Abstract: A thrust ball bearing provided in an open scroll-type compressor can withstand a large compressive load on the bearing and prevents wear of the mating surfaces. The thrust ball bearing has a first thrust plate 9a for performing spiral revolution; a second thrust plate 4a opposing the first thrust plate 9a; and a retaining device 40 disposed between the thrust plates 4a, 9a and provided with retaining cavities 42 for retaining a ball 41 in each cavity where a radius &rgr; of spiral revolution of the first plate, a diameter d of the ball and a diameter D of the retaining cavity are related by an expression D≧d×&rgr;.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an Oldham ring having uniform electroplating thickness and a scroll member type compressor comprising the same; in order to accomplish the above object, the electroplating process for plating an Oldham ring comprising a ring body and a plurality of key portions extending outwardly from the ring body of the present invention comprises the steps of: soaking the Oldham ring in a plating liquid; arranging at least two cathodes respectively on the inside wall of the ring body at positions corresponding to the areas between each adjacent pair of the key portions; and electroplating the Oldham ring by passing electric current between the cathodes and at least one anode contacting to the plating liquid.

Abstract: A scroll compressor with which there is no leakage of the working gas from the compression chamber is disclosed, in which deformation of each end plate of the fixed scroll and revolving scroll is prevented. The scroll compressor comprises a casing; a fixed scroll provided in the housing and comprising an end plate and a spiral protrusion built on one face of the end plate; and a revolving scroll provided in the casing and comprising an end plate and a spiral protrusion built on one face of the end plate, wherein the spiral protrusions of each scroll are engaged with each other so as to form a spiral compression chamber.

Abstract: A scroll hydraulic machine which can prevent a key groove of an aluminum front case from being abnormally abraded even when lubricating oil runs out, and which can reduce the number of parts, is provided. The scroll hydraulic machine includes a fixed scroll, a swirling scroll performing a revolutionary swirling motion while engaging with the fixed scroll, an Oldham joint having a key for causing a swirling scroll to move in a revolutionary swirling motion while preventing the swirling scroll from rotating a front case, and a case body receiving the fixed scroll, The swirling scroll and the Oldham joint are positioned within a housing formed by attaching the front case to an opening portion of an end thereof. A key groove portion to which the key of the Oldham joint is fitted and a portion supporting a thrust force acted on the swirling scroll of the front case are made of a ferrous alloy.

Abstract: A scroll hydraulic machine comprising a housing having a key groove, a fixed scroll disposed in said housing, a swirling scroll having a key groove disposed in said housing, engaging with said fixed scroll, and moving in a swirling motion, and an Oldham ring provided with a swirling key engaging, in a freely sliding manner, with said key groove formed on said swirling scroll, and a fixed key engaging, in a freely sliding manner, with the key groove formed on said housing, and Sn plated on at least one side surface of the swirling key and the fixed key.

Abstract: A scroll hydraulic machine has a fixed scroll and a swirling scroll performing a revolutionary swirling motion while engaging with the fixed scroll; there is also a balance weight in which a distance between a center of revolution of the swirling scroll and the center of gravity of the balance weight is changed in response to rotational speed of the swirling scroll.

Abstract: A scroll compressor including a closed housing, a fixed scroll disposed in the closed housing, and a swirling scroll disposed in the closed housing, which meshes with the fixed scroll and moves in a swirling motion. The scroll compressor further including a compression chamber formed by the meshing of the fixed scroll and the swirling scroll, a suction chamber connected to the compression chamber, a discharge cavity connected to the compression chamber, and a partition separating the discharge cavity from the suction chamber. The scroll compressor includes an exhaust valve provided between the compression chamber and discharge cavity, a retainer for regulating the head of the exhaust valve, and a pressure relief valve attached to and extending through the partition, while anchoring the exhaust valve and retainer to the partition.

Abstract: The dimension of a compressor is decreased, to facilitate the installation of the compressor in a limited space, by installing a relief valve (50) in such a manner that the relief valve (50) does not protrude from the outer peripheral surface of a closed housing (1) of a compressor, in which a compression mechanism, incorporated in a closed housing, is driven by an external drive source via an electromagnetic clutch.The means for achieving the above object is to assemble the relief valve (50) to the closed housing (1) in such a manner that the relief valve (50) does not protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the housing (1) in order to discharge gas to the outside when the gas pressure in the closed housing (1) increases abnormally.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing image data, including controlling to output multi-level value image data for reproducing a multi-level value image and bi-level value image data for reproducing a bi-level value image with respect to a predetermined area, thereby reproducing the multi-level and bi-level value images which constitute a single image.

Abstract: A scroll compressor has a stationary scroll and a swivel scroll engaged with each other in a hermetic housing. A sealed terminal is provided to send signals outside of the housing from a sensor that is provided within the housing. The sealed terminal is inserted into a fitting hole that passes through the outer wall of the housing. A push nut having a plurality of nails is pressed into the fitting hole to hold the sealed terminal within the fitting hole. The push nut has a plurality of nails having an outer diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the fitting hole.

Abstract: A scroll type fluid machine has a stationary scroll 1 and a swivel scroll 2 engaged therewith contained within a hermetic housing 4. A plurality of legs 15 are provided on the outer circumferential edge of an end plate 11 of the stationary scroll 1, and are fixed by bolts 64 to a frame 5 supporting a rotating shaft 3 via a bearing 52. A rotation prevention mechanism 6 is interposed between the frame 5 and the swivel scroll 2. The swivel scroll 2 is connected to the rotating shaft 3 so as to make revolutional swivel motions. The diameter of the end plate 11 of the stationary scroll 1 is shortened, and thereby the hermetic housing 4 is made smaller. A cut out recess portion 25 is provided at each position corresponding to the plurality of legs 15 of the outer circumferential portion of a circular end plate 21 of the swivel scroll 2.

Abstract: In a low speed rotation, side surfaces of a spiral wrap of a swivel scroll are brought into pressing contact with side surfaces of a spiral wrap of a stationary scroll to thereby keep an air tight condition therebetween. When the orbiting swivelling speed of the swivel scroll exceeds the predetermined level, a predetermined gap is kept between the side surfaces of the spiral wrap of the swivel scroll and the side surfaces of the spiral wrap of the stationary scroll to thereby prevent the abnormal wear of the spiral wraps and to thereby suppress an increase of the consumption power. A counterweight is provided on a drive bush for generating a centrifugal force Fc which is greater than a centrifugal force Fs applied to the swivel scroll during the orbiting swivelling motion of the swivel scroll and which is directed in an opposite direction to that of the centrifugal force Fs. A spring member is provided for biasing the drive bush in a direction .theta. in which the orbiting swivelling radius is increased.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing image data, including controlling to output multi-level value image data for reproducing a multi-level value image and bi-level value image data for reproducing a bi-level value image with respect to a predetermined area, thereby reproducing the multi-level and bi-level value images which constitute a single image.

Abstract: A speed detector of a scroll-type fluid machine in which a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll, each of which includes a spiral wrap disposed on the inner surface of an end plate thereof, are engaged with each other and housed in a closed housing, and the orbiting scroll revolves while its rotation is checked by means of an Oldham's ring having the orbiting scroll disposed on the outer surface thereof, wherein the Oldham's ring is formed of a magnetic material, and an electromagnetic induction type revolution signal detecting means is installed in an opposed relationship to the Oldham's ring.

Abstract: A first through hole is formed into a shape such that the opening area at the start of the opening increases gradually along with the movement of a piston valve or an auxiliary through hole is provided in a cylinder to introduce the gas being compressed into a suction-side chamber by being opened by the piston valve before the first through hole is opened, so that the gas being compressed is prevented from suddenly entering the suction-side chamber when the piston valve moves in the cylinder.