US20050220631A1 - Control valve for variable displacement compressor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, and more particularly to a control valve for a variable displacement compressor which is suitable for controlling refrigerant displacement of a variable displacement compressor for an automotive air conditioner.
- a compressor used in a refrigeration cycle of an automotive air conditioner is driven by an engine whose rotational speed varies depending on a traveling condition of the vehicle, and hence incapable of performing rotational speed control.
- a variable displacement compressor capable of changing the discharge amount of refrigerant is generally employed so as to obtain an adequate refrigerating capacity without being constrained by the rotational speed of the engine.
- a wobble plate is disposed within a gastightly-formed crankcase such that the inclination angle thereof can be changed, and driven by the rotational motion of a rotational shaft, for performing wobbling motion, and pistons caused to perform reciprocating motion in a direction parallel to the rotational shaft by the wobbling motion of the wobble plate draw refrigerant from a suction chamber into associated cylinders, compress the refrigerant, and then discharge the same into a discharge chamber.
- the inclination angle of the wobble plate can be varied by changing the pressure in the crankcase, whereby the stroke of the pistons is changed for changing the discharge amount of the refrigerant.
- the control valve for a variable displacement compressor provides control to change the pressure in the crankcase.
- the control valve for variably controlling the displacement of the compressor introduces part of refrigerant discharged at discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber into the gastightly-formed crankcase, and controls pressure Pc in the crankcase through control of the amount of refrigerant thus introduced.
- the amount of introduced refrigerant is controlled according to suction pressure Ps in the suction chamber. That is, the control valve senses the suction pressure Ps, and controls the flow rate of refrigerant introduced at the discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber into the crankcase, so as to maintain the suction pressure Ps at a constant level.
- control valve is equipped with a pressure-sensing section for sensing the suction pressure Ps, and a valve section for causing a passage leading from the discharge chamber to the crankcase to open and close according to the suction pressure Ps sensed by the pressure-sensing section.
- a type of control valve for a variable displacement compressor which is capable of freely externally setting a value of suction pressure Ps to be assumed at the start of the variable displacement operation, is equipped with a solenoid that enables the set point of the pressure-sensing section to be varied by external electric current.
- the pressure-sensing section is generally implemented by a bellows, but there has also been proposed a control valve using a diaphragm.
- This control valve is formed by arranging a vacuum chamber sealed by a diaphragm, a valve section for controlling the flow rate of refrigerant introduced from a discharge chamber into a crankcase, and a solenoid for setting a value of suction pressure Ps to be received by the diaphragm, in the mentioned order.
- the conventional control valve is configured such that refrigerant flows through the valve section and the solenoid, and hence metal dust contained in the refrigerant circulating through a refrigeration cycle tends to affect the solenoid, particularly movable parts thereof.
- the present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object thereof is to prevent the movable parts of a solenoid of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, in which a diaphragm is used as a pressure-sensing section, from being adversely affected by metal dust contained in refrigerant.
- the present invention provides a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, which is mounted on the variable displacement compressor for control of pressure in a gastightly-formed crankcase by sensing suction pressure by a diaphragm, wherein a core of a solenoid and a plunger urged in a direction away from the core are accommodated in a bottomed sleeve, and an open end of the bottomed sleeve is sealed by the diaphragm such that an inside of the bottomed sleeve is kept gastight.
- FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a welded portion of a diaphragm.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a press-fitting portion of a bottomed sleeve.
- FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded cross-sectional view showing a diaphragm and a bottomed sleeve.
- FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a welded portion of a diaphragm.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a press-fitting portion of a bottomed sleeve.
- This control valve for a variable displacement compressor has a valve section provided at an upper location, as viewed in FIG. 1 .
- the valve section has a body 11 , and the body 11 has a side portion thereof formed with a port 12 for communicating with a discharge chamber of the variable displacement compressor when the control valve is mounted in the compressor, to receive discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber.
- the port 12 has a strainer 13 fixed to the periphery thereof.
- the port 12 for receiving the discharge pressure Pd communicates with a port 14 opening in the center of the top of the body 11 , via a refrigerant passage through the inside of the body 11 .
- the port 14 communicates with a crankcase of the variable displacement compressor to introduce controlled pressure Pc into the crankcase.
- a valve seat 15 is formed integrally with the body 11 .
- a valve element 16 is axially disposed in a manner movable to and away from the valve seat 15 .
- the valve element 16 is integrally formed with a shaft 17 which extends downward as viewed in the figure, through a valve hole such that it is axially movably held by the body 11 .
- the discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber is introduced into a small-diameter portion which connects between the valve element 16 and the shaft 17 .
- the outer diameter of the shaft 17 is set to be equal to the inner diameter of the valve hole forming the valve seat 15 such that the pressure-receiving area of the valve element 16 is equal to that of the shaft 17 .
- This causes a force of the discharge pressure Pd which acts on the valve element 16 in the upward direction as viewed in the figure to be cancelled out by a force acting on the shaft 17 in the downward direction as viewed in the figure, so as to prevent the control of the valve section from being adversely affected by the discharge pressure Pd which is high in pressure level.
- the valve element 16 is urged by a spring 18 in the valve-closing direction, and load of the spring 18 is adjusted by an adjustment screw 19 screwed into the port 14 .
- a port 20 communicating with a suction chamber of the variable displacement compressor to receive suction pressure Ps is formed in a lower portion of the body 11 as viewed in the figure.
- a pressure-sensing section and a solenoid are arranged below the body 11 , as viewed in the figure. More specifically, on the lower end of the body 11 , there is disposed an assembly that is formed by accommodating a plunger 22 , a core 23 , and a spring 24 , as component elements of the solenoid, in a bottomed sleeve 21 which forms a vacuum container, and sealing the opening of the bottomed sleeve 21 with a metal diaphragm 25 , and outside the bottomed sleeve 21 , there are arranged a coil 26 , a ring 27 , a case 28 , and a handle 29 , which are made of magnetic substances and constitute a yoke for establishing a magnetic circuit.
- the core 23 is rigidly press-fitted and the plunger 22 is axially movably disposed on a side of the core 23 toward the valve section.
- the plunger 22 is rigidly press-fitted on one end of a shaft 30 axially extending in the center of the core 23 , and the other end of the shaft 30 is supported by a bearing 31 slidably disposed in the core 23 .
- a stop ring 32 is fitted on an intermediate portion of the shaft 30 , and a spring-receiving member 33 is formed such that the upward movement thereof as viewed in the figure is restricted by the stop ring 32 .
- the spring 24 is interposed between the spring-receiving member 33 and the bearing 31 .
- the plunger 22 is urged by the spring 24 via the shaft 30 in a direction away from the core 23 .
- load of the spring 24 can be changed by externally adjusting the axial position of the bearing 31 . More specifically, in final adjustment after assembly of the control valve for a variable displacement compressor, the bottom of the bottomed sleeve 21 is pushed to be deformed inward, whereby the axial position of the bearing 31 in abutment with the bottom is changed to adjust the load of the spring 24 . Thus, the set point of the control valve is adjusted.
- the bottomed sleeve 21 accommodating the plunger 22 and the core 23 as described above is sealed by welding the diaphragm 25 to a flange portion formed on the open end of the bottomed sleeve 21 .
- the diaphragm 25 is placed on the flange portion of the bottomed sleeve 21 and circumferentially welded to the flange portion along the entire perimeter thereof via an annular patch 34 by laser welding, resistance welding, or the like, under vacuum atmosphere, whereby the gastight assembly is formed such that the inside thereof maintained under vacuum.
- This assembly is fixed to the body 11 via a reinforcing ring 35 by positioning the flange portion of the bottomed sleeve 21 in a recess formed in the lower end of the body 11 and caulking the peripheral wall of the recess. Then, the case 28 accommodating the coil 26 is fixed to the body 11 by caulking an upper end 36 of the case 28 .
- an O ring 37 is interposed between the patch 34 and the body 11 so as to seal between a chamber receiving the suction pressure Ps and the atmosphere, such that the center of the solid part of the O ring 37 is positioned at a location radially inward of a weld line 38 .
- the bottomed sleeve 21 is formed by deep-drawing of a stainless steel material, such as SUS304.
- the bottomed sleeve 21 is required to be formed of a non-magnetic material so as to prevent the bottomed sleeve 21 from attracting the plunger 22 during energization of the solenoid and thereby increasing sliding resistance.
- SUS304 is known to have a property that when subjected to strong cold working, it acquires magnetism due to a partial change in its metallic crystal structure. In such a case, the bottomed sleeve 21 is made non-magnetic again by subjecting the same to annealing.
- the bottomed sleeve 21 also includes a portion which is desirably magnetic in view of the magnetic circuit.
- the portion is in an area in which is located the handle 29 magnetically connecting between the core 23 and the case 28 .
- a part of the bottom-side portion of the bottomed sleeve 21 which is formed by deep drawing to extend straight, is further drawn as shown in detail in FIG. 3 . More specifically, the part of the bottom-side portion of the bottomed sleeve 21 is subjected to strong cold working such that its diameter is reduced, whereby the part of the bottom-side portion can be made magnetic to increase magnetic permeability.
- the drawn part of the bottom-side portion of the bottomed sleeve 21 has its diameter reduced to form a press-fitting portion 39 used for rigidly press-fitting the core 23 in the bottomed sleeve 21 .
- this press-fitting portion 39 the amount of press-fitting of the core 23 is adjusted to adjust the magnitude of the magnetic gap between the core 23 and the plunger 22 .
- the diaphragm 25 is also made of a stainless steel material for springs, called SUS304CSP, in view of welding.
- SUS304CSP stainless steel material for springs
- the materials of the bottomed sleeve 21 and the diaphragm 25 are not limited to the stainless steel materials, but it is also possible to use copper for the bottomed sleeve 21 , and beryllium copper for the diaphragm 25 .
- the ring 27 , the case 28 , and the handle 29 are formed of magnetic materials to serve as the yoke of the magnetic circuit of the solenoid. Magnetic lines of force generated by the coil 26 pass through the magnetic circuit formed by the case 28 , the ring 27 , the plunger 22 , the core 23 , and the handle 29 .
- FIG. 1 shows a state of the control valve for a variable displacement compressor, in which the solenoid is not energized and the suction pressure Ps is high, i.e. a state in which an air conditioner is not operating. Since the suction pressure Ps is high, the diaphragm 25 is displaced downward, as viewed in the figure, against the load of the spring 24 to bring the plunger 22 into contact with the core 23 . As a result, the valve element 16 held in contact with the diaphragm 25 via the shaft 17 is seated on the valve seat 15 by being urged in the valve-closing direction by the spring 18 , and hence the valve section is in its fully-closed state.
- variable displacement compressor whose control valve is in its fully-closed state is operated with the maximum displacement.
- the diaphragm 25 sensing the suction pressure Ps, moves upward as viewed in the figure.
- the plunger 22 moves away from the core 23 in a state abutted to the diaphragm 25 .
- control current supplied to the solenoid coil 26 is set to a value of cooling capacity corresponding to a temperature set for air conditioning, the plunger 22 stops in a position where the suction pressure Ps, the loads of the springs 18 and 24 , and the attractive force of the solenoid are balanced.
- valve element 16 held in contact with the diaphragm 25 via the shaft 17 to be pushed upward by the diaphragm 25 to move away from the valve seat 15 so as to be set to a predetermined valve lift. Therefore, refrigerant at the discharge pressure Pd is introduced into the crankcase at a flow rate controlled to a value dependent on the valve lift, whereby the variable displacement compressor is controlled to perform operation with the displacement corresponding to the control current.
- the diaphragm 25 senses the suction pressure Ps as an absolute pressure to thereby control the valve lift of the valve section.
- the control valve controls the displacement of the variable displacement compressor such that the suction pressure Ps becomes equal to a value set by the solenoid.
- FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded cross-sectional view showing a diaphragm and a bottomed sleeve. It should be noted that component elements in FIG. 4 identical or similar in function to those in FIG. 1 are designated by identical reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the control valve for a variable displacement compressor of the second embodiment is distinguished from the control valve for a variable displacement compressor of the first embodiment in that the shape of the diaphragm 25 is modified.
- the present diaphragm 25 comprises three component parts. First, a base part 40 having a largest diameter has a central portion thereof formed with a hole, and is welded to the flange portion of the bottomed sleeve 21 . An intermediate connecting part 41 in the form of a funnel is disposed on the base part 40 , and a disk 42 is disposed on the intermediate connecting part 41 in a manner covering the upper opening of the same.
- the base part 40 , the intermediate connecting part 41 , and the disk 42 are formed e.g.
- the base part 40 and the intermediate connecting part 41 have inner peripheral portions thereof welded to each other along the entire perimeters thereof e.g. by forming a protuberance along the inner peripheral edge of the base part 40 and projection-welding the inner peripheral portions of the two, and the intermediate connecting part 41 and the disk 42 have outer peripheral portions thereof welded to each other along the entire perimeters thereof e.g. by laser-welding.
- the diaphragm 25 is thus formed.
- the bottomed sleeve 21 is formed of the same copper material as the diaphragm 25 , and the base part 40 of the diaphragm 25 is welded to the flange portion of the bottomed sleeve 21 along the entire perimeter thereof under vacuum atmosphere e.g. by laser-welding.
- This diaphragm 25 can have a larger stroke in the direction of displacement than that of the control valve of the first embodiment in which the pressure-sensing section is formed by a single thin metal plate, and hence the control range of the valve section can be expanded.
- the control valve for a variable displacement compressor is configured such that an assembly is separately formed by sealing the bottomed sleeve containing the movable parts of the solenoid with the diaphragm such that the assembly has a vacuum inside, and the assembly is fixed to the body of the valve section. Further, the assembly is fixed to the body of the valve section with the solenoid coil arranged therearound. Therefore, the control valve is advantageous in its ease of construction.
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Abstract
To prevent the movable parts of a solenoid of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, in which a diaphragm is used as a pressure-sensing section, from being affected by metal dust contained in refrigerant. A core, a plunger, and a spring of a solenoid are accommodated in a bottomed sleeve. A diaphragm is welded to an open end of the bottomed sleeve under a vacuum ambience, whereby an assembly that makes the inside a vacuum is formed. As a result, suction pressure Ps can be sensed as an absolute pressure with reference to a vacuum. The movable parts of the solenoid are housed in the vacuum container, so that they are free from the influence of metal dust contained in refrigerant circulating through a refrigeration cycle.
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- This application claims priority of Japanese Application No. 2004-097964 filed on Mar. 30, 2004 and entitled “CONTROL VALVE FOR VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR”.
- (1) Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, and more particularly to a control valve for a variable displacement compressor which is suitable for controlling refrigerant displacement of a variable displacement compressor for an automotive air conditioner.
- (2) Description of the Related Art
- A compressor used in a refrigeration cycle of an automotive air conditioner is driven by an engine whose rotational speed varies depending on a traveling condition of the vehicle, and hence incapable of performing rotational speed control. To eliminate the inconvenience, a variable displacement compressor capable of changing the discharge amount of refrigerant is generally employed so as to obtain an adequate refrigerating capacity without being constrained by the rotational speed of the engine.
- In a typical variable displacement compressor, a wobble plate is disposed within a gastightly-formed crankcase such that the inclination angle thereof can be changed, and driven by the rotational motion of a rotational shaft, for performing wobbling motion, and pistons caused to perform reciprocating motion in a direction parallel to the rotational shaft by the wobbling motion of the wobble plate draw refrigerant from a suction chamber into associated cylinders, compress the refrigerant, and then discharge the same into a discharge chamber. In doing this, the inclination angle of the wobble plate can be varied by changing the pressure in the crankcase, whereby the stroke of the pistons is changed for changing the discharge amount of the refrigerant. The control valve for a variable displacement compressor provides control to change the pressure in the crankcase.
- In general, the control valve for variably controlling the displacement of the compressor introduces part of refrigerant discharged at discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber into the gastightly-formed crankcase, and controls pressure Pc in the crankcase through control of the amount of refrigerant thus introduced. The amount of introduced refrigerant is controlled according to suction pressure Ps in the suction chamber. That is, the control valve senses the suction pressure Ps, and controls the flow rate of refrigerant introduced at the discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber into the crankcase, so as to maintain the suction pressure Ps at a constant level.
- To this end, the control valve is equipped with a pressure-sensing section for sensing the suction pressure Ps, and a valve section for causing a passage leading from the discharge chamber to the crankcase to open and close according to the suction pressure Ps sensed by the pressure-sensing section. Further, a type of control valve for a variable displacement compressor, which is capable of freely externally setting a value of suction pressure Ps to be assumed at the start of the variable displacement operation, is equipped with a solenoid that enables the set point of the pressure-sensing section to be varied by external electric current. The pressure-sensing section is generally implemented by a bellows, but there has also been proposed a control valve using a diaphragm.
- In the control valve having a pressure-sensing section implemented by a diaphragm, the relative pressure between the suction pressure Ps and atmospheric pressure is sensed, and hence due to a change in atmospheric pressure between when the vehicle is running on a road at a high altitude and when the vehicle is running on a road at a low altitude, there occurs a control error. To solve this problem, a control valve has been proposed in which suction pressure is sensed as an absolute pressure and the control error due to the difference in altitude is thereby eliminated (see Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 2004-36596).
- This control valve is formed by arranging a vacuum chamber sealed by a diaphragm, a valve section for controlling the flow rate of refrigerant introduced from a discharge chamber into a crankcase, and a solenoid for setting a value of suction pressure Ps to be received by the diaphragm, in the mentioned order.
- However, the conventional control valve is configured such that refrigerant flows through the valve section and the solenoid, and hence metal dust contained in the refrigerant circulating through a refrigeration cycle tends to affect the solenoid, particularly movable parts thereof.
- The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object thereof is to prevent the movable parts of a solenoid of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, in which a diaphragm is used as a pressure-sensing section, from being adversely affected by metal dust contained in refrigerant.
- To solve the above problem, the present invention provides a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, which is mounted on the variable displacement compressor for control of pressure in a gastightly-formed crankcase by sensing suction pressure by a diaphragm, wherein a core of a solenoid and a plunger urged in a direction away from the core are accommodated in a bottomed sleeve, and an open end of the bottomed sleeve is sealed by the diaphragm such that an inside of the bottomed sleeve is kept gastight.
- The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention by way of example.
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FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a first embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a welded portion of a diaphragm. -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a press-fitting portion of a bottomed sleeve. -
FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a second embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded cross-sectional view showing a diaphragm and a bottomed sleeve. -
FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a first embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a welded portion of a diaphragm.FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a press-fitting portion of a bottomed sleeve. - This control valve for a variable displacement compressor has a valve section provided at an upper location, as viewed in
FIG. 1 . The valve section has abody 11, and thebody 11 has a side portion thereof formed with aport 12 for communicating with a discharge chamber of the variable displacement compressor when the control valve is mounted in the compressor, to receive discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber. Theport 12 has astrainer 13 fixed to the periphery thereof. Theport 12 for receiving the discharge pressure Pd communicates with aport 14 opening in the center of the top of thebody 11, via a refrigerant passage through the inside of thebody 11. Theport 14 communicates with a crankcase of the variable displacement compressor to introduce controlled pressure Pc into the crankcase. - In the refrigerant passage via which the
port 12 and theport 14 are communicated through thebody 11, avalve seat 15 is formed integrally with thebody 11. In opposed relation to a side of thevalve seat 15, from which the pressure Pc is introduced, avalve element 16 is axially disposed in a manner movable to and away from thevalve seat 15. Thevalve element 16 is integrally formed with ashaft 17 which extends downward as viewed in the figure, through a valve hole such that it is axially movably held by thebody 11. The discharge pressure Pd from the discharge chamber is introduced into a small-diameter portion which connects between thevalve element 16 and theshaft 17. The outer diameter of theshaft 17 is set to be equal to the inner diameter of the valve hole forming thevalve seat 15 such that the pressure-receiving area of thevalve element 16 is equal to that of theshaft 17. This causes a force of the discharge pressure Pd which acts on thevalve element 16 in the upward direction as viewed in the figure to be cancelled out by a force acting on theshaft 17 in the downward direction as viewed in the figure, so as to prevent the control of the valve section from being adversely affected by the discharge pressure Pd which is high in pressure level. - The
valve element 16 is urged by aspring 18 in the valve-closing direction, and load of thespring 18 is adjusted by anadjustment screw 19 screwed into theport 14. - Further, a
port 20 communicating with a suction chamber of the variable displacement compressor to receive suction pressure Ps is formed in a lower portion of thebody 11 as viewed in the figure. - A pressure-sensing section and a solenoid are arranged below the
body 11, as viewed in the figure. More specifically, on the lower end of thebody 11, there is disposed an assembly that is formed by accommodating aplunger 22, acore 23, and aspring 24, as component elements of the solenoid, in abottomed sleeve 21 which forms a vacuum container, and sealing the opening of thebottomed sleeve 21 with ametal diaphragm 25, and outside thebottomed sleeve 21, there are arranged acoil 26, aring 27, acase 28, and ahandle 29, which are made of magnetic substances and constitute a yoke for establishing a magnetic circuit. - In the
bottomed sleeve 21, thecore 23 is rigidly press-fitted and theplunger 22 is axially movably disposed on a side of thecore 23 toward the valve section. Theplunger 22 is rigidly press-fitted on one end of ashaft 30 axially extending in the center of thecore 23, and the other end of theshaft 30 is supported by a bearing 31 slidably disposed in thecore 23. Astop ring 32 is fitted on an intermediate portion of theshaft 30, and a spring-receivingmember 33 is formed such that the upward movement thereof as viewed in the figure is restricted by thestop ring 32. Thespring 24 is interposed between the spring-receivingmember 33 and the bearing 31. Theplunger 22 is urged by thespring 24 via theshaft 30 in a direction away from thecore 23. It should be noted that load of thespring 24 can be changed by externally adjusting the axial position of thebearing 31. More specifically, in final adjustment after assembly of the control valve for a variable displacement compressor, the bottom of the bottomedsleeve 21 is pushed to be deformed inward, whereby the axial position of thebearing 31 in abutment with the bottom is changed to adjust the load of thespring 24. Thus, the set point of the control valve is adjusted. - The
bottomed sleeve 21 accommodating theplunger 22 and thecore 23 as described above is sealed by welding thediaphragm 25 to a flange portion formed on the open end of the bottomedsleeve 21. For example, as shown in detail inFIG. 2 , thediaphragm 25 is placed on the flange portion of the bottomedsleeve 21 and circumferentially welded to the flange portion along the entire perimeter thereof via anannular patch 34 by laser welding, resistance welding, or the like, under vacuum atmosphere, whereby the gastight assembly is formed such that the inside thereof maintained under vacuum. - This assembly is fixed to the
body 11 via a reinforcingring 35 by positioning the flange portion of thebottomed sleeve 21 in a recess formed in the lower end of thebody 11 and caulking the peripheral wall of the recess. Then, thecase 28 accommodating thecoil 26 is fixed to thebody 11 by caulking anupper end 36 of thecase 28. - Further, in mounting the assembly to the
body 11, anO ring 37 is interposed between thepatch 34 and thebody 11 so as to seal between a chamber receiving the suction pressure Ps and the atmosphere, such that the center of the solid part of theO ring 37 is positioned at a location radially inward of aweld line 38. Thus, stress generated by the displacement of the diaphragm is prevented from reaching theweld line 38 which has become fragile due to a change in material caused by the welding. - The bottomed
sleeve 21 is formed by deep-drawing of a stainless steel material, such as SUS304. The bottomedsleeve 21 is required to be formed of a non-magnetic material so as to prevent the bottomedsleeve 21 from attracting theplunger 22 during energization of the solenoid and thereby increasing sliding resistance. However, SUS304 is known to have a property that when subjected to strong cold working, it acquires magnetism due to a partial change in its metallic crystal structure. In such a case, the bottomedsleeve 21 is made non-magnetic again by subjecting the same to annealing. - On the other hand, the bottomed
sleeve 21 also includes a portion which is desirably magnetic in view of the magnetic circuit. The portion is in an area in which is located thehandle 29 magnetically connecting between the core 23 and thecase 28. For this reason, a part of the bottom-side portion of the bottomedsleeve 21 which is formed by deep drawing to extend straight, is further drawn as shown in detail inFIG. 3 . More specifically, the part of the bottom-side portion of the bottomedsleeve 21 is subjected to strong cold working such that its diameter is reduced, whereby the part of the bottom-side portion can be made magnetic to increase magnetic permeability. The drawn part of the bottom-side portion of the bottomedsleeve 21 has its diameter reduced to form a press-fittingportion 39 used for rigidly press-fitting the core 23 in the bottomedsleeve 21. In this press-fittingportion 39, the amount of press-fitting of thecore 23 is adjusted to adjust the magnitude of the magnetic gap between the core 23 and theplunger 22. - It should be noted that when the bottomed
sleeve 21 is made of a stainless steel, thediaphragm 25 is also made of a stainless steel material for springs, called SUS304CSP, in view of welding. Of course, the materials of the bottomedsleeve 21 and thediaphragm 25 are not limited to the stainless steel materials, but it is also possible to use copper for the bottomedsleeve 21, and beryllium copper for thediaphragm 25. - In the arrangement described above, the
ring 27, thecase 28, and thehandle 29 are formed of magnetic materials to serve as the yoke of the magnetic circuit of the solenoid. Magnetic lines of force generated by thecoil 26 pass through the magnetic circuit formed by thecase 28, thering 27, theplunger 22, thecore 23, and thehandle 29. -
FIG. 1 shows a state of the control valve for a variable displacement compressor, in which the solenoid is not energized and the suction pressure Ps is high, i.e. a state in which an air conditioner is not operating. Since the suction pressure Ps is high, thediaphragm 25 is displaced downward, as viewed in the figure, against the load of thespring 24 to bring theplunger 22 into contact with thecore 23. As a result, thevalve element 16 held in contact with thediaphragm 25 via theshaft 17 is seated on thevalve seat 15 by being urged in the valve-closing direction by thespring 18, and hence the valve section is in its fully-closed state. - Now, assuming that the automotive air conditioner is started and the variable displacement compressor is driven for rotation by an engine, the variable displacement compressor whose control valve is in its fully-closed state is operated with the maximum displacement.
- When the variable displacement compressor continues to operate with the maximum displacement to make the suction pressure Ps from the suction chamber sufficiently low, the
diaphragm 25, sensing the suction pressure Ps, moves upward as viewed in the figure. With this upward motion of thediaphragm 25, theplunger 22 moves away from the core 23 in a state abutted to thediaphragm 25. At this time, if control current supplied to thesolenoid coil 26 is set to a value of cooling capacity corresponding to a temperature set for air conditioning, theplunger 22 stops in a position where the suction pressure Ps, the loads of thesprings valve element 16 held in contact with thediaphragm 25 via theshaft 17 to be pushed upward by thediaphragm 25 to move away from thevalve seat 15 so as to be set to a predetermined valve lift. Therefore, refrigerant at the discharge pressure Pd is introduced into the crankcase at a flow rate controlled to a value dependent on the valve lift, whereby the variable displacement compressor is controlled to perform operation with the displacement corresponding to the control current. - When the control current supplied to the
coil 26 of the solenoid is constant, thediaphragm 25 senses the suction pressure Ps as an absolute pressure to thereby control the valve lift of the valve section. For example, when the refrigeration load increases to make the suction pressure Ps high, thediaphragm 25 is displaced downward as viewed in the figure, so that thevalve element 16 is also moved downward to decrease the valve lift of the valve section, causing the variable displacement compressor to operate in a direction of increasing the displacement. On the other hand, when the refrigeration load decreases to make the suction pressure Ps low, thediaphragm 25 is displaced upward as viewed in the figure to increase the valve lift of the valve section, causing the variable displacement compressor to operate in a direction of decreasing the displacement. Thus, the control valve controls the displacement of the variable displacement compressor such that the suction pressure Ps becomes equal to a value set by the solenoid. -
FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrangement of a control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to a second embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded cross-sectional view showing a diaphragm and a bottomed sleeve. It should be noted that component elements inFIG. 4 identical or similar in function to those inFIG. 1 are designated by identical reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. - The control valve for a variable displacement compressor of the second embodiment is distinguished from the control valve for a variable displacement compressor of the first embodiment in that the shape of the
diaphragm 25 is modified. As shown in detail inFIG. 5 , thepresent diaphragm 25 comprises three component parts. First, abase part 40 having a largest diameter has a central portion thereof formed with a hole, and is welded to the flange portion of the bottomedsleeve 21. An intermediate connectingpart 41 in the form of a funnel is disposed on thebase part 40, and adisk 42 is disposed on the intermediate connectingpart 41 in a manner covering the upper opening of the same. Thebase part 40, the intermediate connectingpart 41, and thedisk 42 are formed e.g. of beryllium copper. Thebase part 40 and the intermediate connectingpart 41 have inner peripheral portions thereof welded to each other along the entire perimeters thereof e.g. by forming a protuberance along the inner peripheral edge of thebase part 40 and projection-welding the inner peripheral portions of the two, and the intermediate connectingpart 41 and thedisk 42 have outer peripheral portions thereof welded to each other along the entire perimeters thereof e.g. by laser-welding. Thediaphragm 25 is thus formed. In this case, the bottomedsleeve 21 is formed of the same copper material as thediaphragm 25, and thebase part 40 of thediaphragm 25 is welded to the flange portion of the bottomedsleeve 21 along the entire perimeter thereof under vacuum atmosphere e.g. by laser-welding. - This
diaphragm 25 can have a larger stroke in the direction of displacement than that of the control valve of the first embodiment in which the pressure-sensing section is formed by a single thin metal plate, and hence the control range of the valve section can be expanded. - The control valve for a variable displacement compressor, according to the present invention, is configured such that an assembly is separately formed by sealing the bottomed sleeve containing the movable parts of the solenoid with the diaphragm such that the assembly has a vacuum inside, and the assembly is fixed to the body of the valve section. Further, the assembly is fixed to the body of the valve section with the solenoid coil arranged therearound. Therefore, the control valve is advantageous in its ease of construction.
- The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the present invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and applications shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be regarded as falling within the scope of the invention in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A control valve for a variable displacement compressor, which is mounted on the variable displacement compressor for control of pressure in a gastightly-formed crankcase by sensing suction pressure by a diaphragm,
wherein a core of a solenoid and a plunger urged in a direction away from the core are accommodated in a bottomed sleeve, and an open end of the bottomed sleeve is sealed by the diaphragm such that an inside of the bottomed sleeve is kept gastight.
2. The control valve according to claim 1 , wherein the core is press-fitted in the bottomed sleeve, and a magnetic gap between the core and the plunger is adjusted by an amount of press-fitting of the core into the bottomed sleeve.
3. The control valve according to claim 2 , wherein the bottomed sleeve has a bottom-side portion thereof formed as a part for press-fitting of the core by reducing a diameter of the bottom-side portion.
4. The control valve according to claim 1 , comprising a shaft axially extending through the core and having one end thereof fixed to the plunger, a bearing disposed in contact with a bottom of the bottomed sleeve and supporting the other end of the shaft, and a spring having one end thereof engaged with the shaft and the other end thereof held in abutment with the bearing and urging the plunger in the direction away from the core, and wherein a position of the bearing receiving the spring is changed by deforming the bottom of the bottomed sleeve from outside such that the bottom is dented, to thereby adjust load of the spring.
5. The control valve according to claim 1 , wherein the bottomed sleeve has a flange portion formed on an open end thereof, the diaphragm being circumferentially welded to the flange portion along an entire perimeter thereof to seal the bottomed sleeve, and a sealing member for sealing between a space from which the diaphragm receives the suction pressure and the atmosphere is disposed radially inward of a position where the diaphragm is welded.
6. The control valve according to claim 1 , wherein the diaphragm comprises a base part formed with a hole in a central portion thereof and welded to a flange portion formed on the open end of the bottomed sleeve, a funnel-shaped intermediate connecting part having an inner periphery welded to an inner periphery of the base part, and a disk having an outer periphery welded to an outer periphery of the intermediate connecting part.
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