JP4117848B2 - Compressor - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to compressors.

  In a scroll compressor, a fixed scroll is fixed to a housing, and a movable scroll is supported so that only revolving is possible. The fixed scroll is composed of a fixed side plate and a fixed spiral portion, and the movable scroll is composed of a movable side plate and a movable spiral portion, both of which mesh with each other to form a compression chamber. When the orbiting scroll revolves, the compression chamber is moved toward the center of the spiral to reduce the volume, and the refrigerant gas is circulated through the refrigeration circuit.

  At this time, if the refrigerant gas contains lubricating oil in the form of mist, a part of the refrigerant gas sucked into the suction chamber from the external refrigeration circuit through the suction port is compressed as it is by reducing the volume of the compression chamber. The remaining portion cools the bearing device that supports the movable scroll in the front housing, the anti-rotation mechanism, and the sliding portion of the movable scroll and the fixed scroll, and lubricates them with the contained mist-like lubricating oil. . The refrigerant gas after cooling and lubrication is then sucked into the compression chamber and compressed. On the other hand, if the refrigerant gas containing a large amount of lubricating oil for lubricating the bearing device or the like is circulated in the refrigeration circuit as it is, the refrigeration capacity will be reduced. For this reason, in the scroll compressor, as described in JP-A-3-129273, an oil separation chamber that separates the lubricating oil from the compressed refrigerant gas into the housing, and the oil separation chamber communicated with the lubricating oil. It is also possible to form an oil storage chamber for storing the oil and communicate the oil storage chamber with a bearing device or the like through an oil supply passage. In the scroll type compressor in which the lubricating oil separated in the housing is supplied to the bearing device or the like, the lubricating oil provides lubrication of the bearing device or the like, while the refrigerant gas from which the lubricating oil is separated circulates in the refrigeration circuit. Therefore, the refrigerating capacity will be improved.

  However, when the oil supply passage for supplying the lubricating oil communicates with the sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate, minute wear powder having a minimum diameter of about 0.05 mm is generated on the fixed spiral portion side of the oil supply passage. Lubricating oil is not supplied because the area around the opening is blocked, or the area of the opening is reduced to reduce the amount of lubricating oil supplied, resulting in insufficient lubrication, and wear powder adheres around the opening. There is a risk of inhibiting the revolution of the movable side plate. In these cases, reliability is impaired. In particular, when the scroll compressor is started from a state where it has been stopped at a high temperature for a long time, liquid refrigerant increases in the compression chamber, and liquid compression occurs. In such a case, the fixed scroll and the movable scroll collide violently, and wear powder is more likely to be generated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, and solves the problem of providing a scroll compressor capable of exhibiting excellent reliability while ensuring lubrication of a bearing device and the like and high refrigeration capacity. It should be a challenge.

The compressor of the present invention has a housing and a compression chamber formed in the housing, and the compressor circulates the refrigerant gas through the refrigeration circuit by reducing the volume of the compression chamber.
The housing (4) includes an oil separation chamber (19) for separating lubricating oil from the compressed refrigerant gas, an oil storage chamber (18) for storing the lubricating oil, an oil separation chamber (19), and the oil separation chamber (19). A through hole (4C) communicating with the oil storage chamber (18) is formed ,
Filter at the bottom of the oil separation chamber (19) for trapping foreign matter (35) is provided with a predetermined gap from the bottom of the oil separation chamber,
In the oil separation chamber (19), a cylinder portion (32) having a cylindrical portion that is positioned above the filter (35) and around which the refrigerant gas swirls is disposed.
Cylindrical portion of the tubular portion is located substantially coaxial with the oil separation chamber,
The through hole (4C) is provided below the filter (35).
In a preferred embodiment, the filter is formed in a plate shape.
In a preferred aspect, the compressor includes a fixed scroll composed of a fixed side plate and a fixed spiral part fixed to the housing, a movable side plate and a movable spiral part meshing with the fixed scroll, and the fixed scroll is interposed between the fixed scroll and the fixed scroll. A scroll type compressor that further includes a movable scroll that forms a compression chamber, the compression chamber is moved in the spiral direction by the revolving motion of the movable scroll, the volume is reduced, and the refrigerant gas is circulated through the refrigeration circuit. The oil storage chamber communicates with a sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate through an oil supply passage.

The compressors of the present invention, the lubricating oil separated from the refrigerant gas after compression in the oil separation chamber is stored in the lubricant storage chamber. Especially in this invention, the filter which collects a foreign material is provided in the bottom part of the oil separation chamber . Therefore, even when starting up causing liquid compression, fine abrasion powder Ru is collected as a foreign matter by that filter. Therefore, the lubricating oil is stably supplied to the sliding parts, perform adequately lubricated. It is also not name that abrasion powder to adhesion to the sliding parts.
In the scroll compressor according to a preferred aspect, the lubricating oil separated from the refrigerant gas compressed in the oil separation chamber is stored in the oil storage chamber, and is supplied to the sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate through the oil supply passage. At this time, since a filter is provided at the bottom of the oil separation chamber, even at the time of start-up that causes liquid compression, minute wear powder is collected as foreign matter by the filter and closes around the opening. Do not reduce the opening area. For this reason, the lubricating oil is stably supplied to the sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate to sufficiently lubricate. Further, the abrasion powder does not adhere around the opening, and the revolution of the movable side plate can be suitably maintained.

Also in compressors of the present invention, since you are able to supply the lubricating oil separated in the housing in sliding parts, the refrigeration circuit will be refrigerant gas separated lubricating oil is circulated, cooling capacity Will be improved. Particularly in the scroll compressor according to a preferred embodiment, the lubricant separated in the housing is supplied to the sliding portion between the fixed spiral part and the movable side plate. Gas will be circulated and refrigeration capacity will be improved.

Therefore, the compressors of the present invention, the bearing device while ensuring the lubrication and high refrigerating capacity, such as sliding portions, can exhibit excellent reliability. Further, since the supply to the sliding portion is only the lubricating oil separated from the refrigerant gas, it does not lead to performance degradation. In particular, the scroll compressor according to a preferred embodiment can exhibit excellent reliability while ensuring lubrication and a high refrigeration capacity of a bearing device, particularly a sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate. Further, since only the lubricating oil separated from the refrigerant gas is supplied to the sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate, the performance is not deteriorated.

  A fixed scroll has a shell that forms an outer shell, and a spiral portion and a fixed side plate are formed by recessing a spiral groove in the shell. The shell communicates with the outer peripheral end of the spiral groove. It is preferable that a suction port for sucking refrigerant gas from an external refrigeration circuit is formed in the compression chamber before compression. If this is the case, a conventional suction chamber is not formed in the shell other than a small volume allowance that may occur when the spiral groove is produced. For this reason, in such a scroll compressor, the refrigerant gas sucked through the suction port is hardly expanded inside, and the specific volume is reduced without causing pressure loss. In such a scroll compressor, a suction port communicating with the outer peripheral end of the spiral groove is formed in the shell, and the refrigerant gas is directly sucked from the suction port into the compression chamber before compression from an external refrigeration circuit. Yes. For this reason, in such a scroll type compressor, the refrigerant gas sucked through the suction port can be prevented from being heated by the bearing device or the like, the degree of superheat is reduced, and the specific volume is also reduced without causing pressure loss. Therefore, according to such a scroll compressor, it is possible to reduce the degree of superheat and the specific volume, and it is possible to satisfy the recent demand for performance improvement. In such a scroll compressor, the refrigerant gas is difficult to be supplied to the sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate, and there is a concern that cooling and lubrication may be neglected. high.

  The housing includes a shell, a front housing that is fastened to the shell and supports the movable scroll, and a rear housing that is fastened to the shell and forms a discharge chamber that communicates with the compression chamber after compression. A gasket for sealing at least the discharge chamber and the oil storage chamber is interposed between the rear housing and the rear housing, and the filter is preferably held by at least two of the shell, the rear housing, and the gasket. In this case, the filter can be held without taking special holding means, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Since the filter is provided at the bottom of the oil separation chamber, it is possible to easily hold the filter simply by fitting the filter into the bottom of the oil separation chamber, and to realize a reduction in manufacturing cost. In addition, even if the filter is clogged with foreign matter and lubrication of the sliding part becomes impossible, the lubricating oil accumulates in the oil separation chamber, so that the refrigerant gas discharged from the oil separation chamber absorbs the lubricating oil. In this case, the refrigeration circuit is circulated and the durability in the event of an emergency can be guaranteed.

Hereinafter, an embodiment 1 embodying the present invention with reference to the drawings.

( Reference Example 1)
In the scroll compressor of Reference Example 1, as shown in FIG. 1, the front housing 2 is fastened to the front portion of the shell 1 that forms the outer shell via an O-ring by a plurality of bolts 3 shown in FIG. 3. The rear housing 4 is fastened to the rear portion of the shell 1 via a gasket 33 by a plurality of bolts (not shown).

  As shown also in FIG. 3, the spiral groove 1a is recessed in the shell 1, and the fixed scroll 10 which consists of the fixed spiral part 1b of the inner and outer walls and the remaining fixed side plate 1c is formed. Further, the shell 1 is provided with a suction port 1f penetrating in a position close to the outer peripheral end of the spiral groove 1a, and the suction port 1f is connected to an evaporator (not shown) of an external refrigeration circuit via a suction service valve (not shown). Yes. In addition, the margin 1d of the core at the time of die-casting the shell 1 remains on the outer peripheral end of the spiral groove 1a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a drive shaft 7 is rotatably supported in the front housing 2 via a shaft seal device 5 and a bearing device 6. The slide key 8 is eccentric and projects rearward integrally with the drive shaft 7. A drive bush 9 is engaged with the slide key 8 so as to be slightly movable in the radial direction. A movable scroll 12 is supported on the drive bush 9 via a bearing device 11 and a counterweight 13 is fixed. ing. The movable scroll 12 includes a movable side plate 12c on the bearing device 11 side, and a movable spiral portion 12b formed by a protrusion protruding in a spiral shape from the movable side plate 12c. The movable side plate 12 c and the movable spiral portion 12 b in the movable scroll 12 mesh with the fixed side plate 1 c and the fixed spiral portion 1 b of the fixed scroll 10 to form a compression chamber P.

  Further, a plurality of pins 14 are fixed to the front housing 2, and a plurality of pins 15 are also fixed to the movable side plate 12 c of the movable scroll 12, and these pins 14, 15 are recessed in the front housing 2. Each of the retainers 16 slides on the seating surface. These pins 14 and 15 and the retainer 16 constitute a rotation prevention mechanism. A plate for adjusting a gap in the thrust direction (not shown) is provided between the movable side plate 12c and the retainer 16.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a discharge port 1e is provided in the center of the fixed side plate 1c of the fixed scroll 10, and the discharge port 1e can be opened and closed by a discharge valve (not shown). The opening degree of the discharge valve is regulated by a retainer 20 fixed to the fixed side plate 1c. 2, the discharge chamber 17 and the oil storage chamber 18 are formed in the shell 1 and the rear housing 4 as shown in FIG. 2, and the oil separation chamber 19 is formed in the rear housing 4 as shown in FIG. Has been. The discharge chamber 17 communicates with the compressed compression chamber P through the discharge port 1e, and the discharge chamber 17 communicates with the oil separation chamber 19 through the discharge port 4a. The oil separation chamber 19 is provided with a discharge service valve 32 having a discharge port 4b inside. The discharge port 4a, the oil separation chamber 19 and the discharge service valve 32 constitute a centrifugal force utilizing oil separator that can be built in the scroll compressor. The discharge service valve 32 is connected to a condenser of the refrigeration circuit.

  A through hole 4 c communicating with the oil storage chamber 18 is provided through the bottom of the oil separation chamber 19. A cylindrical filter 34 is sandwiched in the axial direction between the lower side of the fixed side plate 1 c of the fixed scroll 10 and the lower side of the gasket 33 with the mesh exposed to the lowermost part of the oil storage chamber 18 on the shell 1 side. ing. As shown in FIG. 2, an oil supply hole 33 a that communicates with the inside of the filter 34 is provided below the gasket 33, and an oil supply hole 33 b is provided above the gasket 33. The oil supply holes 33a and 33b communicate with each other by an oil supply groove 33c provided in the mating surface side of the rear housing 4, and the oil supply hole 33b is formed through the shell 1 as shown in FIGS. 1h opens the sliding part of the fixed spiral part 1b and the movable side plate 12c. Here, the oil supply hole 33a, the oil supply groove 33c, the oil supply hole 33b, and the oil supply hole 1h are oil supply passages. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of positioning pins 1 g protrude rearward from the back surface of the shell 1, and each positioning pin 1 g is engaged with a gasket 33.

  And in this scroll type compressor comprised as mentioned above, the drive shaft 7 is rotated with a belt via an electromagnetic clutch from a vehicle engine. As a result, the slide key 8 is driven, and the drive bush 9 revolves the movable scroll 12 along the revolution circle in cooperation with the rotation prevention mechanism. For this reason, the compression chamber P is moved toward the spiral center while sequentially reducing the volume.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, at the outer peripheral end of the spiral groove 1a of the shell 1, when the movable spiral portion 12b of the movable scroll 12 forms a pair of compression chambers P, the refrigerant gas flows from the evaporator to the suction port 1f. After that, the air is equally sucked into the respective compression chambers P. Some refrigerant gas is supplied to the bearing devices 6 and 11 and the rotation prevention mechanism while the compression chamber P is not covered by the movable side plate 12c, and cools them.

  Thus, in this scroll type compressor, the suction port 1f is not formed in the shell 1 other than the conventional suction chamber other than the small-capacity allowance 1d that can occur when the spiral groove 1a is produced. The refrigerant gas sucked through the refrigerant hardly expands inside, and the specific volume is reduced without causing pressure loss.

  In this scroll type compressor, since the refrigerant gas is directly sucked from the evaporator into the compression chamber P before compression from the suction port 1f, the refrigerant gas sucked through the suction port 1f is supplied to the bearing device 6, 11 is not heated, and the degree of superheat is reduced and the specific volume is reduced without causing pressure loss.

  Therefore, according to this scroll type compressor, it is possible to reduce the degree of superheat and the specific volume, and it is possible to satisfy the recent demand for performance improvement.

  Then, the refrigerant gas compressed by the movement of the compression chamber P is discharged into the discharge chamber 17 through the discharge port 1e and the discharge valve, as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the refrigerant gas in the discharge chamber 17 is discharged into the oil separation chamber 19 from the discharge port 4a, travels around the cylinder portion of the discharge service valve 32, and in the meantime separates the mist-like lubricating oil contained by centrifugal force. The oil is stored in the oil storage chamber 18 through the through hole 4c. The refrigerant gas from which the lubricating oil is separated in the oil separation chamber 19 is discharged from the discharge port 4b of the discharge service valve 32 to the capacitor. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the lubricating oil in the oil storage chamber 18 passes through the oil supply hole 33a, the oil supply groove 33c, the oil supply hole 33b, and the oil supply hole 1h, and as shown in FIG. 1, the fixed spiral part 1b and the movable side plate. It is supplied to the sliding part with 12c. At this time, since the filter 34 is provided between the oil storage chamber 18 and the oil supply hole 33a, even when starting to cause liquid compression, minute wear powder is collected as foreign matter by the filter 34, The area around the opening of the oil supply hole 1h is not blocked or the area of the opening is not reduced. For this reason, lubricating oil is stably supplied to the sliding part of the fixed spiral part 1b and the movable side plate 12c. The lubricating oil supplied here spreads over the entire sliding portion of the fixed spiral portion 1b and the movable side plate 12c by the revolving motion and its own weight of the movable scroll 12 while the opening of the oil supply hole 1h is covered by the movable side plate 12c. . Further, the lubricating oil supplied here is supplied to the bearing devices 6 and 11 and the rotation prevention mechanism while the opening of the oil supply hole 1h is not covered by the movable side plate 12c. For this reason, the bearings 6 and 11 are sufficiently lubricated. Further, the abrasion powder does not adhere around the opening, and the revolution of the movable side plate 12c can be suitably maintained.

  Also in this scroll compressor, the lubricating oil separated in the shell 1 and the rear housing 4 is supplied to the sliding portion between the fixed spiral part 1b and the movable side plate 12c. The refrigerant gas separated from the refrigerant is circulated, and the refrigerating capacity is improved.

  Therefore, this scroll compressor can exhibit excellent reliability while ensuring lubrication and high refrigeration capacity of the bearing devices 6 and 11, particularly the sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion 1b and the movable side plate 12c. . Further, since only the lubricating oil separated from the refrigerant gas is supplied to the sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion 1b and the movable side plate 12c, the performance is not deteriorated.

  Further, in this scroll type compressor, the filter 34 is held by the shell 1 and the gasket 33. Therefore, the filter 34 can be easily held when the shell 1 and the gasket 33 are assembled. Realization of low cost.

  Further, in this scroll type compressor, since the filter 34 is provided between the oil storage chamber 18 and the oil supply hole 33a, the filter 34 is clogged with foreign matter, and the fixed spiral part 1b passes through the oil supply hole 33a and the like. Even when lubrication of the sliding portion with the movable side plate 12c becomes impossible, the lubricating oil overflowing from the oil storage chamber 18 accumulates in the oil separation chamber 19 from the through hole 4c, and therefore the refrigerant discharged from the oil separation chamber 19 The gas will circulate through the refrigeration circuit including the lubricating oil, and durability in the unlikely event can be guaranteed.

(Embodiment 1 )
In the scroll compressor according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a plate-like filter 35 is held at the bottom of the oil separation chamber 19 so as to close the through holes 4 a with a mesh. Other configurations are the same as those in Reference Example 1.

  In this scroll type compressor, the filter 35 can be easily held only by fitting the filter 35 into the bottom of the oil separation chamber 19, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

  Further, in this scroll type compressor, the filter 35 is clogged with foreign matter, and the lubricating portion such as a sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion 1b and the movable side plate 12c through the through hole 4a, the oil storage chamber 18, the oil supply hole 33a, etc. Even if the oil becomes impossible, the lubricating oil accumulates in the oil separation chamber 19, so that the refrigerant gas discharged from the oil separation chamber 19 circulates in the refrigeration circuit including the lubricating oil. The durability of the case can be guaranteed.

Other functions and effects are the same as those of Reference Example 1.

( Reference Example 2 )
In the scroll compressor of Reference Example 2 , as shown in FIG. 5, a cylindrical filter 36 is sandwiched in the axial direction between the fixed side plate 1 c of the fixed scroll 10 and the rear housing 4. The inside of the filter 36 communicates with the through hole 4 a and the stitches are exposed above the oil storage chamber 18. Other configurations are the same as those in Reference Example 1.

  In this scroll compressor, the filter 36 can be easily held when the shell 1 and the rear housing 4 are assembled, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

  Further, in this scroll type compressor, the filter 36 is clogged with foreign matters, and the sliding portion of the fixed spiral portion 1b and the movable side plate 12c cannot be lubricated through the oil storage chamber 18 and the oil supply hole 33a. Even in this case, since the lubricating oil accumulates in the oil separation chamber 19, the refrigerant gas discharged from the oil separation chamber 19 circulates in the refrigeration circuit including the lubricating oil. Can be guaranteed.

Other actions and effects are the same as those in Reference Example 1.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the scroll compressor of the reference example 1. It is a scroll compressor of the reference example 1, and is a II-II arrow rear view of FIG. It relates to a scroll type compressor in Reference Example 1, a III-III cross-sectional view taken along FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view regarding the scroll compressor of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view regarding the scroll compressor of the reference example 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 4 ... Housing (1 ... Shell, 2 ... Front housing, 4 ... Rear housing)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Fixed scroll 1c ... Fixed side plate 1b ... Fixed spiral part 12 ... Movable scroll 12c ... Movable side plate 12b ... Movable spiral part P ... Compression chamber 19 ... Oil separation chamber 18 ... Oil storage chamber 33a, 33c, 33b, 1h ... Oil supply path ( 33a ... oil supply hole, 33c ... oil supply groove, 33b ... oil supply hole, 1h ... oil supply hole)
34, 35, 36 ... Filter 1a ... Spiral groove 1f ... Suction port 17 ... Discharge chamber 33 ... Gasket

Claims (3)

In a compressor having a housing and a compression chamber formed in the housing and circulating the refrigerant gas through the refrigeration circuit by reducing the volume of the compression chamber,
The housing (4) includes an oil separation chamber (19) for separating lubricating oil from the compressed refrigerant gas, an oil storage chamber (18) for storing the lubricating oil, an oil separation chamber (19), and the oil separation chamber (19). A through hole (4C) communicating with the oil storage chamber (18) is formed ,
Filter at the bottom of the oil separation chamber (19) for trapping foreign matter (35) is provided with a predetermined gap from the bottom of the oil separation chamber,
In the oil separation chamber (19), a cylinder portion (32) having a cylindrical portion that is positioned above the filter (35) and around which the refrigerant gas swirls is disposed.
Cylindrical portion of the tubular portion is located substantially coaxial with the oil separation chamber,
The compressor, wherein the through hole (4C) is provided below the filter (35).   The compressor according to claim 1, wherein the filter is formed in a plate shape. The compressor includes a fixed scroll composed of a fixed side plate and a fixed spiral part fixed to the housing, and a movable side plate and a movable spiral part meshing with the fixed scroll, and forms a compression chamber between the fixed scroll and the fixed scroll. The scroll further comprising a movable scroll, wherein the compression chamber is moved in a spiral direction by the revolving motion of the movable scroll to reduce the volume, and comprises a scroll compressor that circulates the refrigerant gas through the refrigeration circuit,
The compressor according to claim 1, wherein the oil storage chamber communicates with a sliding portion between the fixed spiral portion and the movable side plate through an oil supply passage.

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