JP2015059504A - Air compressor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air compressor that enables improvement of cooling efficiency by using a cooling fan.SOLUTION: A cooling fan 8b includes a back board 202 as a plate-like portion that is formed on a flat plate having a normal in a direction of a motor rotating shaft 5, and on the back board 202, a blade 200 extending approximately in parallel with the motor rotating shaft 5 from the inner side to the outer periphery is formed in the centrifugal manner. A ring portion 201 is formed at an outer peripheral end of the cooling fan 8b. The ring portion 201 has a cylindrical shape approximately in parallel with the motor rotating shaft 5 and extends from the back board 202 to a heating surface 203. When a motor 4 is operated, outside air is sucked by the cooling fan 8b from a ventilator window 29b like an air current CA10, and is guided to the central portion of the cooling fan 8b. After flowing like an air current CA11 along the back board 202 to the outer peripheral side of the cooling fan 8b, the air current CA10 is deflected by the ring portion 201, flows toward the heating surface 203 to collide and further flows on the heating surface 203 from the cooling fan 8b radially.

Description

  The present invention relates to an air compressor suitable for generating compressed air necessary for driving an air tool such as a nail driver.

  In construction sites and the like, portable pneumatic tools for driving nails and screws into wood with compressed air pressure are widely used. In general, an air compressor that drives a pneumatic tool or the like converts the rotational motion of the rotating shaft of a driving unit such as a motor into the reciprocating motion of a piston in a cylinder via the crank shaft of the compressing portion, and the reciprocating motion of the piston The air sucked from the intake valve of the cylinder is configured to be compressed. The compressed air compressed in the cylinder is discharged from the exhaust valve of the cylinder through the pipe to the air tank and stored in the air tank. When compressing a gas to a high pressure, a multistage reciprocating compressor that increases the pressure stepwise is generally used. The high-pressure compressed air stored in the air tank is adjusted to an appropriate pressure by a pressure reducing valve attached to the air tank, and supplied to an air tool or the like via an air hose. Such an air compressor is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

JP2013-40586A

  In an air compressor, there are a plurality of heat generating parts that become hot with use, such as a motor, a compressing part (especially a cylinder), and a control circuit, and these often have to be arranged at different positions. Therefore, it is necessary to reliably guide the cooling air generated by the cooling fan attached to the rotating shaft of the motor to each heat generating part, but the heat generating part may be located in a place where it is difficult to cool with a normal cooling fan due to the layout. There was a problem in terms of cooling efficiency.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air compressor capable of improving the cooling efficiency by a cooling fan.

One embodiment of the present invention is an air compressor. This air compressor
An air tank for storing compressed air;
A compression unit that compresses air sucked from outside and supplies the compressed air to the air tank;
A motor for driving the compression unit;
A cooling fan provided on one end of the rotating shaft of the motor;
A cover that covers at least the compression section, the motor, and the cooling fan;
The cooling fan has a substantially cylindrical ring portion provided on an outer peripheral portion, and the airflow direction is changed by the ring portion.

  The ring portion may guide the airflow to the first heat generating portion.

  The cooling fan may include a plate-like portion that at least partially passes between the attachment portion with respect to the rotation shaft and the ring portion.

  The attachment portion and the ring portion may be connected and integrated by the plate-like portion over the entire circumference.

  The cooling fan may integrally have a blade for generating an airflow in the plate-like portion.

  The cooling fan may generate an air flow from the center side toward the outer peripheral direction by rotation of the blades, and change the direction of the air flow so as to have a component in the rotation axis direction.

  The first heat generating unit may be arranged at a position facing the cooling fan and hitting an airflow whose direction is changed by the ring unit.

  A wind guide wall is provided on the same side as the first heat generating part at a position facing a portion excluding the central part of the cooling fan, and the cooling fan is provided between the first heat generating part and the wind guide wall. The ring portion may bring the airflow direction of the cooling fan close to parallel to the airflow suction direction.

  The first heat generating unit may be a control circuit board or a holding body thereof.

  The cover may have an air window at a position facing the suction side of the cooling fan.

  You may have the baffle wall part which changes the direction of the airflow which flows out out of the said cooling fan, and guides it to a 2nd heat generating part.

  The second heat generation unit may be a cylinder of the compression unit.

  Another cooling fan provided on the other end side of the rotating shaft of the motor, and the wind guide wall portion flows out of the cooling fan on a side of the cylinder not exposed to airflow from the other cooling fan. You may guide the airflow to do.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, and those obtained by converting the expression of the present invention between methods and systems are also effective as aspects of the present invention.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the air compressor which can improve the cooling efficiency by a cooling fan can be provided.

1 is a perspective view of an air compressor 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The top view which made the cover 26 the cross section of the air compressor 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of the air compressor 1. CC sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the air compressor 1. FIG. 3 is a first lower perspective view of the cover 26 of the air compressor 1. FIG. 3 is a second lower perspective view of the cover 26 of the air compressor 1. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4, regarding the cover 26 of the air compressor 1. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 4, regarding the cover 26 of the air compressor 1. The perspective view of the cooling fan 8b of the air compressor 1. FIG. The perspective view of the cooling fan 8a of the air compressor 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a seventh air guide plate 306 of the air compressor 1. The top view which made the cover 26 the cross section of the air compressor which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The top view which made the cover 26 the cross section of the air compressor which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. The top view which made the cover 26 the cross section of the air compressor which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same or equivalent component, member, etc. which are shown by each drawing, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted suitably. In addition, the embodiments do not limit the invention but are exemplifications, and all features and combinations thereof described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the invention.

Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air compressor 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the air compressor 1 with the cover 26 taken as a cross section. In addition, illustration of the holding parts 31a and 31b is abbreviate | omitted in this figure. FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the air compressor 1. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of the air compressor 1. FIG. 6 is a first lower perspective view of the cover 26 of the air compressor 1. FIG. 7 is a second lower perspective view of the cover 26. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line BB. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the cooling fan 8 b of the air compressor 1. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the cooling fan 8 a of the air compressor 1. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the seventh air guide plate 306 of the air compressor 1.

  The air compressor 1 is arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, a pair of air tanks 2a and 2b for storing compressed air, and a compression unit that compresses air sucked from the outside and supplies the air to the air tanks 2a and 2b 3 and a motor 4 connected to the compression unit 3 and driving the compression unit 3, and the motor 4 and the compression unit 3 are arranged so that the axial direction of the motor 4 is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the air tanks 2 a and 2 b. It arrange | positions above a pair of air tank 2a, 2b.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the motor rotating shaft 5 passes through the compression portion 3, and a cooling fan 8 a (first cooling fan) is provided at the motor side end of the motor rotating shaft 5, and the non-motor side end portion Is provided with a cooling fan 8b (second cooling fan). The cooling fans 8a and 8b rotate integrally with the motor 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, adjacent to the compression unit 3 in the longitudinal direction of the pair of air tanks 2a and 2b, pressure reducing valves 9a and 9b, and pressure gauges 10a and 10b for displaying the pressure of the compressed air reduced, Couplers 11a and 11b serving as compressed air outlets are provided. By connecting the couplers 11a and 11b and a pneumatic tool such as a nailing machine (not shown) by a high-pressure air hose (not shown), an operator can operate the pneumatic tool using compressed air and perform appropriate work. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the air tanks 2a and 2b are provided with a safety valve 12 for discharging a part of the compressed air to the outside when the pressure becomes abnormally high, and a drain discharge device 13. The drain discharge device 13 has an operation unit 14, and by operating the operation unit 14, the compressed air and moisture in the air tanks 2 a and 2 b can be appropriately discharged to the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the compression unit 3 is provided with a crank mechanism inside, and the rotational movement of the motor rotating shaft 5 is caused by the first piston 34a and the second piston 34b via the first connecting rod 33a and the second connecting rod 33b. Each is converted into a reciprocating motion. The first piston 34a is accommodated in the first cylinder 15a and the first cylinder head 16a. The second piston 34b is accommodated in the second cylinder 15b and the second cylinder head 16b. The first cylinder 15a and the second cylinder 15b are horizontally opposed to each other with the motor rotating shaft 5 interposed therebetween, and are disposed substantially parallel to the air tanks 2a and 2b. When external air is sucked in the compressor 3, the air is first compressed by the second cylinder 15b (low-pressure side cylinder), and the air compressed by the second cylinder 15b is first pipe 15a (FIG. 2) via the first cylinder 15a. The air supplied to the (high pressure side cylinder) and further compressed by the first cylinder 15a is supplied to the air tank 2a via the pipe 19b. The air tanks 2a and 2b are connected to each other by a connecting pipe 20, and the pressure in the air tanks 2a and 2b becomes uniform.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control circuit 21 (control circuit board) for driving the motor 4 is accommodated in the case 22 and is disposed to oppose the cooling fan 8b on the non-motor side of the compression unit 3, and the air tank 2b. Fixed to. The motor 4 is a DC brushless system, and includes a stator coil 23, a rotor 24 disposed inside the stator coil 23, and a hall element substrate 25 (FIG. 2) that detects the rotational position of the rotor 24. 21 is inverter controlled. The control circuit 21 includes a heat generating component 204 (FIG. 3) such as a semiconductor switching element for inverter control. The surface on which the heat generating component 204 is attached in the case 22 is used as a heat generating surface 203 for heat dissipation or cooling. The

  As shown in FIG. 1, a cover 26 that covers components of the air compressor such as the compressor 3, the motor 4, and the control circuit 21 is disposed above the air tanks 2a and 2b, and is fixed to the air tanks 2a and 2b. . Grip portions 31a and 31b for carrying the air compressor 1 are provided at both longitudinal ends of the air tanks 2a and 2b. The cover 26 is provided with an operation panel 28 having a power switch or the like (not shown) for operating the air compressor 1. The cover 26 is provided with air windows 29a and 29b (FIGS. 6 and 7) on the wall surfaces facing the cooling fans 8a and 8b. Between the air tanks 2a and 2b, a cover 30 (FIG. 4) for preventing foreign matters from entering is further attached. The air tanks 2a and 2b are provided with leg portions 32 for preventing and protecting from direct contact with the ground.

  During such operation of the air compressor 1, the motor 4 is alternately subjected to a compression load when air is compressed by the reciprocating motion of the first piston 34a and the second piston 34b. Therefore, load current is generated in the stator coil 23 and the control circuit 21, and the temperature rises due to Joule heat accompanying the load current. Further, the temperature of the first cylinder 15a and the first cylinder head 16a, and the second cylinder 15b and the second cylinder head 16b rise due to the compression heat of the compressed air. The pipes 19a and 19b and the air tanks 2a and 2b also rise in temperature because compressed air whose temperature has risen due to the compression heat flows. Therefore, the temperature rise of each part is suppressed by cooling centering on heat generating parts such as the first cylinder 15a and the first cylinder head 16a, the second cylinder 15b and the second cylinder head 16b, the stator coil 23, the control circuit 21, and the case 22. There is a need to. Hereinafter, a configuration related to cooling will be described.

(Cooling by cooling fan 8a)
In a normal axial fan, the generated airflow has a large centrifugal force and tends to flow in the outer peripheral direction, and it is difficult to promote the airflow in the adjacent motor, so that heat tends to be accumulated in the motor. Here, a configuration for improving the cooling performance of the motor 4 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the cooling fan 8 a includes an outer blade 104 and an inner blade 105. The outer blade 104 and the inner blade 105 are connected to each other at a partition portion (cylindrical portion) 102 having a cylindrical shape extending in the direction of the rotation axis of the motor 4. An attachment portion 103 is formed further inside the inner blade 105, and the cooling fan 8 a can be attached to the motor rotating shaft 5 by the attachment portion 103. The inner blade 105 is formed integrally with the partition part 102 and the attachment part 103. The inner blade 105 is a curved plate extending substantially parallel to the motor rotation shaft 5 and is formed in a so-called centrifugal type. The through-hole formed by the adjacent inner blades 105, the partition portion 102, and the attachment portion 103 has a smaller opening area than the motor-side opening 106 (FIG. 3) on the opposite side of the non-motor-side opening 107. ing. The outer blades 104 are formed in a so-called axial flow type with a curved shape extending inclined with respect to the direction of the motor rotation shaft 5. As shown in FIG. 3, the outer diameter D <b> 2 of the outer blade 104 is set larger than the outer diameter D <b> 1 of the motor 4. Further, an air window 29a is formed in the cover 26 so as to face the cooling fan 8a. A shielding plate 101 (FIGS. 7 and 8) as a shielding part is formed at the center of the wind window 29a so as to face the inner blade 105.

  When the motor 4 is operated, an airflow is generated by the rotation of the cooling fan 8a. That is, outside air is sucked from the wind window 29a by the outer blades 104, and an air flow CA1 is generated with respect to the first cylinder 15a and the first cylinder head 16a, and the second cylinder 15b and the second cylinder head 16b as shown in FIG. . Further, a part of the air flow generated by the outer blades 104 flows toward the stator coil 23 like the air flow CA2. At this time, the air in the vicinity of the stator coil 23 is sucked into the inner blade 105 like the air flow CA3 by the negative pressure P1 generated by the inner blade 105. The air sucked into the inner blade 105 flows so as to pass from the motor side opening 106 toward the non-motor side opening 107 due to the negative pressure P2 generated by the outer blade 104, and is sucked into the outer blade 104 like the airflow CA4 and together with the airflow CA1. leak. As shown in FIG. 4, the cooling air that has finished cooling is discharged from between the air tanks 2 a and 2 b to the outside of the cover 30.

  As described above, the inner blades 105 can generate the airflows CA3 and CA4 (the airflow generated by the inner blades 105 is regulated by the cylindrical inner surface of the partition 102 and reliably flows in the direction of the rotation axis of the cooling fan 8a). A synergistic effect with the airflows CA1 and CA2 of the outer blades 104 can be generated, and a high flow velocity can be generated in the vicinity of the stator coil 23 in which the airflow has been apt to stagnate in the past, and the temperature rise of the stator coil 23 is effectively suppressed. can do. That is, the inner blade 105 can provide an auxiliary effect or a synergistic effect on the airflow of the outer blade 104 that has a large centrifugal force and easily flows in the outer circumferential direction, and can improve the cooling performance of the motor 4 by the cooling fan 8a.

  Further, in the motor rotating shaft 5, since the compression load at the time of compressing air in the first cylinder 15a and the second cylinder 15b acts alternately to cause the rotation fluctuation, the cooling fan 8a is torsionally vibrated due to the rotation fluctuation. However, since the mounting portion 103 and the partition portion 102 are firmly connected using a plurality of inner blades 105, stress due to torsional vibration can be dispersed and reduced, and the strength and reliability of the cooling fan 8a can be improved. . Furthermore, since the inner blade 105 also has a role as a connection part (framework) for connecting the partition part 102 and the attachment part 103, there is no need to separately form a connection part that does not contribute to the airflow, and it is structurally efficient. . In addition, by increasing the number of the inner blades 105, the performance of the inner blade 105 as a fan can be improved, and the connection strength between the partition portion 102 and the mounting portion 103 can be improved.

  Further, in the cooling fan 8a, since the opening areas are different between the non-motor side opening 107 and the motor side opening 106, the flow direction of the air flow by the inner blade 105 can be easily controlled. In other words, by appropriately adjusting the opening area ratio between the non-motor side opening 107 and the motor side opening 106, the flow direction of the airflow by the inner blade 105 can be suitably controlled.

  Further, since the outer blade 104 sucks air from the non-motor side (outside of the cover 26) and causes the air flow to flow toward the motor 4 and the compression unit 3, a large amount of outside air whose temperature is lower than the air temperature in the cover 26 is obtained. In addition, the motor 4 and the compression unit 3 can be cooled in a wide range while being sucked into the cover 26.

  Further, since the shielding plate 101 is provided, the negative pressure P2 between the cooling fan 8a and the shielding plate 101 due to the action of the outer blades 104 is increased, so that the airflows CA3 and CA4 are further promoted and the cooling efficiency is greatly improved. it can. That is, the air in the vicinity of the motor 4 attracted to the central portion of the cooling fan 8a by the negative pressure (suction) by the inner blade 105 can smoothly flow to the non-motor side of the inner blade 105, and the outer blade 104 and the inner blade The synergistic effect of negative pressure by 105 can further enhance the cooling effect in the vicinity of the motor.

  Further, since the outer diameter D2 of the outer blade 104 is made larger than the outer diameter D1 of the motor 4, a part of the air flow generated by the outer blade 104 is directly supplied to the compression unit 3 without passing through the motor 4, and therefore the compression unit 3 cooling efficiency is increased.

  Moreover, since the air volume by the outer blade 104 is made larger than the air volume flowing inside the partition portion 102 by the inner blade 105, a part of the air flow by the inner blade 105 that mainly generates an air current in the vicinity of the motor 4 is used as the outer blade. Therefore, the airflow after cooling the motor can be reliably supplied to the compression unit 3 and finally discharged to the outside of the cover. Therefore, heat does not accumulate in the vicinity of the motor 4 to adversely affect the cooling performance, and the cooling performance can be improved.

  In addition, the area ratio of the motor side opening 106 and the non-motor side opening 107 in the cooling fan 8a may be changed as appropriate, and the shape of the inner blade 105 and the shape of the outer blade 104 may be changed as appropriate.

(Cooling by cooling fan 8b)
In general, in an air compressor, there are a plurality of heat generating parts that become hot with use, such as a motor, a compression part (especially a cylinder), and a control circuit, and these must be arranged at positions separated from each other. Many. Therefore, it is necessary to reliably guide the cooling air generated by the cooling fan attached to the rotating shaft of the motor to each heat generating part, but the heat generating part may be located in a place where it is difficult to cool with a normal cooling fan due to the layout. There was a problem in terms of cooling efficiency. A configuration for improving the cooling efficiency for such a problem will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the case 22 and the control circuit 21 are arranged to face the cooling fan 8 b attached to the non-motor side end of the motor rotating shaft 5. In the case 22, the heat generating surface 203 on which the heat generating component 204 of the control circuit 21 to be accommodated is attached is opposed to the cooling fan 8b. The heat generating component 204 is opposed to an outer peripheral portion (a ring portion 201 described later) of the cooling fan 8b with the heat generating surface 203 interposed therebetween. The heat generating component 204 is an IGBT, a diode bridge, an IPM (intelligent power module), or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the cooling fan 8 b has a back plate 202 as a plate-like portion formed on a flat plate with the direction of the motor rotation axis 5 as a normal line, and on the back plate 202 from the inside toward the outer periphery. A blade 200 extending substantially parallel to the motor rotating shaft 5 is formed in a so-called centrifugal type. An attachment portion 205 is formed inside the blade 200, and the cooling fan 8 b can be attached to the motor rotating shaft 5 by the attachment portion 205. A ring portion 201 is formed at the outer peripheral end of the cooling fan 8b. The ring portion 201 has a cylindrical shape substantially parallel to the motor rotating shaft 5, and extends from the back plate 202 toward the heat generating surface 203. The ring portion 201 and the attachment portion 205 are connected and integrated over the entire circumference by the back plate 202. The back plate 202 completely covers the motor side between the ring portion 201 and the mounting portion 205.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a fifth air guide plate 304, a sixth air guide plate 305, and a seventh air guide plate 306 are provided in the vicinity of the cooling fan 8b. The fifth air guide plate 304 and the sixth air guide plate 305 are formed as ribs depending from the cover 26. The seventh air guide plate 306 shown alone in FIG. 12 is attached to the case 22 with a screw material as shown in FIG. 2, and is formed from the case 22 toward the non-motor side of the second cylinder 15b. The fifth air guide plate 304 hangs from the cover 26 toward the case 22, and an opening 207 (notch) having a diameter smaller than the outer diameter D3 (FIG. 4) of the cooling fan 8b is formed (FIGS. 4 and 4). FIG. 6 etc.). The sixth air guide plate 305 is formed integrally with the fifth air guide plate 304 and is smoothly formed from the fifth air guide plate 304 toward the non-motor side of the first cylinder 15a. An air window 29b is formed on the wall surface of the cover 26 facing the cooling fan 8b.

  When the motor 4 is operated, as shown in FIG. 3, outside air is sucked from the wind window 29b like the air flow CA10 by the cooling fan 8b and guided to the center of the cooling fan 8b by the opening 207. The airflow CA10 flows to the outer peripheral side of the cooling fan 8b along the back plate 202 like the airflow CA11, and is then deflected (changed in direction) by the ring portion 201, toward the heat generating surface 203 (first heat generating portion). It flows and collides, and further flows radially from the cooling fan 8b along the heat generating surface 203. A part of the air flow CA11 is caused by the fifth air guide plate 304, the sixth air guide plate 305, and the seventh air guide plate 306, like the air currents CA12 and CA13, on the non-motor side of the first cylinder 15a and the second cylinder 15b (second To the heat generating part). As shown in FIG. 4, the cooling air that has finished cooling is discharged from between the air tanks 2 a and 2 b to the outside of the cover 30.

  As described above, the cooling air can be deflected by the ring portion 201 and reliably applied to the heat generating surface 203, so that the cooling efficiency of the heat generating surface 203 can be greatly improved. Furthermore, by providing the back plate 202, a large amount of cooling air can be surely flowed to the non-motor side (heat generating surface 203 side), and the cooling efficiency of the heat generating surface 203 is further enhanced. Further, since the airflow can be discharged so as to blow against the heat generating surface 203 arranged in front of the cooling fan 8b, the cooling efficiency can be further improved. In other words, the cooling fan 8b uses the blades 200 and the back plate 202 to suck in air from the center side and outflow in the outer peripheral direction, and the ring portion 201 causes the axial component (component toward the non-motor side) in the airflow outflow direction. Therefore, it is possible to reliably supply the cooling air to the heat generating surface 203 existing on a different plane from the cooling fan 8b. The cooling air supplied to the heat generating surface 203 is mainly the outside air taken in from the wind window 29b and not yet utilized for cooling, and the cooling efficiency of the heat generating surface 203 is good.

  The fifth air guide plate 304, the sixth air guide plate 305, and the seventh air guide plate 306 cool the heat generating surface 203 and the cooling air that does not hit the heat generating surface 203 after the first heat generating surface 203 is cooled. And it can utilize for cooling of the 2nd cylinder 15b. This effect is extremely high because the non-motor side of the first cylinder 15a and the second cylinder 15b is a portion where it is difficult to cool with the airflow CA1 by the cooling fan 8a and the temperature rises easily.

  Further, in the motor rotating shaft 5, since the compression load at the time of compressing air in the first cylinder 15a and the second cylinder 15b acts alternately to cause the rotation fluctuation, the torsional vibration due to the rotation fluctuation occurs in the cooling fan 8b. However, since the ring portion 201 is connected by the back plate 202, the section modulus in the cross section with the direction of the motor rotation axis 5 as the normal is greatly improved, and sufficient strength against centrifugal load and torsional vibration load is obtained. be able to. Further, since the blades 200 are provided on the back plate 202, the strength of the blades 200 can be improved. The back plate 202 is preferably connected to the ring portion 201 and the attachment portion 205 so as to completely block the motor side between the ring portion 201 and the attachment portion 205 in terms of improving the cooling efficiency of the first heat generating portion. However, it may be a connection structure that blocks only a part.

  In addition to the function of changing the direction of the cooling air, the ring part 201 also functions as a flywheel ring that reduces the rotational fluctuation by increasing the inertial force of the cooling fan 8b, and reduces the load on the motor 4 due to the rotational fluctuation. It can be mitigated and structurally efficient. From another viewpoint, the ring part 201 functioning as a flywheel ring has a function of changing the direction of the cooling air, so that the ring part 201 can be utilized for improving the cooling efficiency, and the structure is efficient.

  In addition, you may change suitably the blade | wing 200 other than a centrifugal type. The ring portion 201 does not necessarily have a complete cylindrical shape, and may be formed so as to deflect the cooling air toward the heat generating portion other than the control circuit 21, the case 22, and the heat generating surface 203. Further, the ring portion 201 is not necessarily parallel to the motor rotating shaft 5 but may have a shape inclined with respect to the back plate 202 so as to guide the cooling air toward the first heat generating portion. . The cooling fan 8 b may be attached so that the back plate 202 faces the wind window 29 b of the cover 26.

(Cylinder head cooling)
In the compression unit 3, in the compression process using the piston, the compressed air that has become high temperature due to the compression heat is supplied into the cylinder head at a high flow rate, and then stored in the air tank via the pipe. Accordingly, since the high-temperature air flows at a high flow rate inside the cylinder head, heat transfer from the high-temperature air to the cylinder head is remarkable, and the cylinder head is particularly high in the compression unit 3. Therefore, in order to efficiently perform cooling, it is necessary to intensively cool the cylinder head that has the highest temperature. Hereinafter, a configuration for efficiently cooling the cylinder head will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the cover 26, a virtual extension line is inclined from the cooling fan 8a toward the first cylinder 15a located downstream in the rotation direction with respect to the motor rotation shaft 5 and viewed from above. A first air guide plate 300 (air guide wall) is arranged in a substantially straight line so as to pass over the first cylinder head 16a. Here, the virtual extension line of the first air guide plate 300 coincides with the linear approximate straight line of the first air guide plate 300. An air passage along a wall surface facing the cooling fan 8a side of the first air guide plate 300 or a virtual extension line of the air passage intersects the first cylinder head 16a when viewed from above.

  Above the first cylinder head 16a, a second wind guide plate 301 (wind guide wall portion) is disposed to hang from the cover 26 toward the first cylinder head 16a (FIG. 5). The second air guide plate 301 intersects the air passage along the first air guide plate 300, the virtual extension line of the air passage, or the approximate straight line diameter of the first air guide plate 300, and is guided to the first air guide plate 300. The air flow is provided so as to be directed to the first cylinder head 16a or the vicinity thereof.

  On the second cylinder head 16b side, the third wind guide plate 302 (wind guide) is formed in a substantially straight line so that the virtual extension line is inclined with respect to the motor rotation shaft 5 and passes through the second cylinder head 16b when viewed from above. Wall). Here, the virtual extension line of the third air guide plate 302 matches the linear approximate straight line of the third air guide plate 302. The air passage along the wall surface facing the cooling fan 8a side of the third air guide plate 302 or the virtual extension line of the air passage intersects the second cylinder head 16b when viewed from above.

  The fourth wind guide plate 303 (wind guide wall) is disposed to face the second cylinder head 16b (FIG. 5). The fourth air guide plate 303 intersects the air passage along the third air guide plate 302, the virtual extension line of the air passage, or the approximate straight line diameter of the third air guide plate 302, and is guided to the third air guide plate 302. The air flow is provided so as to be directed to the second cylinder head 16b or the vicinity thereof.

  The first air guide plate 300 and the third air guide plate 302 are connected above the motor rotating shaft 5 to form a substantially V shape. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first air guide plate 300, the second air guide plate 301, and the third air guide plate 302 are integrally extended from the cover 26 (projecting downward). The fourth air guide plate 303 is formed by a part of the wall surface of the cover 26. As shown in FIG. 2, the first air guide plate 300 and the third air guide plate 302 have different angles with respect to the motor rotation shaft 5 in order to cool the first cylinder head 16a and the second cylinder head 16b, respectively. Is provided.

  The eighth air guide plate 307 and the ninth air guide plate 308 (FIG. 7) prevent the air from flowing from the motor side of the cooling fan 8a to the non-motor side, and the air flow in the cover 26 is the first cylinder head. 16a and the second cylinder head 16b are provided to prevent the fluid from flowing further outside. The eighth air guide plate 307 and the ninth air guide plate 308 are formed as ribs extending integrally from the cover 26 (hanging down).

  When the air compressor 1 is in an operating state, the motor rotating shaft 5 rotates to generate compressed air as shown in FIG. 2, and air is sucked into the cover 26 from the wind window 29a by rotating the cooling fan 8a. The cooling air flows in the direction of the motor rotation shaft 5 toward the compression unit 3 while turning along the rotation direction of the cooling fan 8a like the air flow CA20 (FIG. 2), and the first air guide plate 300 (and the cover 26). It is guided to the first cylinder head 16a as CA21 by the upper surface) and further flows to be blown to the first cylinder head 16a like the air current CA22 by the second air guide plate 301 as shown in FIG. Therefore, since the flow can be formed by the first air guide plate 300 and the second air guide plate 301 so that the cooling air reliably reaches the first cylinder head 16a, the first cylinder head 16a can be cooled extremely effectively. Here, since the airflow flows along the wall surface at a high flow velocity, the airflow at a high flow velocity can be reliably ensured by directing the linear approximate straight line or virtual extension line of the first air guide plate 300 toward the first cylinder head 16a as viewed from above. Therefore, the temperature can be led to the first cylinder head 16a, which can easily rise in temperature, and a high cooling effect can be obtained.

  Further, a part of the airflow CA20 is guided to the second cylinder head 16b as the airflow CA23 by the third air guide plate 302 (and the upper surface of the cover 26), and then the fourth airflow CA24 as shown in FIG. It flows so as to blow near the second cylinder head 16b by the wind plate 303. Accordingly, the third air guide plate 302 and the fourth air guide plate 303 can form a flow so that the cooling air surely reaches the second cylinder head 16b, so that the second cylinder head 16b can be cooled extremely effectively. Here, since the airflow flows along the wall surface at a high flow velocity, the airflow at a high flow velocity can be reliably ensured by directing the linear approximate straight line or virtual extension line of the third air guide plate 302 toward the second cylinder head 16b as viewed from above. Therefore, the temperature can be led to the second cylinder head 16b, which easily rises in temperature, and a high cooling effect can be achieved.

  In addition, the first air guide plate 300 and the third air guide plate 302 are connected above the motor rotating shaft 5 and the cooling air amount is distributed to the first cylinder head 16a and the second cylinder head 16b, thereby rotating the cooling fan 8a. Since the air volume of the first air guide plate 300 along the line is set large, it is possible to prevent the air path resistance due to the third air guide plate 302 disposed against the rotation direction of the cooling fan 8a from being excessively increased. The cylinder head 16a and the second cylinder head 16b can be suitably cooled. That is, the amount of air guided by the first air guide plate 300 along the swirl direction of the airflow is increased with respect to the amount of air guided by the third air guide plate 302 disposed against the swirl direction of the airflow. Both the first cylinder head 16a and the second cylinder head 16b can be cooled while suppressing an increase in air path resistance due to the air guide plate 302. As shown in FIG. 4, the cooling air that has finished cooling is mainly discharged from between the air tanks 2 a and 2 b to the outside of the cover 30.

  The first air guide plate 300 and the third air guide plate 302 are ideally linear so that the air path resistance is minimized (the wall surface facing the cooling fan 8a is a flat surface), but avoids other components. If the linear approximate straight line is formed so as to pass over the first cylinder head 16a or the second cylinder head 16b even if a part thereof is bent or bent for the purpose of, for example, the first cylinder head 16a or the second cylinder head 16b. Cooling air can be guided to the cylinder head 16b.

Embodiment 2
FIG. 13 is a plan view of a cross section of the cover 26 of the air compressor according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. This air compressor is different from that of the first embodiment in that the first air guide plate 300 and the third air guide plate 302 are curved so that the cooling fan 8a side is convex. Match in terms of. The straight line diameter approximate line and the virtual extension line of the first air guide plate 300 and the third air guide plate 302 both intersect the first cylinder head 16a and the second cylinder head 16b when viewed from above. The present embodiment can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment.

Embodiment 3
FIG. 14 is a plan view of a cross section of the cover 26 of the air compressor according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In this air compressor, the connecting portion of the first air guide plate 300 and the third air guide plate 302 is shifted from the upper side of the motor rotating shaft 5 to the second cylinder head 16b side as compared with that in the first embodiment. Are different, and are otherwise identical. In the present embodiment, the air flow to the first cylinder head 16a is increased while the air flow to the second cylinder head 16b is reduced as compared with the first embodiment, but the air flow is arranged against the swirling direction of the air flow. The air path resistance due to the third air guide plate 302 can be reduced.

Embodiment 4
FIG. 15 is a plan view of a cross section of the cover 26 of the air compressor according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. This air compressor is different from that of the first embodiment in that the third air guide plate 302 is omitted and the first air guide plate 300 extends to the second cylinder head 16b side. And match in other respects. In the present embodiment, the air flow to the first cylinder head 16a is increased while the air flow to the second cylinder head 16b is reduced as compared with the first embodiment, but the air flow is arranged against the swirling direction of the air flow. Since there is no third air guide plate 302, the air path resistance is reduced.

  The present invention has been described above by taking the embodiment as an example. However, it is understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to each component and each processing process of the embodiment within the scope of the claims. By the way.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air compressor, 2a, 2b Air tank, 3 Compression part, 4 Motor, 5 Motor rotating shaft, 8a, 8b Cooling fan, 9a, 9b Pressure reducing valve, 10a, 10b Pressure gauge, 11a, 11b Coupler, 12 Safety valve, 13 Drain discharge device, 14 operation section, 15a first cylinder, 15b second cylinder, 16a first cylinder head, 16b second cylinder head, 17a first cylinder central axis, 17b second cylinder central axis, 19a, 19b piping, 20 Connecting pipe, 21 Control circuit, 22 Case, 23 Stator coil, 24 Rotor, 25 Hall element substrate, 26 Cover, 28 Operation panel, 29a, 29b Air window, 30 Cover, 31a, 31b Grasping part, 32 Leg part, 33a 1st Connecting rod, 33b second connecting rod, 34a first piston, 34b second piston, 01 shielding plate, 102 partition part, 103 mounting part, 104 outer blade, 105 inner blade, 106 motor side opening, 107 non-motor side opening, 200 blade, 201 ring part, 202 back plate, 203 heat generating surface, 204 heat generating component, 205 mounting portion, 207 opening, 300 first air guide plate, 301 second air guide plate, 302 third air guide plate, 303 fourth air guide plate, 304 fifth air guide plate, 305 sixth air guide plate, 306 7th air guide plate, 307 8th air guide plate, 308 9th air guide plate, CA1 to CA4 airflow, CA10 to CA14 airflow, CA20 to CA24 airflow, D1 motor outer diameter, D2 fan outer diameter, D3 fan outer diameter , P1, P2 Negative pressure

Claims (13)

An air tank for storing compressed air;
A compression unit that compresses air sucked from outside and supplies the compressed air to the air tank;
A motor for driving the compression unit;
A cooling fan provided on one end of the rotating shaft of the motor;
A cover that covers at least the compression section, the motor, and the cooling fan;
The cooling fan has an approximately cylindrical ring portion provided on an outer peripheral portion, and the air compressor is configured to change the direction of airflow by the ring portion.   The air compressor according to claim 1, wherein the ring portion guides an air flow to the first heat generating portion.   The air compressor according to claim 1, wherein the cooling fan has a plate-like portion that at least partially passes between the attachment portion with respect to the rotation shaft and the ring portion.   The air compressor according to claim 3, wherein the attachment portion and the ring portion are connected and integrated by the plate-like portion over the entire circumference.   The air compressor according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the cooling fan integrally has blades for generating an airflow in the plate-like portion.   6. The cooling fan according to claim 1, wherein the cooling fan generates an air flow from a center side toward an outer peripheral direction by rotation of a blade, and changes the direction of the air flow so as to have a component in a rotation axis direction. Air compressor.   The air compressor according to claim 6, wherein the first heat generating unit is disposed at a position facing the cooling fan and hitting an airflow whose direction is changed by the ring unit.   A wind guide wall is provided on the same side as the first heat generating part at a position facing a portion excluding the central part of the cooling fan, and the cooling fan is provided between the first heat generating part and the wind guide wall. The air compressor according to claim 7, wherein the air flow is sucked in, and the ring portion brings the outflow direction of the air flow of the cooling fan close to parallel to the suction direction of the air flow.   The air compressor according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the first heat generating unit is a control circuit board or a holding body thereof.   The air compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the cover has a wind window at a position facing the suction side of the cooling fan.   The air compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising an air guide wall portion that changes the direction of the airflow flowing out of the cooling fan and guides the airflow to the second heat generating portion.   The air compressor according to claim 11, wherein the second heat generating unit is a cylinder of the compression unit.   Another cooling fan provided on the other end side of the rotating shaft of the motor, and the wind guide wall portion flows out of the cooling fan on a side of the cylinder not exposed to airflow from the other cooling fan. The air compressor according to claim 12, wherein the air compressor guides an airflow to flow.