US20250122876A1 - Compressor and refrigeration cycle device - Google Patents

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US20250122876A1
US20250122876A1 US18/990,756 US202418990756A US2025122876A1 US 20250122876 A1 US20250122876 A1 US 20250122876A1 US 202418990756 A US202418990756 A US 202418990756A US 2025122876 A1 US2025122876 A1 US 2025122876A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • 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
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C18/00—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
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    • F04C18/356—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members having the movement defined in group F04C18/08 or F04C18/22 and relative reciprocation between the co-operating members with vanes reciprocating with respect to the outer member
    • F04C18/3562—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members having the movement defined in group F04C18/08 or F04C18/22 and relative reciprocation between the co-operating members with vanes reciprocating with respect to the outer member the inner and outer member being in contact along one line or continuous surfaces substantially parallel to the axis of rotation
    • F04C18/3564—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members having the movement defined in group F04C18/08 or F04C18/22 and relative reciprocation between the co-operating members with vanes reciprocating with respect to the outer member the inner and outer member being in contact along one line or continuous surfaces substantially parallel to the axis of rotation the surfaces of the inner and outer member, forming the working space, being surfaces of revolution
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C29/00—Component parts, details or accessories of pumps or pumping installations, not provided for in groups F04C18/00 - F04C28/00
    • F04C29/04—Heating; Cooling; Heat insulation
    • F04C29/042—Heating; Cooling; Heat insulation by injecting a fluid

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  • Embodiments described herein relate generally to a compressor and a refrigeration cycle device comprising the compressor.
  • the compressor comprises, for example, a motor unit for rotating a rotation shaft, a compression mechanism unit connected to the motor unit through the rotation shaft, and a sealed container containing the motor unit and the compression mechanism unit, as main elements.
  • the motor unit includes, for example, an inner rotor motor and comprises a rotor fixed to the rotation shaft, and a stator fixed to an inner peripheral part of the sealed container.
  • the rotation shaft includes a crank pin portion (eccentric portion).
  • the compression mechanism unit comprises, for example, a cylinder constituting a cylinder chamber and a roller fitted into the eccentric portion of the rotation shaft and eccentrically rotates in the cylinder chamber.
  • the cylinder chamber is partitioned by a blade into a suction chamber and a compression chamber for refrigerants.
  • the rotation shaft is rotatably supported by a bearing provided in the compression mechanism unit.
  • the air conditioner absorbs heat from the outside air by means of the evaporator and provides this heat to air inside chamber or hot-water by means of the condenser.
  • the temperature of the outside air becomes higher, an amount of heat absorption by the evaporator increases and the temperature and the pressure of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor increase.
  • a temperature of refrigerant discharged from the compressor may increase extraordinarily. Therefore, a compressor comprising an injection mechanism is known for a measure to suppress such an increase in temperature in the compressor.
  • the injection mechanism includes a flow channel (injection flow channel) to divide a refrigerant at the downstream side of the condenser and the like in a circuit of the refrigerant.
  • the injection flow channel is connected to the compression chamber of the compressor through a connection pipe, a path constituted in the compression mechanism unit, and the like.
  • Such an injection mechanism injects a part of the refrigerant having passed the condenser, for example, a liquid-phase refrigerant and a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant, into the compression chamber. Then, this gas-phase refrigerant sucked into the suction chamber is cooled by the refrigerant. As a result, the compressor is prevented from being overheated.
  • an injection mechanism As embodiments of the injection mechanism, a mechanism in which an injection port is opened/closed by an end surface of the roller which eccentrically rotates in the compression chamber, a mechanism in which an operation mechanism such as an injection piston, a valve, and the like are provided in a cylinder for controlling timing are known.
  • a mechanism in which the injection port is opened/closed by the end surface of the roller may make the compression chamber and the suction chamber in communication with each other in the cylinder chamber through the injection mechanism, depending on a position at which liquid-phase refrigerants and gas-liquid two-phase refrigerants are injected into the compression chamber, for example.
  • the operation mechanisms such as the injection piston, valve mechanism, and the like are provided, the number of portions increases and thus the structure becomes complicated. This leads to the increase in manufacturing cost. The increase in the number of operation portions may increase a risk of breakdown and decrease the reliability.
  • the compression chambers of these cylinders may be in communication with one another through the injection mechanism, for example, depending on a path in each of the cylinders in the injection flow channel. These communications may decrease the cooling effect of the compressor.
  • FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram schematically showing a configuration of an air conditioner of a first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a compressor of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a part of the compressor shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a compression mechanism unit of the compressor of the first embodiment as seen from above.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a relationship between a blade groove and a spring insertion hole in a state where a blade is most retracted with respect to a cylinder chamber in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 A is a first diagram schematically showing a state transition in an injection mechanism in the cylinder during a compression process of a refrigerant in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 B is a second diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 C is a third diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 D is a fourth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 E is a fifth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 F is a sixth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 A is a table indicating, per a cylinder, a transition between a state in which an injection hole and a compression chamber are in communication with each other through the blade groove and thus injection can be performed (injection-open state) and a state in which the injection hole and the compression chamber are not in communication with each other and thus injection cannot be performed (injection-close state) according to a rotational angle.
  • FIG. 7 B is a table indicating, per a cylinder, a transition between the injection-open state and the injection-close state where the number of cylinders is three, according to a rotational angle.
  • FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a part of a compressor of a second embodiment in an enlarged manner.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a blade of the second embodiment from a circumferential direction.
  • FIG. 10 A is a first diagram schematically showing a state transition in an injection mechanism in a cylinder during a compression process of a refrigerant in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 B is a second diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 C is a third diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 D is a fourth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 E is a fifth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 F is a sixth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a locus of relationship in the second embodiment among rotational angles, ratios of compression loads, and ratios of groove cross-section areas.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a relationship in the second embodiment among injection states, rotational angles, and ratios of groove cross-section areas.
  • FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a part of a compressor of a third embodiment in an enlarged manner.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing a blade of the third embodiment from a circumferential direction.
  • FIG. 15 A is a first diagram schematically showing a state transition in an injection mechanism in a cylinder during a compression process of a refrigerant in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 B is a second diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 C is a third diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 D is a fourth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 E is a fifth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 F is a sixth diagram schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinder during the compression process of a refrigerant in the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a relationship in the third embodiment among injection states, rotational angles, and ratios of cross-section areas of grooves.
  • a compressor in general, according to one embodiment, includes a cylinder, a rotation shaft, a roller, a blade, and an injection flow channel.
  • the cylinder has an annular shape and constitutes a cylinder chamber including a suction chamber for sucking a refrigerant and a compression chamber for compressing the refrigerant.
  • the rotation shaft includes an eccentric portion arranged in the cylinder chamber.
  • the roller is fitted into the eccentric portion and eccentrically rotates with respect to a center of axis of the rotation shaft in the cylinder chamber.
  • the blade has a flat shape, advances or retracts in the cylinder chamber according to the eccentric rotation of the roller, and partitions the cylinder chamber into the suction chamber and the compression chamber.
  • the injection flow channel branches from a cyclic circuit, through which the refrigerant circulates, and guides a part of the refrigerant circulating through the cyclic circuit to the compression chamber.
  • the injection flow channel includes at least a blade groove formed in a surface portion facing the compression chamber, of side surface portions constituting a pair on the blade and facing a circumferential direction with respect to the center of axis of the rotation shaft. A surface into which the part of the refrigerant flows is flush with a surface discharging the part of the refrigerant from the blade groove to the compression chamber.
  • a discharge side of the compressor 2 is connected to a first port 3 a of the four-way valve 3 .
  • a second port 3 b of the four-way valve 3 is connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 4 .
  • a refrigerant circulates through a cyclic circuit 7 , which is a path from the discharge side of the compressor 2 to the suction side through the outdoor heat exchanger 4 , the expansion device 5 , the indoor heat exchanger 6 , and the accumulator 8 . It is preferable that a refrigerant does not contain chlorine.
  • a refrigerant does not contain chlorine.
  • R32, R448A, R449A, R449B, R407G, R407H, R449C, R454A, R454B, R454C, R456A, R516A, R460B, R463A, R744, and HC type refrigerants can be adopted as the refrigerant.
  • the four-way valve 3 is switched such that the first port 3 a is in communication with the second port 3 b, and the third port 3 c is in communication with the fourth port 3 d .
  • a high-temperature, high-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant compressed by the compressor 2 is discharged to the cyclic circuit 7 .
  • the discharged gas-phase refrigerant is guided to the outdoor heat exchanger 4 functioning as a condenser (radiator) through the four-way valve 3 .
  • the gas-phase refrigerant guided to the outdoor heat exchanger 4 is condensed by means of heat exchange with air (outside air) sucked by the outdoor blower 400 and then changes into a high-pressure and liquid-phase refrigerant.
  • the high-pressure and liquid-phase refrigerant is decompressed in the process of passing through the expansion device 5 and changes into a low-pressure and gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant.
  • the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant is guided to the indoor heat exchanger 6 functioning as an evaporator (heat absorber) and is subjected to the heat exchange with the air (inside air) sucked into the indoor blower 600 in the process of passing through the indoor heat exchanger 6 .
  • the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant absorbs heat from air and evaporates to change into a low-temperature, low-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant.
  • the air passing through the indoor heat exchanger 6 is cooled by latent heat of vaporization of the liquid-phase refrigerant and is sent as cooled air by the indoor blower 600 to, for example, a place to be air-conditioned (cooled).
  • the low-temperature, low-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant that has passed through the indoor heat exchanger 6 is guided to the accumulator 8 through the four-way valve 3 .
  • the refrigerant is divided into the liquid-phase refrigerant and a gas-phase refrigerant.
  • the low-temperature, low-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant divided from the liquid-phase refrigerant is sucked into the compressor 2 from the accumulator 8 , and is compressed into a high-temperature, high-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant by the compressor 2 again and then is discharged to the cyclic circuit 7 .
  • the four-way valve 3 is switched such that the first port 3 a is in communication with the third port 3 c and the second port 3 b is in communication with the fourth port 3 d .
  • the air conditioner 1 starts operation in the warming mode, the high-temperature, high-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 is guided to the indoor heat exchanger 6 through the four-way valve 3 , and is subjected to the heat exchange with air passing through the indoor heat exchanger 6 .
  • the indoor heat exchanger 6 functions as the condenser.
  • the gas-phase refrigerant passing through the indoor heat exchanger 6 is condensed by heat exchange with the air (inside air) sucked into the indoor blower 600 and then changes into a high-pressure and liquid-phase refrigerant.
  • the air passing through the indoor heat exchanger 6 is heated by heat exchange with the gas-phase refrigerant, and is sent as warm air by the indoor blower 600 to a place to be air-conditioned (warmed).
  • the high-temperature and liquid-phase refrigerant that has passed through the indoor heat exchanger 6 is guided to the expansion device 5 and is decompressed in the process of passing through the expansion device 5 to change into a low-pressure and gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant.
  • the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant is guided to the outdoor heat exchanger 4 functioning as the evaporator and is evaporated by the heat exchange with the air (outside air) sucked into the outdoor blower 400 and changes into the low-temperature, low-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant.
  • the low-temperature, low-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant that has passed through the outdoor heat exchanger 4 is sucked into the compressor 2 through the four-way valve 3 and the accumulator 8 , is compressed into the high-temperature, high-pressure, and gas-phase refrigerant by the compressor 2 again and then is discharged to the cyclic circuit 7 .
  • the cyclic circuit 7 includes a flow channel (hereinafter referred to as an injection flow channel) 7 a that divides a refrigerant in the downstream side of the condenser.
  • the injection flow channel 7 a is a bypass channel (injection flow channel), which guides a part of the refrigerant flowing from the condenser to the evaporator (hereinafter referred to as an injection refrigerant) to the compressor 2 (specifically, compression chambers 23 b and 24 b described later) by dividing the part of the refrigerant at a position that is the downstream side of the condenser and the upstream side of the evaporator.
  • the injection refrigerant is, for example, the liquid-phase refrigerant or the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant.
  • the injection flow channel 7 a branches between the outdoor heat exchanger 4 and the expansion device 5 , and is connected to the compressor 2 through a connection pipe 7 b.
  • the injection flow channel 7 a may have, for example, a solenoid valve, an expansion valve, a check valve, and the like (all of these portions are not shown) on its path.
  • the injection refrigerant is injected into the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b of cylinders 13 and 14 , which will be described later, of the compressor 2 and the high-temperature and gas-phase refrigerant sucked into the compressor 2 is cooled by the injection refrigerant. This prevents the compressor 2 from being overheated.
  • FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the compressor 2 .
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a part of the compressor 2 shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner.
  • the compressor 2 is a vertical rotary compressor, and includes a sealed container 10 , a compression mechanism unit 11 , and a motor unit 12 as main elements.
  • the side where the compression mechanism unit 11 is located is referred to as the lower side and the side where the motor unit 12 is located is referred to as the upper side.
  • the sealed container 10 includes a cylindrical peripheral wall 10 a and stands perpendicular to a installation surface.
  • the installation surface is, for example, the bottom plate of an outdoor unit.
  • a discharge pipe 10 b is provided at the upper end of the sealed container 10 .
  • the discharge pipe 10 b is connected to the first port 3 a of the four-way valve 3 through the cyclic circuit 7 .
  • An oil reservoir 10 c for storing lubricating oil is provided at the lower part of the sealed container 10 .
  • the compression mechanism unit 11 is a mechanism unit for compressing a refrigerant.
  • the compression mechanism unit 11 is accommodated in the lower part of the sealed container 10 such that the compression mechanism unit 11 is immersed in the lubricating oil.
  • the compression mechanism unit 11 comprises a twin-type cylinder structure and includes a first cylinder 13 , a second cylinder 14 , and a rotation shaft 15 as main elements.
  • the first cylinder 13 has an annular shape and constitutes a cylinder chamber 23 including a suction chamber 23 c sucking a refrigerant, which will be described later, and a discharge port for discharging the compressed refrigerant.
  • the second cylinder 14 has an annular shape and constitutes a cylinder chamber 24 including a suction chamber 24 c sucking a refrigerant, which will be described later, and a discharge port for discharging the compressed refrigerant.
  • the first cylinder 13 includes a roller (rolling piston) 16 and a blade 18 therein.
  • the second cylinder 14 includes a roller 17 and a blade 19 therein.
  • the number of the cylinders in the compression mechanism unit is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more.
  • the first cylinder 13 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 10 a of the closed container 10 through a first bearing 21 or a frame.
  • the second cylinder 14 is fixed to the lower surface of the first cylinder 13 through a partition plate 20 .
  • the first bearing 21 is fixed above the first cylinder 13 .
  • the first bearing 21 covers an inner diameter portion of the first cylinder 13 from above and protrudes toward the upper part of the first cylinder 13 .
  • a space surrounded by the inner diameter portion of the first cylinder 13 , the partition plate 20 , and the first bearing 21 constitutes the first cylinder chamber 23 .
  • the partition plate 20 corresponds to a closure portion defining the lower surface of the first cylinder chamber 23 .
  • the first bearing 21 corresponds to a closure portion defining the upper surface of the first cylinder chamber 23 .
  • a second bearing 22 is fixed below the second
  • the rotation shaft 15 includes an extension portion 27 c extending coaxially from the first journal portion 27 a.
  • the extension portion 27 c passes through the first bearing 21 and protrudes toward the upper part of the compression mechanism unit 11 .
  • a rotor 33 which will be described later, of the motor unit 12 is fixed to the extension portion 27 c.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the compression mechanism unit 11 from above.
  • FIG. 4 shows the inner configuration of the first cylinder 13 . Except portions different from each other due to the phase difference between the first eccentric portion 28 a and the second eccentric portion 28 b, the inner configuration of the first cylinder 13 and the inner configuration of the second cylinder 14 are approximately equivalent to each other. Therefore, the inner configuration of the second cylinder 14 corresponds to the configuration shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the cylindrical second roller 17 is fitted into an outer peripheral surface 29 b of the second eccentric portion 28 b.
  • a slight gap to allow the second roller 17 to rotate with respect to the second eccentric portion 28 b is provided between an inner peripheral surface 17 a of the second roller 17 and the outer peripheral surface 29 b of the second eccentric portion 28 b.
  • the first blade 18 is provided in the first cylinder 13
  • the second blade 19 is provided in the second cylinder 14
  • the first blade 18 and the second blade 19 have an approximately flat shape.
  • the cylinders 13 and 14 include blade holes 13 a and 14 a that are open to the inner peripheral part, extend outwardly along the diameter direction, and accommodate the blades 18 and 19 .
  • the first blade 18 is supported by the first blade hole 13 a while being inwardly biased inside the diameter direction by a spring 13 b.
  • the second blade 19 is supported by the second blade hole 14 a while being biased inside the diameter direction by a spring 14 b.
  • the springs 13 b and 14 b are arranged in spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c of the cylinders 13 and 14 , and press the blades 18 and 19 toward the rollers 16 and 17 in the blade holes 13 a and 14 a.
  • the spring insertion hole 13 c is a space constituted between the blade hole 13 a and the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 13 and is in communication with the outside of the cylinder 13 in the internal space of the sealed container 10 .
  • the spring insertion hole 14 c is a space constituted between the blade hole 14 a and the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 14 and is in communication with the outside of the cylinder 14 in the internal space of the sealed container 10 .
  • distal end portions 18 a and 19 a of the blades 18 and 19 are pressed against the outer peripheral surfaces 16 b and 17 b of the rollers 16 and 17 by the pressing force of the springs 13 b and 14 b .
  • the blade 18 cooperates with the roller 16 to partition the cylinder chamber 23 into the suction chamber 23 a and the compression chamber 23 b.
  • the blade 19 cooperates with the roller 17 to partition the cylinder chamber 24 into the suction chamber 24 a and the compression chamber 24 b.
  • these blades 18 and 19 respectively move in the direction of entering (advancing to) the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 or move in the direction of exiting (retracting) from the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 , in other words, advance or retract.
  • these advancing or retracting of the blades 18 and 19 with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 in this manner change the volumes of the suction chambers 23 a and 24 a and the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b of the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 .
  • the gas-phase refrigerant sucked from the suction pipes 10 d and 10 e into the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 is compressed, respectively.
  • the motor unit 12 drives the compression mechanism unit 11 , in short, the rotation shaft 15 .
  • the rotor 33 includes, for example, a cylindrical rotor iron core coaxially fixed to the rotation shaft 15 , a plurality of permanent magnets provided on the rotor iron core, and the like.
  • the rotor 33 is provided coaxially with the stator 34 to have a slight gap (air gap) inside the stator 34 .
  • the compressor 2 having this configuration comprises an injection mechanism. Therefore, the compression mechanism unit 11 includes a part of the injection flow channel 7 a of the cyclic circuit 7 as the injection mechanism.
  • the compression mechanism unit 11 specifically the injection mechanism in the cylinders 13 and 14 , will be described in detail below.
  • the internal configuration of the first cylinder 13 and the internal configuration of the second cylinder 14 are approximately equivalent to each other except portions different from each other due to the phase difference between the first eccentric portion 28 a and the second eccentric portion 28 b.
  • the injection flow channel 7 a includes flow channels 40 , 50 , and 60 each constituted in the compressor 2 . These flow channels 40 , 50 , and 60 constitute a part of the injection flow channel 7 a in the compressor 2 , and guides a part of the liquid-phase refrigerant diverted from the respective cyclic circuit 7 (injection refrigerant) to the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b of the cylinders 13 and 14 .
  • the flow channel 40 is constituted inside the partition plate 20 and connects the connecting pipe 7 b and a flow channel 50 together.
  • the flow channel 50 is constituted inside the cylinders 13 and 14 and connects the flow channel 40 and the flow channel 60 .
  • the flow channel 60 is formed in side surfaces of the blades 18 and 19 and links the flow channel 50 and the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b together.
  • Each of the flow channels 40 , 50 , and 60 will be described further below.
  • the flow channel (hereinafter referred to as an injection communication channel) 40 is open to an outer peripheral surface 20 a of the partition plate 20 , extends in the radial direction and further along the central axis O 1 , and is open at an upper surface 20 b and a lower surface 20 c.
  • the radial direction of the partition plate 20 is a direction toward the central axis 01 along the normal to the outer peripheral surface 20 a.
  • the injection refrigerant flows into the injection communication channel 40 from an aperture 41 in the outer peripheral surface 20 a, and is guided to an aperture 42 a in the upper surface 20 b and an aperture 42 b in the lower surface 20 c.
  • a partition plate inlet side flow channel (lateral flow channel) 40 a extending in the radial direction, and two partition plate outlet side flow channels 40 b and 40 c that branch vertically from the partition plate inlet side flow channel 40 a along the central axis 01 are continuously constituted.
  • the aperture 41 is in communication with the connection pipe 7 b.
  • the aperture 42 a is in communication with an aperture 53 , which will be described later, of the cylinder 13 .
  • the aperture 42 b is in communication with an aperture 55 , which will be described later, of the cylinder 14 .
  • the flow channel 50 includes a flow channel constituted inside the first cylinder 13 (hereinafter referred to as a first cylinder flow channel) 51 and a flow channel constituted inside the second cylinder 14 (hereinafter referred to as a second cylinder flow channel) 52 .
  • the first cylinder flow channel 51 is open to a lower surface 13 d of the first cylinder 13 .
  • the second cylinder flow channel 52 is open to an upper surface 14 d of the second cylinder 14 .
  • Each of the first cylinder flow channel 51 and the second cylinder flow channel 52 extends along the central axis O 1 .
  • the first cylinder flow channel 51 is open to a lower surface 13 d of the first cylinder 13 and extends along the central axis O 1 .
  • the first cylinder flow channel 51 is bent to further extend in a direction intersecting the central axis O 1 and is open to a sidewall 13 e of the first blade hole 13 a.
  • the sidewall 13 e is the side wall of the compression chamber 23 b side of the first cylinder chamber 23 . That is, the sidewall 13 e is located on a side opposite to the suction side (suction chamber 23 a ) for a refrigerant in the first cylinder chamber 23 , in other words, is the sidewall on the discharge side.
  • the sidewall 13 e is opposed to a surface described later (side surface portion 18 b ) facing the compression chambers 23 b side of the blade 18 in the first blade hole 13 a.
  • An injection refrigerant flows into the first cylinder flow channel 51 from the aperture 53 of the lower surface 13 d and then is guided to an aperture (hereinafter referred to as an injection hole) 54 of the side wall 13 e. That is, in the first cylinder flow channel 51 , inlet side flow channel (vertical flow channels) 51 a extending along the central axis O 1 and outlet side flow channel (lateral flow channel) 51 b , which is bent to extend from the inlet side flow channel 51 a to the direction intersecting the central axis O 1 are continuously configured.
  • the aperture 53 is in communication with the aperture 42 b of the partition plate outlet side flow channels 40 c of the injection communication channel 40 .
  • the injection hole 54 can be in communication with a groove, which will be described later, of the first blade 18 .
  • the second cylinder flow channel 52 is open to a lower surface 14 d of the second cylinder 14 and extends along the central axis O 1 .
  • the second cylinder flow channel 52 is bent to further extend in the direction intersecting the central axis O 1 and is open to a sidewall 14 e of the second blade hole 14 a.
  • the sidewall 14 e is the side wall of the compression chamber 24 b side of the second cylinder chamber 24 .
  • the sidewall 14 e is located on a side opposite to the suction side (suction chamber 24 a ) for a refrigerant in the second cylinder chamber 24 , in other words, is the sidewall on the discharge side.
  • the sidewall 14 e is opposed to a surface described later (side surface portion 19 b ) facing the compression chamber 24 b side of the blade 19 in the second blade hole 14 a.
  • An injection refrigerant flows into the second cylinder flow channel 52 from the aperture 55 of the upper surface 14 d and then is guided to an aperture (hereinafter referred to as an injection hole) 56 of the side wall 14 e.
  • an inlet side flow channel (vertical flow channels) 52 a extending along the central axis O 1 and an outlet side flow channel (lateral flow channel) 52 b, which is bent to extend from the inlet side flow channel 51 a to the direction intersecting the central axis O 1 are continuously configured.
  • the aperture 55 is in communication with the aperture 42 b of the outlet side flow channel 40 c of the injection communication channel 40 .
  • the injection hole 56 can be in communication with a groove, which will be described later, of the second blade 19 .
  • the flow channel 60 includes a flow channel (hereinafter referred to as a first blade groove) 61 constituted in the first blade 18 and a flow channel (hereinafter referred to as a second blade groove) 62 constituted in the second blade 19 .
  • Each of the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 has a groove shape respectively extending along the advancing/retracting direction of the blades 18 and 19 with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 .
  • the advancing/retracting directions of the blades 18 and 19 are respectively along the radial directions of the cylinders 13 and 14 .
  • the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 have the approximately same shapes. However, these blade grooves 61 and 62 may have shapes different from each other.
  • the first blade groove 61 is a groove (injection groove) constituted in the side surface 18 b of the first blade 18 and extends with regarding the advancing/retracting direction of the first blade 18 as the longitudinal direction.
  • the side surface 18 b is a surface facing the compression chamber 23 b of the first cylinder chamber 23 . That is, the side surface 18 b is on a side opposite to the suction side for a refrigerant in the first cylinder chamber 23 , in other words, is the sidewall on the discharge side.
  • the first blade groove 61 is not in communication with the suction port 23 c , which sucks refrigerants from the suction pipe 10 d, in the suction chamber 23 a.
  • the injection refrigerant flows from a place in the vicinity of an end portion 61 a in the retracting side in the first blade groove 61 and is guided to a place in the vicinity of an end portion 61 b in the advancing side.
  • the advancing direction of the first blade 18 to the cylinder chamber 23 corresponds to the flow direction of an injection refrigerant in the first blade groove 61 .
  • the place in the vicinity of the end portion 61 a in the retracting side can be in communication with the injection hole 54 of the first cylinder flow channel 51 .
  • the place in the vicinity of the end portion 61 b in the advancing side can be in communication with the compression chamber 23 b, in other words, be open to the compression chamber 23 b.
  • the second blade groove 62 is a groove (injection groove) constituted in the side surface 19 b of the second blade 19 , and extends with regarding the advancing/retracting direction of the second blade 19 as the longitudinal direction.
  • the side surface 19 b is a surface facing the compression chamber 24 b of the second cylinder chamber 24 . That is, the side surface 19 b is on a side opposite to the suction side (suction chamber 24 a ) for a refrigerant in the second cylinder chamber 24 , in other words, is the sidewall on the discharge side.
  • the second blade groove 62 is not in communication with the suction port 24 c, which sucks refrigerants from the suction pipe 10 e, in the suction chamber 24 a.
  • the injection refrigerant flows from a place in the vicinity of an end portion 62 a in the retracting side in the second blade groove 62 and is guided to a position in the vicinity of an end portion 62 b in the advancing side.
  • the advancing direction of the second blade 19 to the cylinder chamber 24 corresponds to the flow direction of an injection refrigerant in the second blade groove 62 .
  • the place in the vicinity of the end portion 62 a in the retracting side can be in communication with the injection hole 56 of the second cylinder flow channel 52 .
  • the place in the vicinity of the end portion 62 b in the advancing direction can be in communication with the compression chamber 24 b, in other words, be open to the compression chamber 24 b.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a relationship between the blade grooves 61 and 62 and the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c in a state where the blades 18 and 19 are most retracted with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 .
  • the groove cross-section areas of the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 are approximately constant over the entire length of the groove (the dimension, which is represented by L in FIG. 5 and is hereinafter referred to as a groove length L), in other words, the entire length in the longitudinal direction.
  • the groove length L is a dimension between the groove ends of the blades 18 and 19 in the advancing/retracting direction of the respective blade grooves 61 and 62 (length between the end portions 61 a and 61 b and length between the end portions 62 a and 62 b ). That is, the groove length L is an entire length of the groove along the direction in which the blades 18 and 19 respectively advance/retract in the blade holes 13 a and 14 a.
  • the groove cross-section area is an area of the cross section intersecting the longitudinal direction of each of the blade grooves 61 and 62 .
  • the groove cross-section area is estimated by the groove widths and the groove depths (groove profundity) of the blade grooves 61 and 62 .
  • the groove width is a dimension indicated by W in FIG. 5 and is the distance between groove walls 61 c and 61 d opposed to each other along the central axis O 1 of the blade grooves 61 and is the distance between groove walls 62 c and 62 d opposed to each other along the central axis O 1 of the blade grooves 62 .
  • the groove depth (groove profundity) is the dimension indicated by D in FIG.
  • the groove cross-section area (W ⁇ D) of the first blade groove 61 is equal to or smaller than the aperture area (S1) of the aperture (injection hole) 54 of the first cylinder flow channel 51 (W ⁇ D ⁇ S1).
  • the groove cross-section area (W ⁇ D) of the second blade groove 62 is equal to or smaller than the aperture area (S2) of the aperture (injection hole) 56 of the second cylinder flow channel 52 (W ⁇ D ⁇ S2).
  • the groove cross-section area of the first blade groove 61 and the groove cross-section area of the second blade groove 62 are approximately equivalent to each other but may be different from each other.
  • the aperture area (S1) of the injection hole 54 and the aperture area (S2) of the injection hole 56 are approximately equivalent to each other but may be different from each other.
  • the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 that have the groove width W, the groove width D, and the groove length L are formed on the side surfaces 18 b and 19 b of the blades 18 and 19 , respectively.
  • the cylinders 13 and 14 include the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c in which the springs 13 b and 14 b are arranged.
  • the blades 18 and 19 are respectively supported in the blade holes 13 a and 14 a while being biased by the springs 13 b and 14 b. In a state where the blade 18 is supported by the blade hole 13 a, the side surface portion 18 b of the blade 18 and the sidewall 13 e of the blade hole 13 a are provided to be opposed to each other.
  • the side surface portion 19 b of the blade 19 and the sidewall 14 e of the blade hole 14 a are provided to be opposed to each other. That is, in this state, the blade grooves 61 and 62 and the injection holes 54 and 56 are respectively positioned to face each other.
  • the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 can be in communication with the injection holes 54 and 56 in the vicinity of the end portions 61 a and 62 a in the retracting side and can be in communication with the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b in the vicinity of the end portions 61 b and 62 b in the advancing side.
  • the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 cannot be in communication with the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c, respectively. That is, within the range in which the blades 18 and 19 respectively advance and retract in the blade holes 13 a and 14 a, the blade grooves 61 and 62 cannot be in communication with the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c. That is, the blade grooves 61 and 62 are provided such that they cannot be open to the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c , respectively.
  • the state in which the blades 18 and 19 are most retracted with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 is, for example, the state in which the first eccentric portion 28 a (first roller 16 ) or the second eccentric portion 28 b (second roller 17 ) is at the top dead point.
  • a position of each of the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 , for example, the groove length L is set such that the end portions 61 a and 62 a in the retracting side do not respectively overlap with the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c in the circumferential direction in the state in which the blades 18 and 19 are most retracted with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 , respectively.
  • the end portions 61 a and 62 a in the retracting side do not reach the end surface portions 18 d and 19 d in the retracting side of the blades 18 and 19 and reach end stops in front of the end surface portions 18 d and 19 d. Therefore, in the state where the blades 18 and 19 are most retracted with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 , the end portions 61 a and 62 a in the retracting side are located closer to the axis of the rotation shaft 15 (center axis O 1 ) than the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c are, respectively.
  • the first eccentric portion 28 a of the rotation shaft 15 and the first roller 16 and the second eccentric portion 28 b of the rotation shaft 15 and the second roller 17 are provided to have the phase difference ( ⁇ ) of 180 degrees on the rotation shaft 15 . Therefore, the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 have the groove length L and the arrangement in which the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 can respectively be in communication with the injection holes 54 and 56 and the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b and cannot be respectively in communication with the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c in the range in which the rotation phase (angle) of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b of the rotation shaft 15 is smaller than 180 degrees with the bottom dead point being interposed therebetween.
  • the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 have the length L and arrangement such that they are not respectively in communication with spaces behind the blade holes 13 a and 14 a at the top dead point.
  • FIG. 6 A to FIG. 6 F schematically show the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinders 13 and 14 in the compression process for refrigerants.
  • the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 can respectively in communication with the injection holes 54 and 56 , in other words, the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b in the range where the rotation phase (angle) from the top dead point of the respective eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b, in other words, the rollers 16 and 17 is smaller than 180 degrees.
  • the rotational direction of the rollers 16 and 17 is the direction shown by arrow A in FIG. 6 A to FIG. 6 F . In the examples shown in FIG. 6 A to FIG.
  • the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 respectively are in communication with the injection holes 54 and 56 and the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b in the range in which the rotational angle (crank angle) of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b (rollers 16 and 17 ) from the top dead center is more than or equal to 91 degrees and less than or equal to 269 degrees, in other words, the rotation phase ( ⁇ ) is 178 degrees.
  • the injection holes 54 and 56 are in communication with the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b through the blade grooves 61 and 62 , respectively.
  • the rotation phase ( ⁇ ) of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b (rollers 16 and 17 ) at which the injection refrigerant is injected into the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b is 178 degrees, respectively. Therefore, the rotational phase ( ⁇ ) that allows injection is smaller than the equidistant angle of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b (rollers 16 and 17 ) on the rotation shaft 15 . That is, the rotational phase ( ⁇ ) is smaller than the phase difference ( ⁇ ) ( ⁇ ).
  • the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b, the blade grooves 61 and 62 , and the injection holes 54 and 56 are in communication with one another at the equidistant angle of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b, in other words, the angular range ( ⁇ ), which is smaller than the phase difference ( ⁇ ) while the rotation shaft 15 rotates once.
  • outlet side flow channels (lateral flow channels) 51 b and 52 b of the first cylinder flow channels 51 and the second cylinder flow channel 52 that are respectively constituted in the cylinders 13 and 14 pass through the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder to the side walls 13 e and 14 e of the blade holes 13 a and 14 a and configure the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder by sealing by means of pins.
  • the phase difference between the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b (rollers 16 and 17 ) on the rotation shaft 15 is 180 degrees. Therefore, when the position of the first blade 18 in a case where the rotational angle of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b and the rollers 16 and 17 is 0 degrees is regarded as the top dead point, the position of the second blade 19 in this case is regarded as the bottom dead point. Therefore, although the injection mechanisms in the cylinders 13 and 14 have different injection states at the start time depending on the phase differences, the state transition cycles of the injection mechanism are the same.
  • FIG. 7 A is a table indicating, per cylinders 13 and 14 , a transition between a state in which the injection holes 54 and 56 respectively communicate with the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b through the blade grooves 61 and 62 (injection-open state) and a state in which they do not communicate with each other (injection-close state) according to the rotational angle of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b and the rollers 16 and 17 .
  • the first blade 18 is located at the top dead point and is not in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 . That is, the compression chamber 23 b, in short, the first cylinder 13 , is in a state in which injection of the injection refrigerant is not performed (hereinafter referred to as an injection-close state).
  • the second blade groove 62 is in communication with both of the compression chamber 24 b and the injection hole 56 . That is, the compression chamber 24 b, in short, the second cylinder 14 , is in a state in which the injection of the injection refrigerant is performed (hereinafter referred to as an injection-open state).
  • the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-close state when the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 is more than or equal to 0 degrees and less than a predetermined rotational angle.
  • the second cylinder 14 remains in the injection-open state.
  • the three cylinders comprise injection mechanisms that have flow channels approximately equivalent to the flow channels 40 , 50 , and 60 of the above-described injection mechanism. That is, the three cylinders have flow channels, which communicate with the compression mechanism unit 11 through the injection flow channel 7 a and the connection pipe 7 b from the refrigeration cycle circuit of the air conditioner 1 and communicate with one another by branching into the first, second, and third cylinders inside the compression mechanism unit 11 .
  • each of the three eccentric portions is eccentric at an angle of 120 degrees.
  • the compression process progresses in the order of the first cylinder, the second cylinder, and the third cylinder as the rotating shaft rotates.
  • the third cylinder transitions to the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder and the second cylinder remain in the injection-close state. That is, at this time, all of the cylinders are in the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder transitions to the injection-open state.
  • the second cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. Thereafter, even when the rotational angle reaches 180 degrees or even 238 degrees, the first cylinder remains in the injection-open state and the second cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder transitions to the injection-close state.
  • the second cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. That is, at this time, all of the cylinders are in the injection-close state.
  • the second cylinder transitions to the injection-open state.
  • the first cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. Thereafter, even when the rotational angle reaches 300 degrees or even 358 degrees, the first cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state and the second cylinder remains in the injection-open state.
  • the second cylinder transitions to the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. That is, at this time, all of the cylinders are in the injection-close state.
  • the third cylinder transitions to the injection-open state.
  • the first cylinder and the second cylinder remain in the injection-close state. Thereafter, even when the rotational angle reaches 420 degrees or even 478 degrees, the first cylinder and the second cylinder remain in the injection-close state and the third cylinder remains in the injection-open state.
  • the third cylinder transitions to the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder and the second cylinder remain in the injection-close state. That is, at this time, all of the cylinders are in the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder transitions to the injection-open state.
  • the second cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. Thereafter, even when the rotational angle reaches 540 degrees or even 598 degrees, the first cylinder remains in the injection-open state and the second cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder transitions to the injection-close state.
  • the second cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. That is, at this time, all of the cylinders are in the injection-close state.
  • the second cylinder transitions to the injection-open state.
  • the first cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. Thereafter, even when the rotational angle reaches 660 degrees or even 718 degrees, the first cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state and the second cylinder remains in the injection-open state.
  • the second cylinder transitions to the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder and the third cylinder remain in the injection-close state. That is, at this time, all of the cylinders are in the injection-close state.
  • the backflow to the injection flow channels can be prevented by the simple structure including the small number of parts.
  • the blade grooves 61 and 62 are arranged not to be in communication with the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c, in other words, are arranged not to be respectively open to the spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c within a range in which the blades 18 and 19 advance and retract in the blade holes 13 a and 14 a . Therefore, the blade grooves 61 and 62 can be prevented from being in communication with the inside of the sealed container 10 filled with lubricating oil (refrigerator oil). Therefore, the compressor 2 can be cooled by appropriately injecting the injection refrigerant into the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b . As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the cooling effect of the compressor 2 and thus to improve reliability.
  • lubricating oil refrigerator oil
  • the blade grooves 61 and 62 are provided on the side surfaces 18 b and 19 b. That is, the blade grooves 61 and 62 are arranged on the opposite side of the refrigerant suction side (suction chambers 23 a and 24 a ) in the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 , in other words, are arranged on the discharge side. Therefore, the blade grooves 61 and 62 can be made incommunicable with the refrigerant suction ports 23 c and 24 c in the suction chambers 23 a and 24 a, respectively.
  • the processed surfaces of the blades 18 and 19 can be only part of the side surfaces 18 b and 19 b . Therefore, there is no need to provide through holes in the blades 18 and 19 , and thus it is possible to suppress a decrease in the strength of the blades 18 and 19 themselves.
  • the compressor having two cylinders and the compressor having three cylinders have been described.
  • the injection flow channel is not open to a plurality of cylinders at the same time.
  • the plurality of cylinder have the common middle part of the injection circuit in communication with the plurality of cylinders, backflow from each of the plurality of cylinders to the injection flow channel can be prevented even in a state where a pressure difference occurs due to a difference in the compression process in the plurality of cylinders.
  • the decrease in the performance can be suppressed and thus high COP can be maintained.
  • the groove cross-section areas (W ⁇ D) of the first blade groove 61 and the second blade groove 62 are approximately constant over the groove length L.
  • the groove cross-section area of the blade groove may not be approximately constant over the groove length and may have a plurality of portions having different groove cross-section areas.
  • such a groove configuration will be described as a second embodiment.
  • a compressor 2 a in the second embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the compressor 2 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the configurations of the compressor 2 shown in FIG. 2 will be referred to.
  • the compressor 2 a can be applied as one of the constituent elements of the air conditioner 1 ( FIG. 1 ) of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a part of the compressor 2 a in an enlarged manner.
  • each of a first blade groove 63 and a second blade groove 64 of the present embodiment has two parts having different cross-section areas. The number of these parts may be three or more.
  • the configurations of the first blade groove 63 and the second blade groove 64 are approximately equivalent to each other.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a blade of the second embodiment from a circumferential direction.
  • each of the blade grooves 63 and 64 includes two portions that have different cross-section areas, in other words, a first groove portion 71 and a second groove portion 72 .
  • the first groove portion 71 and the second groove portion 72 are continuous in the entire length direction of the blade grooves 63 and 64 and constitute each of the blade grooves 63 and 64 .
  • the first groove portion 71 is arranged on the advancing side of the advancing/retracting direction of blades 18 and 19 with respect to cylinder chambers 23 and 24 , respectively.
  • the second groove portion 72 is arranged on the retracting side of the advancing/retracting direction of the blades 18 and 19 with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 , respectively. That is, in the advancing/retracting direction, the first groove portion 71 is located closer to the advancing direction than the second groove portion 72 is. In other words, the second groove portion 72 is located closer to the retracting direction than the first groove portion 71 is.
  • the first groove portion 71 and the second groove portion 72 have the approximately same groove depths (groove profundity) but have different groove widths. As a result, the first groove portion 71 and the second groove portion 72 have different groove cross-section areas.
  • the groove width of the first groove portion 71 (dimension indicated by W 1 in FIG. 9 ) is smaller than a groove width W 2 of the second groove portion 72 (W 1 ⁇ W 2 ).
  • the groove depth of the first groove portion 71 and the groove depth of the second groove portion 72 are equivalent to the groove depths D of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment.
  • the width W 1 of the first groove portion 71 is smaller than the groove widths W of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment, and the groove width W 2 of the second groove portion 72 is greater than the groove widths W of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment.
  • the groove cross-section area of the first groove portion 71 (W 1 ⁇ D) is smaller than the groove cross-section areas of the blade grooves 61 and 62 .
  • the groove cross-section area of the second groove portion 72 (W 2 ⁇ D) is greater than the groove cross-section areas of the blade grooves 61 and 62 . That is, the blade grooves 63 and 64 are tapered toward the advancing direction of the blades 18 and 19 with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 , respectively.
  • the groove length of the blade grooves 63 and 64 may be the same as or different from the groove lengths L of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment.
  • the groove lengths La of the blade grooves 63 and 64 are configured such that an end portion in the retracting side, in other words, an end portion 72 a of the second groove portion 72 does not overlap with insertion holes 13 c and 14 c in the circumferential direction when the blades 18 and 19 are most retracted with respect to the cylinder chambers 23 and 24 .
  • the groove lengths La of the blade grooves 63 and 64 are equivalent to the groove lengths L of the blade grooves 61 and 62 .
  • FIG. 10 A to FIG. 10 F schematically show the state transition in the injection mechanisms in the cylinders 13 and 14 in the compression process for a refrigerant.
  • a first eccentric portion 28 a and a first roller 16 in a first cylinder 13 and a second eccentric portion 28 b and a second roller 17 in a second cylinder 14 are arranged on a rotation shaft 15 with the phase difference of 180 degrees. Therefore, when the position of the first blade 18 in a case where the rotational angle of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b and the rollers 16 and 17 is 0 degrees is regarded as the top dead point, the position of the second blade 19 in this case is regarded as the bottom dead point. Therefore, although the injection mechanisms in the cylinders 13 and 14 have different injection states at the start time depending on the phase differences, the state transition cycles of the injection mechanism are the same.
  • the first blade 18 is positioned at the top dead point.
  • the first blade groove 64 is not in communication with either a compression chamber 23 b or an injection hole 54 . That is, the first cylinder 13 is in the injection-close state.
  • the second blade groove 64 is in communication with both of a compression chamber 24 b and an injection hole 56 . That is, the second cylinder 14 is in the injection-open state.
  • the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-close state when the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 is more than or equal to 0 degrees and less than a predetermined rotational angle.
  • the second cylinder 14 remains in the injection-open state.
  • the first blade groove 63 is in communication with the injection hole 54 and starts communication with the compression chamber 23 b. That is, the first cylinder 13 is in the injection-open state. At this time, the first blade groove 63 is in communication with the compression chamber 23 b in the first groove portion 71 , and is not communication with the compression chamber 23 b in the second groove portion 72 . In other words, the first blade groove 63 communicates with the compression chamber 23 b only in the first groove portion 71 , which has a smaller groove cross-section area than that of the second groove portion 72 .
  • the second blade groove 64 is not in communication with either the compression chamber 24 b or the injection hole 56 . That is, the second cylinder 14 is in the injection-close state. Therefore, when the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 reaches 90 degrees, both of the first cylinder 13 and the second cylinder 14 are in the injection-close state. Even when the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 reaches 91 degrees, the second cylinder 14 remains in the injection-close state.
  • the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-open state when the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 is more than or equal to 180 degrees and less than a predetermined rotational angle.
  • the second cylinder 14 remains in the injection-close state.
  • the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 reaches 271 degrees, the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-close state, and the second cylinder 14 is in communication with the injection hole 56 and further starts communication with the compression chamber 24 b. That is, the second cylinder 14 transitions to the injection-open state. Then, the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 reaches 360 degrees and they rotate once, the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-close state and the second cylinder 14 remains in the injection-open state.
  • the cylinders 13 and 14 both become the injection-close state twice, specifically when the rotational angle is 90 degrees and 270 degrees.
  • the rotational angle is other than these degrees, one of the cylinders 13 and 14 is in the injection-close state, and the other is in the injection-open state. Therefore, the first cylinder 13 and the second cylinder 14 are not in communication with each other through the injection mechanism (flow channels 40 , 50 , and 60 ).
  • the injection-open state and the injection-close state are repeated according to the rotational angles of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b and the rollers 16 and 17 .
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the locus of the relationship among rotational angles, ratios of compression loads, and ratios of groove cross-section areas.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship among the injection state, the rotational angles, and the ratios of the groove cross-section areas.
  • the rotational angle is the rotational angle of the eccentric portion and the roller from the top dead portion.
  • the ratio of the compression load is a locus indicated by a broken line in FIG. 11 , and is a value which indicates 0 in a case where a refrigerant is not compressed in the compression chamber of the cylinder.
  • the groove cross-section area ratio is the locus indicated by a solid line in FIG. 11 and is the groove cross-section area ratio of the blade grooves 63 and 64 in a case where the groove cross-section area of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment is regarded as 1.
  • the injection state is either the injection-open state or the injection-close state in the compression chamber of the cylinder.
  • the ratio of the compression load is 0 when the rotational angle is 0 degrees. Then, this ratio gradually increases, reaches a peak at about 200 degrees, gradually decreases, and becomes 0 again at 360 degrees. As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 , since the injection-close state continues while the rotational angle is more than or equal to 0 degrees and less than 135 degrees, the groove cross-section area ratio is 0.
  • the injection-open state continues while the rotational angle is more than or equal to 135 degrees and less than 160 degrees.
  • the first blade groove 63 is in communication with the compression chamber 23 b only in the first groove 71 , which has a smaller cross-section area than that of the second groove 72 . Therefore, the groove cross-section area ratio is a value smaller than 1.
  • the value is 0.9.
  • the first blade groove 63 is in communication with the compression chamber 23 b in the first groove portion 71 , and also is in communication with the compression chamber 23 b in the second groove portion 72 . That is, the first blade groove 63 is in communication with the compression chamber 23 b in the second groove portion 72 , which has a greater cross-section areas than those of the blade grooves 61 and 62 . Therefore, the groove cross-section area ratio has a value greater than 1. Here, the value is 1.8.
  • the injection-open state continues while the rotational angle is more than or equal to 200 degrees and less than 225 degrees.
  • the first blade groove 63 is not in communication with the compression chamber 23 b in the second groove portion 72 , but is in the communication with the compression chamber 23 b in the first groove portion 71 alone. Therefore, the groove cross-section area ratio is a value smaller than 1.
  • the value is 0.9.
  • the injection-open state starts in the groove cross-section area of the first groove portion 71 .
  • the injection-open state where the second groove portion 72 , which has a greater groove cross-section area than that of the first groove 71 , is in communication with the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b starts.
  • the rotational angle becomes greater than 180 degrees, the injection-open state where the second groove portion 72 is in communication with the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b ends.
  • the first groove portion 71 is in communication with the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b, and the injection-open state in the cross-section area of the first groove 71 continues.
  • the first groove portion 71 also stops communication with the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b, resulting in the injection-close state.
  • the injection-open state starts again in the groove cross-section area of the first groove portion 71 . Thereafter, such a transition between the injection open-state and the injection-close state is repeated.
  • the present embodiment can increase the groove cross-section area of each of the blade grooves 63 and 64 from the groove cross-section area of the first groove portion 71 to the groove cross-section area of the second groove portion 72 before the pressure in each of the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b increases to the discharge pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the injection amount of the injection refrigerant into the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b can be suppressed at the start and end of the compression of the refrigerant, and the injection amount of the injection refrigerant can be increased to be more than that in the start and end, when compression is progressing.
  • the amount of the injection refrigerant can be increased during the progress of compression, which requires cooling more than at the start or the end of compression does.
  • the groove cross-section areas of the blade grooves 63 and 64 can be expanded in a short section corresponding to the entire length of these grooves.
  • the flow rate of the injection refrigerants in the compression process can be set to an appropriate amount.
  • the cooling performance of the compressor 2 a using the heat of vaporization (latent heat and sensible heat) of the injection refrigerant can be increased.
  • the time required for switching between the injection-open state and the injection-close state can be shortened.
  • the time in which the pressure in the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b is greater than the pressure in the injection flow channel 7 a and in which the injection-open state continues can be shortened.
  • the groove cross-section areas of the blade grooves 63 and 64 can be smaller than the groove cross-section areas of the blade grooves 61 and 62 .
  • the refrigerant being compressed can be prevented from backflowing into the injection flow channel 7 a. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the cooling effect of the compressor 2 a and thus to improve reliability. In addition, it is possible to prevent the backflow of refrigerants, suppress the decrease in the performance, and maintain a high COP.
  • the first blade 18 and the second blade 19 each have one blade grooves, in other words, the respective blade grooves 61 and 62 .
  • each blade may have plurality of blade grooves.
  • a compressor 2 b in the third embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the compressor 2 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the configurations of the compressor 2 shown in FIG. 2 will be referred to.
  • these same or similar configurations are denoted by the same reference numbers as those of FIG. 2 , and the detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the compressor 2 b can be applied as one of the constituent elements of the air conditioner 1 ( FIG. 1 ) of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a part of the compressor 2 b in an enlarged manner.
  • a first blade 18 includes two blade grooves 651 and 652
  • a second blade 19 includes two blade grooves 661 and 662 .
  • the number of blade grooves may be three or more, or may be different between the first blade 18 and the second blade 19 .
  • the configurations of the blade groove 651 and the blade groove 661 and the configurations of the blade groove 652 and the blade groove 662 are approximately the same.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing a blade of the third embodiment from a circumferential direction.
  • the groove lengths of the blade grooves 651 and 661 and the blade grooves 652 and 662 are different from each other.
  • groove lengths L 1 of the blade grooves 651 and 661 are longer than groove lengths L 2 of the blade grooves 652 and 662 (L 1 >L 2 ).
  • the blade grooves 651 and 661 are provided on one side (lower side) in the direction along the central axis O 1 , and the blade grooves 652 and 662 are arranged on the other side (upper side) in this direction.
  • the blade grooves 651 and 661 will be referred to as lower blade grooves 651 and 661
  • the blade grooves 652 and 662 will be referred to as upper blade grooves 652 and 662 .
  • end portions 651 a and 661 a and end portions 652 a and 662 a in the retracting direction of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 and the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 are arranged at the approximately same positions.
  • end portions 651 b and 661 b and end portions 652 b and 662 b in the advancing side are respectively arranged at different positions.
  • the end portions 651 b and 661 b in the advancing side of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 are arranged closer to the central axis 01 than the end portions 652 b and 662 b in the advancing side of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 (left side in FIG. 14 ).
  • the groove lengths L 1 of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 and the groove lengths L 2 of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 must have dimension such that the end portions 651 a, 661 a, 652 a, and 662 a in the retracting side do not overlap with spring insertion holes 13 c and 14 c in the circumferential direction.
  • the groove lengths L 1 of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 are longer than the groove lengths L 2 of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 .
  • the length relationship of the grooves may be reversed from the illustrated example.
  • the groove length may be different between the first blade 18 and the second blade 19 , but in one blade, the upper blade groove and the lower blade groove have different groove lengths.
  • the groove widths of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 and the groove widths of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 are the approximately same, respectively.
  • the groove depths (groove profundity) of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 and the groove depths (groove profundity) of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 are the approximately same, respectively. Therefore, the groove cross-section areas of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 and the groove cross-section areas of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 are approximately equivalent to each other, respectively.
  • the groove widths and the groove depths of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 may be different from the groove widths and groove depths of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 , respectively.
  • the groove cross-section areas of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 and the groove cross-section areas of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 are smaller than the groove cross-section areas (W ⁇ D) of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment, respectively.
  • the sum of the respective groove cross-section areas of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 and the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 is larger than the respective groove cross-section areas (W ⁇ D) of the blade grooves 61 and 62 .
  • the first cylinder flow channel 51 is configured such that an inlet side flow channel (vertical flow channel) 51 a and two outlet side flow channels 511 b and 512 b are continuously constituted.
  • the inlet side flow channel 51 a branches into the two outlet side flow channels 511 b and 512 b.
  • the one outlet side flow channel 511 b is in communication with an aperture (injection hole 54 a ) of a side wall 13 e of a first blade hole 13 a.
  • the other outlet side flow channel 512 b is in communication with an aperture (injection hole 54 b ) of the side wall 13 e of the first blade hole 13 a.
  • the injection hole 54 a and the injection hole 54 b are open to different portions of the side wall 13 e.
  • An injection refrigerant flows into the inlet side flow channel 51 a and then is divided into the outlet side flow channels 511 b and 512 b and then is guided to the respective injection holes 54 a and 54 b.
  • the injection hole 54 a can be in communication with the lower blade groove 651 of the first blade 18
  • the injection hole 54 b can be in communication with the upper blade groove 652 of the first blade 18 .
  • an inlet side flow channel (vertical flow channel) 52 a and two outlet side flow channels 521 b and 522 b are continuously constituted. That is, the inlet side flow channel 52 a branches into the two outlet side flow channels 521 b and 522 b.
  • the one outlet side flow channel 521 b is in communication with an aperture (injection hole 56 a ) of a side wall 14 e of a second blade hole 14 a.
  • the other outlet side flow channel 512 b is in communication with an aperture (injection hole 56 b ) of the side wall 14 e of the second blade hole 14 a.
  • the injection hole 56 a and the injection hole 56 b are open to different portions of the side wall 14 e .
  • An injection refrigerant flows into the inlet side flow channel 52 a and then is divided into the outlet side flow channels 521 b and 522 b and is guided to the respective injection holes 56 a and 56 b.
  • the injection hole 56 a can be in communication with the lower blade groove 661 of the second blade 19 .
  • the injection hole 56 b can be in communication with the upper blade groove 662 of the second blade 19 .
  • FIG. 15 A to FIG. 15 F are diagrams schematically showing the state transition in the injection mechanism in the cylinders 13 and 14 in the compression process for a refrigerant.
  • a first eccentric portion 28 a and a first roller 16 in the first cylinder 13 and a second eccentric portion 28 b and a second roller 17 in the second cylinder 14 are arranged on a rotation shaft 15 with the phase difference of 180 degrees. Therefore, when the position of the first blade 18 in a case where the rotational angle of the eccentric portions 28 a and 28 b and the rollers 16 and 17 is 0 degrees is regarded as the top dead point, the position of the second blade 19 in this case is regarded as the bottom dead point. Therefore, although the injection mechanisms in the cylinders 13 and 14 have different injection states at the start time depending on the phase differences, the state transition cycles of the injection mechanism are the same.
  • the first blade 18 is positioned at the top dead point.
  • the lower blade groove 651 is not in communication with either a compression chamber 23 b or an injection hole 54 a.
  • the upper blade groove 652 is not in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 b. That is, the first cylinder 13 is in the injection-close state.
  • the lower blade groove 651 remains in a state of not being in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 a.
  • the upper blade groove 652 remains in a state of not being in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 b. Therefore, the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-close state.
  • the lower blade groove 651 is in communication with the injection hole 54 a and further starts communication with the compression chamber 23 b. That is, the first cylinder 13 is in the injection-open state.
  • the upper blade groove 652 remains in a state of not being in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 b.
  • the lower blade groove 651 remains in a state of being in communication with both of the compression chamber 23 b and the injection hole 54 a when the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 is more than or equal to 180 degrees and less than a predetermined rotational angle. That is, the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-open state.
  • the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 reaches, for example, 200 degrees, the upper blade groove 652 is in communication with the injection hole 54 b but is not in communication with the compression chamber 23 b.
  • the upper blade groove 652 remains in this state.
  • the lower blade groove 651 is in communication with the injection hole 54 a but is not in communication with the compression chamber 23 b. That is, the first cylinder 13 transitions to the injection-close state.
  • the lower blade groove 651 remains in a state of being in communication with the injection hole 54 a but not being in communication with the compression chamber 23 b.
  • the upper blade groove 652 is not in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 b. That is, the first cylinder 13 remains in the injection-close state.
  • the rotational angle of the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 reaches 360 degrees and the eccentric portion 28 a and the roller 16 rotate once, the lower blade groove 651 is not in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 a. Further, the upper blade groove 652 remains in a state of not being in communication with either the compression chamber 23 b or the injection hole 54 b.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship among the injection states, the rotational angles, and the groove cross-section area ratios.
  • the injection state is either the injection-open state or the injection-close state in the compression chamber of the cylinder.
  • the rotational angle is the rotational angle of the eccentric portion and the roller from the top dead portion.
  • the ratio of the compression load is a value which indicates 0 in a case where a refrigerant is not compressed in the compression chamber of the cylinder.
  • the groove cross-section area ratio is the sum of the ratio of an upper groove cross-section area and the ratio of a lower groove cross-section area.
  • the upper groove cross-section area ratio is a groove cross-section area ratio of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 of the present embodiment when the groove cross-section areas of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment are expressed as 1, respectively.
  • the lower groove cross-section area ratio is a groove cross-section area ratio of the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 of the present embodiment when the groove cross-section areas of the blade grooves 61 and 62 of the first embodiment are expressed as 1, respectively.
  • the relationship among rotational angles, ratios of compression loads, and ratios of groove cross-section areas is approximately equivalent to the relationship in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 11 . Therefore, the ratio of the compression load is 0 when the rotational angle is 0 degrees. Then, this ratio gradually increases, reaches a peak at about 200 degrees, gradually decreases, and becomes 0 again at 360 degrees.
  • the ratio of the compression load is a value which indicates 0 in a case where a refrigerant is not compressed in the compression chamber of the cylinder.
  • the injection-close state continues when the rotational angle is more than or equal to 0 degrees and less than 135 degrees, and thus upper groove cross-section area ratio, the lower groove cross-section area ratio, and the groove cross-section area ratio are all 0.
  • the injection-open state continues while the rotational angle is more than or equal to 135 degrees and less than 160 degrees.
  • the compression chamber 23 b, the lower blade groove 651 , and the injection hole 54 a are in communication with each other.
  • the groove cross-section area of the lower blade groove 651 is smaller than the groove cross-section areas (W ⁇ D) of the blade grooves 61 and 62 . Therefore, the lower groove cross-section area ratio is a value smaller than 1. Here, the value is 0.9.
  • the compression chamber 23 b , the upper blade groove 652 , and the injection hole 54 b are not in communication with each other. Therefore, the upper groove cross-section area ratio is 0. Therefore, the groove cross-section area ratio is 0.9. In this manner, the fist cylinder 13 is in the injection-open state through the lower blade groove 651 alone.
  • the injection-open state continues while the rotational angle is more than or equal to 160 degrees and less than 200 degrees.
  • the compression chamber 23 b, the lower blade groove 651 , and the injection hole 54 a remain in communication with each other. Therefore, the lower groove cross-section area ratio is 0.9.
  • the compression chamber 23 b, the upper blade groove 652 , and the injection hole 54 b are in communication with each other.
  • the groove cross-section area of the upper blade groove 652 is smaller than the groove cross-section areas (W ⁇ D) of the blade grooves 61 and 62 . Therefore, the upper groove cross-section area ratio is a value smaller than 1.
  • the value is 0.9. Therefore, the groove cross-section area ratio is 1.8. In this manner, the first cylinder 13 is in the injection-open state through both of the upper blade groove 652 and the lower blade groove 651 .
  • the injection-open state continues while the rotational angle is more than or equal to 200 degrees and less than 225 degrees.
  • the compression chamber 23 b, the lower blade groove 651 , and the injection hole 54 a remain in communication with each other. Therefore, the lower groove cross-section area ratio is 0.9.
  • the compression chamber 23 b, the upper blade groove 652 , and the injection hole 54 b are not in communication with each other. Therefore, the upper groove cross-section area ratio is 0. Therefore, the groove cross-section area ratio is 0.9. In this manner, the fist cylinder 13 is in the injection-open state through the lower blade groove 651 alone.
  • the injection-close state continues while the rotational angle is more than or equal to 225 degrees and less than 360 degrees. Therefore, the upper groove cross-section area ratio, the lower groove cross-section area ratio, and the groove cross-section area ratio all become 0 again.
  • the injection-open state only through the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 can be transitioned to the injection-open state through both of the upper blade grooves 652 and 662 and the lower blade grooves 651 and 661 before the pressure in the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b increase to the discharge pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the injection amount of the injection refrigerant into the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b can be suppressed at the start and end of the compression of the refrigerant, and the injection amount of the injection refrigerant can be increased to be more than that in the start and end, when compression is progressing. That is, the amount of the injection refrigerant can be increased during the progress of compression, which requires cooling more than at the start or the end of compression does.
  • the groove cross-section area contributing to the injection can be expanded in a short section corresponding to the groove length. Thereby, the cooling performance of the compressor 2 b using the heat of vaporization (latent heat and sensible heat) of the injection refrigerant can be improved.
  • the time required for switching between the injection-open state and the injection-close state can be shortened.
  • the time in which the pressure in the compression chambers 23 b and 24 b is greater than the pressure in the injection flow channel 7 a and in which the injection-open state continues can be shortened.
  • the groove cross-section area contributing to the injection can be made smaller than in other states.
  • backflow of the injection refrigerant into the injection flow channel 7 a can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the cooling effect of the compressor 2 b and thereby improve reliability.
  • the compressors having two cylinders have been described, but this configuration be applied to a compressor having three cylinders as the one described in other embodiments of the first embodiment.
  • the opening/closing timing of the injection flow channel in each cylinder is such that only a single cylinder is open without a plurality of cylinders being open at the same time. That is, when the injection flow channel in the first cylinder is in the open state, the injection channels in the second and third cylinders are in the close state.
  • the injection flow channels in the first and third cylinders are in the close state
  • the injection flow channels in the first and second cylinders are in the close state
  • the shapes of the blade grooves in the above-described embodiments may be varied as long as the effects of the invention are achieved.
  • the cross-section area may have a gradually-tapered shape, a round shape, or a combination thereof.

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