JP2587484Y2 - Swash plate compressor - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a swash plate type compressor, and more particularly to an improvement in sliding properties between a swash plate and a shoe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of this type of compressor is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-35.
No. 190 discloses this. The compressor includes a swash plate inclined with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft and driven to rotate about the axis. A cylinder bore parallel to the axis is formed around the axis. That is, the cylinder bore is eccentric from the axis. A piston is slidably disposed in the cylinder bore. A member called a shoe is interposed between the swash plate and the piston. The shoe is held by the piston and comes into sliding contact with the swash plate when the swash plate rotates. Here, a portion that comes into sliding contact with the shoe when the swash plate rotates is referred to as a sliding contact portion.

When the rotating shaft is driven to rotate, the swash plate rotates around the axis in accordance with the driving, and the piston reciprocates in the cylinder bore via the shoe. As a result, a predetermined compression action is obtained.

[0004]

During operation, since the swash plate and the shoe slide with a large load and a large speed, it is difficult to form an oil film here. In particular, at the time of startup, static friction force and sliding conditions equivalent to non-lubrication overlap, and seizure and wear are likely to occur between the swash plate and the shoe. Of course, seizure is not allowed, and abrasion is also a problem because it increases the gap between the swash plate and the shoe, causing an increase in noise.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a swash plate type compressor in which an oil film is easily formed between the swash plate and the shoe during operation as well as at start-up.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a swash plate inclined with respect to an axis and driven to rotate about the axis is provided.
In a swash plate compressor having a cylinder bore parallel to the axis, a piston slidably disposed in the cylinder bore, and a shoe interposed between the swash plate and the piston and held by the piston, A swash plate compressor is provided, wherein a plurality of radial grooves are provided only in a portion corresponding to the top dead center side of the piston on the axial end surface of the swash plate.

Further, according to the present invention, a swash plate inclined with respect to the axis and driven to rotate about the axis, a cylinder bore parallel to the axis, and slidably disposed in the cylinder bore. In a swash plate type compressor having a piston, a shoe interposed between the swash plate and the piston and held by the piston, a portion of the axial end surface of the swash plate corresponding to the top dead center side of the piston. Swash plate compressor, wherein only a plurality of grooves extending in a direction intersecting on a line connecting a portion corresponding to the top dead center and a portion corresponding to the bottom dead center of the piston are provided. can get. Wherein the plurality of grooves are preferably provided symmetrical to each other with respect to the line on both sides of the line segment. Each of the plurality of grooves preferably extends along a curve.

[0008]

1 to 3 show a swash plate type compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, this swash plate type compressor is used, for example, in a refrigeration circuit of an air conditioner for a vehicle, and includes a front cylinder block 1 and a rear cylinder block 2 abutted on the front cylinder block. The front cylinder block 1 and the rear cylinder block 2 together form a compressor body 3.

A rotary shaft 4 is inserted through the center of the compressor body 3. The rotating shaft 4 is rotatably supported by the front cylinder block 1 and the rear cylinder block 2 via radial bearings 5 and 6, respectively. A swash plate 7 inclined with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft 4 is fitted and fixed by a spring pin 8. Therefore, when the rotating shaft 4 is driven to rotate, the swash plate 7 is driven to rotate together with the rotating shaft 4 around its axis. 9 and 11 are thrust bearings.

[0010] Each of the front cylinder block 1 and the rear cylinder block 2 is formed with a plurality of cylinder elements extending parallel to the axis around the rotation shaft 4. The cylinder element of the front cylinder block 1 and the cylinder element of the rear cylinder block 2 correspond to each other in one-to-one correspondence, and form a cylinder bore 12 by communicating with each other. Therefore, the compressor body 3 has a plurality of cylinder bores 12 around the rotation shaft 4.
have.

The front cylinder block 1 and the rear cylinder block 2 are further provided with a front discharge passage 13 and a rear discharge passage 14 between the cylinder bores 12, respectively. Front discharge passage 13 and rear discharge passage 14
Communicates with a common passage 16 formed in a discharge flange 15 connected to the compressor body 3.

In each of the cylinder bores 12, a piston 17 is slidably disposed in parallel with the axis. The piston 17 has a space at the center in the axial direction, and the peripheral portion of the swash plate 7 is inserted into this space. Both sides of the swash plate 7 in the axial direction and the piston 17
Shoe 18 made of iron-based material between the inside of the empty space
Is interposed. The shoe 18 has a hemispherical shape defined by a spherical portion and a flat portion, and is held by the piston 17 with the spherical portion in contact with a spherical concave surface 19 formed on the piston 17. The flat part of the shoe 18 is in contact with the swash plate 7. When the swash plate 7 is rotated, a part of each of the two surfaces in the axial direction is
Slide 8

Further, on both axial end surfaces of the compressor body 3,
Front valve plate assembly 21 and rear valve plate assembly 2
2, a front housing 23 and a rear housing 24 are provided. The front housing 23
A front suction chamber 25 is formed near the axis and a front discharge chamber 26 is formed around the front suction chamber 25. Further, inside the front housing 23, shaft sealing devices 27 and 28 are provided. One of the shaft sealing devices 27 rotatably supports the rotating shaft 4. The other 28 of the shaft sealing device substantially seals a gap between the rotating shaft 4 and the front housing 23. The rear housing 24 is provided near the axis of the rear suction chamber 3.
1 and a rear discharge chamber 32 is formed therearound.

The front valve plate assembly 21 includes a front valve plate 33 and front suction valves 34 and front discharge valves 35 on both sides thereof. The front valve plate 33 is
A front suction hole 36 connecting the front suction chamber 25 to the cylinder bore 12, a front discharge hole 37 connecting the front discharge chamber 26 to the cylinder bore 12, and a front communication hole connecting the front discharge chamber 26 to the front discharge passage 13. 38. The front suction valve 34 faces the front suction hole 36. The front discharge valve 35 faces the front discharge hole 37.

The rear valve plate assembly 22 includes a rear valve plate 41
And a rear suction valve 43 and a rear discharge valve 42 on both sides. The rear valve plate 41 has a rear suction hole 44 connecting the rear suction chamber 31 to the cylinder bore 12 and a rear discharge hole 45 connecting the rear discharge chamber 32 to the cylinder bore 12.
And a rear communication hole 46 that connects the rear discharge chamber 32 to the rear discharge passage 14. The rear suction valve 43 faces the rear suction hole 44. The rear discharge valve 42 faces the rear discharge hole 45.

When the rotary shaft 4 is driven to rotate by an automobile engine or an electric motor (not shown), the swash plate 7 rotates around the axis in accordance therewith, and the piston 17 is moved through the shoe 18 in the cylinder bore 12 in the axial direction. To reciprocate.
In accordance with the reciprocating motion of the piston 17, the refrigerant gas is compressed as described below. The refrigerant gas is usually
Contains lubricating oil.

The refrigerant gas is supplied to the front and rear suction chambers 2.
5, 31 are supplied to the cylinder bore 12 through front and rear suction holes 36, 44. After being compressed by the piston 17 in the cylinder bore 12, the refrigerant gas passes through the front and rear discharge holes 37 and 45 and the front and rear discharge chambers 26 and 3.
2 is discharged. Further, the refrigerant gas flows through the front and rear communication holes 38 and 46 and the front and rear discharge passages 1.
It is sent out to the common passage 16 through 3 and 14.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B and FIG.
A plurality of grooves 51 are formed on each of both surfaces in the axial direction of the swash plate 7 only at portions corresponding to the top dead center side of the piston 17. These grooves 51 are arranged radially at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. Each of the grooves 51 extends linearly. A portion corresponding to the bottom dead center side of the piston 17 is a flat surface. The cross-sectional shape of the groove 51 is not limited to the semicircular shape shown in FIG. 3 and can take various shapes.

According to this, the lubricating oil contained in the refrigerant gas is held in the groove 51. Therefore, during operation, an oil film is quickly formed between the swash plate 7 and the shoe 18, so that lubricity is improved and problems such as heat generation, seizure and wear are eliminated. In addition, since wear can be prevented, noise due to an increase in the gap between the swash plate 7 and the shoe 18 can also be reduced.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show a modification of the swash plate 7. FIG. In the swash plate 7, each of the plurality of grooves 51 extends with a predetermined curvature in a direction intersecting on a line segment 52 connecting a portion corresponding to the top dead center and a portion corresponding to the bottom dead center of the piston 17. It is formed along a predetermined curve. The direction of the predetermined curve corresponds to the direction of the shoe 18 on the axial end face of the swash plate 7.
Is the direction along the trajectory. Moreover these grooves 51 are provided on symmetrical to each other with respect to the line segment 52 on either side of the line segment 52.

According to this, even when the number of the grooves 51 is small, a state in which the sliding surface of the shoe 18 is always in one of the grooves 51 is obtained, and the lubrication can be continuously performed. In addition, even when the rotating shaft 4 rotates in any direction, that is, when the rotating shaft 4 operates in either the normal direction or the reverse direction, the lubricating property can be kept good.

[0022]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a swash plate compressor in which a good oil film is formed between the swash plate and the shoe not only at the time of starting but also during operation. Therefore, the lubricity between the swash plate and the shoe is kept good, and the problem of heat generation, seizure and wear between the two is solved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a swash plate type compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows a combination of a swash plate and a rotary shaft included in the swash plate compressor of FIG. 1, wherein (a) is a view in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 1,
(B) is a view in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a modified example of a combination of a swash plate and a rotating shaft,
(A) is a view in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 1, and (b) is a view in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 3 compressor body 4 rotating shaft 7 swash plate 12 cylinder bore 17 piston 18 shoe 51 groove 52 line segment

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A swash plate inclined with respect to an axis and rotated around the axis; a cylinder bore parallel to the axis; a piston slidably disposed in the cylinder bore; In a swash plate type compressor having a plate and a shoe interposed between the piston and held by the piston, a plurality of radial swash plates are provided on a portion of the axial end surface of the swash plate corresponding to the top dead center side of the piston. A swash plate type compressor having a groove. 2. A swash plate inclined with respect to an axis and driven to rotate about the axis, a cylinder bore parallel to the axis, a piston slidably disposed in the cylinder bore, and a swash plate. In a swash plate compressor having a shoe interposed between a plate and the piston and held by the piston, a portion of the axial end surface of the swash plate corresponding to the top dead center side of the piston includes A swash plate compressor having a plurality of grooves extending in a direction intersecting on a line connecting a portion corresponding to a top dead center and a portion corresponding to a bottom dead center. 3. The swash plate compressor according to claim 2, wherein
Wherein the plurality of grooves are swash plate type compressor, characterized in that provided in the symmetric each other with respect to the line on both sides of the line segment. 4. The swash plate compressor according to claim 2, wherein
Each of the plurality of grooves extends along a curved line.