COMPRESSOR UNIT INCLUDING GEAR ROTOR AND COMPRESSOR SYSTEM USING THE SAME
A compressor unit having a gear rotor, and a compressor system using the same are provided. The compressor system includes a compressor unit having a triple trochoidal rotor, which includes a first rotor, a second rotor, a third rotor, a casing, second and first suction ports, and second and first discharge ports; and a driving unit that rotates the three rotors such that external working fluid is sucked into the suction port and the working fluid sucked into the suction port is discharged to the discharge port in a state of being compressed. The compressor unit may be constructed as a triple trochoidal rotor such that working fluid can be compressed in a two-stage compression manner to enable the working fluid to be supplied at high pressure and provide a high-speed, high-pressure compression capability.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a compressor unit including a gear rotor, which is constructed as a triple trochoidal rotor such that working fluid can be compressed in a two-stage compression manner to enable the working fluid to be supplied at high pressure, and the volume of working fluid sucked and discharged can be increased to provide a high-speed, high-pressure compression capability, and a compressor system using the same.
2. Description of the Related Art
A compressor unit having a trochoidal rotor includes two gear rotors that are rotated in a state of being engaged with each other to cause working fluid to pass through therebetween to compress the working fluid, and a casing that accommodates the gear rotors therein. The trochoidal rotor is a rotor or gear rotor having trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner and outer peripheral surfaces thereof.
The above conventional compressor unit includes: a first rotor having a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof; a second rotor that accommodates the first rotor at an eccentric position relative to rotary center axis thereof therein and has a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor while being engaged with the trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor; and a casing that sealing accommodates the first and second rotors therein.
The conventional compressor unit as constructed above has a basic operation mechanism in which fluid is sucked and compressed, and is discharged depending on a change in the volume between the first rotor and the second rotor. This compressor unit is relatively simple in structure and can be made small-scale, and thus has been used as a fluid pump over the past few decades.
However, such a conventional compressor unit has a limitation in that it employs only two rotors. That is, although a torque of the first rotor is increased, the working fluid is discharged each time when the first rotor is rotated by one turn, and thus the pressure of the discharged working fluid is not high above a given level. Therefore, the use of the compressor unit is limited at a place where more than a given head is required. In addition, a discharge speed of the fluid is limited, and thus high-speed pumping capability is not provided.
Therefore, there is an urgent need for a compressor unit including a gear rotor, which is constructed as a triple trochoidal rotor such that the working fluid can be compressed in a two-stage compression manner to enable the working fluid to be supplied at high pressure, and the volume of working fluid sucked and discharged can be increased to provide a high-speed, high-pressure compression capability, and a compressor system using the same.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a compressor unit including a gear rotor, which is constructed as a triple trochoidal rotor such that the working fluid can be compressed in a two-stage compression manner to enable the working fluid to be supplied at high pressure, and a compressor system using the same.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a compressor unit including a gear rotor, which is constructed as a triple trochoidal rotor such that the volume of working fluid sucked and discharged can be increased to provide a high-speed, high-pressure compression capability, and a compressor system using the same.
To achieve the above objects, in accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a compressor unit is provided. The compressor unit includes a first rotor having a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and a stationary shaft securely fixed to a rotary center thereof; a second rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the first rotor therein, the second rotor having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor while being engaged with the trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor, and a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, wherein the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the number of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is equal to that of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor; a third rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the second rotor therein, and having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor while being engaged with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor, where the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor; a casing configured to sealingly accommodate the first, second and third rotors in such a manner as to be disposed independently of the stationary shaft of the first rotor, and rotatably support the driving shaft of the third rotor in a state in which the driving shaft extends protrudingly to the outside; a second suction port disposed at a side of the driving shaft so as to fluidically connect the inside and the outside of the casing, and position at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are widened maximally when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first suction port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is widened maximally; and a second discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are narrowed when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is narrowed.
In addition, to achieve the above objects, in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a compressor system is provided. The compressor system includes a compressor unit including a triple trochoidal rotor, the compressor unit including a first rotor having a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and a stationary shaft securely fixed to a rotary center thereof; a second rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the first rotor therein, the second rotor having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor while being engaged with the trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor, and a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, wherein the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the number of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is equal to that of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor; a third rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the second rotor therein, and having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor while being engaged with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor, where the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor; a casing configured to sealingly accommodate the first, second and third rotors in such a manner as to be disposed independently of the stationary shaft of the first rotor, and rotatably support the driving shaft of the third rotor in a state in which the driving shaft extends protrudingly to the outside; a second suction port disposed at a side of the driving shaft so as to fluidically connect the inside and the outside of the casing, and position at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are widened maximally when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first suction port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is widened maximally; and a second discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are narrowed when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is narrowed; and a driving unit connected to the driving shaft, and configured to apply a torque to the driving shaft to rotate the first, second and third rotors such that external working fluid is sucked into the suction port and the working fluid sucked into the suction port is discharged to the discharge port in a state of being compressed.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the first discharge port and the second suction port may be fluidically connected to the connection pipe or the inside of the compressor front cover such that the working fluid primarily compressed between the second rotor and the third rotor after being sucked into the first suction port and then primarily discharged through the first discharge port is induced to the second suction port to cause the working fluid to be secondarily compressed between the first rotor and the second rotor, and the primarily discharged fluid is cooled and then is sucked into the second suction port to lower the temperature of the fluid discharged to the second discharge port.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the compressor unit may further include a suction resistance preventing slot formed in a compressor cover that fixes a central rotary shaft of the first rotor to an external cover upon the rotation of the first, second and the third rotors, in such a manner as to extend from the first and second suction ports; a residue compressed gas rotation resistance preventing slot formed in the compressor cover in such a manner as to extend from the first and second discharge ports; and a compression ratio adjustment slot formed in the compressor cover in such a manner as to extend from the first and second discharge ports.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the compressor unit including a triple trochoidal rotor may be applied to industrial compressors, two-stage expanders, two-stage fluid pumps, vacuum pumps, companders (combined compressors and expanders), and expander pumps (external expanders and internal pumps).
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Reference will be now made in detail to embodiments of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. In the following description, the detailed description on known function and constructions unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present invention will be avoided hereinafter. Also, the terms used herein are defined in consideration of the function of the present invention, which may vary according to an intention of a user or an operator or according to custom. Thus, definition of such terms should be made based on content throughout the specification, which refers to a compressor unit including a gear rotor and a compressor system using the same according to embodiments of the present invention.
The following list is an explanation of reference numerals used throughout the drawings and the detailed description:
1: first suction port
2: first suction port slot
3: second suction port
4: second suction port slot
5: first discharge port
6: first discharge port compression ratio adjustment slot
7: compressed air resistance preventing slot for first discharge port
8: second discharge port
9: second discharge port compression ratio adjustment slot
10: compressed air resistance preventing slot for second discharge port
11: oil injection port
12: compressor unit
13: third rotor
14: second rotor
15: first rotor
16: shaft center
17: casing
18: trochoidal rotor assembly
19: compressor front cover
20: driving shaft
21: driving unit
22: oil separator and oil tank
23: compressed air storage tank
24: connection pipe
Now, an embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to
The trochoidal rotor assembly 18 includes a first rotor 15, a second rotor 14 that accommodates the first rotor 15 at an eccentric position therein, and a third rotor 13 that accommodates the second rotor 14 at an eccentric position therein.
Further, similar to a typical trochoidal gear pump, the first rotor 15 and the second rotor 14 are engaged with each other, and simultaneously are in line contact with each other. The third rotor 13 is in line contact with the second rotor 14 while being engaged with the second rotor 14. A stationary shaft is securely fixed to a front cover 19 of the compressor unit by a shaft center 16 at a rotary center axis of the first rotor 15.
In addition, a driving shaft 20 extends in a longitudinal direction in a state of being joined to the third rotor 13 such that the driving shaft 20 is protruded to the outside of the casing 17 by a predetermined length while passing through the casing 17 as shown in
In addition, first and second suction ports 1 and 3 are all opened, and a second discharge port 8 is fluidically connected to an oil separator and oil tank 22. Fluid discharged upon the rotation of the first, second and third rotors increases the internal pressure of the oil separator and oil tank 22 through a second discharge port 8 to cause lubricant oil contained in the oil separator and oil tank 22 to be supplied the third and second rotors 13 and 14 through a lubricant oil injection port 11. The oil separator and oil tank 22 is connected to the compressed air storage tank 23. The compressed air storage tank 23 serves to temporarily store the compressed gas discharged from the compressor unit 12, and may not be installed according to embodiments.
In the case where the compressed air storage tank 23 is not installed in a compressor system according to the present invention, the oil separator and oil tank 22 is directly connected to a demand place requiring compressed air by a connection pipe 24 for discharge of air. In addition, when high-pressure air is not required, the connection between the second suction port 3 and the first discharge port 5 is interrupted, and the first suction port 1 and the second suction port 3 are fluidically connected to each other and the second discharge port 8 and the first discharge port 5 are fluidically connected to each other such that low-pressure air is used in a one-stage compression manner.
Further, as described above, since the first and second suction ports 3 and 1 are fluidically connected to each other, the volume of air sucked is increased as much such that low-pressure compressed air can be discharged in a large amount at a time. The compressor unit as constructed above is suitable for a demand place requiring a large quantity of low-pressure and high-pressure compressed air for a limited time period. Further, as described above, low-pressure and high-pressure compressed air can be simply produced through the fluidical connections between the first and second suction ports 3 and 1, and between the first and second discharge ports 5 and 8. The detailed driving mechanism of the first, second and third rotors included in the compressor unit 12 will be described later with reference to
Referring to
In the above construction, when the driving shaft 20 is axially rotated by the driving unit 21, external air is sucked into the first suction port 1. The air sucked into the first suction port 1 flows along a first suction port slot 2 penetratingly formed in the front cover 19 of the compressor unit to cause the sucked air to be supplied in a maximum amount supplied between the third rotor 13 and the second rotor 14 without any fluid resistance as shown in
The compressed air discharged through the first discharge port 5 is moved to the second suction port 3 through the connection pipe 24, and is sucked between the second rotor and the first rotor along a second suction port slot 4 penetratingly formed therein without any fluid suction resistance as shown in
The compressed air collected in the oil separator and oil tank 22 is moved to and is temporarily stored in the compressed air storage tank 23 through the connection pipe 24. In the case where the compressed air needs not to be stored in the compressed air storage tank 23, it may not be installed.
The operation mechanism of the compressor unit shown in
As shown in
In this state, when the driving shaft 20 continues to be rotated, the working fluid is compressed while being rotated in a state of being caught between the first, second and the third rotors 15, 14 and 13, and then approaches the first and second discharge ports 5 and 8 as shown in
As shown in
The operation mechanism of the compressor unit shown in
As shown in
As shown in
Then, the working fluid moved to the second suction port 3 is sucked between the first rotor 15 and the second rotor 14 as shown
As described above, the compressor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention can increase the discharge speed of the working fluid or can compress the working fluid in a two-stage compression manner to implement a high-speed, high-pressure compression capability.
The compressor unit including a gear rotor and the compressor system using the same as described above can be applied to industrial compressors, two-stage expanders, two-stage fluid pumps, vacuum pumps, companders (combined compressors and expanders), and expander pumps (external expanders and internal pumps), which can implement a high-speed, high-pressure compression capability.
As described above, the compressor unit including a gear rotor and the compressor system using the same in accordance with embodiments of the present invention has the following advantageous effects.
First, the present invention is constructed as a triple trochoidal rotor such that working fluid can be compressed in a two-stage compression manner to enable the working fluid to be supplied at high pressure.
Second, the present invention is constructed as a triple trochoidal rotor such that the volume of working fluid sucked and discharged can be increased to provide a high-speed, high-pressure compression capability.
While the present invention has been described in connection with embodiments illustrated in the drawings, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the meaning of the invention or limit the scope of the invention disclosed in the claims. Also, it is to be understood that various equivalent modifications and variations of the embodiments can be made by a person having an ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, various embodiments of the present invention are merely provided as examples, and the true technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A compressor unit comprising:
- a first rotor having a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and a stationary shaft securely fixed to a rotary center thereof;
- a second rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the first rotor therein, the second rotor having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor while being engaged with the trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor, and a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, wherein the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the number of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is equal to that of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor;
- a third rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the second rotor therein, and having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor while being engaged with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor, where the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor;
- a casing configured to sealingly accommodate the first, second and third rotors in such a manner as to be disposed independently of the stationary shaft of the first rotor, and rotatably support the driving shaft of the third rotor in a state in which the driving shaft extends protrudingly to the outside;
- a second suction port disposed at a side of the driving shaft so as to fluidically connect the inside and the outside of the casing, and position at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are widened maximally when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first suction port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is widened maximally; and
- a second discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are narrowed when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is narrowed.
2. The compressor unit according to claim 1, further comprising:
- a suction resistance preventing slot formed in a compressor cover that fixes a central rotary shaft of the first rotor to an external cover upon the rotation of the first, second and the third rotors, in such a manner as to extend from the first and second suction ports;
- a residue compressed gas rotation resistance preventing slot formed in the compressor cover in such a manner as to extend from the first and second discharge ports; and
- a compression ratio adjustment slot formed in the compressor cover in such a manner as to extend from the first and second discharge ports.
3. The compressor system according to claim 1, wherein the compressor unit further comprises:
- a suction resistance preventing slot formed in a compressor cover that fixes a central rotary shaft of the first rotor to an external cover upon the rotation of the first, second and the third rotors, in such a manner as to extend from the first and second suction ports;
- a residue compressed gas rotation resistance preventing slot formed in the compressor cover in such a manner as to extend from the first and second discharge ports; and
- a compression ratio adjustment slot formed in the compressor cover in such a manner as to extend from the first and second discharge ports.
4. The compressor system according to claim 1, wherein the compressor unit including a triple trochoidal rotor is applied to industrial compressors, two-stage expanders, two-stage fluid pumps, vacuum pumps, companders (combined compressors and expanders), and expander pumps (external expanders and internal pumps).
5. A compressor system comprising:
- a compressor unit including a triple trochoidal rotor, the compressor unit comprising: a first rotor having a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and a stationary shaft securely fixed to a rotary center thereof; a second rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the first rotor therein, the second rotor having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor while being engaged with the trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor, and a plurality of outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, wherein the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the number of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor is equal to that of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor; a third rotor configured to eccentrically accommodate the second rotor therein, and having a plurality of inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof in such a manner that the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor are in line contact with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor while being engaged with the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor, where the number of the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is larger than that of the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor; a casing configured to sealingly accommodate the first, second and third rotors in such a manner as to be disposed independently of the stationary shaft of the first rotor, and rotatably support the driving shaft of the third rotor in a state in which the driving shaft extends protrudingly to the outside; a second suction port disposed at a side of the driving shaft so as to fluidically connect the inside and the outside of the casing, and position at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are widened maximally when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first suction port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is widened maximally; and a second discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the first rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor are narrowed when the first, second and third rotors are rotated, and a first discharge port positioned at a portion in which the space between the outwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the second rotor and the inwardly extending trochoidal gear teeth of the third rotor is narrowed; and
- a driving unit connected to the driving shaft, and configured to apply a torque to the driving shaft to rotate the first, second and third rotors such that external working fluid is sucked into the suction port and the working fluid sucked into the suction port is discharged to the discharge port in a state of being compressed.
6. The compressor system according to claim 5, wherein first discharge port and the second suction port are fluidically connected to the connection pipe or the inside of the compressor front cover such that the working fluid primarily compressed between the second rotor and the third rotor after being sucked into the first suction port and then primarily discharged through the first discharge port is induced to the second suction port to cause the working fluid to be secondarily compressed between the first rotor and the second rotor, and the primarily discharged fluid is cooled and then is sucked into the second suction port to lower the temperature of the fluid discharged to the second discharge port.
7. The compressor system according to claim 5, wherein the compressor unit including a triple trochoidal rotor is applied to industrial compressors, two-stage expanders, two-stage fluid pumps, vacuum pumps, companders (combined compressors and expanders), and expander pumps (external expanders and internal pumps).
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 7, 2012
Publication Date: Sep 12, 2013
Inventors: Gobee KIM (Carrollton, TX), Wookyun KIM (Gyeongsan-si), Yubee KIM (Gyeongsan-si)
Application Number: 13/414,253
International Classification: F01C 1/02 (20060101);