US20150098852A1 - Scroll compressor - Google Patents

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US20150098852A1
US20150098852A1 US14/456,083 US201414456083A US2015098852A1 US 20150098852 A1 US20150098852 A1 US 20150098852A1 US 201414456083 A US201414456083 A US 201414456083A US 2015098852 A1 US2015098852 A1 US 2015098852A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to a scroll compressor and an air conditioner including the same.
  • Air conditioners are home appliances that maintain indoor air into the most proper state according to use and purpose thereof. For example, such an air conditioner controls indoor air into a cold state during summer and controls indoor air into a warm state during winter. Furthermore, the air conditioner controls humidity of the indoor air and purifies the indoor air to become a pleasant and clean state.
  • the air conditioner has a refrigerant cycle in which compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation processes of a refrigerant are performed.
  • a cooling or heating operation of the air conditioner may be performed to cool or heat the indoor air according to the refrigerant cycle.
  • the air conditioners may be classified into split type air conditioners in which indoor and outdoor units are separated from each other and integral type air conditioners in which indoor and outdoor units are integrally coupled to each other as a single unit according to whether the indoor and outdoor units are separated from each other.
  • the outdoor unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger heat-exchanging with external air
  • the indoor unit includes an indoor heat exchanger heat-exchanging with indoor air.
  • Such an air conditioner may be converted into a cooling mode or heating mode on the basis of the selected mode.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger When the air conditioner operates in the cooling mode, the outdoor heat exchanger serves as a condenser, and the indoor heat exchanger servers as an evaporator.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger when the air conditioner operates in the heating mode, the outdoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, and the indoor heat exchanger serves as a condenser.
  • FIG. 1 is a pressure-enthalpy (p-h) diagram of a refrigerant cycle in an air conditioner according to a related art.
  • p-h pressure-enthalpy
  • the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser and the discharged in a state “c”. Thereafter, the refrigerant is throttled in an expansion device and thus changed into a state “d”, i.e., a two-phase state.
  • the refrigerant throttled in the expansion device is introduced into the evaporator.
  • the refrigerant is heat-exchanged in the evaporator and thus changed into the state “a”.
  • the refrigerant having the state “a” may be in a gaseous phase. In this state, the refrigerant is introduced into the compressor. This refrigerant cycle may be repeatedly performed.
  • heating performance or cooling performance may be limited.
  • an external air condition is severe, i.e., external air around an area on which the air conditioner is installed has a very high or low temperature, a sufficient refrigerant circulation amount has to be secured so as to obtain desired cooling/heating performance.
  • the refrigerant discharged from the condenser is in a supercooled state, i.e., a supercooling degree of the refrigerant is secured, it may be difficult to secure the supercooling of the refrigerant in the system of FIG. 1 even though evaporation performance of the evaporator, i.e., an area of a lower portion of a line connecting points d and a to each other increases. Thus, it may not expect the improvement in performance.
  • this applicant has been applied and registered a heat pump system in which a refrigerant is injected into a scroll compressor by using a refrigerant injection passage (Title: heat pump, Registration number: KR10-1280381, hereinafter, referred to as a “prior art”).
  • first and second refrigerant injection ports are simply provided to perform injection of a refrigerant, but relative positions between an injection hole formed in a compressor and a suction port (a refrigerant suction part) of the compressor are not specialized.
  • the position of the injection hole with respect to the suction port may have a great influence on whether a flow rate of the suction refrigerant or injection refrigerant increases.
  • an inner pressure of a suction chamber increases to reduce a flow rate of the suction refrigerant.
  • an injection flow rate may decrease.
  • Embodiments provide a scroll compressor that is capable of increasing a flow rate of a refrigerant injected into a compressor and an air conditioner including the same.
  • a scroll compressor includes: a motor generating a driving force; a driving shaft passing through the motor to rotate; a main frame supporting an upper portion of the driving shaft; a fixed scroll including at least one coupling part coupled to the main frame and a first wrap; an orbiting scroll disposed to have a phase different with respect to the fixed scroll, the orbiting scroll including a second wrap defining a compression chamber that is rotatable between the first wrap and the second wrap; a suction part suctioning a refrigerant into the compression chamber; a first inflow part disposed on one side of the fixed scroll to inject the refrigerant into the compression chamber; and a second inflow part disposed on the other side of the fixed scroll to inject a refrigerant, which has a pressure different from that of the refrigerant introduced into the first inflow part, into the compression chamber, wherein the first inflow part is disposed at a position at which a first extension line (l1) connecting a central portion of the fixed scroll to a central portion of the su
  • the first preset angle may range from about 80° to about 110°.
  • the second inflow part may be disposed at a position at which the first extension line (l1) connecting the central portion of the fixed scroll to the central portion of the suction part rotates by a second preset angle in the rotation direction of the compression chamber.
  • the second preset angle may range from about 70° to about 100°.
  • the second inflow part may have a phase difference of about 180° with respect to the first inflow part.
  • the first preset angle may range from about 45° to about 65°.
  • the second preset angle may range from about 115° to about 135°.
  • the central portion of the fixed scroll may define a center of gravity of the fixed scroll.
  • the central portion of the fixed scroll may be defined at a point at which a virtual line connecting two facing coupling parts of the plurality of coupling parts to each other and a virtual line connecting the other two facing coupling parts to each other meet each other.
  • the plurality of coupling parts may include a first coupling part, a second coupling part, a third coupling part facing the first coupling part, and a fourth coupling part facing the second coupling part, the first coupling part and the second coupling part may be disposed on one side with respect to a second extension line (l2) perpendicular to the first extension line (l1), and the third coupling part and the fourth coupling part may be disposed on the other side with respect to the second extension line (l2).
  • An opening of the first inflow part may start before a time point at which the suction of the refrigerant through the suction part is completed.
  • the opening of the first inflow part may start when the driving shaft has a rotation angle of about ⁇ 60° to about ⁇ 30°.
  • the opening of the first inflow part may start when the driving shaft has a rotation angle of about ⁇ 10° to about 10°.
  • the fixed scroll may have a discharge hole through which the compressed refrigerant is discharged, and the central portion of the fixed scroll may correspond to a central portion of the discharge hole.
  • a scroll compressor in another embodiment, includes: a fixed scroll including a first wrap; an orbiting scroll disposed to have a phase different with respect to the fixed scroll, the orbiting scroll including a second wrap defining a compression chamber that is rotatable between the first wrap and the second wrap; a suction part suctioning a refrigerant into the compression chamber; a first inflow part disposed on one side of the fixed scroll to inject the refrigerant into the compression chamber; and a second inflow part disposed on the other side of the fixed scroll to inject a refrigerant, which has a pressure different from that of the refrigerant introduced into the first inflow part, into the compression chamber, wherein the first inflow part is disposed at a position at which a first extension line (l1) connecting two points defined on the fixed scroll to each other rotates by an angle of about 80° to about 110° in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the compression chamber.
  • a first extension line (l1) connecting two points defined on the fixed scroll to each other rotates by
  • the two points may include one point representing a central portion of the fixed scroll and the other point representing a central portion of the suction part.
  • the central portion of the fixed scroll may be defined at a point at which a virtual line connecting two facing coupling parts of the plurality of coupling parts to each other and a virtual line connecting the other two facing coupling parts to each other meet each other.
  • the fixed scroll may have a discharge hole through which the compressed refrigerant is discharged, and the central portion of the fixed scroll may correspond to a central portion of the discharge hole.
  • the scroll compressor may further include: a motor generating a driving force; a driving shaft passing through the motor to rotate; and a main frame supporting an upper portion of the driving shaft, wherein the fixed scroll may include a plurality of coupling parts coupled to the main frame.
  • An air conditioner including the scroll compressor may be provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a pressure-enthalpy (p-h) diagram illustrating a refrigerant system depending on an operation of an air conditioner according to a related art.
  • FIG. 2 is a system view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a pressure-enthalpy (p-h) diagram illustrating a refrigerant system depending on an operation of the air conditioner according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of a scroll compressor according to a first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a view of a discharge cover of the scroll compressor according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a portion of the scroll compressor according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a view illustrating arrangements of a scroll wrap and an injection inflow part in the scroll compressor according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating an effect generated due to the arrangement of the injection inflow part according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a view illustrating an arrangement of a scroll wrap and an injection inflow part in a scroll compressor according to a second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating an effect generated due to the arrangement of the injection inflow part according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a view illustrating arrangements of a scroll wrap and an injection inflow part in a scroll compressor according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a system view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a pressure-enthalpy (p-h) diagram illustrating a refrigerant system depending on an operation of the air conditioner according to an embodiment.
  • an air conditioner 1 operates a refrigeration cycle in which a refrigerant is circulated.
  • the air conditioner 1 may perform a cooling or heating operation according to a circulation direction of the refrigerant.
  • the air conditioner 1 When the air conditioner 1 perform the cooling operation, the air conditioner 1 includes a compressor 10 for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser 20 for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressor 10 , first and second expansion devices 30 and 60 for selectively expanding the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 20 , an evaporator 70 for evaporating the refrigerant passing through the first and second expansion devices 30 and 60 , and a refrigerant tube 15 connecting the above-described components to each other to guide a flow of the refrigerant.
  • a compressor 10 for compressing the refrigerant
  • a condenser 20 for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressor 10
  • first and second expansion devices 30 and 60 for selectively expanding the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 20
  • an evaporator 70 for evaporating the refrigerant passing through the first and second expansion devices 30 and 60
  • a refrigerant tube 15 connecting the above
  • the compressor 10 may perform multi-stage compression.
  • the compressor 10 may be a scroll compressor in which the refrigerant is compressed by a relative phase difference between a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. Descriptions relating to the above-described structure will be described later.
  • the air conditioner 1 includes a plurality of supercooling devices 40 and 50 for supercooling the refrigerant passing through the condenser 20 .
  • the plurality of supercooling devices 40 and 50 include a second supercooling device 50 for supercooling the refrigerant passing through the first expansion device 30 and a second supercooling device 40 for supercooling the refrigerant passing through the second supercooling device 50 .
  • the refrigerant discharged from the condenser 20 may not be expanded while passing through the first expansion device 30 .
  • the air conditioner 1 includes a second injection passage 90 for bypassing at least one portion of the refrigerant passing through the first expansion device 30 and a second injection expansion part 95 disposed in the second injection passage 90 to adjust an amount of bypassed refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant may be expanded while passing through the second injection expansion part 95 .
  • the bypassed refrigerant of the refrigerant passing through the first expansion device 30 may be called a “first branch refrigerant”, and the rest of the refrigerant except for the first branch refrigerant may be called a “main refrigerant”.
  • the main refrigerant and the first branch refrigerant are heat-exchanged with each other.
  • the first branch refrigerant Since the first branch refrigerant is changed into a low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant while passing through the second injection expansion part 95 , the first branch refrigerant absorbs heat while the first branch refrigerant is heat-exchanged with the main refrigerant. Also, the main refrigerant releases heat into the first branch refrigerant. Thus, the main refrigerant may be supercooled. Also, the first branch refrigerant passing through the second supercooling device is injected into the compressor 10 through the second injection passage 90 .
  • the second injection passage 90 includes a second injection inflow part 91 for injecting the refrigerant into the compressor 10 .
  • the second injection inflow part 91 is connected to a first position of the compressor 10 .
  • the air conditioner 1 includes a first injection passage 80 for bypassing at least one portion of the refrigerant passing through the second supercooling device 50 and a first injection expansion part 85 disposed in the first injection passage 80 to adjust an amount of bypassed refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant may be expanded while passing through the first injection expansion part 85 .
  • the refrigerant bypassed into the first injection passage 80 may be called a “second branch refrigerant”.
  • the main refrigerant and the second branch refrigerant are heat-exchanged with each other.
  • the second branch refrigerant Since the second branch refrigerant is changed into a low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant while passing through the first injection expansion part 85 , the second branch refrigerant absorbs heat while the second branch refrigerant is heat-exchanged with the main refrigerant. Also, the main refrigerant releases heat into the second branch refrigerant. Thus, the main refrigerant may be supercooled. Also, the second branch refrigerant passing through the first overcooling device 40 is injected into the compressor 10 through the first injection passage 80 .
  • the first injection passage 80 includes a first injection inflow part 81 injecting the refrigerant into the compressor.
  • the first injection inflow part 81 is connected to a second position of the compressor 10 . That is, the first injection inflow part 81 and the second injection inflow part 91 are respectively connected to positions different from each other on the compressor 10 .
  • the refrigerant passing through the first supercooling device 40 is expanded while passing through the expansion device 60 and then introduced into the evaporator 70 . Thereafter, the refrigerant is evaporated in the evaporator 70 and then suctioned into a suction part of the compressor 10 .
  • P-H pressure-enthalpy
  • the refrigerant (a state A) suctioned into the compressor 10 is compressed in the compressor 10 . Then, the refrigerant is mixed with the refrigerant injected into the compressor 10 through the first injection passage 80 . The mixed refrigerant is in a state B. A process in which the refrigerant is compressed from the state A to the state B is called a “first compression”.
  • the refrigerant (a state B) is compressed again, and then the compressed refrigerant is mixed with the refrigerant injected into the compressor 10 through the second injection passage 90 .
  • the mixed refrigerant is in a state C.
  • a process in which the refrigerant is compressed from the state B to the state C is called a “second compression”.
  • the refrigerant (the state C) is compressed again and then is in a state D.
  • a process in which the refrigerant is compressed from the state C to the state D is called a “third compression”.
  • the refrigerant is introduced into the condenser 20 in the state D. Thereafter, when the refrigerant is discharged from the condenser 20 , the refrigerant is in a state E.
  • the refrigerant (the first branch refrigerant) bypassed while passing through the condenser 20 to pass through the second injection expansion part 95 is expanded (a state K) and heat-exchanged with a main refrigerant having the state E.
  • the main refrigerant having the state E is supercooled to a state G.
  • the first branch refrigerant having the state K is injected into the compressor 10 and then is mixed with the refrigerant within the compressor 10 . As a result, the refrigerant is in the state C.
  • the refrigerant (the second branch refrigerant) bypassed while passing through the second supercooling device 50 to pass through the first injection expansion part 85 is expanded to a state M and heat-exchanged with the main refrigerant having the state M.
  • the main refrigerant having the state G is supercooled to a state H.
  • the second branch refrigerant having the state M is injected into the compressor 10 and then is mixed with the refrigerant within the compressor 10 . As a result, the refrigerant is in the state B.
  • the main refrigerant supercooled to a state H is expanded in the expansion device 60 to become to a state I. Then, the refrigerant having the state I is introduced into the evaporator 70 and heat-exchanged in the evaporator 70 . Thereafter, the refrigerant is introduced into the compressor 10 .
  • a pressure corresponding to a D-H line connecting a point D to a point H may be called a “high pressure”
  • a pressure corresponding to a C-K line connecting a point C to a point K i.e., a pressure within the second injection passage 90
  • a pressure corresponding to a B-M line connecting a point B to a point M i.e., a pressure within the first injection passage
  • a pressure corresponding to an A-I line connecting a point A to a point I may be called a “low pressure”.
  • the pressure amplitude may satisfy the following relational expression: the high pressure>the second middle pressure>the first middle pressure>the low pressure.
  • a flow rate Q1 of the refrigerant injected into the compressor 10 through the first injection passage 80 may be proportional to a pressure difference between the high pressure and the first middle pressure.
  • a flow rate Q2 of the refrigerant injection into the compressor 10 through the second injection passage 90 may be proportional to a pressure difference between the high pressure and the second middle pressure.
  • a flow rate of the refrigerant injected into the compressor 10 may increase.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of a scroll compressor according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a view of a discharge cover of the scroll compressor according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a portion of the scroll compressor according to the first embodiment.
  • a scroll compressor 10 includes a housing 110 defining an exterior thereof, a discharge cover 112 covering an upper side of the housing 110 , and a base cover 116 disposed on a lower portion of the housing 110 to store oil.
  • a refrigerant suction part 111 for suctioning a refrigerant evaporated in the evaporator 70 into the compressor is coupled to the discharge cover 112 .
  • the refrigerant suction part 111 passes through the discharge cover 112 to extend downward and then is coupled to a fixed scroll 120 .
  • the scroll compressor 10 includes a motor 160 received within the housing 110 to generate a rotation force, a rotatable driving shaft 150 passing through a center of the motor 160 , a main frame 140 supporting an upper portion of the driving shaft 150 , and a compression part disposed above the main frame 140 to compress a refrigerant.
  • the motor 160 includes a stator 161 coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the housing 110 and a rotor 1 rotating within the stator 161 .
  • the driving shaft 150 is disposed to pass through a central portion of the rotor 162 .
  • An oil supply passage 157 is eccentrically disposed toward one side at a central portion of the driving shaft 150 .
  • oil introduced into the oil supply passage 157 may ascend by a centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the driving shaft 150 .
  • An oil supply part 155 is coupled to a lower portion of the driving shaft 150 .
  • the oil supply part 155 may integrally rotate together with the driving shaft 150 to allow the oil stored in the base cover 116 to move to the oil supply passage 157 .
  • the compression part includes a fixed scroll 120 disposed on a top surface of the main frame 140 to communicate with the refrigerant suction part 111 , orbiting scroll 130 rotatably supported on the top surface of the main frame 140 so that the orbiting scroll 130 is engaged with the fixed scroll 120 to define a compression chamber, and an Oldham's ring disposed between the orbiting scroll 130 and the main frame 140 to prevent the orbiting scroll 130 from rotating while orbiting the orbiting scroll 130 .
  • the orbiting scroll 130 is coupled to the driving shaft 150 to receive the rotation force from the driving shaft 150 .
  • the fixed scroll 120 and the orbiting scroll 130 are disposed so that a phase difference between the fixed scroll 120 and the orbiting scroll 130 is defined at an angle of about 180°.
  • a fixed scroll Wrap 123 having a spiral shape is disposed on the fixed scroll 120 .
  • an orbiting scroll wrap 132 having a spiral shape is disposed on the orbiting scroll 130 .
  • the fixed scroll wrap 123 is called a “first wrap”
  • the orbiting scroll wrap 132 is called a “second wrap”.
  • the compression chamber may be provided in plurality by engaging the fixed scroll wrap 123 with the orbiting scroll wrap 132 .
  • the orbiting scroll 130 may orbit to compress the refrigerant introduced into the plurality of compression chambers at a high pressure.
  • a discharge hole 121 through which the refrigerant compressed at the high pressure and an oil fluid are discharged is defined at an approximately central portion of an upper portion of the fixed scroll 120 .
  • the plurality of compression chambers may be reduced in volume while moving from the outside of the fixed scroll 120 toward a central direction of the discharge hole 121 .
  • the refrigerant is compressed within the compression chambers each of which has the reduced volume and then is discharged to the outside of the fixed scroll 120 through the discharge hole 121 .
  • the fluid discharged through the discharge hole 121 is introduced into the housing 110 and then discharged through a discharge tube 114 .
  • the discharge tube 114 is disposed on a side of the housing 110 .
  • a first injection inflow part for injecting the refrigerant, which flows into the first injection passage 80 , into the compressor 10 and a second injection inflow part 91 for injecting the refrigerant, which flows into the second injection passage 90 , into the compressor 10 are coupled to the compressor 10 .
  • the first and second injection inflow parts 81 and 91 may be coupled to both sides of the discharge cover 112 , respectively.
  • first injection inflow part 81 may pass through the discharge cover 112 and then be inserted into the fixed scroll 120 at one side of the discharge cover 112 .
  • second injection inflow part 91 may pass through the discharge cover 112 and then be inserted into the fixed scroll 120 at the other side of the discharge cover 112 .
  • a plurality of injection holes 124 and 125 for injecting the refrigerant into the plurality of compression chambers are defined in the fixed scroll 120 .
  • the plurality of injection holes 124 and 125 include a first injection hole 124 to which the first injection inflow part 81 is coupled and a second injection hole 125 to which the second injection inflow part 91 is coupled.
  • the first and second injection inflow parts 81 and 91 may be inserted into the injection holes 124 and 125 , respectively.
  • the orbiting scroll wrap 132 may selectively open or close the first and second injection holes 124 and 125 .
  • the orbiting scroll wrap 132 when the orbiting scroll wrap 132 is located at a first position, or the driving shaft 150 is angled at a first angle, the refrigerant suctioned through the refrigerant suction part 111 may be introduced into an opened space that is defined by the fixed scroll warp 123 and the orbiting scroll warp 132 .
  • the opened space may be covered by the orbiting scroll wrap 132 to define a suction chamber.
  • the suction chamber may be understood as a storage space that is in a state in which the refrigerant is completely suctioned.
  • the suction chamber may be converted into a compression chamber while being compressed.
  • the orbiting scroll 130 When the orbiting scroll 130 continuously rotates, the orbiting scroll 130 may be compressed while moving from an outer region of the fixed scroll 120 in a radius direction toward an inner region of the fixed scroll 120 .
  • the compression chamber may move in a counterclockwise direction (see FIG. 7 ).
  • the compression chamber moves to approach the discharge hole 121 .
  • the compression chamber reaches the discharge hole 121 , the refrigerant is discharged through the discharge hole 121 .
  • the formation of the compression chamber and the compression of the refrigerant may be repeatedly performed by the rotation movement of the orbiting scroll 130 .
  • the refrigerant within the first and second injection passages 80 and 90 may be selectively injected into the plurality of compression chambers through the first and second injection inflow parts 81 and 91 .
  • the orbiting scroll wrap 132 may move to selectively open or close the first or second injection hole 124 or 125 .
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the corresponding compression chamber.
  • the refrigerant injected through the first injection inflow part 81 has the first middle pressure
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the compression chamber before the refrigerant is relatively further compressed.
  • the refrigerant injected through the second injection inflow part 91 has the second middle pressure (that is greater than the first middle pressure)
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the compression chamber before the refrigerant is relatively further compressed.
  • the first injection hole 124 may be defined at a position that is relatively far away from the discharge hole 121 in the radius direction, i.e., a position that communicates with the compression chamber having a relatively low pressure.
  • the second injection hole 125 may be defined at a position that is relatively adjacent to the discharge hole 121 in the radius direction than the first injection hole 124 , i.e., a position that communicates with the compression chamber having a relatively high pressure.
  • An opening degree of each of the injection holes 124 and 125 when the refrigerant is injected into the compressor may vary according to the positions of the first and second injection inflow parts 81 and 91 , i.e., the positions of the first and second injection holes 124 and 125 .
  • the position of the compression chamber may be changed according to the rotation of the orbiting scroll warp 132 .
  • Each of the first and second injection holes 124 and 125 may be fully closed, opened by a degree of about 50%, or fully opened according to the positions of the first and second injection holes 124 and 125 with respect to a specific position of the compression chamber.
  • the positions of the first and second injection inflow parts 81 and 82 may be understood as the concept with respect to whether the injection inflow part is opened when the orbiting scroll 130 rotates to a certain angle at a time point at which the refrigerant is completely suctioned through the refrigerant suction part 111 .
  • the rotating degree of the orbiting scroll 130 may correspond to the rotation degree of the driving shaft 150 .
  • the current embodiment specifies a position of the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 and a position of the second injection inflow part 91 or the second injection hole 125 with respect to whether the refrigerant is injected through the first and second injection inflow parts 81 and 91 .
  • FIG. 7 is a view illustrating arrangements of the scroll wrap and the injection inflow part in the scroll compressor according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating an effect generated due to the arrangement of the injection inflow part according to the first embodiment.
  • the orbiting scroll 130 and the fixed scroll 120 according to the first embodiment are engaged with each other to define the compression chamber. Also, the orbiting scroll 130 may rotate to move the compression chamber in a center direction of the fixed scroll 120 from the outside of the fixed scroll 120 , thereby reducing a volume of the compression chamber.
  • the compression chamber includes a first compression chamber 181 and a second compression chamber 183 .
  • the first and second compression chambers 181 and 183 rotate in a counterclockwise direction.
  • the first compression chamber 181 may be disposed at a position of the second compression chamber 183 .
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the first or second compression chamber 181 or 183 .
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the first compression chamber 181 through the first injection hole 124 .
  • the opening and closing of the first injection hole 124 may not represent the momentary turn-on/off concept, but represent the gradual opening/closing concept according to the rotation of the orbiting scroll wrap 132 .
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the second compression chamber 183 through the second injection hole 125 .
  • the opening and closing of the second injection hole 125 may not represent the momentary turn-on/off concept, but represent the gradual opening/closing concept according to the rotation of the orbiting scroll wrap 132 .
  • the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 may be defined at a position at which the first injection hole 124 is opened before the refrigerant is completely suctioned through the refrigerant suction part 111 , i.e., before the suction chamber is completed (before being closed).
  • a central portion or a centroidal portion C1 and a centroidal portion C2 corresponding to a center of the refrigerant suction part 111 may be defined in the fixed scroll 120 .
  • the centroidal portion C1 may be understood as a position that corresponds to a center of gravity of the fixed scroll 120 or the main frame 140 .
  • the centroidal portion C1 may be called a “first central portion”, and the centroidal portion C2 may be called a “second central portion”.
  • the fixed scroll 120 includes a plurality of coupling parts 190 coupled to the main frame 140 .
  • the coupling parts 190 may be provided in even number.
  • the plurality of coupling parts 190 may be provided in four. That is, the four coupling parts 190 includes a first coupling part 190 a , a second coupling part 190 b , a third coupling part 190 c , and a fourth coupling part 190 d , which are spaced apart from each other.
  • the current embodiment is not limited to the number of coupling parts 190 . For example, six, eight, or twelve coupling parts may be provided.
  • the first coupling part 190 a and the second coupling parts 190 b may be disposed on one side with respect to a center of a second extension line l2, and the third coupling part 190 c and the fourth coupling part 190 d may be disposed on the other side with respect to the center of the second extension line l2.
  • the fixed scroll 120 may be coupled to the main frame 140 through the plurality of coupling parts 190 .
  • the fixed scroll 120 may be stably supported on an upper portion of the main frame 140 .
  • centroidal portion C1 of the fixed scroll 120 may be defined at a position at which a first line connecting the two facing coupling parts to each other and a second line connecting the other two coupling parts to each other meet each other.
  • the centroidal portion C1 may be defined at a position at which a first line connecting the first coupling part 190 a to the third coupling part 190 c and a second line connecting the second coupling part 190 b to the fourth coupling part 190 d meet each other.
  • a virtual line extending from the first central portion C1 toward the second central portion C2 may be referred to as the first extension line l1, and a virtual line extending from the first central portion C1 in a direction perpendicular to the first extension line l1 may be referred to as the second extension line l2.
  • the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 may be defined at a position at which the first extension line l1 rotates by a first angle ⁇ 1 in a clockwise direction with respect to the center of the first central portion C1.
  • the clockwise direction may be understood as a direction opposite to the rotation direction (the counterclockwise direction) of the compression chamber.
  • the first angle ⁇ 1 may range from about 80° to about 110°.
  • the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start before a time point at which the suction of the refrigerant is completed, i.e., a time point at which the suction chamber is completed.
  • the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start when the driving shaft 150 has a rotation angle of about ⁇ 30° to about ⁇ 60°. That is, the range of the first angle ⁇ 1 may correspond to the angle range of about ⁇ 30° to about ⁇ 60° with respect to the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 .
  • the suction of the refrigerant may be completed.
  • the rotation angle gradually increases to angles of about 10° and about 20°, an opening degree of the first injection hole 124 may gradually increase to further perform the injection of the refrigerant.
  • the compression of the refrigerant may be continuously performed.
  • a time point at which an amount of injected refrigerant increases because the first injection hole 124 may be fully opened may be a time point at which the compression of the refrigerant starts after the suction of the refrigerant through the refrigerant suction part 111 is completed.
  • the injection hole may be gradually opened for a predetermined time, and the compression of the refrigerant may be performed in the compression chamber just when the injection of the refrigerant is performed.
  • a flow rate of the refrigerant to be injected may decrease due to the pressure difference.
  • the second injection inflow part 91 or the second injection hole 125 may be defined at a position at which the first extension line l1 rotates at a second angle ⁇ 2 in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the center of the first central portion C1.
  • the counterclockwise direction may be understood as a direction corresponding to the rotation direction of the compression chamber.
  • the second angle ⁇ 2 may range from about 70° to about 100°.
  • the second injection inflow part 91 or the second injection hole 125 may have a phase difference of about 180° with respect to the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 and with respect to the basis of the first central portion C1.
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the first compression chamber 181 through the second injection inflow part 91 .
  • the opening of the second injection hole 125 may start at a time point at which the second injection hole 125 rotates at an angle of about 180° with respect to the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 (or the rotation angle of the orbiting scroll wrap 132 ) after a time point at which the opening of the first injection hole 124 starts.
  • the first injection hole 124 may be covered by the orbiting scroll wrap 132 at the time point at which the opening of the second injection hole 125 starts.
  • the compressor 10 may be compressed in two stages while the driving shaft 150 further rotates at an angle of about 180° after the opening of the first injection hole 124 starts.
  • the time point at which the opening of the second injection hole 125 starts may be a time point before the two-stage compression is completed.
  • an opening degree of the second injection hole 125 may increase to increase an amount of injected refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant injected through the second injection hole 125 may be mixed with the refrigerant within the compressor 10 and then compressed in three stages.
  • the refrigerant that is compressed in the three stages may be discharged to the outside of the fixed scroll 120 through the discharge hole 121 .
  • the first injection hole 124 may be opened or closed according to a predetermined period.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a variation in opening degree of the first injection hole 124 according to the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 .
  • a pattern of the opening and closing of the first injection hole 124 may have a waveform similar to an approximately sine wave.
  • a first cycle in which the first injection hole 124 is opened and closed may be completed.
  • a lower area of the waveform may be understood as the sum of opened areas of the first injection hole 124 for a corresponding time.
  • the corresponding time may be a time for which the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 rotates by the first cycle.
  • the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start when the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 is about ⁇ 30°.
  • the first injection hole 124 may have an opening degree of about 5% at a time point at which the driving shaft 150 further rotates to finish the suction of the refrigerant.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 corresponding when the first angle ⁇ 1 of the first injection hole 124 is about 80°. That is, the first injection hole 124 may be opened by an opening degree of about 5% at the time point at which the suction of the refrigerant is completed, i.e., when the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 is about 0°.
  • the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start when the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 is about ⁇ 60°.
  • the first injection hole 124 may have an opening degree of about 23% at a time point at which the driving shaft 150 further rotates to finish the suction of the refrigerant.
  • the first injection hole 124 when the first angle ⁇ 1 of the first injection hole 124 ranges from about 80° to about 110°, the first injection hole 124 may be opened by an opening degree of about 5% to about 23% at the time point at which the suction chamber is completed. That is, since the first injection hole 124 is opened by a predetermined opening degree just when the suction chamber is completed, the injection of the refrigerant may be easily performed, and thus, an amount of injected refrigerant may increase.
  • the pressure (internal resistance) of the compression chamber may be overcome by an inertial force of the refrigerant to increase a flow rate of the injected refrigerant.
  • an opening degree of the first injection hole 124 is less than about 5%, the opening degree may be substantially slight. Thus, a flow rate of refrigerant that is initially injected may not be much. As a result, when the refrigerant is injected, an amount of refrigerant to be injected may be limited by the pressure (the internal resistance) of the compression chamber.
  • the suction of the refrigerant through the refrigerant suction part 111 may be rather limited by the pressure of the injected refrigerant to reduce a flow rate of suctioned refrigerant and allow the refrigerant to reversely flow toward the refrigerant suction part 111 .
  • the first injection hole 124 may be determined in position so that the first injection hole 124 is opened by an opening degree of about 5% to about 23% at the time point at which the suction of the refrigerant is completed.
  • FIG. 9 is a view illustrating an arrangement of a scroll wrap and an injection inflow part in a scroll compressor according to a second embodiment
  • FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating an effect generated due to the arrangement of the injection inflow part according to the second embodiment.
  • a first injection inflow part 81 or a first injection hole 124 may be defined at a position at which a first extension line l1 rotates by a third angle ⁇ 3 in a clockwise direction with respect to a center of a first central portion C1.
  • the clockwise direction may be understood as a direction opposite to a rotation direction (a counterclockwise direction) of a compression chamber.
  • the third angle ⁇ 3 may range from about 45° to about 65°. Also, when the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 are defined at the position corresponding to the third angle ⁇ 3, the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start at a time point that is close to a time point at which suction of the refrigerant is completed.
  • the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start when the driving shaft 150 has a rotation angle of about ⁇ 10° to about 10°. That is, the range of the third angle ⁇ 3 may correspond to the angle range of about ⁇ 10° to about 10° with respect to the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 .
  • the suction of the refrigerant may be completed.
  • the rotation angle gradually increases to angles of about 10° and about 20°, an opening degree of the first injection hole 124 may gradually increase to further perform the injection of the refrigerant.
  • the compression of the refrigerant may be continuously performed.
  • a second injection inflow part 91 or a second injection hole 125 may be defined at a position at which the first extension line l1 rotates at a fourth angle ⁇ 4 in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the center of the first central portion C1.
  • the counterclockwise direction may be understood as a direction corresponding to the rotation direction of a compression chamber.
  • the fourth angle ⁇ 4 may range from about 115° to about 135°.
  • the second injection inflow part 91 or the second injection hole 125 may have a phase difference of about 180° with respect to the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 on the basis of the first central portion C1.
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the first compression chamber 181 through the second injection inflow part 91 .
  • the opening of the second injection hole 125 may start at a time point at which the second injection hole 125 rotates at an angle of about 180° with respect to the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 (or a rotation angle of an orbiting scroll wrap 132 ) after a time point at which the opening of the first injection hole 124 starts.
  • the first injection hole 124 may be covered by the orbiting scroll wrap 132 at the time point at which the opening of the second injection hole 125 starts.
  • the refrigerant may be injected through the first injection hole 124 after the suction of the refrigerant is completed.
  • the increase in the flow rate of injected refrigerant may be limited somewhat.
  • the limited amount may not be much.
  • a suction pressure of the refrigerant in the suction chamber may be about 3 kgf/cm 2
  • a discharge pressure may be about 27 kgf/cm 2 .
  • an inner pressure of the first compression chamber 181 in which the refrigerant is injected may range from about 3 kgf/cm 2 to about 4 kgf/cm 2 .
  • the opening of the second injection hole 125 may start when the driving shaft further rotates to have a rotation angle of about 190°.
  • an inner pressure of the second compression chamber 183 in which the refrigerant is injected may range from about 10 kgf/cm 2 to about 12 kgf/cm 2 .
  • the inner pressure of the second compression chamber 183 may not be relatively high.
  • the inner pressure of the second compression chamber 183 may be lower than a pressure of the refrigerant injected through the second injection hole 125 .
  • an inner pressure of the first compression chamber 181 in which the refrigerant is injected may range from about 4 kgf/cm 2 to about 5 kgf/cm 2 .
  • the opening of the second injection hole 125 may start when the driving shaft further rotates to have a rotation angle of about 210° (a dotted square shape).
  • an inner pressure of the second compression chamber 183 in which the refrigerant is injected may range from about 23 kgf/cm 2 to about 24 kgf/cm 2 .
  • the inner pressure of the second compression chamber 183 may very high.
  • the inner pressure (internal resistance) of the second compression chamber 183 may be greater than or slightly different from the pressure of the injected refrigerant.
  • the limitation in which the injection of the refrigerant through the second injection hole 125 is limited may be prevented.
  • the refrigerant since the opening of the first injection hole 124 starts when the driving shaft 150 has a rotation angle of about 10° or less, the refrigerant may be easily injected through the second injection hole 125 . Therefore, a flow rate of the injected refrigerant may increase.
  • the current embodiment is similar to the first embodiment except for a method for setting a reference point for determining a first injection inflow part (or a first injection hole) and a second injection part (or a second injection hole).
  • a reference point for determining a first injection inflow part or a first injection hole
  • a second injection part or a second injection hole
  • FIG. 11 is a view illustrating arrangements of a scroll wrap and an injection inflow part in a scroll compressor according to the third embodiment.
  • a first injection inflow part 81 or a first injection hole 124 may be defined at a position at which the first injection hole 124 is opened before a refrigerant is completely suctioned through the refrigerant suction part 111 , i.e., before a suction chamber is completed (before being closed).
  • a central portion C3 of a discharge hole 121 and a central portion C2 corresponding to a center of the refrigerant suction part 111 may be defined in a fixed scroll 120 .
  • a central portion C3 of the discharge hole 121 may be called a “first central portion”, and the central portion C2 may be called a “second central portion”.
  • the central portion C3 of the discharge hole 121 may be defined at an approximately central portion of the fixed scroll 120 and be adjacent to the centroidal portion C1 that is described in the first embodiment.
  • the fixed scroll 120 does not have a circular shape, but has a polygonal or an asymmetric shape, it may be difficult to determine the centroidal portion by using the two coupling parts facing each other or the other two coupling parts.
  • each of the first and second injection inflow parts 81 and 91 may be determined in position by using the central portion C3 of the discharge hole 121 that is adjacent to the centroidal portion of the fixed scroll.
  • a virtual line extending from the first central portion C3 toward the second central portion C2 may be referred to as the first extension line l3
  • a virtual line extending from the first central portion C3 in a direction perpendicular to the first extension line l3 may be referred to as the second extension line l2.
  • the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 may be defined at a position at which the first extension line l3 rotates by a first angle ⁇ 5 in a clockwise direction with respect to the center of the first central portion C1.
  • the clockwise direction may be understood as a direction opposite to a rotation direction (a counterclockwise direction) of a compression chamber.
  • the first angle ⁇ 5 may range from about 80° to about 110°. Also, when the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 are defined at the position corresponding to the first angle ⁇ 5, the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start before a time point at which the suction of the refrigerant is completed, i.e., a time point at which the suction chamber is completed.
  • the opening of the first injection hole 124 may start when the driving shaft 150 has a rotation angle of about ⁇ 30° to about ⁇ 60°. That is, the range of the first angle ⁇ 5 may correspond to the angle range of about ⁇ 30° to about ⁇ 60° with respect to the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 .
  • the suction of the refrigerant may be completed.
  • the rotation angle gradually increases to angles of about 10° and about 20°, an opening degree of the first injection hole 124 may gradually increase to further perform the injection of the refrigerant.
  • the compression of the refrigerant may be continuously performed.
  • a time point at which an amount of injected refrigerant increases because the first injection hole 124 may be fully opened may be a time point at which the compression of the refrigerant starts after the suction of the refrigerant through the refrigerant suction part 111 is completed.
  • the compression of the refrigerant may be performed together when the injection hole is slowly opened for a predetermined time to inject the refrigerant.
  • a pressure within the compression chamber is above a predetermined pressure, i.e., internal resistance of the compression chamber is large, a flow rate of the refrigerant to be injected may decrease due to the pressure difference.
  • a second injection inflow part 91 or a second injection hole 125 may be defined at a position at which the first extension line l3 rotates at a second angle ⁇ 6 in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the center of the first central portion C3.
  • the counterclockwise direction may be understood as a direction corresponding to the rotation direction of a compression chamber.
  • the second angle ⁇ 6 may range from about 70° to about 100°.
  • the second injection inflow part 91 or the second injection hole 125 may have a phase difference of about 180° with respect to the first injection inflow part 81 or the first injection hole 124 .
  • the refrigerant may be injected into the first compression chamber 181 through the second injection inflow part 91 .
  • the opening of the second injection hole 125 may start at a time point at which the second injection hole 125 rotates at an angle of about 180° with respect to the rotation angle of the driving shaft 150 (or a rotation angle of an orbiting scroll wrap 132 ) after a time point at which the opening of the first injection hole 124 starts.
  • the first injection hole 124 may be covered by the orbiting scroll wrap 132 at the time point at which the opening of the second injection hole 125 starts.
  • the compressor 10 may be compressed in two stages while the driving shaft 150 further rotates at an angle of about 180° after the opening of the first injection hole 124 starts.
  • the time point at which the opening of the second injection hole 125 starts may be a time point before the two-stage compression is completed.
  • an opening degree of the second injection hole 125 may increase to increase an amount of injected refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant injected through the second injection hole 125 may be mixed with the refrigerant within the compressor 10 and then compressed in three stages.
  • the refrigerant that is compressed in the three stages may be discharged to the outside of the fixed scroll 120 through the discharge hole 121 .
  • the refrigerant may be injected into different positions of the scroll compressor to increase a circulating amount of refrigerant in the system. Therefore, the cooling/heating performance may be improved.
  • the refrigerant having the middle pressure is injected into the compressor, a power required for compressing the refrigerant in the compressor may be reduced to improve the cooling/heating efficiency.
  • the pressure (the middle pressure) of the injected refrigerant may be reduced to increase the flow rate of injected refrigerant.
  • first injection inflow part and the second injection inflow part are provided to have a predetermined phase difference therebetween, the opening/closing time points of the first and second injection inflow parts may be optimized, thereby effectively injecting and compressing the refrigerant.
  • the first injection inflow part may be defined at a predetermined position in a direction opposite to the compression direction with respect to the virtual line l1 connecting the central portion C1 of the fixed scroll and the central portion C2 of the refrigerant suction part, and the second injection inflow part may be defined at a predetermined position in the compression direction with respect to the virtual line l1.
  • the injection hole may be opened by a predetermined opening degree at the time point at which the suction of the refrigerant is completed. Then, while the compression is performed, the opening degree of the injection hole may increase to increase the flow rate of injected refrigerant.

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