JP4470747B2 - Hermetic compressor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hermetic compressor in a refrigeration air conditioner such as a refrigerator or a showcase.

  In recent years, hermetic compressors in refrigerator-freezers and air conditioners, such as refrigerators and showcases, are required to have improved efficiency, lower noise, and higher reliability technologies, and to provide them at low cost. It is an important element.

  For example, there is Patent Document 1 as a conventional hermetic compressor.

  Hereinafter, the conventional hermetic compressor will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a conventional hermetic compressor. FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of a suction muffler attached to a cylinder head of a conventional hermetic compressor.

  In FIG. 14, 1 is an airtight container. Reference numeral 2 denotes a compression element, which is accommodated in the sealed container 1. An electric element 3 is coupled to the compression element 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cylinder, which constitutes a compression chamber 5 of the compression element 2. A piston 6 reciprocates in the cylinder 4. A valve plate 7 seals one end of the cylinder 4. Reference numeral 8 denotes a cylinder head, which fixes the valve plate 7 to the cylinder 4 and fixes a suction muffler (not shown in FIG. 13) to the valve plate 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes an intake pipe. Reference numeral 11 denotes refrigerating machine oil that is accumulated at the bottom of the sealed container 1.

  In FIG. 15, reference numeral 12 denotes a suction muffler as a silencer for attenuating noise generated in the compression chamber 5 and a suction valve (not shown). From the viewpoint of improving the performance of the hermetic compressor, it is desirable to be made of a material having low thermal conductivity, for example, a synthetic resin material. The synthetic resin material is preferably a PBT or PPS material in consideration of the usage environment such as a refrigerant gas atmosphere and a high temperature.

  The suction muffler 12 includes a muffler body 13 and a muffler cover 9. The muffler main body 13 and the muffler cover 9 are joined together by welding or fitting to form a muffler space 14. An inlet pipe 15 has one end opened in the sealed container 1 and the other end opened in the muffler space 14. An outlet pipe 16 has one end opened to the valve plate 7 side and the other end opened to the muffler space 14.

  The operation of the hermetic compressor configured as described above will be described below.

  The refrigerant gas that has returned from the refrigeration cycle (not shown) to the hermetic compressor is once released into the hermetic container 1 through the suction pipe 10. Thereafter, the refrigerant gas passes through the suction muffler 12 and the valve plate 7 and flows into the compression chamber 5. Here, after being compressed by the piston 6 that reciprocates due to the rotational movement of the electric element 3, it is sent to the refrigeration cycle.

  At this time, pressure pulsation of the refrigerant gas occurs in the compression chamber 5 due to the reciprocating motion of the piston 6 and the opening / closing motion of the suction valve. The pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 5 propagates in the direction opposite to the flow of the refrigerant gas, is once opened to the muffler space 14 through the outlet pipe 16, and then opened to the sealed container 1 through the inlet pipe 15. It will be attenuated and radiated as low noise.

  Further, as another conventional hermetic compressor, there is, for example, Patent Document 2.

  FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of another conventional hermetic compressor.

  In FIG. 16, 18 is an airtight container. Reference numeral 19 denotes a compression element, which is accommodated in the sealed container 18. Reference numeral 20 denotes an electric element, which is coupled to the compression element 19. A cylinder 21 constitutes a compression chamber 22 of the compression element 19. A piston 23 reciprocates in the cylinder 21. A valve plate 24 seals one end of the cylinder 21. An intake valve 25 is interposed between the valve plate 24 and the cylinder 21. A cylinder head 26 fixes the valve plate 24 to the cylinder 21 and also fixes the suction muffler 27 to the valve plate 24. Reference numeral 28 denotes a suction pipe. Reference numeral 29 denotes refrigerating machine oil that is accumulated at the bottom of the sealed container 18. The suction muffler 27 includes a suction muffler body 30 and a suction muffler cover 31. The suction muffler main body 30 and the suction muffler cover 31 are joined together by welding or fitting to form a muffler space 32. Reference numeral 33 denotes an inlet, which fluidly couples the sealed container 18 and the muffler space 32. An outlet pipe 34 has one end opened to the valve plate 24 side and the other end opened to the muffler space 32.

  The operation of the hermetic compressor configured as described above will be described below.

  The refrigerant gas returned to the hermetic compressor from the refrigeration cycle (not shown) is once opened in the hermetic container 18. Thereafter, the refrigerant gas passes through the suction muffler 27 and the valve plate 24 and flows into the compression chamber 22. Here, after being compressed by the piston 23 that reciprocates due to the rotational movement of the electric element 20, it is sent to the refrigeration cycle.

At this time, the pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 22 propagates in the direction opposite to the flow of the refrigerant gas, is once opened to the muffler space 32 through the outlet pipe 34, and then opened to the sealed container 18 through the inlet 33. Will be attenuated and radiated as low noise.
US Pat. No. 5,971,720 US Pat. No. 5,496,156

  However, the above-described conventional configuration does not include a capillary tube, and the supply amount of refrigerating machine oil cannot be sufficiently ensured.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable hermetic compressor by ensuring a sufficient supply amount of refrigeration oil from the capillary by increasing the flow rate of the refrigerant gas in the outlet pipe.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a hermetic compressor that is safe in terms of environment by applying the hermetic compressor incorporating the above-described suction muffler to a refrigerant that does not contain chlorine.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a hermetic compressor that is environmentally safe by applying the hermetic compressor incorporating the above-described suction muffler to a hydrocarbon-based refrigerant.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, in the hermetic compressor of the present invention, the outlet pipe of the suction muffler is a continuous body of two pipes, the suction muffler side pipe and the compression element side pipe, and the suction muffler side pipe is the compression element. Since the inner diameter is sequentially reduced over the entire length toward the side pipe and the flow rate of the refrigerant gas in the outlet pipe can be increased, a sufficient amount of refrigeration oil supply from the capillary can be ensured.

  The hermetic compressor of the present invention can secure a sufficient amount of refrigerating machine oil supplied from the capillary tube, so that good lubrication can be obtained.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is disposed in the sealed container, the electric element, the compression element that is rotationally driven by the electric element, the refrigerating machine oil stored in the lower part of the sealed container, and the sealed container. A suction pipe, a suction muffler, and a capillary tube having one end opened in the refrigerating machine oil and the other end opened in an outlet pipe of the suction muffler. The suction muffler has one end opened in the sealed container and the other end. has an inlet pipe which opens into the suction muffler, the opening and the other end to one end in said suction muffler and opened to the compression element, and an outlet tube with and extending in a vertical direction, said outlet tube, the a suction muffler side pipe located within the suction muffler, and continuous with the suction muffler side pipe consists succession of two tubes compression element side pipe opened in said compression element, said suction muffler side tube, the compression To the element side pipe Sequentially reducing the inner diameter over the length, the compression element side tube to the inner diameter substantially constant, and a and those inner diameter substantially equal to the connecting portion between the suction muffler side pipe, the refrigerant gas in the outlet pipe Since the flow rate can be increased, there is an effect that a sufficient amount of refrigerating machine oil can be secured from the capillary tube.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the connection position of the compression element side pipe of the outlet pipe and the suction muffler side pipe of the outlet pipe is substantially the same as the outlet pipe opening position of the capillary tube or from the outlet pipe opening position. The position is close to the suction muffler side, and the flow rate of the refrigerant gas in the vicinity of the outlet tube opening position of the capillary tube can be increased, so that a sufficient amount of refrigeration oil supply from the capillary tube is ensured. Has the effect of being able to

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is the hermetic compressor according to claim 1 that is used for a refrigerant that does not contain chlorine, and has all the above-described effects even in a refrigerant environment that does not contain chlorine. Can be demonstrated.

  The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is the hermetic compressor according to claim 1 used for a hydrocarbon refrigerant, and exhibits all the above-described effects even in a hydrocarbon refrigerant environment. can do.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a hermetic compressor according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Reference Example 1)
FIG. 1 is a front view of an essential part of a hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a suction muffler used in the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 1 of the present invention.

  In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, reference numeral 35 denotes an airtight container. Reference numeral 36 denotes a compression element, which is accommodated in the sealed container 35. An electric element 37 is coupled to the compression element 36. Reference numeral 38 denotes a cylinder, which constitutes a compression chamber 39 of the compression element 36. A piston 40 reciprocates in the cylinder 38. A valve plate 41 seals one end of the cylinder 38. A suction valve 42 is interposed between the valve plate 41 and the cylinder 38. Reference numeral 43 denotes a cylinder head that fixes the valve plate 41 to the cylinder 38 and also fixes the suction muffler 44 to the valve plate 41. Reference numeral 45 denotes a suction pipe. Reference numeral 46 denotes refrigerating machine oil that is accumulated at the bottom of the sealed container 35.

  The suction muffler 44 is a silencer as a means for attenuating noise generated in the compression chamber 39 and the suction valve 42. From the viewpoint of improving the performance of the hermetic compressor, it is desirable to be made of a material having low thermal conductivity, for example, a synthetic resin material. The synthetic resin material is preferably a PBT or PPS material in consideration of the usage environment such as a refrigerant gas atmosphere and a high temperature.

  47 is a muffler main body, and 48 is a muffler cover. Usually, the suction muffler 44 is formed by welding and bonding with each other by a method such as ultrasonic welding. The muffler cover 48 is flat and has a simple shape, and has a function as an upper wall surface forming the muffler space 49.

  An inlet pipe 50 has one end opened in the sealed container 35 and the other end opened in the suction muffler 44 and is formed integrally with the muffler main body 47.

  An outlet pipe 51 has one end opened in the suction muffler 44 and the other end opened on the compression element 36 side, and is formed integrally with the muffler main body 47.

  The operation of the hermetic compressor configured as described above will be described below.

  The refrigerant gas returned to the hermetic compressor from the refrigeration cycle (not shown) passes through the suction pipe 45 and is once released into the hermetic container 35. Thereafter, the refrigerant gas passes through the suction muffler 44 and the valve plate 41 and flows into the compression chamber 39. Here, after being compressed by the piston 40 that reciprocates due to the rotational movement of the electric element 37, it is sent to the refrigeration cycle.

  At this time, pressure pulsation of the refrigerant gas occurs in the compression chamber 39 due to the reciprocating motion of the piston 40 and the opening / closing motion of the suction valve 42. The pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 39 propagates in the direction opposite to the flow of the refrigerant gas and is once opened to the muffler space 49 through the outlet pipe 51. Here, since the muffler cover 48 has a flat plate-like simple shape, the thickness of the muffler cover 48 is uniform, and deformation due to sink marks or distortion during molding is reduced. Therefore, compared with the case where the deformation | transformation at the time of a shaping | molding has a big coupling | bonding with the muffler main body 47, since a favorable seal | sticker is obtained, pressure pulsation almost leaks from the connection part of the muffler main body 47 and the muffler cover 48. In other words, the muffler effect of the inhalation muffler 44 is fully exhibited. Therefore, after the pressure pulsation opened to the muffler space 49 through the outlet pipe 51 is sufficiently attenuated, the pressure pulsation can be released to the sealed container 35 through the inlet pipe 50, so that noise can be reduced more effectively. .

  Further, by making the muffler cover 48 into a simple flat plate shape, the mold cost can be reduced and the material weight can be reduced, so that the cost required for manufacturing the muffler cover 48 can be reduced. Furthermore, since the shape of the receiving jig required for ultrasonic welding is the same as the simple shape of the muffler cover 48, the cost of the jig mold can be reduced.

(Reference Example 2)
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of a suction muffler used in a hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a top view of the muffler cover. Note that the hermetic compressor using the suction muffler shown in FIG. 4 is not shown because the suction muffler is different from the hermetic compressor shown in FIG.

  4 and 5, reference numeral 52 denotes a suction muffler, which includes a muffler body 53 and a muffler cover 54, and is connected to each other by a method such as welding to form a muffler space 55.

  A resonance space wall 56 is formed integrally with the muffler cover 54 along the inner wall surface of the muffler body 53 to form a resonance space 57.

  An inlet pipe 58 has one end opened in the sealed container 35 and the other end opened in the suction muffler 52, and is formed integrally with the muffler body 53.

  An outlet pipe 59 has one end opened in the suction muffler 52 and the other end opened on the compression element 36 side, and is integrally formed with the muffler body 53.

  The operation of the hermetic compressor configured as described above will be described below.

  The pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 39 propagates in the direction opposite to the flow of the refrigerant gas, and is temporarily opened to the muffler space 55 through the outlet pipe 59, and the pressure pulsation component having a frequency corresponding to the resonance space 57 is intensively reduced. After that, the noise is more effectively reduced by opening the sealed container 35 through the inlet pipe 58. More specifically, the space in the sealed container 35 has a resonance frequency of about 500 Hz in the refrigerant environment of R134a and a resonance frequency of about 500 to 630 Hz in the refrigerant environment of R600a. If the noise reduction at is not sufficient, the noise becomes very high as a hermetic compressor. Therefore, by matching the resonance frequencies of the resonance space 57 with these frequencies, these frequency components included in the pressure pulsation can be absorbed by the resonance space 57, so that the vibration to the space in the sealed container 35 is excited. And noise as a hermetic compressor can be reduced. Further, since the amount of absorption of pressure pulsation is determined according to the volume of the resonance space 57, the resonance space wall 56 is formed along the inner wall surface of the muffler body 53, which is an effective noise reduction means.

(Reference Example 3)
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a suction muffler used in a hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 3 of the present invention. Note that the hermetic compressor using the suction muffler shown in FIG. 6 is not shown because the suction muffler is different from the hermetic compressor shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6, reference numeral 60 denotes a suction muffler, which includes a muffler main body 61 and a muffler cover 62, and is coupled to each other by a method such as welding to form a muffler space 63.

  A shielding plate 64 is integrally formed with the muffler cover 62 on the upper end side of the shielding plate 64, and has a suction muffler 60 side opening center of the inlet pipe 65 and a suction muffler 60 side opening center of the outlet pipe 66. There is a lower end portion of the shielding plate 64 on the upper end portion side of the shielding plate 64 from the connecting straight line.

  One end of the inlet pipe 65 opens into the sealed container 35 and the other end opens into the suction muffler 60, and is formed integrally with the muffler body 61.

  The outlet pipe 66 has one end opened in the suction muffler 60 and the other end opened on the compression element 36 side, and is integrally formed with the muffler body 61.

The refrigerant gas flows substantially linearly from the suction muffler 60 side opening of the inlet pipe 65 toward the suction muffler 60 side opening of the outlet pipe 66 by the suction force generated by the reciprocating motion of the piston 40. Regardless of the relationship, the air can smoothly flow into the compression chamber 39, and the efficiency can be maintained. On the other hand, the pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 39 propagates in the direction opposite to the flow of the refrigerant gas, and is released radially to the muffler space 63 through the outlet pipe 66. At this time, as the pressure pulsation, the pressure pulsation toward the inlet pipe 65 serving as the outlet from the muffler space 63 is reflected by the shielding plate 64 without being directly radiated, so that the propagation path of the pressure pulsation can be lengthened. Attenuation can be obtained and noise can be reduced more effectively. More specifically, the pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 39 includes a wide range from a low frequency component such as an operation frequency to a high frequency component of 5 kHz or more, and particularly a high frequency component of 2 k to 4 kHz has a large pulsation level. As a method of reducing the pulsation level, a method of reducing the inner diameter of the inlet pipe 65 and the outlet pipe 66 is well known, but it has a negative effect of reducing efficiency, which is one of important characteristics as a hermetic compressor. Has an effect. Therefore, since the high-frequency component has a property of being attenuated well according to the length of the propagation path, the shielding plate 64 that can lengthen the propagation path only with respect to the pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 39 maintains the efficiency. However, this is an effective means for reducing noise.

  Further, by integrally forming the shielding plate 64 on the muffler cover 62, the shielding plate 64 can be easily manufactured as compared with the case where a separate coupling means is provided in addition to the muffler body 61 in order to obtain the same effect on noise. The cost required for providing the coupling means can be omitted.

(Reference Example 4)
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a suction muffler used in a hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 4 of the present invention. Note that the hermetic compressor using the suction muffler shown in FIG. 7 is not shown because the suction muffler is different from the hermetic compressor shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, 67 is an inhalation muffler, which comprises a muffler main body 68 and a muffler cover 69, which are connected to each other by a method such as welding to form a muffler space 70.

  Reference numeral 71 denotes an inlet pipe, one end of which opens into the sealed container 35 and the other end of which opens into the suction muffler 67, and is formed integrally with the wall surface of the muffler main body 68.

  Reference numeral 72 denotes an outlet pipe, one end of which is opened substantially in the center of the muffler space 70 of the suction muffler 67 and the other end is opened on the compression element 36 side, and is integrally formed on the side wall surface of the sealed container 35 of the muffler main body 68. .

  The operation of the hermetic compressor configured as described above will be described below.

  The pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 39 propagates in the direction opposite to the flow of the refrigerant gas, and is once opened to the muffler space 70 through the outlet pipe 72. At this time, since the rigidity of the wall surface of the muffler main body 68 is improved by integrally forming the inlet pipe 71 and the outlet pipe 72 against vibration due to pressure pulsation, vibration of the wall surface of the muffler main body 68 is sufficiently suppressed. Is done. Therefore, the noise accompanying the wall vibration can be reduced. In particular, the vibration of the wall surface on the sealed container 35 side with respect to the wall surface on the electric element 37 side of the muffler body 68 is likely to appear as noise because it is closer to the sealed container 35 which is a noise radiation surface as a hermetic compressor. Increasing the rigidity of the side wall surface of the sealed container 35 of the muffler body 68 is effective in reducing noise.

  Further, by opening one end of the outlet pipe 72 at substantially the center of the muffler space 70, low-order resonance vibration that the muffler space 70 has independently, that is, vibration with the substantial center of the muffler space 70 as an antinode is suppressed. Therefore, the frequency component corresponding to the vibration of the pressure vibration is attenuated, and the noise is more effectively reduced.

(Reference Example 5)
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a suction muffler used in a hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 5 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a rear view of a suction muffler used in a hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 5 of the present invention. The hermetic compressor using the suction muffler shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is not shown because the suction muffler is different from the hermetic compressor shown in FIG.

In FIGS. 8 and 9, reference numeral 73 denotes an inhalation muffler, and the muffler main body 74 and the muffler cover 7.
The muffler space 76 is formed by bonding to each other by a method such as welding.

  Reference numeral 77 denotes an introduction portion which is formed integrally with the muffler main body 74, one end opens into the sealed container 35 and the other end opens into the inlet pipe 78, and a wall surface forming the introduction portion 77 and a wall surface forming the muffler main body 74 Unlike the other wall surfaces that remain coincident with each other only on the back surface 79, the opening 80 on the closed container 35 side of the introduction portion 77 has a substantially rectangular opening shape and has a space in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped and has a direction facing the suction pipe 45. have.

  One end of the inlet pipe 78 opens into the introduction portion 77, the other end opens into the suction muffler 73, and is formed integrally with the muffler main body 74.

  An outlet pipe 81 has one end opened in the suction muffler 73 and the other end opened in the compression element 36 and is integrally formed with the muffler main body 74.

  The operation of the hermetic compressor configured as described above will be described below.

  The refrigerant gas returned from the suction pipe 45 flows into the muffler space 76 from the inlet pipe 78 through the introduction part 77, and is sent to the compression chamber 39 through the outlet pipe 81. At this time, what is important is that higher efficiency can be obtained by sending the refrigerant gas to the compression chamber 39 at a lower temperature. The introduction portion 77 having a substantially rectangular opening shape and having a space in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped can hold a large amount of refrigerant gas in the inner space and is temporarily isolated from the atmosphere in the sealed container 35 having a high temperature. Therefore, the refrigerant gas can be sent to the compression chamber 39 at a lower temperature.

  On the other hand, the pressure pulsation generated in the compression chamber 39 propagates in the direction opposite to the flow of the refrigerant gas, and is temporarily opened to the muffler space 76 through the outlet pipe 81. At this time, since the attenuation amount of the pressure pulsation is determined according to the volume of the muffler space 76, it is desirable to enlarge the muffler space 76. By making the space of the introduction part 77 a substantially rectangular parallelepiped and matching the wall surfaces of the suction muffler 73 and the introduction part 77 only at the back 79, the volume of the muffler space 76 is increased while keeping the volume of the introduction part 77 large. Therefore, noise can be reduced more effectively.

  In addition, since the introduction part 77 has the same back surface 79 as the muffler main body 74, the mold cost can be reduced and the material can be reduced as compared with the case where a separate introduction part is provided. The cost required for production can be reduced.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the hermetic compressor according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a suction muffler used in the hermetic compressor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  In FIGS. 10 and 11, reference numeral 82 denotes a capillary tube, one end opening to the refrigerating machine oil 46 and the other end opening to the outlet pipe 84 of the suction muffler 83.

  The suction muffler 83 includes a muffler main body 85 and a muffler cover 86 and is coupled to each other by a method such as welding to form a muffler space 87.

  The muffler body 85 has an inlet pipe 88 having one end opened in the sealed container 35 and the other end opened in the suction muffler space 87, and one end opened in the suction muffler space 87 and the other end opened on the compression element 36 side. An outlet pipe 84 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 11 , the outlet pipe 84 is continuous with the suction muffler side pipe 84a located in the suction muffler space 87 and the two pieces of the compression element side pipe 84b that opens to the compression element 36 side. It consists of a continuous body of pipes, and the suction muffler side pipe 84a is gradually reduced in inner diameter over the entire length toward the compression element side pipe 84b. Further, the compression element side tube 84b has a shape in which the inner diameter is substantially constant, and is formed to be the same as the inner diameter at the connection portion with the suction muffler side tube 84a. The connection position of the suction muffler side pipe 84a and the compression element side pipe 84b is substantially the same as the opening position 90 on the outlet pipe 84 side of the capillary tube 82 or a position that is closer to the suction muffler 83 side from the opening position 90. As a boundary, the inner diameter of the compression element side pipe 84b which is the compression element 36 side of the outlet pipe 84 is substantially the same diameter as the minimum inner diameter of the suction muffler side pipe 84a which is the suction muffler space 87 side of the outlet pipe 84.

  The inlet pipe 88 is integrally formed with the muffler main body 85.

  The operation of the hermetic compressor configured as described above will be described below.

  The refrigerant gas flows into the muffler space 87 from the inlet pipe 88 and is sent to the compression chamber 39 through the outlet pipe 84. At this time, the flow rate of the refrigerant gas in the outlet pipe 84 is inversely proportional to the inner diameter of the outlet pipe 84 and increases from the suction muffler space 87 side of the outlet pipe 84 toward the compression element 36 side. A sufficiently large flow rate can be obtained at the opening. As a result, the pressure in the vicinity of the opening on the outlet tube 84 side of the capillary 82 is reduced with respect to the pressure in the sealed container 35, so that a pressure difference is generated, and the refrigerating machine oil 46 stored in the lower part in the sealed container 35 is discharged from the capillary 82. It can be sent to the compression chamber 39 through the outlet pipe 84.

In general, it is well known that the inner diameter of the outlet pipe 84 is made smaller as a method for obtaining a large flow rate of the refrigerant gas in the outlet pipe 84 in order to achieve good lubrication. However, according to this method, the pressure loss in the outlet pipe 84 is large, and the efficiency of the hermetic compressor is reduced. Therefore, it is assumed that the inner diameter of the outlet pipe 84 on the side of the compression element 36 is smaller than the inner diameter of the outlet pipe 84 on the suction muffler 83 side, with the position close to the opening of the outlet pipe 84 on the suction muffler 83 side. Since the flow of the refrigerant gas in 84 can be gradually accelerated and the flow of the refrigerant gas is not hindered, a sufficient amount of the refrigerating machine oil 46 to obtain good lubrication while maintaining the efficiency of the hermetic compressor. Is an effective means that can be supplied to the compression chamber 39 through the capillary tube 82.

(Embodiment 2)
The second embodiment of the present invention incorporates a hermetic compressor according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a refrigerator-freezer such as a refrigerator or a showcase using a chlorine-free refrigerant or a hydrocarbon-based refrigerant as a refrigerant. An air conditioner (not shown).

  About the refrigerating and air-conditioning apparatus such as the refrigerator and the showcase, the results of confirming the noise during the operation are shown in FIGS. FIG. 12 shows the noise of the hermetic compressor in which the suction muffler including the first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated in the refrigerating / refrigeration apparatus using the R134a refrigerant as the refrigerant not containing chlorine, and FIG. 13 shows the hydrocarbon refrigerant. The noise of a hermetic compressor in which a suction muffler including the first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated in a refrigeration system using an R600a refrigerant. 12 and 13, the horizontal axis represents the 1/3 octave frequency, and the right end thereof represents the whole sound. The vertical axis is the noise level. In the figure, the white plot shows the noise of the conventional hermetic compressor, and the noise according to the first embodiment of the present invention is indicated by a black circle. From these results, a high noise reduction effect was obtained with any refrigerant compared to the conventional hermetic compressor.

Specifically, when the R134a refrigerant is used as the chlorine-free refrigerant in FIG. 12, a noise of 500 Hz is generated, and when the R600a refrigerant is used as the hydrocarbon-based refrigerant in FIG. 13, a noise of 500 to 630 Hz is generated. It was confirmed that the resonance space was reduced by 2 to 3 [dB]. In addition, it was confirmed that noise of 1.6 kHz to 4 kHz was able to be reduced by installing a shielding plate and improving wall rigidity although there was a difference in the effect width in each frequency band.

Front view of main parts of hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 1. Cross section of the main part of the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 1. Cross section of the main part of the suction muffler used in the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 1. Cross section of the main part of the suction muffler used in the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 2 Top view of the muffler cover used in the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 2. Sectional drawing of the principal part of the suction muffler used for the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 3. Sectional drawing of the principal part of the suction muffler used for the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 4. Sectional drawing of the principal part of the suction muffler used for the hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 5. Rear view of suction muffler used in hermetic compressor according to Reference Example 5 Sectional drawing of the principal part of the hermetic compressor according to Embodiment 1 Sectional drawing of the principal part of the suction muffler used for the hermetic compressor according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the noise of the hermetic compressor which incorporated the suction muffler containing Embodiment 1 of this invention in the freezing / refrigeration apparatus using R134a refrigerant as a refrigerant | coolant which does not contain chlorine. The figure which shows the noise of the hermetic compressor which incorporated the suction muffler containing Embodiment 1 of this invention in the refrigerating / refrigeration apparatus using R600a refrigerant as a hydrocarbon-type refrigerant. Cross section of a conventional hermetic compressor An exploded perspective view of a suction muffler installed in a conventional hermetic compressor Cross section of another conventional hermetic compressor

35 Airtight container 36 Compression element 37 Electric element 38 Cylinder 39 Compression chamber 40 Piston 41 Valve plate 42 Suction valve 43 Cylinder head 44, 52, 60, 67, 73, 83 Suction muffler 45 Suction pipe 46 Refrigerating machine oil 47, 53, 61, 68, 74, 85 Muffler body 48, 54, 62, 69, 75, 86 Muffler cover 49, 55, 63, 70, 76, 87 Muffler space 50, 58, 65, 71, 78, 88 Inlet pipes 51, 59, 66, 72, 81, 84 Outlet pipe 56 Resonance space wall surface 57 Resonance space 64 Shield plate 77 Introduction part 79 Rear face 80 Sealed container 35 side opening part of introduction part 77 82 Capillary tube 84a Suction muffler side pipe 84b Compression element side pipe

Claims (4)

An airtight container, an electric element, a compression element that is rotationally driven by the electric element, refrigeration oil stored in a lower portion of the airtight container, an intake pipe disposed in the airtight container, an intake muffler, and one end of the A capillary tube that opens to the refrigerating machine oil and has the other end opened in the outlet pipe of the suction muffler, and the suction muffler has one end opened in the sealed container and the other end opened in the suction muffler; and open the other end to one end in said suction muffler and opened to the compression element, and having a vertically stretched outlet pipe, said outlet tube includes a suction muffler side pipe positioned within said suction muffler, contiguous with the suction muffler side pipe consists succession of two tubes compression element side pipe opened in said compression element, said suction muffler side tube shrink sequentially inside diameter over the entire length toward the compression element side pipe and, Serial compression element side tube to the inner diameter substantially constant, and the hermetic compressor, characterized in that the inner diameter substantially equal to the connecting portion between the suction muffler side pipe. The connection position of the compression element side pipe of the outlet pipe and the suction muffler side pipe of the outlet pipe is substantially the same as the outlet pipe opening position of the capillary tube, or is a position close to the suction muffler side from the outlet pipe opening position. The hermetic compressor according to claim 1, wherein   The hermetic compressor according to claim 1, which is used for a refrigerant not containing chlorine. The hermetic compressor according to claim 1, which is used for a hydrocarbon-based refrigerant.

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