Having Specific Wrap Or End Plate, E.g., Shape, Material, Coating Patents (Class 418/55.2)
  • Patent number: 11939977
    Abstract: A scroll compressor comprising a fixed scroll (15); an orbiting scroll (16) supported in a manner allowing for orbiting motion; a discharge port through which a fluid compressed by the two scrolls (15, 16) is discharged; an end plate step portion (16E) provided on an end plate of the orbiting scroll (16) formed so that a height of the end plate is higher on a center portion side in the direction of a spiral wrap and lower on an outer end side; and a wrap step portion (15E) provided on a wall portion of the fixed scroll (15) that corresponds to the end plate step portion (16E) so that a height of the wall portion is lower on the center portion side of the spiral and higher on the outer end side; wherein the orbiting scroll (16) is treated for surface hardening and the fixed scroll (15) is not treated for surface hardening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sato, Makoto Takeuchi, Genta Yoshikawa, Kazuhide Watanabe, Katsuhiro Fujita, Takayuki Hagita, Takayuki Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 11920590
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided that may include an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap, and which performs an orbiting motion; and a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap to form a compression chamber including a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber, by being engaged with the orbiting wrap. In a state in which the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll are concentric with each other, when a distance between the orbiting wrap and the fixed wrap is defined as an orbiting radius, there exists an offset section having an interval larger than the orbiting radius, between a side surface of the orbiting wrap and a side surface of the fixed wrap which faces the orbiting wrap. With such a configuration, even if the fixed scroll or the orbiting scroll is transformed due to thermal expansion, interference between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap at a portion having a large transformation amount may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongkyu Choi, Kangwook Lee, Cheolhwan Kim, Byeongchul Lee
  • Patent number: 11905951
    Abstract: A scroll compressor for compressing a gaseous fluid, in particular a refrigerant. The scroll compressor exhibits a non-moving stator with at least one outlet and a moving orbiter, each with a base plate and a spiral-shaped wall that extends from the base plate. The base plates are arranged relative to one another in such a way that the walls interlock with one another and closed working chambers are created. The volumes and the positions of the working chambers are changed in reaction to a rotary movement of the orbiter here.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Dirk Gutberlet, Kadir Dursun, Michael Friedl
  • Patent number: 11821423
    Abstract: Provided is a scroll compressor that can prevent liquid from being accumulated, the scroll compressor including: a fixed scroll; an orbiting scroll; and a rotation shaft that extends in the horizontal direction and causes the orbiting scroll to orbit relative to the fixed scroll. Liquid is injected into a working chamber. An enclosing point of a working chamber formed near the outer end of a fixed wrap of the fixed scroll is positioned below a center of the rotation shaft and at the lowest point of the contour of the working chamber having shifted to the lowest position. The fixed scroll has an inclined wall surface that is positioned below the center of the rotation shaft, is made to face upward, and extends from the dust wrap to the outer end of the fixed wrap. The inclined wall surface is formed so as to be sloped down gradually from the dust wrap toward the outer end of the fixed wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Watabe, Yoshiyuki Kanemoto, Yoshio Kobayashi, Hiroaki Saito
  • Patent number: 11821422
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. The orbiting scroll includes an orbiting volute wall. The orbiting volute wall is shaped to form an involute and to have a thickness. The orbiting volute wall includes a thin section in which the thickness is less than those in adjacent sections. The thin section includes a region corresponding to an involute angle that is obtained by subtracting 360° from a maximum of the involute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yuya Hattori, Shiori Yamamoto, Takumi Maeda
  • Patent number: 11686309
    Abstract: A scroll type positive displacement assembly includes a first scroll and a second scroll, where the second scroll is configured to orbit with respect to a center of the first scroll without rotating with respect to the first scroll. Together, the first scroll and the second scroll define a compression chamber between two seal points where the first scroll and the second scroll contact one another as the second scroll orbits with respect to the first scroll during a compression cycle, and the two seal points come together proximate to a discharge port between the first scroll and the second scroll such that there is at least substantially no dead space between the first scroll and the second scroll at an end of the compression cycle. For example, the two seal points remain in sealing contact during at least one hundred and eighty (180) degrees of the compression cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Mark W. Wood
  • Patent number: 11668303
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided that may include a casing; a drive motor provided at an inner space of the casing; a rotational shaft coupled to a rotor of the drive motor, and rotated together with the rotor; a frame provided below the drive motor; a fixed scroll provided below the frame, and having a fixed wrap; and an orbiting scroll provided between the frame and the fixed scroll, having an orbiting wrap so as to form a compression chamber including a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber, by being engaged with the fixed wrap. In a state in which a center of the fixed scroll and a center of the orbiting scroll are substantially the same, an interval between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap gradually increases towards the suction chamber from the discharge chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungsun Choi, Howon Lee, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11499553
    Abstract: The scroll compressor comprises a fixed scroll having a fixed end plate and a fixed spiral wrap extending from the fixed end plate; an orbiting scroll (9) having an orbiting end plate and an orbiting spiral wrap extending from the orbiting end plate, the fixed spiral wrap and the orbiting spiral wrap meshing with each other to form compression chambers; a vertical drive shaft (19) having a crankpin (21) at an upper end portion of the vertical drive shaft (19), the crankpin (21) including an outer circumferential surface (23) cooperating with an orbiting scroll bearing (24). The crankpin (21) includes a recess (25) formed in an axial end face (26) of the crankpin (21), the recess (25) and an upper portion (27) of the outer circumferential surface (23) defining therebetween a circumferential wall (28) extending along at least a part of the circumference of the crankpin (21), the circumferential wall (28) being deformable in a radial direction during operation of the scroll compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Danfoss Commercial Compressors
    Inventors: Remi Bou Dargham, Arnaud Daussin, Dominique Gross
  • Patent number: 11460025
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a scroll compression element including a movable scroll, a drive shaft configured to allow the movable scroll to rotate, a boss portion, and a sliding bearing. The boss portion is connected to a back surface of the movable scroll. The boss portion is configured to rotatably support an upper end portion of the drive shaft. The upper end of the drive shaft is configured as an eccentric shaft portion. The sliding bearing is provided between the boss portion and the eccentric shaft portion. An axially central portion of the boss portion is more rigid than a connection portion of the boss portion connected to the movable scroll. The boss portion is shaped so that the central portion projects outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Sata
  • Patent number: 11454237
    Abstract: Provided is a scroll compressor capable of expanding a compression space and accordingly increasing a design volume ratio. The scroll compressor includes: a main body; a fixed scroll fixed inside the main body; an orbiting scroll orbiting the fixed scroll; and a plurality of compressing portions respectively provided in the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll, wherein each compressing portion includes a circular arc portion of which a curvature is constant, a curved portion positioned in an inside of the circular arc portion and spaced a preset distance from the circular arc portion, and a connection portion connecting the circular arc portion to the curved portion, wherein a curvature of the connection portion changes from the first circular arc portion to the second circular arc portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongsoo Noh, Sunghyuk Park, Mooseong Bae, Sungchan Cho, Sungkwang Oh, Yanghee Cho
  • Patent number: 11408423
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided that may include an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap, and which performs an orbiting motion; and a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap to form a compression chamber including a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber, by being engaged with the orbiting wrap. In a state in which the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll are concentric with each other, when a distance between the orbiting wrap and the fixed wrap is defined as an orbiting radius, there exists an offset section having an interval larger than the orbiting radius, between a side surface of the orbiting wrap and a side surface of the fixed wrap which faces the orbiting wrap. With such a configuration, even if the fixed scroll or the orbiting scroll is transformed due to thermal expansion, interference between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap at a portion having a large transformation amount may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongkyu Choi, Kangwook Lee, Cheolhwan Kim, Byeongchul Lee
  • Patent number: 11401937
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a first scroll and a second scroll engaged with the first scroll to form a compression chamber with the first scroll while performing an orbiting movement with respect to the first scroll. A frame is fixed to a side of the first scroll with the second scroll interposed between the frame and the first scroll and the frame supporting the second scroll in an axial direction. An Oldham ring includes a ring portion and a key portion protruding from the ring portion. The key portion is slidably coupled to a key recess in the frame or the second scroll to enable the second scroll to perform the orbiting movement, and the key portion of the Oldham ring is formed of the same material as the second scroll. A wear preventing member is provided between the key portion and the key recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinyong Jang, Byungkil Yoo, Byeongchul Lee, Woogyong Yim
  • Patent number: 11371497
    Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a first scroll, and a second scroll. The shell may include a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet. The first scroll may include a first end plate and a first spiral wrap. The second scroll may include a second end plate and a second spiral wrap, the first and second spiral wraps cooperating to define a series of moving compression pockets therebetween. The moving compression pockets decrease in volume as the moving compression pockets move from a radially outer position to a radially inner position. The moving compression pockets may receive working fluid from the first inlet at the radially outer position and provide working fluid to the outlet at the radially inner position. The second end plate may include a fluid cavity receiving working fluid from the second inlet and fluidly isolated from working fluid within the moving compression pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirill M. Ignatiev, Robert C. Stover, Michael M. Perevozchikov
  • Patent number: 11339787
    Abstract: A highly reliable horizontal rotary compressor is provided with a sealed housing, an electric motor, a compression mechanism, a frame which divides the inside of the sealed housing into an electric-motor chamber and a compression-mechanism chamber, and a plurality of bolts that fasten the compression mechanism to the frame. The compression mechanism includes a main bearing fasten to the end surface of a cylinder. A bearing contact-surface of the end surface of the cylinder is in contact with the main bearing, is located closer to the electric motor than a frame contact-surface which is in contact with the frame. The surface roughness of the frame contact-surface is greater than the surface roughness of the bearing contact-surface. The contact-surface of the frame is a single continuous flat surface located above the bolt located at the lowest position among the plurality of bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jafet Ferdhy Monasry, Takuya Hirayama, Hideaki Suzuki, Koji Hirano, Masaya Ichihara
  • Patent number: 11339785
    Abstract: A compressor is provided. The compressor may include a fixed wrap, and an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap engaged with the fixed wrap to form compression chambers. The fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap may have irregular wrap curves. At least one interference avoiding portion at which a spacing between the wraps is greater than an orbiting radius or at least one gap compensating portion at which the spacing between the wraps is smaller than the orbiting radius, in a state in which a center of the fixed scroll and a center of the orbiting scroll are aligned with each other, may be provided on a sidewall surface of the fixed wrap or the orbiting wrap, whereby frictional loss or abrasion due to interference between the wraps or a refrigerant leakage due to a gap between the wraps may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongkyu Choi, Cheolhwan Kim, Byeongchul Lee
  • Patent number: 11333147
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes an orbiting scroll and a fixed scroll. The orbiting scroll has a disk-shaped orbiting end plate and a spiral wall-shaped orbiting lap protruding from a front surface of the orbiting end plate. The fixed scroll has a spiral wall-shaped fixed lap meshing with the orbiting lap. The orbiting end plate is provided with a rear concave portion that opens in a rear surface of the orbiting end plate and extends along a winding finish portion of the orbiting lap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11293439
    Abstract: A compressor includes: a case including a discharge part configured to discharge refrigerant and defining a reservoir space configured to store oil; a drive unit including a stator and a rotor; a rotary shaft coupled to the rotor; a compression unit coupled to the rotary shaft and lubricated with oil, the compression unit being configured to compress refrigerant and discharge compressed refrigerant in a direction away from the discharge part; a muffler coupled to the compression unit and configured to guide refrigerant to the discharge part; a separator coupled to at least one of the rotor or the rotary shaft and configured to separate oil from refrigerant guided to the discharge part; and a coupling unit that fixes the separator to the at least one of the rotor or the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmock Lee, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11286931
    Abstract: Provided is a scroll compressor including a sealed case, a fixed scroll portion fixed at an inside of the sealed case and provided with a fixed scroll vane, an orbiting scroll portion provided with an orbiting scroll vane that is coupled to the fixed scroll vane, and a rotating shaft formed to allow the orbiting scroll portion to orbit. The orbiting scroll portion is provided at a center thereof with a shaft support portion such that the orbiting scrolling portion is coupled to the rotating shaft. The shaft support portion includes a closing portion provided to cover an end portion of the rotating shaft, and slide while in contact with an inner surface of the fixed scroll portion, and a high-pressure space formed in an outer surface of the closing portion that faces the inner surface of the fixed scroll portion, and on which a discharge pressure acts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Uekawa
  • Patent number: 11242854
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided in which a center of a back pressure chamber is eccentrically disposed relative to a center of a fixed scroll. For example, the center of the back pressure chamber may be moved towards a center of an orbiting scroll at a time of discharge, thereby preventing displacement of the fixed scroll and ensuring stability in orbital movement of the orbiting scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suchul Kim, Changeol Jo, Donghyun Sohn
  • Patent number: 11236749
    Abstract: Provided is a tip seal that makes it possible to improve the durability of a tip seal installed on the tooth tip of a wall even when a continuously inclined section is provided to the wall. The tip seal is provided with: a tip seal inclined section (7A) installed in a groove section of a wall in which the height changes continuously in a spiral direction; and a tip seal flat section (7B) that is installed in a groove section of the wall in which the height is fixed in the spiral direction and that is adjacent to the tip seal inclined section (7A). A recess (8) is formed at a position away from the adjacent area between the tip seal inclined section (7A) and the tip seal flat section (7B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sato, Yohei Hotta, Yoshiyuki Kimata, Takuma Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11221008
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when the compression chamber is formed and compression of fluid is initiated is referred to as an orbiting initiation angle. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when the compression of the fluid is completed is referred to as an orbiting termination angle. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when an end of the orbiting spiral wall initiates contact with the arcuate portion of the fixed spiral wall before compression is completed is referred to as a distal end contact initiation angle. The formation point distance reaches a minimum value at least at one of a first orbiting angle or a second orbiting angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takumi Maeda, Takayuki Ota, Takuro Yamashita, Yuya Hattori, Tatsunori Tomota, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Ryou Masuda, Etsuko Hori, Yu Nozawa
  • Patent number: 11209001
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided that may include an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap, and which performs an orbiting motion; and a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap to form a compression chamber including a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber, by being engaged with the orbiting wrap. A wrap thickness of the fixed wrap may be greater than a wrap thickness of the orbiting wrap within a range which forms the suction chamber. With such a configuration, even if the fixed scroll or the orbiting scroll is thermally-expanded, a transformation of the fixed wrap at a suction side may be prevented. This may prevent a gap between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap at an opposite side to the suction side, thereby enhancing compression efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Cheolhwan Kim, Yongkyu Choi, Taekyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11125230
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes fixed and movable scrolls defining a compression chamber, and a crankshaft. The movable scroll at least partially covers a discharge port formed in the fixed scroll to change a communication area that is a portion of a total area of the discharge port that contributes to communication with the compression chamber. First to third rotation angle positions become larger in order. As the crankshaft rotates from the first to second rotation angle position the communication area increases at a first rate. In the first rotation angle position the compression chamber and the discharge port start communicating with each other. The second rotation angle position is a preliminary discharge interval angle. As the crankshaft rotates from the second to third rotation angle position the communication area increases at a second rate. The second rate of increase is greater than the first rate of increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Mizushima, Yasuhiro Murakami, Ryouta Nakai, Masahiro Noro
  • Patent number: 11085444
    Abstract: Provided is a scroll-type fluid machine that prevents wear of the parts of the fluid machine and improves the reliability thereof by reducing the amount of dust that reaches a face seal. The present invention comprises a revolving scroll that includes an end plate and a lap part provided to the end plate, and that moves in a revolving manner; a fixed scroll that includes an end plate, a lap part provided to the end plate such that a compression chamber is formed between itself and the lap part of the revolving scroll, and a flange that opposes the end plate of the revolving scroll; and a face seal that is provided between the flange of the fixed scroll and the end plate of the revolving scroll, and that seals a space between the fixed scroll and the revolving scroll, with the scroll-type fluid machine further comprising a shield part that suppresses dust from reaching the face seal from the outside in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shumpei Yamazaki, Yoshiyuki Kanemoto, Sho Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11078909
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when a compression chamber is formed and compression of fluid is initiated is referred to as an orbiting initiation angle. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when the compression of the fluid is terminated is referred to as an orbiting termination angle. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when an end of the orbiting spiral wall initiates contact with an arcuate portion of the fixed spiral wall is referred to as a distal end contact initiation angle. The formation point distance is a peak in at least one of orbiting angles obtained by subtracting integer multiples of 360° from an orbiting angle in a range from the distal end contact initiation angle to the orbiting termination angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takumi Maeda, Takayuki Ota, Kosaku Tozawa, Takuro Yamashita, Yuya Hattori, Tatsunori Tomota, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Kazuki Shibata, Etsuko Hori, Hideyuki Suzuki, Kimihiro Fukawa
  • Patent number: 11078908
    Abstract: A scroll compressor, and more particularly, to a scroll compressor including a communication groove which may decrease discharge resistance is provided. The scroll compressor may include a fixed scroll having a fixed end plate and a fixed wrap, and an orbiting scroll configured to perform an orbiting movement about the fixed scroll and having an orbiting end plate and an orbiting wrap. A communication groove in the form of a recessed groove may be formed in an inner surface of the orbiting end plate, and a refrigerant may flow through the communication groove according to a state in which the fixed wrap overlaps the communication groove such that there is an effect in that an opening efficiency of a discharge hole is improved at an initial stage of discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Kyu Choi, Cheol Hwan Kim, Kangwook Lee, Jungsun Choi
  • Patent number: 11078906
    Abstract: A scroll fluid machine that attenuates the bending stress applied to the base of a wall body having an inclined section. The scroll fluid machine is provided with a wall body inclined section in which the distance between the facing surfaces of an end plate of a fixed scroll and an end plate of a rotating scroll that face each other continuously decreases from the outer circumferential side toward the inner circumferential side. A mesh clearance that is a gap between wall bodies formed when the wall bodies mesh with each other is larger on the outer circumferential side of the inclined section than on the inner circumferential side of the inclined section. The mesh clearance is made larger by drawing the wall surface of a wall body further back toward the central side of the wall body in the thickness direction than the original wall surface profile thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sato, Yoshiyuki Kimata, Yohei Hotta
  • Patent number: 11067078
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll having a spiral-shaped fixed-side wrap, and a movable scroll having a spiral-shaped movable-side wrap. The fixed-side wrap and the movable-side wrap mesh with each other to form a compression chamber. The movable scroll is rotated eccentrically with respect to the fixed scroll to discharge a refrigerant compressed in the compression chamber from a single discharge port open at a starting end of turns of the fixed-side wrap. A first port expanding portion and a second port expanding portion communicating with the single discharge port to enlarge a passage area of the discharge port are arranged at an interval in a circumferential direction on a root side of the fixed-side wrap of the fixed scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 11053941
    Abstract: A motor-operated compressor includes a housing and a driving motor disposed in an inner space of the housing. The driving motor includes a stator and a rotor. A rotary shaft is coupled to the rotor. A first scroll is provided on one side of the driving motor and the rotary shaft passes through and is rotatably coupled to the first scroll. A second scroll is coupled to the first scroll and an eccentric part of the rotary shaft passing through the first scroll to form a compression chamber between the first scroll and the second scroll. A frame is provided opposite to the driving motor with the first scroll and the second scroll interposed therebetween and configured to axially support the second scroll and radially support one end of the rotary shaft passing through the second scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junghoon Park, Byeongchul Lee, Kitae Jang, Jongtae Her
  • Patent number: 11047384
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes fixed and orbiting scrolls, and satisfies at least one of a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition, a first gap between a distal end of the first wrap and the second base changes heading from an outer peripheral side of the first wrap to an inner peripheral side. In the second condition, a second gap between a distal end of the second wrap and the first base changes heading from an outer peripheral side of the second wrap to an inner peripheral side. A rate of change in the first gap in one area is greater than a rate of change in the first gap in another area. A rate of change in the second gap in one area is greater than a rate of change in the second gap in another area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouta Nakai, Yasuhiro Murakami, Yasuo Mizushima, Masahiro Noro
  • Patent number: 11047389
    Abstract: A multi-stage vacuum pump, expander, or compressor, that incorporates one or more stages of a fixed scroll(s) and orbiting scroll(s) that operates simultaneously. The motor drives the orbiting scroll(s) within the structure, and the various fixed and orbiting scrolls are arranged for either parallel generation of a vacuum or high pressure gas, or arranged in series for generating of a significantly high vacuum or gaseous pressure, or a combination of parallel arranged and series arranged fixed and orbiting scrolls may be embodied within the structure, operated by a single motor means, in order to attain the high efficiencies of operation as a vacuum pump, or a gaseous compressor, during its functioning. The various combinations of orbiting and fixed scrolls, when arranged as aforesaid, can be reduced in size, or miniaturized, and used in conjunction with small appliances, or even in hand-held instruments, as for example, for use in conducting mass spectrometry, or for other purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Air Squared, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaffer, Bryce R. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11022120
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a casing, a low-pressure space and a compression mechanism. The compression mechanism includes fixed and movable scrolls, a fluid chamber including first and second compression chambers, and an adjustment mechanism. The fluid chamber has different discharge start points between the first and second compression chambers. An oil inflow groove is formed in one sliding surface, and an oil relief passage is formed in the other sliding surface. The oil relief passage includes a communication portion that communicates with the oil inflow groove in a predetermined angular range, lubricating oil flowing from the oil inflow groove into the low-pressure space through the communication portion. The predetermined angular range is from a position between a discharge start point of the first compression chamber and a discharge start point of the second compression chamber to a position after the discharge start of the second compression chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 11015597
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a scroll-type fluid machine, and a method for assembling this scroll-type fluid machine, with which an eccentric shaft and a non-eccentric part can be positioned easily in the same step, while allowing a main body unit and a motor unit to be separated and connected without being disassembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shumpei Yamazaki, Yoshiyuki Kanemoto, Fuminori Kato, Takanori Emi
  • Patent number: 11002274
    Abstract: Provided is a scroll fluid machine which can appropriately set a tip clearance between a tooth base and a tooth crest having an inclined portion and can achieve desired performance. An inclined portion in which a distance between opposing surfaces of an end plate of a fixed scroll and an end plate of an orbiting scroll facing each other gradually decreases from an outer peripheral side toward an inner peripheral side is provided. A tip clearance between a tooth crest of a wall of the orbiting scroll and a tooth base of the end plate of the fixed scroll facing the tooth crest at normal temperature is greater on the inner peripheral side than on the outer peripheral side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sato, Yoshiyuki Kimata, Takahide Ito
  • Patent number: 11002273
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a casing; a drive motor; a rotary shaft; a fixed scroll including a fixed wrap; and an orbiting scroll eccentrically coupled to rotary shaft and including an orbiting wrap configured to engage with the fixed wrap. At least one of the fixed wrap or the orbiting wrap defines an offset section that is defined between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap and that is greater than an orbital radius corresponding to a distance between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap in a state in which a center of the fixed scroll is aligned to a center of the orbiting scroll. The offset section is disposed at a contact portion between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap. The contact portion has a maximum length based on a rotation angle of the rotary shaft being within a pre-set range with respect to a reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungsun Choi, Sang Baek Park, Cheol Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 10968908
    Abstract: Provided is a scroll fluid machine which is capable of inhibiting contact between tooth tip corners and tooth bottom corners. The present invention is provided with: a wall inclined portion (3b1) of which a facing surface has a distance to an end plate which continuously decreases from the outer circumferential side to the inner circumferential side; and an end plate inclined portion (5a1). Chamfered portions (8a) are provided to tooth tip corners (8) of a tooth tip of a wall (3b) which face tooth bottom corners (9) of bases of mating walls (5b). The chamfered portions (8a) have a shape which avoids contact with step parts (9a) which are formed at the tooth bottom, and which are adjacent to the tooth bottom corners (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sato, Yoshiyuki Kimata, Masashi Hamano, Takahide Ito
  • Patent number: 10920775
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll including a fixed scroll lap, and a movable scroll including a movable scroll lap. A first scroll lap is one of the fixed scroll lap and the movable scroll lap. A second scroll lap is an other of the fixed scroll lap and the movable scroll lap. A second thickness of the second scroll lap is larger than a first thickness of the first scroll lap. A first side face gap is formed between an inner line of the first scroll lap and an outer line of the second scroll lap. A second side face gap is formed between an outer line of the first scroll lap and an inner line of the second scroll lap. The second side face gap is larger than the first side face gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouta Nakai, Yasuhiro Murakami, Yasuo Mizushima
  • Patent number: 10920776
    Abstract: A rotary compressor that may include an upper or outboard bearing above the motor components and, in this case, includes an upper bearing plate having a structure that ensures bearing alignment when press fit with an upper cap and a center shell. In some implementations, a main bearing frame that secures and holds a main bearing has a structure that when press fit with a lower cap and center shell ensure bearing alignment. Some implementations include disposing a hermetic terminal and a discharge port a the side of the upper cap or center shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Hill, Gene Fields
  • Patent number: 10914296
    Abstract: A motor operated compressor includes a drive motor and a rotary shaft coupled to the rotor. A first scroll disposed on one side of the drive motor is eccentrically coupled to and orbitally moved by the rotary shaft. A second scroll faces the first scroll and is coupled to the first scroll to form a compression chamber. A hollow portion is formed inside the rotary shaft along an axial direction, and an eccentric portion having a rotary shaft side discharge hole extends from the rotary shaft center to a rotary shaft outer circumferential surface. The first scroll includes a rotary shaft coupling portion surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the eccentric portion. The rotary shaft coupling portion is provided with a first scroll side discharge hole formed at a position periodically facing the rotary shaft side discharge hole to discharge compressed fluid to the rotary shaft side discharge hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongtae Her, Dongwoo Min, Byeongchul Lee, Kitae Jang
  • Patent number: 10844719
    Abstract: One of a pair of a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll is the scroll including a step portion provided only at a predetermined position along a spiral direction on a blade bottom surface of a spiral wrap, and the other one of the scrolls is the scroll including a step portion provided only at a predetermined position along a spiral direction on a blade tip surface of a spiral wrap. A blade bottom surface of an end plate of the fixed scroll is set as a reference surface for setting a chip gap between both the scrolls. When a wrap height of the spiral wrap of the orbiting scroll is represented by (L) (Lo, Li) and a wrap height of the spiral wrap of the fixed scroll is represented by (lo, li), L (Lo, Li)>1 (lo, li) is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Genta Yoshikawa, Hajime Sato, Takuma Yamashita, Takayuki Hagita, Takayuki Kuwahara, Katsuhiro Fujita, Kazuhide Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10815982
    Abstract: A cryopump system includes at least one cryopump including a refrigerator including a low temperature cooling stage and a high temperature cooling stage, a low temperature cryopanel cooled by the low temperature cooling stage, and a high temperature cryopanel cooled by the high temperature cooling stage. A compressor unit includes a compressor main body that compresses a working gas supplied to the refrigerator, an operating frequency of the compressor main body being variable. The compressor unit is operated such that a pressure ratio between high pressure and low pressure of the compressor main body is in a range between 1.6 and 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takaaki Matsui
  • Patent number: 10753359
    Abstract: A crankshaft assembly for a scroll compressor is disclosed. The crankshaft assembly includes a crankpin having a plurality of apertures therethrough. A crankshaft body has an aperture therethrough. The aperture of the crankshaft and one of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin being aligned when in an assembled state such that in operation fluid flows between the aperture of the crankshaft body and the one of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin. The crankshaft body includes a second aperture aligned with a second of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin. The crankpin and the crankshaft body are separate members. A fastener extends through the second of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin and into the second aperture of the crankshaft body to secure the crankpin and the crankshaft body together in the assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Crum, Kenneth Andrew Raymond, George Hansen, Michael G. Benco
  • Patent number: 10724521
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided that may include a casing; a drive motor provided at an inner space of the casing; a rotational shaft coupled to a rotor of the drive motor, and rotated together with the rotor; a frame provided below the drive motor; a fixed scroll provided below the frame, and having a fixed wrap; and an orbiting scroll provided between the frame and the fixed scroll, having an orbiting wrap so as to form a compression chamber including a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber, by being engaged with the fixed wrap. In a state in which a center of the fixed scroll and a center of the orbiting scroll are substantially the same, an interval between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap gradually increases towards the suction chamber from the discharge chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungsun Choi, Howon Lee, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Patent number: 10711782
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is provided that may include a first wrap, and a second wrap engaged with the first wrap and coupled to be eccentric to a center of rotation of a rotational shaft to form a compression chamber, moving toward a central portion, together with the first wrap while performing an orbiting motion with respect to the first wrap. A height of at least one of the first wrap or the second wrap may be formed to have at least two inclination machining amounts which decrease toward the central portion, and the inclination machining amount of the central portion may be larger than the inclination machining amount of an edge portion or a wrap rigidity at a specific section, thereby preventing frictional loss or abrasion of the wrap and breakage of the wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungsun Choi, Yongkyu Choi, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Patent number: 10634140
    Abstract: In a scroll compressor that forms two suction volume parts by engaging paired fixed scroll and turning scroll with each other while scroll laps respectively erected on end plates of the fixed scroll and the turning scroll are opposed to each other and driving the turning scroll to revolve around the fixed scroll, out of the two suction volume parts, one of the suction volume parts that is formed close to a suction port provided in a housing is made larger than the other suction volume part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kuwahara, Katsuhiro Fujita, Takayuki Hagita, Makoto Takeuchi, Hajime Sato, Genta Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10619635
    Abstract: A scroll member for a scroll compressor is disclosed. The scroll member includes a base member and a wrap member formed on a major surface of the base member. The wrap member includes a modified portion. The modified portion includes a base, a step, and a scallop. The base extends a first distance from the major surface. The step extends a second distance from the base. The scallop extends a third distance from the scallop. The scallop is located at a wrap surface of the wrap member. The wrap surface is disposed relatively away from the major surface relative to the step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Scott M. Branch, Eric S. Mlsna, Scott J. Smerud
  • Patent number: 10590931
    Abstract: A scroll compressor according to the present disclosure and an air conditioner having the scroll compressor may include a drive motor provided in an inner space of a casing; a rotation shaft coupled to the drive motor; a frame provided on a lower side of the drive motor; a first scroll provided on a lower side of the frame, one side of which is formed with a first wrap; a second scroll in which a second wrap engaged with the first wrap is formed, and the rotation shaft is eccentrically coupled to the second wrap to overlap therewith in a radial direction, a compression chamber is formed between the first scroll and the second scroll while being orbitally moved with respect to the first scroll, and the compression chamber is connected to an evaporator outlet side of the cooling cycle; and an injection unit one end of which is branched from a refrigerant pipe between the condenser and the evaporator, and the other end of which is connected to the compression chamber through the first scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hansaem Park, Soojin Kang, Kangwook Lee, Hojong Jeong, Cheolhwan Kim
  • Patent number: 10557464
    Abstract: A light-weight, high-strength compressor component having at least one fluid delivery feature that is formed via additive manufacturing is provided. The component may have at least one interior region comprising a lattice structure that comprises a plurality of repeating cells. A solid surface is disposed over the lattice structure. The interior region comprising the lattice structure has at least one fluid delivery feature for permitting fluid flow through the body portion of the light-weight, high-strength compressor component. The fluid delivery feature may be a flow channel, a fluid delivery port, a porous fluid delivery feature, or the like that serves to transfer fluids through the component, such as refrigerant and/or lubricant oils. Methods of making such compressor components via additive manufacturing processes are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc J. Scancarello, Robert C. Stover
  • Patent number: 10428819
    Abstract: A scroll compressor according to the present invention includes a casing, an orbiting member provided within the casing and performing an orbiting motion, a non-orbiting member forming a compression chamber together with the orbiting member, the compression chamber having a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber and a discharge chamber, a communication passage configured to bypass a refrigerant of the compression chamber into the casing, an opening/closing valve assembly configured to open and close the communication passage, and a switching valve assembly configured to operate the opening/closing valve assembly, the switching valve assembly being provided outside the casing and connected to the opening/closing valve assembly, whereby an installation of the bypass hole can result in prevention of over-compression and an installation of a control valve for varying a capacity outside the casing can result in reduction of costs for the control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Honggyun Jin, Sangwoo Joo
  • Patent number: 10301940
    Abstract: Scroll expander including a bypass passage and a bypass valve configured to open and close the bypass passage without significantly increasing the length in the shaft direction of the scroll expander. Scroll expander 23 includes suction port 513 which allows a high-pressure flow of a working fluid to enter and guides the entering flow of the working fluid into an expansion chamber. Discharge port 523 allows the working fluid expanded to a lower pressure in the expansion chamber to flow out. Bypass passage 27 communicates suction port 513 with the discharge port 523 while bypassing the expansion chamber. Bypass valve 28 is configured to open and close bypass passage 27. Suction port 513, bypass passage 27 and a bypass valve attaching portion 514 for attaching the bypass valve 28 are formed in a base plate of the fixed scroll 51.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuuta Tanaka