US20190017506A1 - Scroll compressor - Google Patents
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- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present disclosure relates to a scroll compressor provided with a compression mechanism having a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll, and in particular, to a structure of allowing the compression mechanism to hold an Oldham ring that is a mechanism preventing the orbiting scroll from rotating on its axis.
- an Oldham ring ( 100 ) is typically used to allow revolution of an orbiting scroll (not illustrated) while substantially preventing rotation of the orbiting scroll on its axis, as illustrated in FIG. 17 that is a plan view of a housing and the Oldham ring, FIG. 18 that is a cross-sectional view taken along line XVIII-XVIII of FIG. 17 , FIG. 19 that is a plan view of the Oldham ring, and FIG. 20 that is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX-XX of FIG. 19 .
- the Oldham ring ( 100 ) is comprised of a ring portion ( 101 ) and keys ( 102 , 103 ) which are integrally formed together.
- the Oldham ring ( 100 ) includes a pair of keys ( 102 ) and another pair of keys ( 103 ), the keys ( 102 ) being disposed on a surface of the ring portion ( 101 ) closer to a housing ( 110 ), the keys ( 103 ) being disposed on another surface of the ring portion ( 101 ) closer to the orbiting scroll.
- the pair of keys ( 102 ) protrudes from the surface of the ring portion ( 101 ) closer to the housing ( 110 ) in a direction perpendicular to the surface.
- the other pair of keys ( 103 ) protrude from the surface of the ring portion ( 101 ) closer to the orbiting scroll in a direction perpendicular to the surface.
- the housing ( 110 ) is provided with an annular opening ( 111 .) movably housing the ring portion ( 101 ) and a key groove ( 112 ) engaged with the keys ( 102 ).
- Patent Document 1 discloses, as a modification of the above structure, a structure in which the keys ( 102 , 103 ) are disposed so as to protrude radially outwardly from the ring portion ( 101 ), as illustrated in FIGS. 21 to 24 .
- Patent Document 2 discloses, as illustrated in FIGS. 25 to 28 , a structure in which one pair of keys ( 102 ) of the pair of keys ( 102 ) and the pair of keys ( 103 ) of the Oldham ring ( 100 ) are formed to protrude radially inwardly from the ring portion ( 101 ), and not to protrude in the direction perpendicular to the surface.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-185462
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. S63-138181
- the typical configuration of the Oldham ring ( 100 ) shown in FIGS. 17 to 20 has a small sliding area between the key ( 102 ) and the key groove ( 112 ), and thus, a contact pressure of the key sliding surface is increased, resulting in insufficient strength of the keys ( 102 ) of the Oldham ring ( 100 ).
- the outer periphery of the housing ( 110 ) may have to be provided with a notch ( 115 ), resulting in decreased strength of the housing ( 110 ).
- the keys ( 102 , 103 ) are formed in the radially outside of the ring portion ( 101 ), and thus, a moment applied to the keys ( 102 , 103 ) is increased, resulting in decreased strength of the Oldham ring ( 100 ).
- the key groove ( 112 ) of the housing ( 110 ) is formed on an orbiting scroll facing surface ( 120 ) on which the orbiting scroll (not illustrated) faces the surface of the housing ( 110 ), and thus, the effective area of the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 120 ) is decreased, resulting in increased contact pressure.
- the sealing ring may hinder the formation of the key groove ( 112 ).
- a first aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a scroll compressor including: a housing ( 23 ) into which a drive shaft ( 40 ) is inserted: an Oldham ring ( 50 ) configured to be slidable on the housing ( 23 ) by a first key mechanism ( 51 ) in a first direction perpendicular to an axial center of drive shaft ( 40 ); a fixed scroll ( 21 ) fixed to the housing ( 23 ); and an orbiting scroll ( 22 ) meshing with the fixed scroll ( 21 ) and configured to be slidable on the Oldham ring ( 50 ) by a second key mechanism ( 52 ) in a second direction perpendicular to the axial center of drive shaft ( 40 ), the first key mechanism ( 51 ) including a first key ( 54 ) provided to the Oldham ring ( 50 ) and a first key groove ( 61 ) formed in the housing ( 23 ).
- the housing ( 23 ) includes a flange ( 23 a ) to which the fixed scroll ( 21 ) is fixed and which includes a facing portion ( 71 ) having a predetermined thickness and having an orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) facing the orbiting scroll ( 22 ), and an annular opening ( 72 ) formed around the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) and movably housing the ring portion ( 53 ), and the first key groove ( 61 ) is formed in a position adjacent to a back surface of the facing portion ( 71 ) opposite to the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) so as to extend radially inwardly from the annular opening ( 72 ).
- the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) facing the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) may be in contact
- the first key ( 64 ) protrudes from the ring portion ( 53 ) of the Oldham ring ( 50 ) toward the housing ( 23 ) and further protrudes in the radially inward direction of the ring portion ( 53 ). This can sufficiently increase the area of the sliding surface between the first key ( 54 ) and the first key groove ( 61 ) to reduce a contact pressure of the key sliding surface.
- the first key ( 54 ) protrudes in the radially inward direction of the Oldham ring ( 50 ), the outer periphery of the housing ( 23 ) does not have to be notched, and the moment of the first key ( 54 ) can be reduced.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is formed in the position adjacent to the back side of the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) (in the position adjacent to the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 )), and thus, the first key groove ( 61 ) does not hinder the formation of the sealing ring.
- a second aspect of the present disclosure is an embodiment of the first aspect.
- the first key ( 54 ) includes a pair of first keys ( 54 ) opposed to each other by 180° on the Oldham ring ( 50 ), and an interval (A) between the pair of the first keys ( 54 ) is smaller than an outer diameter (B) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ), and a thickness (C) of the ring portion ( 53 ) is larger than a thickness (D) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the second aspect satisfies the above dimension relationship, making it possible to easily attach the Oldham ring ( 50 ) to the housing ( 23 ) along an oblique direction, as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 .
- a third aspect of the present disclosure is an embodiment of the first or second aspect of the present disclosure.
- the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 ) is a tilted surface ( 71 a ) such that a thickness of the facing portion ( 71 ) increases toward an inner periphery of the facing portion ( 71 ).
- the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 ) is the tilted surface ( 71 a ), and thus, when the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is attached to the housing ( 23 ), the first key ( 54 ) can be easily inserted into the first key groove ( 61 ).
- a fourth aspect of the present disclosure is an embodiment of the first, second, or third aspect of the present disclosure.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is a groove opened on a hack surface of the flange ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the first key ( 54 ) engages with the first key groove ( 61 ) opened on the back surface of the flange ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), allowing the Oldham ring ( 50 ) to operate.
- a fifth aspect of the present disclosure is an embodiment of the first, second, or third aspect of the present disclosure.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is a groove opened on an outer peripheral surface of the flange ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the first key ( 54 ) engages with the first key groove ( 61 ) opened on the outer peripheral surface of the flange ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), allowing the Oldham ring ( 50 ) to operate.
- a sixth aspect of the present disclosure is an embodiment of the first, second, or third. aspect of the present disclosure.
- the facing portion ( 71 ) is configured as a separate member different from the housing ( 23 ) and fixed to a main body of the housing ( 23 ).
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is formed by fixing the facing portion ( 71 ) configured as a separate member to the main body of the housing ( 23 ), and the first key ( 54 ) engages with the first key groove 61 ), allowing the Oldham ring ( 50 ) to operate.
- the first key ( 64 ) protrudes from the ring portion ( 53 ) of the Oldham ring ( 50 ) toward the housing ( 23 ) and further protrudes in the radially inward direction of the ring portion ( 53 ).
- This can sufficiently increase the area of the sliding surface between the first key ( 54 ) and the first key groove ( 61 ), and reduce a contact pressure of the key sliding surface contributing to preventing insufficient strength of the first key ( 54 ) of the Oldham ring ( 50 ).
- the first key ( 54 ) protrudes in the direction radially inward of the Oldham ring ( 50 ), and the outer periphery of the housing ( 23 ) does not have to be notched.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is formed in the position adjacent to the back side of the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) (in the position adjacent to the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 )), the first key groove ( 61 ) does not hinder the formation of the sealing ring, and it is possible to use the seal ring ( 50 ) in a configuration in which the first key ( 54 ) and the first key groove ( 61 ) engage with each other.
- the interval (A) between the pair of the first keys ( 54 ) is smaller than the outer diameter (B) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ), and the thickness (C) of the ring portion ( 53 ) is larger than the thickness (D) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the Oldham ring ( 50 ) can be easily attached to the housing ( 23 ) along an oblique direction. Accordingly, the Oldham ring ( 50 ) does not have to be made large, making it possible to reduce the size of the mechanism.
- the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 ) is the tilted surface ( 71 a ), and thus, when the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is attached to the housing ( 23 ), the first key ( 54 ) can be easily inserted into the first key groove ( 61 ), improving ease of attachment.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is a groove opened on the back surface of the flange ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), easily forming the first key groove ( 61 ).
- the first key groove ( 61 ) which is a groove opened on the outer peripheral surface of the flange ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), can be easily formed.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) can be easily formed by fixing the facing portion ( 71 ) configured as a separate member to the main body of the housing ( 23 ).
- FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a scroll compressor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a state in which an Oldham ring is being attached to a housing.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the Oldham ring.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the Oldham ring is being attached to the housing having a body whose back surface side is opened, and provided with a first key groove.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 8 illustrates a relationship between the dimension of the housing and the dimension of the Oldham ring.
- FIG. 9 illustrates a portion of FIG. 8 on an enlarged scale.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating a first state in which the Oldham ring is being attached to the housing.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating a second state in which the Oldham ring is being attached to the housing.
- FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a housing according to a first variation.
- FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a housing according to a second variation.
- FIG. 14 is a plan view of a housing and an Oldham ring according to a third variation.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XV-XV of FIG. 14 .
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a compressor according to another embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a plan view illustrating a state in which an Oldham ring is being attached to a housing according to a first conventional example.
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XVIII-XVIII of FIG. 17 .
- FIG. 19 is a plan view of the Oldham ring of the first conventional example.
- FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX-XX of FIG. 19 .
- FIG. 21 is a plan view illustrating a state in which an Oldham ring is being attached to a housing according to a second conventional example.
- FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXII-XXII of FIG. 21 .
- FIG. 23 is a plan view of the Oldham ring of the second conventional example.
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXIV-XXIV of FIG. 23 .
- FIG. 25 is a plan view illustrating a state in which an Oldham ring is being attached to a housing according to a third conventional example.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXVI-XXVI of FIG. 25 .
- FIG. 27 is a plan view of the Oldham ring of the third conventional example.
- FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken alone line XXVIII-XXVIII of 27 .
- a scroll compressor is provided to, e.g., a refrigerant circuit of an air conditioner performing a vapor compression refrigeration cycle, and compresses a low-pressure refrigerant that has been sucked from an evaporator to discharge it into a condenser.
- the scroll compressor ( 1 ) is a so-called hermetic compressor.
- This scroll compressor ( 1 ) includes a casing ( 10 ) that is a hermetically-sealed container with a vertically oriented cylindrical shape.
- the casing ( 10 ) includes a body ( 11 ) with a vertically oriented cylindrical shape, an upper end plate ( 12 ) fixed to the upper end of the body ( 11 ), and a lower end plate ( 13 ) fixed to the lower end of the body ( 11 ).
- This casing ( 10 ) houses a compression mechanism ( 20 ) compressing a refrigerant, and an electric motor ( 45 ) driving the compression mechanism ( 20 ).
- the electric motor ( 45 ) is disposed below the compression mechanism ( 20 ), and is coupled to the compression mechanism ( 20 ) through a drive shaft ( 40 ) that is a rotational shaft.
- the electric motor ( 45 ) is implemented as a brushless DC motor controlled by an inverter to adjust a rotational speed to be variable.
- a discharge pipe ( 5 ) passes through and is attached to the upper end plate ( 12 ) that is a top of the casing ( 10 ).
- This discharge pipe ( 15 ) has its terminal end (the lower end in the figure) connected to the compression mechanism ( 20 ).
- a suction pipe ( 14 ) passes through and is attached to the body ( 11 ) of the casing ( 10 ).
- This suction pipe ( 14 ) has its terminal end (the right end in the figure) open toward a space between the compression mechanism ( 20 ) and the electric motor ( 45 ) in the casing ( 10 ).
- the drive shaft ( 40 ) is disposed on the vertical center line of the easing ( 10 ).
- the drive shaft ( 40 ) is a crank shaft including a main shaft portion ( 41 ) and an eccentric portion ( 42 ).
- the eccentric portion ( 42 ) has a smaller diameter than the main shaft portion ( 41 ), and is formed on the upper surface of the main shaft portion ( 41 ).
- the eccentric portion ( 42 ) is eccentric from the axial center of the main shaft portion ( 41 ) by a predetermined dimension, and constitutes an eccentric pin.
- a lower bearing holder ( 48 ) is fixed to a portion adjacent to the lower end of the body ( 11 ) of the casing ( 10 ). This lower bearing holder ( 48 ) rotatably supports the lower end of the main shaft portion ( 41 ) of the drive shaft ( 40 ) through a sliding bearing ( 48 a ).
- the interior of the drive shaft ( 40 ) is provided with an oil supply passage ( 44 ) extending vertically.
- the lower end of the main shaft portion ( 41 ) is provided with an oil supply pump ( 43 ).
- This oil supply pump ( 43 ) sucks refrigerating machine oil from the bottom of the casing ( 10 ).
- the refrigerating machine oil passes through the oil supply passage ( 44 ) of the drive shaft ( 40 ) to be supplied to the sliding portion of the compression mechanism ( 20 ) and the bearing of the drive shaft ( 40 ).
- the electric motor( 45 ) is comprised of a stator ( 46 ) and a rotor ( 47 ).
- the stator ( 46 ) is fixed to the body ( 11 ) of the casing ( 10 ).
- the rotor ( 47 ) is coupled to the main shaft portion ( 41 ) of the drive shaft ( 40 ) to drive the drive shaft ( 40 ) in rotation.
- the compression mechanism ( 20 ) includes a fixed scroll ( 21 ), an orbiting scroll ( 22 ), and a housing ( 23 ) fixing and supporting the fixed scroll ( 21 ).
- the fixed scroll ( 21 ) and the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) respectively include spiral laps ( 21 b, 22 b ) meshing with each other on end plates ( 21 a, 22 a ).
- the compression mechanism ( 20 ) is configured such that the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) rotates eccentrically relative to the fixed scroll ( 21 ).
- the housing ( 23 ) is comprised of a main body (flange) ( 23 a ) and a bearing holder ( 23 b ).
- the main body ( 23 a ) is formed to be vertically continuous with the bearing holder ( 23 b ), and the main body ( 23 a ) is fitted into and coupled to the body ( 11 ) of the casing ( 10 ).
- the bearing holder ( 23 b ) has a smaller diameter than the main body ( 23 a ), and protrudes downward from the main body ( 23 a ).
- the bearing holder ( 23 b ) rotatably supports the main shaft portion ( 41 ) of the drive shaft ( 40 ) through a sliding bearing ( 23 c ).
- the fixed scroll ( 21 ) is comprised of a fixed end plate ( 21 a ), a fixed lap ( 21 b ), and an edge portion ( 21 c ).
- the fixed end plate ( 21 a ) is formed to have a substantially disk shape.
- the fixed lap ( 21 b ) stands near the middle portion of the lower surface of the fixed end plate 21 a ), and is integrally formed with the fixed end plate ( 21 a ).
- the fixed lap ( 21 b ) is formed to have a spiral wall shape with a constant height.
- the edge portion ( 21 c ) is a wall extending downward from the outer peripheral portion of the fixed end plate ( 21 a ), and has a lower surface overlapping with the upper surface of the main body ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ) to be fixed to the housing ( 23 ).
- the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) is comprised of an orbiting end plate ( 22 a ), an orbiting lap ( 22 b ), and a boss ( 22 c ).
- the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ) is formed to have a substantially disk shape.
- the orbiting lap ( 22 b ) stands on upper surface of the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ), and is integrally formed with the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ).
- the orbiting lap ( 22 b ) is formed to have a spiral wall shape with a constant height, and to mesh with the fixed lap ( 21 b ) of the fixed scroll ( 21 ).
- the upper end of the fixed end plate ( 21 a ) is provided with a depression ( 21 g ), and a discharge cover ( 27 ) is attached to the upper surface of the fixed end plate ( 21 a ) to cover the depression ( 21 g ).
- a space where the depression ( 21 g ) is covered with the discharge cover ( 27 ) is a discharge chamber ( 28 ) communicating with the discharge pipe ( 15 ).
- a middle lower portion of the fixed end plate a ) is provided with a discharge port ( 26 ) communicating with the discharge chamber ( 28 ), and the discharge port ( 26 ) communicates with a compression chamber formed between the fixed lap ( 21 b ) and the orbiting lap ( 22 b ).
- both upper and lower spaces ( 16 ) and ( 17 ) of the housing ( 23 ) are low-pressure spaces filled with a low-pressure refrigerant.
- the boss ( 22 c ) extends downwardly from the lower surface of the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ), and integrally formed with the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ).
- the eccentric portion ( 42 ) of the drive shaft ( 40 ) is inserted into the boss ( 22 c ) through a sliding bearing ( 22 d ). Therefore, if the drive shaft ( 40 ) rotates, the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) revolves around the axial center of the main shaft portion ( 41 ).
- the revolution radius of the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) is the same as the eccentricity of the eccentric portion ( 42 ), i.e., a distance from the axial center of the main shaft portion ( 41 ) to the axial center of the eccentric portion ( 42 ).
- the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ) is disposed in a first recess ( 23 d ) provided to the upper end of the housing ( 23 ).
- the boss ( 22 c ) is disposed in a second recess (a crank chamber) ( 23 e ) provided to the main body ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is disposed between the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ) and the housing ( 23 ) to prevent the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) from rotating on its axis.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is being attached to the housing ( 23 ) and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the Oldham ring ( 50 ), and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG. 4 .
- the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is configured to be slidable on the housing ( 23 ), into which the drive shaft ( 40 ) is inserted, by a first key mechanism ( 51 ) in a first direction perpendicular to the axial center of drive shaft ( 40 ).
- the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) meshes with the fixed scroll ( 21 ) fixed to the housing ( 23 ), and is configured to be slidable on the Oldham ring ( 50 ) by a second key mechanism ( 52 ) in a second direction perpendicular to the axial center of drive shaft ( 40 ).
- the Oldham ring ( 50 ) has a ring portion ( 53 ).
- the first key mechanism ( 51 ) is comprised of a first key ( 54 ) provided to the ring portion ( 53 ) and a first key groove ( 61 ) formed in the housing ( 23 ).
- the second key mechanism ( 52 ) is comprised of a second key ( 55 ) provided to the ring portion ( 53 ) and a second key groove ( 62 ) formed in the orbiting scroll ( 22 ).
- a reciprocating motion of the first key ( 54 ) in the first key groove ( 61 ) and a reciprocating motion of the second key ( 55 ) in the second key groove ( 62 ) are synthesized to allow the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) engaging with the second key ( 55 ) to rotate on its axis, not to revolve around the fixed scroll ( 21 ) fixed to the housing ( 23 ).
- the first key ( 54 ) protrudes from the ring portion ( 53 ) of the Oldham ring ( 50 ) toward the housing ( 23 ) (away from the orbiting scroll ( 22 )), and further protrudes in a radially inward direction of the ring portion ( 53 ).
- the housing ( 23 ) includes a main body ( 23 a ) that is a flange to which the fixed scroll ( 21 ) is fixed, and the main body ( 23 a ) includes: a facing portion ( 71 ) having a predetermined thickness and having an orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) being in contact with and facing (sliding on) the orbiting scroll ( 22 ); and an annular opening ( 72 ) formed around the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) and movably housing the ring portion ( 53 ).
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is provided to the back surface ( 71 a ) of the facing portion ( 71 ) (the surface opposite to the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 )) so as to extend radially inwardly from the annular opening ( 72 ).
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is preferably a groove opened on the back surface of the main body ( 23 a ) that is the flange of the housing ( 23 ).
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is supposed to be a groove opened on the back surface of the main body ( 23 a ), as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7 .
- the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) is provided with a groove, i.e., a seal ring mounting groove ( 75 ) provided in a situation where a sealing ring is mounted to the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ).
- the first key ( 54 ) includes a pair of first keys ( 54 ) opposed to each other by 180° on the Oldham ring ( 50 ).
- the second key ( 55 ) includes a pair of second keys ( 55 ) opposed to each other by 180° on the Oldham ring ( 50 ) so as to be at right angles with the first key ( 54 ).
- the interval (A) between the pair of the first keys ( 54 ) is smaller than the outer diameter (B) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ), and the thickness (C) of the ring portion ( 53 ) is larger than the thickness (D) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 ) is a tilted surface ( 71 a ) such that the thickness of the facing portion ( 71 ) increases toward the inner periphery of the facing portion ( 71 ).
- one first key ( 54 ) is inserted into one first key groove ( 61 ) from the annular opening ( 72 ) while the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is tilted, allowing one first key ( 54 ) to engage with the back surface ( 71 a ) of the facing portion ( 71 ) as illustrated in FIG. 11 . Then, the other first key ( 54 ) is inserted into the other first key groove ( 61 ). This allows for attaching the Oldham ring ( 50 ) to the housing ( 23 ).
- the drive shaft ( 40 ) rotates and the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) revolves relative to the fixed scroll ( 21 ).
- the Oldham ring ( 50 ) prevents the fixed scroll ( 21 ) from rotating on its axis.
- volume of the compression chambers ( 25 a. 25 b ) increase and decrease repeatedly and periodically.
- the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is sucked from the suction pipe ( 14 ) through a suction passage (not shown) and the suction port ( 29 ) into the compression chambers ( 25 a, 25 b ) when the volume of a portion, communicating with the suction port ( 29 ), of the compression chambers ( 25 a, 25 b ) is increased, and the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is compressed and discharged from the discharge port ( 26 ) to the discharge chamber ( 28 ) when the volume of a portion in which a suction side is closed decreases.
- the refrigerant in the discharge chamber ( 28 ) is supplied from the discharge pipe ( 15 ) to the condenser in the refrigerant circuit, and is circulated in the refrigerant circuit. Then, the refrigerant in the discharge chamber ( 28 ) is sucked into the scroll compressor ( 1 ), again.
- the first key ( 64 ) protrudes from the ring portion ( 53 ) of the Oldham ring ( 50 ) toward the housing ( 23 ) and further protrudes in the radially inward direction of the ring portion ( 53 ). This can sufficiently increase the area of the sliding surface between the first key ( 54 ) and the first key groove ( 61 ) to reduce a contact pressure of the key sliding surface.
- the first key ( 54 ) protrudes in the radially inward direction of the Oldham ring ( 50 ), and the outer periphery of the housing ( 23 ) does not have to be notched (see FIG. 20 ), and the moment of the first key ( 54 ) can be reduced.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is formed in the position adjacent to the back side of the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) (in the position adjacent to the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 )), and thus, even if a sealing ring (not illustrated) is used, the first key groove ( 61 ) does not hinder the formation of the sealing ring.
- the pair of first keys ( 54 ) are opposed to each other by 180° on the Oldham ring ( 50 ) to satisfy the relationship such that the interval (A) between the pair of the first keys ( 54 ) is smaller than the outer diameter (B) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ) and the thickness (C) of the ring portion ( 53 ) is larger than the thickness (D) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the Oldham ring ( 50 ) can be easily attached to the housing ( 23 ) along an oblique direction.
- the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 ) is the tilted surface ( 71 a ), and thus, when the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is attached to the housing ( 23 ), the first key ( 54 ) can be easily inserted into the first key groove ( 61 ).
- the first key ( 54 ) engages with the first key groove ( 61 ) opened on the back surface of the flange ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), allowing the Oldham ring ( 50 ) to operate.
- the first key ( 64 ) protrudes from the ring portion ( 53 ) of the Oldham ring ( 50 ) toward the housing ( 23 ) and further protrudes in the radially inward direction of the ring portion ( 53 ).
- This can sufficiently increase the area of the sliding surface between the first key ( 54 ) and the first key groove ( 61 ) to reduce a contact pressure of the key sliding surface. Therefore, this can contribute to preventing insufficient strength of the first key ( 54 ) of the Oldham ring ( 50 ).
- the outer periphery of the housing ( 23 ) does not have to be notched, and the moment of the first key ( 54 ) can be reduced. Therefore, this can contribute to preventing the strength of the Oldham ring ( 50 ) from decreasing too much.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) is formed in the position adjacent to the back side of the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) (in the position adjacent to the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 )), and thus, the first key groove ( 61 ) does not hinder the formation of the sealing ring (not illustrated). Therefore, this makes it possible to use the seal ring ( 50 ) in a configuration in which the first key ( 54 ) and the first key groove ( 61 ) engage with each other.
- the interval (A) between the pair of the first keys ( 54 ) is smaller than the outer diameter (B) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ), and the thickness (C) of the ring portion ( 53 ) is larger than the thickness (D) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the Oldham ring ( 50 ) can be easily attached to the housing ( 23 ) along an oblique direction. Accordingly, the Oldham ring ( 50 ) does not have to be made large, making it possible to reduce the size of the mechanism.
- the back surface of the facing portion ( 71 ) is the tilted surface ( 71 a ), and thus, when the Oldham ring ( 50 ) is attached to the housing ( 23 ), the first key ( 54 ) can be easily inserted into the first key groove ( 61 ), improving ease of attachment.
- the first key groove ( 61 ) which is a groove opened on the back surface of the main body (flange) ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), can be easily formed.
- the facing portion ( 71 ) may have a plate shape with a constant thickness. Such a configuration also allows for easily forming the first key groove ( 61 ) in the main body ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), and easily mounting the first key ( 54 ) in the first key groove ( 61 ).
- the facing portion ( 71 ) may be configured as a separate member fixed to the main body ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ). Such a configuration also allows for easily forming the first key groove ( 61 ) in the main body ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ), and easily mounting the first key ( 54 ) in the first key groove ( 61 ).
- the first key groove ( 61 ) may be a groove opened on the outer peripheral surface of the main body (flange) ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- the groove opened on the outer peripheral surface of the main body (flange) ( 23 a ) of the housing ( 23 ) which functions as first key groove ( 61 ) can be easily formed.
- the interval (A) between the pair of the first keys ( 54 ) is set to be smaller than the outer diameter (B) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ), and the thickness (C) of the ring portion ( 53 ) is set to be larger than the thickness (D) of the facing portion( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ).
- these elements do not necessarily have to be set as described above.
- oil may remain in the first key groove ( 61 ) to prevent the first key ( 54 ) from moving smoothly. It is therefore suitable that the housing ( 23 ) is provided with an oil removing hole for removing oil from the first key groove ( 61 ),
- the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) of the facing portion ( 71 ) of the housing ( 23 ) is in contact with and faces the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ) of the orbiting scroll ( 22 ) to slide on the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ).
- the sealing ring ( 76 ) may be mounted in the sealing ring mounting groove ( 75 ) to allow the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) to be spaced apart from and face the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ) of the orbiting scroll ( 22 ), and thus, the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) may be a surface not sliding on the orbiting end plate ( 22 a ). Even if the orbiting scroll facing surface ( 70 ) is not the surface sliding on the orbiting scroll ( 22 ), the above configuration of the present disclosure allows the first key groove ( 61 ) not to hinder the formation of the sealing ring (not illustrated).
- the present disclosure is useful for, in a scroll compressor provided with a compression mechanism having a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll, a structure of allowing the compression mechanism to hold an Oldham ring that is a mechanism preventing the orbiting scroll from rotating on its axis.
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