JP6436945B2 - accumulator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an accumulator (gas-liquid separator) used in a heat pump refrigeration cycle (hereinafter referred to as a heat pump system) such as a car air conditioner, a room air conditioner, and a refrigerator.

  In general, a heat pump system 200 constituting a car air conditioner or the like includes a compressor 210, an outdoor heat exchanger 220, an indoor heat exchanger 230, an expansion valve 260, four directions, as illustrated in FIGS. In addition to the switching valve 240 and the like, an accumulator 250 is provided.

  In such a system 200, switching between the cooling operation and the heating operation (flow path switching) is performed by the four-way switching valve 240. During the cooling operation, the refrigerant is circulated in a cycle as shown in FIG. At this time, the outdoor heat exchanger 220 functions as a condenser, and the indoor heat exchanger 230 functions as an evaporator. On the other hand, during the heating operation, the refrigerant is circulated in a cycle as shown in FIG. 17B. At this time, the outdoor heat exchanger 220 functions as an evaporator and the indoor heat exchanger 230 functions as a condenser. In either operation, low-temperature and low-pressure gas-liquid mixed refrigerant is introduced into the accumulator 250 from the evaporator (the indoor heat exchanger 230 or the outdoor heat exchanger 220) via the four-way switching valve 240.

  As the accumulator 250, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 or the like, a bottomed cylindrical tank whose upper surface opening is hermetically closed by a lid member provided with an inlet and an outlet, an inner diameter of the tank A gas-liquid separator with a smaller diameter in the shape of a cap or inverted bowl, an outflow pipe having a double pipe structure consisting of an inner pipe and an outer pipe, the upper end of which is connected to the outflow outlet, and the outflow pipe (outer of the outflow pipe) It is known to have a strainer or the like provided in the vicinity of the bottom of the pipe) for trapping and removing foreign substances contained in the liquid refrigerant and the oil (refrigeration machine oil) mixed therein.

  The refrigerant introduced into the accumulator 250 collides with the gas-liquid separator and is diffused radially to be separated into a liquid-phase refrigerant and a gas-phase refrigerant, and the liquid-phase refrigerant (including oil) passes through the inner peripheral surface of the tank. The gas-phase refrigerant flows down and accumulates in the lower part of the tank, and the gas-phase refrigerant descends in the space formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe in the outflow pipe (gas-phase refrigerant lower flow path). It rises and is sucked into the suction side of the compressor 210 and circulated.

  Also, the oil that accumulates in the lower part of the tank together with the liquid phase refrigerant moves to the bottom side of the tank due to the difference in specific gravity and property with the liquid phase refrigerant, and is sucked into the compressor suction side through the outflow pipe. Strainer (mesh filter) → Oil return hole formed at the bottom of the outflow pipe (outer pipe) → Return to the compressor suction side with the gas phase refrigerant through the inner pipe inner space of the outflow pipe It is circulated (see also Patent Documents 2 and 3).

  By the way, when the operation of the system (compressor) is stopped, liquid phase refrigerant containing oil accumulates in the lower part of the tank of the accumulator, but the oil is not compatible with the refrigerant and has a lower specific gravity than the refrigerant. Is separated into two layers, that is, an oil layer is formed on the upper side and a liquid phase refrigerant layer is formed on the lower side due to the difference in specific gravity and viscosity between the liquid phase refrigerant and the oil.

  In such a two-layer separation state, when the system (compressor) is started, the pressure in the tank rapidly decreases, so the liquid-phase refrigerant suddenly and rapidly boils (hereinafter referred to as bumping) and generates a large impact sound. There was a problem that occurred.

  The cause of this bumping phenomenon and the accompanying impact noise is that, even if the pressure in the tank (compressor suction side) drops when the compressor is started, the oil layer becomes a cover of the refrigerant layer until a certain point. (There is no bumping phenomenon in the oil layer), the occurrence of the bumping phenomenon is suppressed, but there is a pressure difference between the upper side (gas phase refrigerant) and the lower side (liquid phase refrigerant). When the pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure, it is presumed that the liquid-phase refrigerant is generated because it explosively boils at a stroke (see also Patent Document 2 describing an explanation of the bumping phenomenon in the compressor).

  Further, when the oil and the liquid refrigerant are not in the two-layer separation state as described above when the compressor is stopped, that is, when the oil and the liquid refrigerant remain in the mixed state even when the compressor is stopped, or Even if the oil is not compatible with the refrigerant and has a higher specific gravity than the refrigerant, the liquid phase refrigerant layer is formed on the upper side and the oil layer is formed on the lower side. Depending on the situation, the bumping phenomenon in which the liquid-phase refrigerant boils explosively and the impact noise accompanying it may occur.

  As one measure for suppressing the occurrence of such a bumping phenomenon and the accompanying impact noise, the Patent Document 2 provides a stirring blade on a rotating shaft (crankshaft) of a compressor that uses a reciprocating engine as a drive source, It has been proposed that when the compressor is started, the agitation blade is rotated to agitate the oil layer portion, and the liquid phase refrigerant is discharged to the oil upper portion.

  Further, Patent Document 3 discloses that a gas phase discharged from a compressor is mainly used to reliably mix oil and liquid refrigerant in a two-layer separated state in an accumulator (tank). It has been proposed to stir a part of the refrigerant by blowing it into the liquid phase refrigerant from the bottom of the tank via a bypass channel with an on-off valve.

JP 2014-70869 A JP 2001-248923 A JP 2004-26395 A

  As described above, the present inventors can suppress the occurrence of bumping phenomenon and the accompanying impact noise to a certain level by stirring the liquid portion composed of oil and liquid refrigerant in the tank when the compressor is started. However, in the above-mentioned conventional proposed technique, the present situation is that the impact sound accompanying the bumping phenomenon cannot be sufficiently eliminated. In addition, the above-mentioned conventional proposed technique requires a means for stirring (a stirring blade, a driving source for rotating the stirring blade, a bypass flow path with an on-off valve, and the like) separately, and an accumulator (and the same is provided). There is a problem that the heat pump system) is complicated, costly, and large.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to effectively provide an impact sound accompanying a bumping phenomenon at the start-up of the compressor without incurring complexity, cost increase, size increase, and the like. An object of the present invention is to provide an accumulator that can be suppressed.

  In order to achieve the above object, an accumulator according to the present invention basically includes a tank provided with an inflow port and an outflow port, one end side connected to the outflow port, and the other end side opened in the tank. A gas-liquid separator in the shape of a cap or an inverted thin bowl that is fixedly arranged below the inflow port so as to cover the opening on the other end side of the gas-liquid separator. All or part of the elastic deformation member is constituted by an elastic deformation member, and when the bumping phenomenon occurs, the elastic deformation member is elastically deformed upward.

  In a preferred embodiment, the gas-liquid separator is entirely constituted by an elastically deformable member, and a holding member that holds the gas-liquid separator from below is provided.

  In a further preferred aspect, the gas-liquid separator and the holding member are supported by the tank or the outflow pipe.

In a further preferred aspect, the holding member includes a cylindrical portion projecting downward on a lid member that closes the upper surface opening of the tank , or an inner ring into which the outflow pipe is inserted, and a plurality of outward extending from the inner ring. A holding arm and an outer ring connecting outer ends of the plurality of holding arms are provided.

  In another preferred embodiment, the gas-liquid separator is provided with one or a plurality of convex portions or concave portions.

  In a further preferred aspect, the convex portion or the concave portion is formed in a circular shape or an arc shape.

  In another preferred embodiment, the gas-liquid separator includes a top plate portion provided with one or a plurality of openings, a peripheral wall portion provided at an outer end of the top plate portion, and the openings in the top plate portion. It is comprised with the elastic deformation member which covers.

  In a further preferred aspect, the gas-liquid separator is supported by the tank or the outflow pipe.

In a further preferred aspect, the top plate portion includes a cylindrical portion projecting downward on a lid member that closes the upper surface opening of the tank , or an inner ring into which the outflow pipe is inserted, and a plurality of outward extending from the inner ring. Supporting arms and an outer ring connecting the outer ends of the plurality of supporting arms.

  Preferably, the elastic deformation member is formed with cuts along the plurality of support arms in the top plate portion.

  In the accumulator according to the present invention, all or a part of the gas-liquid separator is constituted by an elastic deformation member, and the elastic deformation member is generated by a liquid phase refrigerant (pressing force) boiling in the tank when a bumping phenomenon occurs. Is elastically deformed upward. Therefore, the impact on the gas-liquid separator due to the bumping phenomenon is alleviated and the vibration of the gas-liquid separator is suppressed, so that the impact sound accompanying the bumping phenomenon at the start of the compressor can be effectively suppressed. .

  In this case, basically, the elastically deformable member produced inexpensively and simply can be used as all or part of the gas-liquid separator, so that the stirring blade and the rotating blade can be rotated as the stirring means as in the prior art. As compared with the case of using a drive source or a bypass flow path with an on-off valve, the configuration of the accumulator can be simplified, and cost reduction, size reduction, and the like can be achieved.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a first embodiment of an accumulator according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line U-U in FIG. Sectional drawing according to the TT arrow line of FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the VV arrow line of FIG. The principal part expansion longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the state at the time of bumping phenomenon generation | occurrence | production in the accumulator shown by FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the accumulator which concerns on this invention. Sectional drawing according to the WW arrow line of FIG. The principal part expansion longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the state at the time of bumping phenomenon generation | occurrence | production in the accumulator shown by FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the accumulator which concerns on this invention. Sectional drawing which follows the XX arrow line of FIG. The principal part expansion longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the state at the time of bumping phenomenon generation | occurrence | production in the accumulator shown by FIG. The partial notch front view which shows the modification of 1st Embodiment. Sectional drawing which follows the YY arrow line of FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the ZZ arrow line of FIG. The partial notch front view which shows the modification of 2nd Embodiment. The partial notch front view which shows the modification of 3rd Embodiment. An example of a heat pump system is shown, (A) is a schematic block diagram which shows the refrigerant | coolant flow (cycle) at the time of cooling operation, (B) is a schematic block diagram which shows the refrigerant | coolant flow (cycle) at the time of heating operation.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a first embodiment of an accumulator according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line U-U in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a section taken along the line T-T in FIG. 4 and 4 are cross-sectional views taken along line VV in FIG. In FIG. 1, the plate-like rib 36 (detailed later) of the outflow pipe 30 is omitted.

  The accumulator 1 of the illustrated first embodiment is used as an accumulator 250 in a heat pump system 200 constituting a car air conditioner for an electric vehicle, for example, as shown in FIGS. 17 (A) and 17 (B). A bottomed cylindrical tank 10 made of metal such as an aluminum alloy is provided, and the upper surface opening of the tank 10 is hermetically closed by the same metal lid member 12. In addition, the accumulator 1 of this embodiment is installed vertically as shown in the figure, that is, with the lid member 12 on the upper (top) side and the bottom 13 of the tank 10 on the lower (ground) side.

  An inflow port 15 and a stepped outflow port 16 are provided side by side on the lid member 12, and a cap-shaped or inverted thin bowl-shaped gas slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the tank 10 is provided below the lid member 12. A liquid separator 18 is disposed, and an upper end portion of the outflow pipe 30 is connected to a lower portion of the outflow port 16.

  The outflow pipe 30 has an upper end connected to the lower part of the outlet 16 by caulking, press fitting, or the like, and is suspended in the tank 10 through a through hole 19 provided in the ceiling 18a of the gas-liquid separator 18. In addition, a double pipe structure including a metal inner pipe 31 and a bottomed outer pipe 32 made of, for example, a synthetic resin disposed on the outer periphery of the inner pipe 31 is formed.

  Here, at least one of the inner pipe 31 and the outer pipe 32 is preferably formed with a rib for ensuring a predetermined gap therebetween. In the illustrated example, as can be understood with reference to FIG. 2, the outer side of the inner pipe 31 (the part below the gas-liquid separator 18) is along the longitudinal direction (up and down direction) and at equal angular intervals. A plurality of plate-like ribs 36 project outwardly in the radial direction, and an outer pipe 32 is inserted and fixed to the outer peripheral side of the three plate-like ribs 36 in a press-fit manner.

  Further, the inner pipe 31, the outer pipe 32, and the plate-like rib 36 may be integrally formed by extrusion molding using a synthetic resin material, an aluminum material, or the like. That is, the above-mentioned double tube structure can be an integrally molded product using an aluminum extruded material or the like.

  The lower end portion of the outer pipe 32 is fitted and fixed to the upper portion 42a with an inner circumferential step in the case 42 of the strainer 40 described later by press fitting or the like. The lower end of the inner pipe 31 is positioned slightly above the bottom 32 b of the outer pipe 32, and the upper end of the outer pipe 32 is positioned slightly below the lid member 12. An oil return hole 35 is formed at the center of the bottom 32 b of the outer pipe 32. The hole diameter of the oil return hole 35 is set to about 1 mm, for example.

  In this example, the gas-liquid separator 18 is made of an elastically deformable member made of resin such as rubber, and is formed by an inner pipe 31 and an outer pipe 32 (the upper end portion) of the outflow pipe 30. It arrange | positions under the inflow port 15 so that (the other end side opening of the outflow tube 30) may be covered. The gas-liquid separator 18 is provided with a through hole 19 through which an upper end portion (and a cylindrical portion 17 of the lid member 12 described later) of the outflow pipe 30 (the inner pipe 31 thereof) is inserted, and is opposed to the inflow port 15. It has a disk-shaped ceiling portion 18a to be arranged, and a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 18b extending downward from the outer periphery of the ceiling portion 18a.

  On the gas-liquid separator 18 (the lower surface of the ceiling portion 18a), a holding member that holds the gas-liquid separator 18 from below with respect to the input from the refrigerant introduced into the tank 10 via the inlet 15. A holding plate 20 is disposed.

  The holding plate 20 is made of, for example, a plate member having a relatively high rigidity made of metal such as stainless steel or aluminum alloy. As can be understood with reference to FIG. 3, a cylindrical shape of the lid member 12 described later. An inner ring 21 into which the portion 17 is inserted, a plurality (six in the illustrated example) of holding arms 22 extending outward (radially) from the inner ring 21, and an outer ring connecting the outer ends of the holding arms 22 23.

  In this example, the upper end portion of the outflow pipe 30 (the inner pipe 31) is fitted into the lower end surface of the lid member 12, and the gas-liquid separator 18 (the through hole 19) and the holding plate 20 ( The cylindrical portion 17 into which the inner ring 21) is extrapolated protrudes downward, and the lower end portion of the cylindrical portion 17 (the portion protruding downward from the holding plate 20) is caulked outward or The pipe is expanded (the caulking part or the pipe expanding part 17a). That is, here, the gas-liquid separator 18 and the holding plate 20 are supported at predetermined positions in the tank 10 by the lower end portion (the caulking portion or the expanded tube portion 17 a) of the cylindrical portion 17.

  In assembling the gas-liquid separator 18, the holding plate 20, and the inner pipe 31 to the lid member 12, the gas-liquid separator 18 (the ceiling portion 18 a thereof) and the holding plate 20 are attached to the cylindrical portion 17 of the lid member 12. The outer casing is sequentially sheathed, and the lower end portion of the cylindrical portion 17 (the portion protruding downward from the holding plate 20) is caulked outward or expanded, and the upper end portion of the inner pipe 31 is attached to the cylindrical portion 17 of the lid member 12. The portion (the portion above the portion where the plate-like ribs 36 are formed) is press-fitted or expanded and fixed from below. As a result, the gas-liquid separator 18 and the holding plate 20 are held and fixed so as to be sandwiched between the caulking portion or the expanded tube portion 17 a of the cylindrical portion 17 and the lower end surface of the lid member 12.

  In place of the caulking portion or the expanded pipe portion 17a of the cylindrical portion 17, the plate-like rib 36 of the outflow pipe 30 (the inner pipe 31 thereof) is slightly extended upward, and the gas-liquid separator 18 and the holding plate 20 are connected to each other. Alternatively, it may be held and fixed so as to be sandwiched between the plate-like rib 36 of the outflow pipe 30 (the inner pipe 31 thereof) and the lower end surface of the lid member 12. In this case, the gas-liquid separator 18 and the holding plate 20 are supported at predetermined positions in the tank 10 by the plate-like ribs 36.

  Further, a flange-like portion that is compression-bent by bulge molding or the like is provided near the upper end of the inner pipe 31, and the gas-liquid separator 18 and the holding plate 20 are connected to the flange-like portion and the lower end surface of the lid member 12. It may be held and fixed so as to be sandwiched.

  The strainer 40 is placed and fixed on the bottom 13 of the tank 10. As can be understood with reference to FIG. 4, a bottomed cylindrical case 42 made of synthetic resin and insert molding or the like in the case 42. And a cylindrical mesh filter 45 integrated with each other. The mesh filter 45 is made of, for example, a wire mesh or a mesh material made of synthetic resin.

  The case 42 of the strainer 40 is erected at equal angular intervals on the outer peripheral stepped upper portion 42a in which the lower end portion of the outer pipe 32 is fitted and fixed, the bottom plate portion 42c, and the outer periphery of the bottom plate portion 42c. And four columnar portions 42b for connecting 42a. An annular connecting band part is provided on the outer periphery of the bottom plate part 42c, and upper and lower ends of the mesh filter 45 are fixed to the connecting band part and the lower side of the upper part 42a. The mesh filter 45 may be integrated by insert molding when the case 42 is molded. That is, four windows 44 having a rectangular shape in side view are defined between the four columnar portions 42b, and a mesh filter 45 is stretched on each window 44 portion. Although the four columnar portions 42b are provided with a gradient for punching, the radial widths of the four columnar portions 42b are substantially equal. Further, the method of providing the mesh filter 45 in the case 42 is not limited to the above.

  In addition, in the tank 10, a bag 50 containing a desiccant M, which is approximately half the height of the tank 10, is placed on the bottom portion 13 along the inner periphery of the tank 10 in order to absorb and remove moisture in the refrigerant. It is placed on and distributed. The bag 50 is made of a cloth-like body such as felt having air permeability, water permeability and required shape retention, and is filled with a granular desiccant M in the bag.

  In the accumulator 1 having such a configuration, the low-temperature low-pressure gas-liquid mixed refrigerant from the evaporator is introduced into the tank 10 through the inlet 15 as in the conventional one, and the introduced refrigerant is The gas-liquid separator 18 (the ceiling portion 18a of the gas-liquid separator 18) is collided and diffused radially to be separated into a liquid-phase refrigerant and a gas-phase refrigerant, and the liquid-phase refrigerant (including oil) travels along the inner peripheral surface of the tank 10. And the gas-phase refrigerant is a space formed between the inner pipe 31 and the outer pipe 32 in the outflow pipe 30 (gas-phase refrigerant lower flow path) → the inner pipe 31 The air is drawn into the suction side of the compressor 210 through the inner space and circulated.

  Also, the oil that accumulates in the lower space of the tank 10 together with the liquid phase refrigerant moves to the bottom 13 side of the tank 10 due to the difference in specific gravity and properties with the liquid phase refrigerant, and the compressor suction side through the outflow pipe 30. Is sucked into the gas-phase refrigerant sucked in, and passed through the mesh filter 45 of the strainer 40 → the oil return hole 35 → the inner space of the inner pipe 31 and returned to the compressor suction side together with the gas-phase refrigerant and circulated. When passing through the mesh filter 45, foreign matter such as sludge is captured, and the foreign matter is removed from the circulating refrigerant (including oil).

  As described above, in the accumulator 1 according to the present embodiment, the gas-liquid separator 18 (all) is formed of an elastically deformable member, and the liquid-phase refrigerant (pressing force of the liquid-phase refrigerant boiled in the tank when the bumping phenomenon occurs). ), The gas-liquid separator 18 (elastic deformation member) is elastically deformed so as to bend upward (see FIG. 5). Therefore, the impact on the gas-liquid separator 18 due to the bumping phenomenon is alleviated and the vibration of the gas-liquid separator 18 is suppressed, so that the impact sound accompanying the bumping phenomenon at the start of the compressor can be effectively suppressed. Can do.

  In this case, basically, an elastically deformable member produced inexpensively and simply may be used as the gas-liquid separator 18 (all of them). As compared with the case of using a drive source or a bypass flow path with an on-off valve, the configuration of the accumulator can be simplified, and cost reduction, size reduction, and the like can be achieved.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a second embodiment of the accumulator according to the present invention. Also in FIG. 6, the plate-like rib 36 of the outflow pipe 30 is omitted as in FIG.

  The accumulator 2 of the illustrated second embodiment is basically different from the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment only in the configuration of the gas-liquid separator 18 made from an elastically deformable member, and the other configurations are the same. In FIG. 6 showing the accumulator 2 of the second embodiment, common reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to the respective portions of the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment. That is, in the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment, the ceiling 18a of the gas-liquid separator 18 is formed in a flat disk shape, but in the accumulator 2 of the second embodiment, the gas-liquid separator 18 A convex portion is formed on the ceiling portion 18a of the gas-liquid separator 18 in order to increase the rigidity.

  In detail, as can be understood with reference to FIG. 7, the ceiling portion 18a of the gas-liquid separator 18 has a plurality of convex portions 18c (the convex portion 18c provided on the outermost side is circular, and the innermost and intermediate sides are A circular arc shape (a part of a circle) excluding a portion where the provided two convex portions 18 c abut against the lid member 12 is formed on a concentric circle.

  Further, in the accumulator 2 of the second embodiment, the gas-liquid separator 18 is slightly thinner than the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment.

  In addition, it is needless to say that (one or a plurality of) concave portions may be provided in the ceiling portion 18a of the gas-liquid separator 18 instead of or together with the convex portions 18c.

  Also in the accumulator 2 of the second embodiment configured as described above, the liquid-phase refrigerant boiled in the tank when the gas-liquid separator 18 (all of them) is composed of an elastically deformable member and a bumping phenomenon occurs. The gas-liquid separator 18 (elastic deformation member) is bent upward by the (pressing force) and is elastically deformed so that the convex portion 18c of the ceiling portion 18a is extended (FIG. 8). Therefore, the impact on the gas-liquid separator 18 due to the bumping phenomenon is alleviated, and the vibration of the gas-liquid separator 18 is suppressed, so that substantially the same effect as the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a third embodiment of the accumulator according to the present invention. Also in FIG. 9, the plate-like rib 36 of the outflow pipe 30 is omitted as in FIG.

  The accumulator 3 of the illustrated third embodiment is basically different from the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment only in the configuration of the gas-liquid separator 18 and the other configurations are the same. In FIG. 9 showing the accumulator 3 of the third embodiment, common reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to the respective portions of the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment. That is, in the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment, the gas-liquid separator 18 is entirely composed of an elastically deformable member, but in the accumulator 3 of the third embodiment, a part of the gas-liquid separator 18 (ceiling) (Part) is comprised with the elastic deformation member.

  Specifically, as can be understood by referring to FIG. 10 together with FIG. 9, the gas-liquid separator 18 includes a short cylindrical base member 25 with a top plate portion and an upper surface of the base member 25 (the top plate portion 25 a). And a disc-shaped cover member 29 disposed in the.

  The base member 25 is made of a relatively rigid member made of metal such as stainless steel or aluminum alloy, for example, and includes an inner ring 26 into which the upper end of the outflow pipe 30 (inner pipe 31) is inserted, and the inner ring 26. A top plate portion 25a having a plurality (six in the illustrated example) of support arms 27 extending outward (radially), and an outer ring 28 connecting the outer ends of the support arms 27, and the top plate portion 25a (the outer ring 28) and a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 25b projecting downward from the outer end of the outer ring 28.

  On the other hand, the cover member 29 is made of, for example, an elastic deformation member made of resin or metal such as a leaf spring or rubber, and the support arms 27 between the inner ring 26 and the outer ring 28 of the top plate portion 25a. Is disposed on the top surface of the top plate portion 25a so as to cover the opening formed between the two. The cover member 29 is formed with a plurality of slits (slits) 29s extending to the outer peripheral portion along the support arm 27 of the top plate portion 25a.

  Here, the gas-liquid separator 18 composed of the base member 25 and the cover member 29 is supported at a predetermined position in the tank 10 by the plate-like ribs 36 of the outflow pipe 30 (the inner pipe 31 thereof).

  As described above, a gas-liquid separator comprising the base member 25 and the cover member 29 is provided near the upper end of the inner pipe 31 by providing a hook-like portion that is compressed and bent by bulge molding or the like. 18 may be supported in the tank 10, or a cylindrical part is projected from the lower end surface of the lid member 12 of the tank 10, and the gas-liquid separation comprising the base member 25 and the cover member 29 by the cylindrical part. Needless to say, the body 18 may be supported in the tank 10.

  In the accumulator 3 of the third embodiment having such a configuration, when a part of the gas-liquid separator 18 (the cover member 29 that constitutes the ceiling portion) is constituted by an elastically deformable member, a bumping phenomenon occurs. The cover member 29 (elastic deformation member) is elastically deformed so as to bend upward by the liquid phase refrigerant (pressing force) boiled in the tank, and the support arm of the top plate portion 25a of the base member 25 The opening formed between 27 is opened (refer FIG. 11). Therefore, the impact on the gas-liquid separator 18 due to the bumping phenomenon is alleviated, and the vibration of the gas-liquid separator 18 is suppressed, so that substantially the same effect as the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Modifications of First, Second, and Third Embodiments]
In the first to third embodiments, the countermeasure for suppressing (the magnitude of) the impact sound associated with the bumping phenomenon has been described. However, Japanese Patent Application No. 2015 by the present inventor for the countermeasure in the first to third embodiments. It is confirmed that the impact noise (amplitude) associated with bumping phenomenon can be more effectively suppressed by applying various countermeasures (measures for suppressing bumping phenomenon and the accompanying impact noise) described in the specification Has been.

  FIG. 12, FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 show an example (FIG. 12 is a modification of the first embodiment, FIG. 15 is a modification of the second embodiment, and FIG. 16 is a modification of the third embodiment). Is.

  In the accumulator 1A shown in FIG. 12, the accumulator 2A shown in FIG. 15, and the accumulator 3A shown in FIG. 16, the bottom 13 (inner surface) of the bottomed cylindrical tank 10 has a starting point of boiling (bubble generation). A plurality of annular protrusions 13a (seven in the illustrated example) are formed on the concentric circles by pressing or cutting (see particularly FIG. 13).

  Further, the outer pipe 32 constituting the outflow pipe 30 is provided with a knurled portion 37 in which a plurality of protrusions serving as starting points of boiling are formed on the outer periphery by knurling. In this example, the knurled portion 37 is provided from the lower end to the upper end of the outer pipe 32 (over the vertical direction).

  The protrusions of the knurled portion 37 of the outer pipe 32 and the protrusions 13a on the inner surface of the bottom portion 13 of the tank 10 are sharply formed at their tips in order to promote boiling.

  Further, a cloth-like body 90 such as a felt or a mesh-like flexible or elastic plate-like body is provided so as to cover the entire area of the outer pipe 32 (the knurled portion 37) on the outer periphery of the upper portion of the strainer 40. Is wound or extrapolated. In addition, it may replace with the cloth-like body 90 and a foaming material may be used and what uses the synthetic resin, rubber | gum, ceramic, etc. which are marketed as a raw material can be used as a foaming material.

  Further, the bag 50 containing the desiccant M is removed from the accumulator 1 according to the first embodiment, the accumulator 2 according to the second embodiment, and the accumulator 3 according to the third embodiment. A pipe extrapolating portion 92 that is extrapolated and fixed to the outer periphery of the outer pipe 32 (the knurled portion 37 thereof) is provided, and the desiccant M for absorbing and removing moisture in the refrigerant is stored, and the upper and lower portions are blocked A cylindrical desiccant storage 95 is provided.

  The desiccant storage portion 95 is provided on the outer side of the outer pipe 32 on the inlet 15 side along the vertical direction (the axial direction of the outer pipe 32) (see particularly FIG. 14). Further, here, the desiccant storage portion 95 is provided from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the pipe extrapolation portion 92 (in other words, from the portion above the strainer 40 of the outer pipe 32 to the upper end portion), The upper part protrudes above the position of the highest liquid level of the liquid portion (liquid refrigerant and oil) that accumulates in the tank 10 when the compressor 210 is stopped.

  The pipe extrapolation portion 92 of the cloth-like body 90 includes a plurality of (in the illustrated example, a total of six locations on the front side and the back side in the drawing in three locations at regular intervals in the vertical direction) in the horizontal direction. A slit (cut) 90s is formed.

  In the accumulator 1A shown in FIG. 12, the accumulator 2A shown in FIG. 15, and the accumulator 3A shown in FIG. 16, the accumulator 1 of the first embodiment, the accumulator 2 of the second embodiment, and the accumulator of the third embodiment. In addition to obtaining substantially the same effect as 3, in the accumulators 1 </ b> A, 2 </ b> A, 3 </ b> A, in the part immersed in the liquid part (liquid phase refrigerant and oil) accumulated in the tank 10, Are provided (protrusions on the knurled portion 37 of the outer pipe 32 and protrusions 13a on the upper surface of the bottom portion 13 of the tank 10), and when the compressor 210 is started, The protrusion serves as a starting point (trigger) when the liquid-phase refrigerant boils and vaporizes. It said liquid phase refrigerant with the pressure drop in a state gradually to boiling (small boiling less than bumping) of. That is, the protrusion promotes the occurrence of boiling smaller than bumping before reaching a predetermined pressure at which bumping phenomenon with impact noise occurs, and the boiling of the liquid phase refrigerant proceeds slowly. It is possible to effectively suppress the bumping phenomenon at the time and the generation of the impact sound associated therewith.

  In this case, basically, only the outflow pipe 30 (the outer pipe 32) and the tank 10 in which the projections are formed inexpensively and simply by pressing, cutting, knurling or the like may be prepared. Thus, as compared with the case of using a stirring blade, a drive source for rotating it, a bypass flow path with an on-off valve, and the like as the stirring means, the configuration of the accumulator can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced and the size can be reduced. Etc. can be achieved.

  Further, a protrusion (protrusion of the knurled portion 37 of the outer pipe 32) provided on the outer pipe 32 by a cloth-like body 90 (or foam material) wound or extrapolated around the outer periphery of the outer pipe 32 constituting the outflow pipe 30. Since the refrigerant in contact with the refrigerant becomes sparse and the pressure is reduced, the protrusion formed on the outer pipe 32 becomes a starting point (trigger) when the liquid-phase refrigerant boils and vaporizes at the time of starting the compressor 210, and gradually. Bubbles are generated, that is, the liquid refrigerant is gradually vaporized. For this reason, the boiling of the liquid phase refrigerant proceeds slowly, and as a result, it is possible to more effectively suppress the bumping phenomenon in which the liquid phase refrigerant boils explosively and the occurrence of the impact sound.

  In this case, it is only necessary to add a simple configuration such as winding or extrapolating the cloth-like body 90 (or foamed material) around the outer pipe 32, so that it becomes complicated as in the conventional measures described above. Therefore, the cost is not increased, the size is not increased, and the cost effectiveness is extremely high.

  In addition, slits (slots) 90s formed in the cloth-like body 90 (the pipe extrapolated portion 92) trigger the boiling of the refrigerant, and the generated bubbles emerge outside them through the outer pipe 32 and the cloth-like body 90. It becomes easier and more effective.

  Further, since the cloth-like body 90 such as felt has air permeability and water permeability, the cloth-like body 90 such as felt absorbs moisture in the refrigerant in addition to the pipe extrapolation portion 92 as in this example. If the desiccant storage part 95 for storing the desiccant M for removal is provided, the desiccant storage part 95 serves as a bag. Therefore, a bag for separately storing the desiccant M and its fixing means (binding) It is no longer necessary to prepare a band etc., and the cost effectiveness is further enhanced.

  In addition, if the upper part of the desiccant storage unit 95 is positioned above the maximum liquid level, the bumping phenomenon and the associated impact noise when the compressor 210 is started up can be more reliably suppressed.

  In addition, please refer to Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-231052 for the detailed structure and effect of the deformation | transformation form shown by the above-mentioned FIGS. 12-14, FIG. 15, and FIG.

  Moreover, in the said 1st-3rd embodiment, although the outflow pipe made into the double pipe structure which consists of an inner pipe and an outer pipe is employ | adopted, this invention is connected to an outflow port, and the other end Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to an accumulator having an outflow pipe such as a U-shape in which the side opening is positioned near the lower surface of the gas-liquid separator.

1 Accumulator (first embodiment)
1A accumulator (variation of the first embodiment)
2 Accumulator (second embodiment)
2A accumulator (variation of the second embodiment)
3 Accumulator (Third embodiment)
3A accumulator (variation of the third embodiment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tank 12 Cover member 13 Tank bottom part 13a Tank bottom projection 15 Inlet 16 Outlet 17 Cylindrical part 17a Caulking part or expansion part 18 Gas-liquid separator 18a Ceiling part 18b Peripheral wall part 19 Through hole 20 Holding plate (holding) Element)
25 Base member 25a Top plate portion 25b Peripheral wall portion 29 Cover member 30 Outflow pipe 31 Inner pipe 32 Outer pipe 35 Oil return hole 36 Plate-like rib 37 Knurled portion 40 Strainer 50 Bag 90 Cloth-like body 90s Slit 92 Pipe extrapolated portion 95 Desiccant container M Desiccant

Claims (10)

A tank provided with an inflow port and an outflow port; an outflow pipe having one end connected to the outflow port and having the other end opened in the tank; and the lower end of the inflow port so as to cover the other end side opening. An accumulator comprising a cap-shaped or inverted thin bowl-shaped gas-liquid separator fixedly disposed on the side,
An accumulator characterized in that all or part of the gas-liquid separator is constituted by an elastic deformation member, and the elastic deformation member is elastically deformed upward when a bumping phenomenon occurs.   2. The accumulator according to claim 1, wherein the gas-liquid separator is entirely constituted by an elastically deformable member, and a holding member that holds the gas-liquid separator from below is provided.   The accumulator according to claim 2, wherein the gas-liquid separator and the holding member are supported by the tank or the outflow pipe. The holding member includes a cylindrical portion projecting downward on a lid member that closes the upper surface opening of the tank or an inner ring into which the outflow pipe is inserted, a plurality of holding arms extending outward from the inner ring, and The accumulator according to claim 3, further comprising an outer ring connecting outer ends of the plurality of holding arms.   The accumulator according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the gas-liquid separator is provided with one or a plurality of convex portions or concave portions.   The accumulator according to claim 5, wherein the convex portion or the concave portion is formed in a circular shape or an arc shape.   The gas-liquid separator includes a top plate portion provided with one or a plurality of openings, a peripheral wall portion provided at an outer end of the top plate portion, and an elastic deformation member that covers the openings in the top plate portion. The accumulator according to claim 1, comprising:   The accumulator according to claim 7, wherein the gas-liquid separator is supported by the tank or the outflow pipe. The top plate is a cylindrical portion projecting downward on a lid member that closes the upper surface opening of the tank or an inner ring into which the outflow pipe is inserted, a plurality of support arms extending outward from the inner ring, and The accumulator according to claim 8, further comprising an outer ring connecting outer ends of the plurality of support arms.   The accumulator according to claim 9, wherein the elastic deformation member is formed with cuts along the plurality of support arms in the top plate portion.

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