a through hole opened in the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member without a dedicated component, and the oil is discharged by discharging the oil to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a scroll compressor that can reduce a rise and suppress poor lubrication in the compressor and a decrease in efficiency of the heat exchanger on the refrigeration cycle side.

In order to solve the above problems, the scroll compressor of the present invention employs the following means.
That is, the scroll compressor according to the present invention includes a scroll compression mechanism and a motor built in the hermetic housing, and a bearing member of the scroll compression mechanism is fixed by caulking in the hermetic housing. In the scroll compressor having an oil drain hole for discharging the oil lubricated by the scroll compression mechanism into the hermetic housing, the oil drain hole has a radius from a space portion in the bearing member where the oil after lubrication is gathered. A through hole extending in the direction and penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the through hole, and a downward hole extending downward from the middle of the through hole and opening in the sealed housing on the lower surface of the bearing member. A through-hole to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member is a recess when the bearing member is fixed in the sealed housing by caulking, Characterized in that it is closed by the shaped part.

  According to the present invention, the oil drainage hole provided in the bearing member is extended in the radial direction from the space where the oil after lubrication in the bearing member is gathered, and the through hole penetrating the outer peripheral surface thereof, A downward hole extending downward from the middle of the through hole and opening into the sealed housing on the lower surface of the bearing member. The through portion of the through hole to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member caulks the bearing member into the sealed housing. The oil is discharged from the oil drain hole into the sealed housing after lubricating the scroll compression mechanism, and is opened through the through hole. The oil does not flow out from the end into the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member and the inner peripheral surface of the sealed housing, and oil comes into contact with the refrigerant gas sucked into the scroll compression mechanism through the gap, and is accompanied by the refrigerant gas. Suck into the compression chamber Is, the oil upward to be ejected outside of the compressor together with the compressed gas can be suppressed. Moreover, since the through-hole penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member can be closed by a deformed portion on the sealed housing side that fixes the bearing member in the sealed housing by caulking, a dedicated closing member can be omitted. Therefore, it is possible to reduce oil rise, suppress poor lubrication in the compressor and reduce the efficiency of the heat exchanger on the refrigeration cycle side, and reduce costs by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps. it can.

  Furthermore, the scroll compressor according to the present invention is the above-described scroll compressor, wherein the fixing portions by caulking are provided at least at three or more locations on the circumference, and the through hole is provided on the bearing member side. And the open end of the through hole is closed by one of the deformed portions on the sealed housing side that is caulked against the recess.

  According to the present invention, the fixed housing by caulking is provided in at least three places on the circumference, and the sealed housing is caulked with respect to the concave portion while the through hole is one of the concave portions provided on the bearing member side. Since the opening end of the through hole is closed by one of the deformation portions on the side, in the scroll compressor in which the bearing member is fixed by caulking in the sealed housing, one of the recesses provided on the bearing member side is There is no particular change except for the through holes that constitute the oil drain holes. Therefore, the caulking machine and the caulking process are not affected at all, and the number of the concave portions provided on the bearing member side is reduced by one and the through hole can also be used as the concave portion.

  Furthermore, in the scroll compressor according to the present invention, in any of the scroll compressors described above, the opening end of the through hole penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member is processed into the same shape as the other caulking recesses, and is caulked. It is also used as a concave portion for use.

  According to the present invention, the opening end of the through hole penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member is processed into the same shape as the other caulking concave portion, and is also used as the caulking concave portion. There is no need to make a special recess at the end, and the diameter of the through hole is usually made slightly smaller, so that the diameter is expanded and processed into the same shape as other caulking recesses. Just do it. Therefore, an increase in processing man-hours can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, after lubricating the scroll compression mechanism, the oil discharged from the oil drain hole into the sealed housing passes through the through hole from the opening end between the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member and the inner peripheral surface of the sealed housing. The oil comes into contact with the refrigerant gas sucked into the scroll compression mechanism through the gap, is sucked into the compression chamber along with the refrigerant gas, and is discharged together with the compressed gas to the outside of the compressor. The oil rising can be suppressed. In addition, since the through-hole penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member can be closed by a deformed portion on the sealed housing side that fixes the bearing member in the sealed housing by caulking, a dedicated closing member can be omitted. In addition to being able to suppress poor lubrication in the compressor and a decrease in efficiency of the heat exchanger on the refrigeration cycle, it is possible to reduce costs by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper half part of the scroll compressor which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of an upper half portion of a scroll compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an AA sectional view thereof.
The scroll compressor 1 includes a sealed housing 2. A motor 3 including a stator 4 fixedly installed on the sealed housing 2 side and a rotor 5 supported in the stator 4 is installed in the lower half of the sealed housing 2. A crankshaft 6 is integrally coupled to the rotor 5 of the motor 3.

  A scroll compression mechanism 7 is built in the upper half of the sealed housing 2 and above the motor 3. The scroll compression mechanism 7 includes a bearing member 8 that is fixedly installed in the hermetic housing 2, and the scroll compression mechanism 7 including a pair of fixed scroll 11 and orbiting scroll 12 is incorporated through the bearing member 8. Yes. The bearing member 8 is provided with recesses 9 at at least three locations on the circumference of the outer peripheral surface at substantially equal intervals. The sealed housing 2 is caulked from the outer peripheral surface side to the recesses 9, and the deformed portion 10 is fixed. By protruding into the recess 9, it is fixed in the sealed housing 2 by caulking. The bearing member 8 supports the crankshaft 6 with its journal bearing portion 8A.

  The pair of fixed scroll 11 and the orbiting scroll 12 constituting the scroll compression mechanism 7 are provided with spiral wraps 11B and 12B standing on one side of the end plates 11A and 12A, respectively, and the spiral wrap 11B. , 12B are engaged with each other in a known manner to form a pair of compression chambers 13. The fixed scroll 11 is provided with a discharge port 11C at a central portion, and the discharge port 11C is configured to be opened and closed by a discharge valve 15 installed on the end plate 11A via a retainer 14. The fixed scroll 11 is fastened and fixed to the bearing member 8 via bolts or the like.

  The orbiting scroll 12 is supported by a thrust bearing portion 8B of the bearing member 8, and a boss portion 12C is provided on the back side thereof. The eccentricity provided at one end of the crankshaft 6 with respect to the boss portion 12C. When the crank pin 6A is fitted through a driven crank mechanism including a drive bush 16 and a swing bearing 17 and the like, the rotation of the crank shaft 6 causes the orbiting scroll 12 to revolve around the fixed scroll 11 with a predetermined turning radius. It is configured to be driven to rotate. Between the rear surface of the orbiting scroll 12 and the thrust bearing portion 8B of the bearing member 8, a rotation prevention mechanism 18 including an Oldham ring or the like for preventing the rotation of the orbiting scroll 12 is provided.

  At the center of the thrust bearing portion 8B of the bearing member 8, there is provided a concave space portion 19 that permits the revolution turning drive of the boss portion 12C of the orbiting scroll 12. As will be described later, the space portion 19 also functions as an oil collecting space for collecting oil after lubricating the scroll compression mechanism 7 and discharging the oil into the sealed housing 2. In addition, a gas flow path for guiding the refrigerant gas in the lower space of the sealed housing 2 to the compression chamber 13 of the scroll compression mechanism 7 between the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8 and the inner peripheral surface of the sealed housing 2. (Not shown) is provided, and the refrigerant gas can be sucked into the compression chamber 13 through the gas flow path.

  On the other hand, a discharge chamber 21 is formed on the back side of the fixed scroll 11 by a fixed installation of the discharge cover 20, and compressed gas is discharged from the discharge port 11C. The compressed gas is delivered to the outside of the compressor, that is, to the refrigeration cycle side through a discharge pipe 22 that passes through the sealed housing 2 and communicates with the discharge chamber 21.

  Further, the bottom of the hermetic housing 2 is filled with lubricating oil, and this lubricating oil is supplied to a lower end portion of the crankshaft 6 and a known oiling pump and oiling holes (both not shown) provided inside. Thus, the required lubrication location of the scroll compression mechanism 7 is forcibly lubricated, and after lubrication of the location, the oil is formed in the bearing member 8 and collected in the space 19 where the oil is collected. In this space portion 19, the other end is extended in the radial direction, the other end is opened to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8, and the lower portion of the bearing member 8 extends downward from the middle of the through hole 23. An oil drain hole 25 is provided, which is composed of a downward hole 24 opened in the sealed housing 2, and discharges the oil collected in the space 19 into the sealed housing 2.

  In addition, the bearing member 8 is fixed in the hermetic housing 2 by caulking in order to close the opening end of the through hole 23 constituting the oil drainage hole 25 that opens to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8 without using a dedicated closing part. The open end of the through hole 23 is closed using the deformable portion 10 on the sealed housing 2 side. In other words, one of the caulking concave portions 9 provided at least at three or more locations at substantially equal intervals on the circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8 passes through the oil drainage hole 25 as shown in FIG. The opening 23 of the through hole 23 is closed by providing it in alignment with the position of the hole 23, caulking the sealed housing 2 from the outer peripheral surface side in the recess 9, and projecting the deformed portion 10.

  At this time, the caulking concave portion 9 includes the concave portion 9 provided at the position of the through hole 23 and the diameter thereof is larger than the diameter of the open end of the through hole 23. It is only necessary to process so that the diameter of the concave portion 9 is slightly enlarged and to have the same shape as the other concave portions 9. Absent.

With the configuration described above, according to the present embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.
In the scroll compressor 1, the lubricating oil that is forcibly supplied to the required lubrication location of the scroll compression mechanism 7 is collected in the space 19 that collects the oil formed in the bearing member 8 after lubricating the location. . The oil is sealed from the lower surface to the bearing member 8 through an oil drain hole 25 formed by a through hole 23 extending in the radial direction from the space portion 19 and a downward hole 24 extending downward from the middle. 2 is discharged into the bottom and flowed down to its bottom.

  At this time, the open end of the through hole 23 opened on the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8 is closed by the deformed portion 10 from the sealed housing 2 side that fixes the bearing member 8 in the sealed housing 2 by caulking. The oil is not discharged to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8, and contacts the refrigerant gas sucked into the scroll compression mechanism 7 through the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8 and the inner peripheral surface of the sealed housing 2. By doing so, it is possible to suppress oil rising that is sucked into the compression chamber along with the refrigerant gas and discharged to the outside of the compressor together with the compressed gas.

Further, since the opening end of the through hole 23 that penetrates the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8 can be closed by the deformed portion 10 on the sealed housing 2 side that fixes the bearing member 8 in the sealed housing 2 by caulking, a dedicated closing part is provided. There is no need to provide the component, and the component can be omitted.
Therefore, the oil rise can be reduced, the poor lubrication in the scroll compressor 1 and the efficiency reduction of the heat exchanger on the refrigeration cycle side can be suppressed, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps. Can be planned.

  In addition, the fixed portion by caulking is provided in at least three places on the circumference, the through hole 23 is one of the concave portions 9 provided on the bearing member 8 side, and the sealed housing 2 is caulked with respect to the concave portion 9. The open end of the through hole 23 is closed by one of the deformation portions 10 on the side. For this reason, in the scroll compressor 1 in which the bearing member 8 is fixed in the sealed housing 2 by caulking, one of the recesses 9 provided on the bearing member 8 side is connected to the through hole 23 that constitutes the oil drain hole 25. Therefore, there is no need to change the caulking machine and the caulking process at all, so that the number of the concave portions 9 provided on the bearing member 8 side is reduced by one, and the through hole 23 is formed. This can be easily implemented by simply using the concave portion 9 as well.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the opening end of the through hole 23 that penetrates the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member 8 is processed into the same shape as the other caulking recesses 9, thereby being combined with the caulking recesses 9. It is set as the structure. For this reason, it is not necessary to specially process the opening end portion of the through hole 23 to form the recess 9. Usually, the diameter of the through hole 23 is slightly reduced. It only needs to be processed into the same shape as the caulking concave portion 9. Therefore, an increase in processing man-hours can be suppressed.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the invention concerning the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, it can change suitably. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the fixing portions by caulking of the bearing member 8 and the sealed housing 2 are provided at three locations on the circumference has been described, but it is needless to say that the number may be three or more. Needless to say, the configuration of the scroll compression mechanism 7 can be variously modified and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Furthermore, the configuration of the concave portion 9 and the deformation portion 10 of the caulking portion is not limited to that of the above embodiment, and may be changed as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Scroll compressor 2 Sealed housing 3 Motor 7 Scroll compression mechanism 8 Bearing member 9 Recessed part 10 Deformed part 19 Space part 23 Through hole 24 Down hole 25 Oil drain hole

Claims (3)

A scroll compression mechanism and a motor are built in the hermetic housing, and a bearing member of the scroll compression mechanism is fixed by caulking in the hermetic housing, and oil that lubricates the scroll compression mechanism is lubricated to the bearing member in the hermetic housing. In a scroll compressor provided with an oil drain hole for discharging,
The oil drainage hole is extended in a radial direction from a space where the oil after lubrication in the bearing member is gathered, and extends through the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member, and extends downward from the middle of the through hole. It consists of a downward hole that opens into the sealed housing on the lower surface of the bearing member,
A through portion of the through hole to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member is a recess when the bearing member is fixed by caulking in the sealed housing, and is closed by a deformed portion on the sealed housing side. Scroll compressor.   The fixing portions by caulking are provided at least at three or more locations on the circumference, and the through hole is one of the recesses provided on the bearing member side, and the deformation on the sealed housing side that is caulked against the recesses The scroll compressor according to claim 1, wherein an opening end of the through hole is closed by one of the portions. The open end of the through hole penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the bearing member is processed into the same shape as the other caulking concave portion, and is also used as the caulking concave portion. The scroll compressor described.

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