With Specific Rotation Preventing Or Rotation Coupling Means Patents (Class 418/55.3)
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Patent number: 8356987Abstract: A compressor may include a shell and a housing fixed within the shell. A compression mechanism may be supported by the housing and may include an orbiting scroll member and a non-orbiting scroll member that are meshingly engaged to form a series of compression pockets. A retaining assembly may include an axial retention member and a rotational retention member, each of which is engaged with the non-orbiting scroll member to limit axial translation and rotation of the non-orbiting scroll member relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Huaming Guo, Jun You, Yong Cao
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Publication number: 20130017111Abstract: A device for varying pressure of a fluid comprising a scroll case (11) containing a fixed scroll (12) and a mobile scroll (13) relatively to the case, and with admission (A) and outlet (B) ports for the fluid, characterized in that it comprises means for thermally insulating the scrolls.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2008Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Malick Kane, Danilo Cretegny, Antoine Merminod
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Patent number: 8353692Abstract: A scroll type compressor has a housing, a rotary shaft, a fixed scroll member, a movable scroll member and a rotation preventing mechanism. The rotation preventing mechanism has a movable pin that is provided on the surface of movable end plate and extends toward end surface of the housing in parallel with an axis of the rotary shaft, a fixed pin that is provided on the end surface of the housing and extends toward the surface of the movable end plate in parallel with the axis of the movable pin, a rolling element that is disposed between the movable and the fixed pins, being contactable with the movable and the fixed pins and a retainer retaining the rolling element between the movable and the fixed pins.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Hidefumi Mori, Masao Iguchi
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Publication number: 20130004355Abstract: Disclosed is a scroll compressor. As two side surfaces of a rotation preventing member are formed to be flat with keys, the rotation preventing member, a main frame, and an orbiting scroll may be easily processed and partial frictions and noise due to the keys may be prevented. Furthermore, since the orbiting scroll is entirely and stably supported by a ring portion of the rotation preventing member, the occurrence of a tilting moment of the orbiting scroll may be reduced. This may enhance the stability and the performance of the scroll compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Myungkyun Kiem, Taesoon Choi, Ikseo Park
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Patent number: 8328544Abstract: The invention reduces a centrifugal force of an orbiting scroll which acts on an auxiliary crank mechanism. A crank pin which is eccentric from a main shaft portion is formed in a drive shaft and attached to an orbiting bearing which is provided in a back face side of an orbiting scroll. The main shaft portion of the drive shaft is rotatably supported by a main bearing. An internal gap of the main bearing is set to a value which is larger than a value obtained by subtracting the double value of an eccentric amount difference between an eccentric amount of an auxiliary crank shaft and an eccentric amount of the drive shaft from an internal gap of the orbiting bearing.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiminori Iwano, Kazutaka Suefuji, Toshikazu Harashima
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Patent number: 8328545Abstract: A scroll fluid machine comprises a fixed-side member including a cylindrical casing and a fixed scroll fixed to the casing, and an orbiting scroll and a plurality of ball coupling devices provided between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll to prevent self-rotation of the orbiting scroll on its axis and receive a thrust load between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll. Each of the ball coupling devices comprises a first ball coupling mechanism for supporting the thrust load generated between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll and a second ball coupling mechanism disposed with a space from the first ball coupling mechanism to prevent the self-rotation of the orbiting scroll.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Kanemoto, Yuji Komai, Kazutaka Suefuji, Kiminori Iwano
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Publication number: 20120308422Abstract: A scroll compressor is characterized in that by reducing an Oldham ring 57 and an orbiting scroll 12 in size, a compressing mechanism 4 is reduced in size, a pair of scroll-side keys 57b are disposed at locations deviated from each other from a diameter line of the ring portion 57a so that a distance between the pair of scroll-side keys 57b becomes not less than a width of the scroll-side keyway 12d, and a pair of main bearing-side keys 57c are disposed at locations deviated from each other from the diameter line of the ring portion 57a so that a distance between the pair of main bearing-side keys 57c becomes not less than a width of the main bearing-side keyways 51a.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Sadayuki Yamada, Manabu Sakai, Takeshi Imanishi, Atsushi Sakuda
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Patent number: 8323006Abstract: Scroll-type pumping apparatus comprises a stator (104) comprising a fixed scroll member (106) having an end plate with a first spiral wrap (110) extending therefrom; an orbital scroll member (108) having an end plate with a second spiral wrap (112) extending therefrom to intermesh with the first spiral wrap; a plurality of flexible supports (118) each having one end connected to the orbital scroll member and another end connected to the stator to support the orbital scroll member relative to the stator, and a linear drive system (120) for driving the orbital scroll member to orbit relative to the fixed scroll member. The use of a linear drive system in combination with the flexible supports can provide apparatus having no rotational or rubbing parts.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Edwards LimitedInventors: Nigel Paul Schofield, James Alexander Haylock
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Patent number: 8308461Abstract: To provide a scroll compressor capable of reducing a noise occurring in a pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism and improving compression performance. In a scroll compressor comprising: a fixed scroll member and a revolving scroll member; a driven crank mechanism for driving the revolving scroll member to revolutionary turn; and a pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism provided in plural places for preventing self rotation of a revolving scroll member, at least one of the self rotation preventing pin, the self rotation preventing ring and the self rotation preventing ring hole, which form the pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism, is provided with an orbit correction part for reducing a maximum displacement R in a direction of self rotation of the revolving scroll member to smooth a change of an orbit of the revolving scroll member in changing a pin and a ring in a section of prevention of self rotation by means of a corresponding pin and ring part.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Kuwahara, Tetsuzou Ukai, Katsuhiro Fujita, Takahide Ito, Makoto Takeuchi, Norio Hioki, Hideshi Hamamura, Koji Terasaki
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Patent number: 8303280Abstract: In a scroll type compressor including a fixed scroll having a mirror plate and a lap provided to the mirror plate, a movable scroll having a mirror plate and a lap provided to the mirror plate and engaged with the fixed scroll, and an Oldham's ring disposed on the back side of the movable scroll for constraining rotation of the movable scroll on the axis thereof, the Oldham's ring has a pair of fixing locking pawls extending from the back side of the movable scroll and fitted to the fixed scroll, each of the fixing locking pawls is provided with a reinforcing portion at the base portion thereof, and the mirror plate of the movable scroll is cut out in a concave shape at the edge portion thereof in conformity with a movement range of the reinforcing portion to form a concaved escape portion at the edge portion of the mirror plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunori Kiyokawa, Yoshiaki Koike, Kazuyoshi Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20120263615Abstract: Provided is a scroll fluidic device that is capable of reducing suction pressure loss as well as suppressing discharge pulsations and reducing noise. The scroll fluidic device is characterized in that a fixed scroll member is integrally formed with a center housing on the inside of the center housing disposed between a front housing and a rear housing; the end surface of the outer shell of the center housing is positioned lower than the height of a scroll lap of the fixed scroll member, with an end plate of the fixed scroll member served as a reference of position in the height direction; and a corridor-like space extending in the device circumferential direction, which is surrounded by an outer shell forming portion of the center housing, the inner surface of an outer shell of the front housing, the scroll lap of the fixed scroll member, and the end plate of a movable scroll member, is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Jiro Iizuka, Kazuhiko Gotou, Kiyoshi Terauchi
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Patent number: 8287257Abstract: A rotary compressor including a housing, a first scroll member, a second scroll member in meshing engagement with the first scroll member, and an Oldham coupling coupled to the second scroll member to inhibit the relative rotational movement between the first scroll member and the second scroll member. The Oldham coupling including a first riding pad, a second riding pad, a third riding pad is positioned, and a fourth riding pad positioned such that the first riding pad and the fourth riding pad are in an overlapping arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Thermo King CorporationInventor: Valery Dunaevsky
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Patent number: 8246331Abstract: A fixed scroll is provided with a pin shaft portion which is formed in a cylindrical shape. Formed in a movable scroll is a slide groove which extends in the radial direction of the movable scroll. The pin shaft portion of the fixed scroll is engaged into the slide groove of the movable scroll. During orbital movement of the movable scroll, the pin shaft portion slidingly contacts a side surface of the slide groove, whereby rotation of the movable scroll is restricted.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Uekawa
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Patent number: 8241022Abstract: A rotation-preventing member has an annular main body, first keys, and second keys. The first keys face one another across a main body axis, and extend to one side along an axial direction of the main body. The first keys have first surfaces that include the axial direction and a radial direction of the main body. The second keys face one another across an imaginary surface being parallel to the first surfaces and including the axis, and the second keys extend to the same side as the first keys extend to or the side opposite to the first keys along the axial direction. The second keys also have third surfaces orthogonal to the first surfaces and including the axial direction. Of the first keys and second keys, at least the first keys are provided with recesses that open onto end surfaces on the side toward which the keys extend.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Hideyuki Nakajima
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Patent number: 8206138Abstract: This invention provides a scroll type fluid machine which can simultaneously realize the stabilization of the behavior in the rotational direction of an orbiting scroll and the reduction in the manufacturing cost by the ease of holding a grease. In the scroll type fluid machine, three pairs of rotation prevention mechanisms are provided between a casing and an orbiting scroll. The rotation prevention mechanism is constituted of first and second ball coupling mechanisms having a function different from each other. The first ball coupling mechanism supports the thrust load of the orbiting scroll. Meanwhile, the second ball coupling mechanism supports the rotation force of the orbiting scroll.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Komai, Kazutaka Suefuji, Koji Fukui
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Patent number: 8186980Abstract: A scroll-type fluid machine comprising: a casing; a fixed scroll; an orbiting scroll; and an auxiliary crank device in which to prevent the orbiting scroll from being rotated, wherein the auxiliary crank device comprises: a fixed-side bearing body provided on either a casing side or a fixed scroll side; an orbiting-side bearing body provided on an orbiting scroll side; and an auxiliary crank shaft in which a fixed-side shank is rotatably supported with the fixed-side bearing body, and an orbiting-side shank is rotatably supported with the orbiting-side bearing body; a tip of the fixed-side shank of the auxiliary crank shaft is fixed in a radius direction, and a tip of the orbiting-side shank of the auxiliary crank shaft is fixed in a radius direction; and a deformative portion is provided between the tip of the fixed-side shank and the tip of the orbiting-side shank of the auxiliary crank shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Komai, Kazutaka Suefuji, Toshikazu Harashima, Kiminori Iwano, Toshitsugu Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Kanemoto
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Patent number: 8096792Abstract: The present invention provides a scroll type fluid machine realizing reduced attachment space in a casing and improvement in workability at the time of assembly and the like by using a plurality of ball coupling mechanisms. A plurality of ball coupling mechanisms are disposed between a casing and a rear side of an orbiting scroll. Each of the ball coupling mechanisms includes first and second thrust receivers (reception plates), a sphere, and a cylindrical ring. A thrust load to be applied to an end plate of the orbiting scroll is received between the first and second thrust receivers (reception plates) and the sphere. The cylindrical ring disposed between the first and second thrust receivers displays a so-called rotation preventing effect in such a manner that its outer peripheral surface makes a rolling contact with inner peripheral surfaces of cylindrical portions in association with an orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Suefuji, Yuji Komai, Susumu Sakamoto
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Patent number: 8074471Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus 1 includes a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates. The refrigerant circuit is formed by connecting in sequence a compressor 2 for compressing the refrigerant, a radiator 3 for allowing the refrigerant compressed by compressor 2 to radiate heat, a fluid pressure motor 4 as a power recovery means, and an evaporator 5 for allowing the refrigerant discharged by the fluid pressure motor 4 to evaporate. The fluid pressure motor 4 performs a process for drawing the refrigerant and a process for discharging the refrigerant. These processes are performed substantially continuously.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masaru Matsui, Takeshi Ogata, Fumitoshi Nishiwaki, Hidetoshi Taguchi, Fuminori Sakima, Masanobu Wada
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Patent number: 8075289Abstract: A scroll-type fluid machine has a fixed scroll (40) fixed in a housing (10), a movable scroll (52) that forms pressure chambers (52) in between the movable scroll (50) and the fixed scroll (40) and is orbitable relative to the fixed scroll (40), a support wall (14) that is provided for the housing (10) and supports thrust load transmitted from the movable scroll (50), and a thrust bearing (74) disposed in between the movable scroll (50) and the support wall (14). The thrust bearing (74) includes a retention hole (76) formed in the support wall (14), a pressure-receiving piece (78) retained in a recess (76), and an abrasion-resistant board (80) that is set in between the movable scroll (50) and the pressure-receiving piece (50) and has a sliding surface that comes into sliding contact with the pressure-receiving piece (78).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Yuji Takei
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Patent number: 8075676Abstract: A radially compliant scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll operatively connected to the fixed scroll, a synchronizer and at least one linkage member operatively connected to the orbiting scroll and the synchronizer. The at least one linkage member includes an orbiting crank handle operatively disposed on the linkage member, a crankpin operatively disposed through said synchronizer and extending into the crank handle and a damping member disposed on the crankpin between the synchronizer and the crank handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Oxus America, Inc.Inventors: Loren M. Thompson, James E. Nelson, Robert R. Voltenburg, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110300013Abstract: In the scroll fluid machine in which an orbiting scroll 10 is pivot-driven by a rotary shaft 102 rotatably supported by the casing 100 and a pivot shaft 104 eccentrically and rotatably supported by the rotary shaft 102, as a method, a self-rotation prevention board 109 is attached to one end of the pivot shaft 104 and a self-rotation prevention pin 110 is attached to the self-rotation prevention board 109. The self-rotation prevention pin 110 is configured to perform an orbiting motion while keeping in contact with the inner surface of the self-rotation prevention bearing (guide body) 111. Further, as another method, the outer periphery of one end 104b of the pivot shaft is configure to perform an orbiting motion while keeping in contact with the inner surface of the balance bearing (guide body) 51. Based on these methods, an eccentrically pivot driven orbiting scroll performs an orbiting motion without whirling, and thus a high-speed operation of the scroll fluid machine is enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: BooSeok Hwang, KwangSeon Hwang
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Patent number: 8038421Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll, each including a spiral wrap protruding from an end plate and having the same tooth thickness (Tr) and the same base-circle radius (b) defining an involute surface. The fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are offset from each other by an orbiting radius (?) and mesh such that the respective wraps face each other with a phase shift of 180°. The orbiting scroll revolves/orbits along a circular orbit with the orbiting radius (?) to compress a gas while a rotation-preventing mechanism prevents rotation of the orbiting scroll. The relationship between the involute surfaces of the spiral wraps of the two scrolls and the dimensions, dimensional tolerance, and assembly standards of the rotation-preventing mechanism are determined so that the median value of an allowable angle of rotation (?) agrees with an upright position of the orbiting scroll.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Kuwahara, Tetsuzou Ukai, Katsuhiro Fujita, Kazuhide Watanabe, Tomohisa Moro
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Patent number: 8007260Abstract: A scroll fluid machine has a stationary scroll having a stationary scroll lap fixed to a scroll casing and an orbiting scroll having an orbiting scroll lap that orbits relative to the stationary scroll lap. The stationary and orbiting scrolls are connected via a coupling mechanism other than an Oldham coupling or pin crank type mechanism having sliding parts. The coupling mechanism includes plate springs that connect the stationary scroll to the orbiting scroll. The orbiting scroll lap engages with the stationary scroll lap to form a closed compression chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Anest Iwata CorporationInventor: Ken Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 7976294Abstract: A scroll fluid machine has a stationary scroll having a stationary scroll lap and an orbiting scroll having an orbiting scroll lap that orbits relative to the stationary scroll lap. The orbiting scroll lap engages with the stationary scroll lap to form a closed compression chamber. An intermediate ring is positioned to surround the orbiting scroll lap. A plurality of first plate springs connect the intermediate ring and the orbiting scroll, while supporting the intermediate ring to enable the intermediate ring to move in a first direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of the machine. A plurality of second plate springs connect the intermediate ring and the stationary scroll, while supporting the intermediate ring to enable the intermediate ring to move in a second direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the machine as well as orthogonal to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Anest Iwata CorporationInventor: Ken Yanagisawa
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Publication number: 20110165006Abstract: An object is to provide a scroll compressor capable of avoiding problems caused by abnormal wear of a retaining ring used to prevent a cylindrical ring from being detached. The scroll compressor includes a crank shaft having a crank pin (6C) at a shaft end, a drive bush (10) into which the crank pin (6C) is fitted, a cylindrical ring (11) that is rotatably fitted to an outer periphery of the drive bush (10) and whose axial movement is inhibited by a retaining ring (27) mounted on the tip of the crank pin (6C), a drive bearing that is fitted to an outer periphery of the cylindrical ring (11). An orbiting scroll fitted to an outer periphery of the drive bearing is driven in an orbiting manner through the rotation of the crank shaft. A rotation inhibitor that interferes with the retaining ring (27) to inhibit the rotation of the retaining ring (27) is provided on an end surface of the drive bush (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Hirofumi Hirata
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Patent number: 7958862Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of combustion engines and more specifically to a rotary positive displacement combustor engine. The device employs a scroll compressor and a scroll expander with an orbital shaft displaced between the compressor and expander supplying a means and link for compressing fluids within the scroll compressor and disposing the fluid within the scroll expander within which an ignition source is placed at strategic points within a pair of first isolated zones of the orbiting scroll expander generating a highly efficient process for capturing mechanical and thermal energy from combustion.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: SECCO2 Engines, Inc.Inventors: Preston Henry Carter, Kenney Ray Spence
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Patent number: 7918658Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a movable scroll compressor body and a fixed scroll compressor body that are arranged for relative orbital movement relative to one another to facilitate compression of refrigerant. To guide the orbital movement, a Oldham key coupling is provided that may include four keys spaced in separate quadrants for guiding movement of the scroll compressor body along a linear translational path along a lateral axis. Additionally, running clearances may be unequally and non-symmetrically arranged so as to prevent unwanted rotation of one of the scroll compressor bodies and thereby prevent unwanted edge loading.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Bitzer Scroll Inc.Inventors: James W. Bush, Ronald J. Duppert
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Patent number: 7905716Abstract: A scroll compressor includes an orbiting scroll engaged with a front case by pins and rings or ring holes to prevent rotation of the orbiting scroll. The rings or the ring holes have such an inside diameter that an orbiting radius defined by the pins and the rings or the ring holes is larger than a theoretical orbiting radius defined by engagement between gear surfaces of a fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll. The pins, the rings, or the ring holes are shifted in such a direction as to relieve twisting of the orbiting scroll relative to the fixed scroll.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Takahide Ito, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Tetsuzou Ukai, Kazuhide Watanabe, Katsuhiro Fujita, Tomohisa Moro, Takayuki Kuwahara
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Publication number: 20110044833Abstract: A rotary compressor including a housing, a first scroll member, a second scroll member in meshing engagement with the first scroll member, and an Oldham coupling coupled to the second scroll member to inhibit the relative rotational movement between the first scroll member and the second scroll member. The Oldham coupling including a first riding pad, a second riding pad, a third riding pad is positioned, and a fourth riding pad positioned such that the first riding pad and the fourth riding pad are in an overlapping arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: THERMO KING CORPORATIONInventor: Valery Dunaevsky
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Patent number: 7871254Abstract: A follower shaft is rotatably supported coaxially with a driving shaft. An inner rotary permanent magnet having poles in a radial direction is fixed around an outer circumference of the end of the follower shaft. On the inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical coupling, an outer rotary permanent magnet is fixed such that opposite poles face each other between the inner rotary permanent magnet and the outer rotary permanent magnet. A fixed permanent magnet is fixed such that like poles face each other between the fixed permanent magnet and the inner rotary permanent magnet. Thus, rotation of the driving shaft is transmitted to the follower shaft without contact.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Anest Iwata CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Ito
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Patent number: 7850438Abstract: To provide a scroll type fluid machine which can ensure that even when the pressure ratio of the pressure P1 of its high pressure chamber (back pressure chamber) to the pressure P2 of its low pressure chamber (P1/P2) is low, its orbiting scroll be pressed against its fixed scroll without having its orbiting scroll increased in diameter to prevent any leakage of a fluid through between the front end face of the wall of its orbiting scroll and the bottom face of the end plate of its fixed scroll. The scroll type fluid machine has an Oldham's keyway (17) formed along the edge of the back side of the orbiting scroll end plate (13a) for holding one end portion of an Oldham's ring (10) slidably, and a sealing member (18) has a tongue part (18a) formed to cut off the flow of any fluid from the back pressure chamber to the Oldham's keyway (17).Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Sato, Yoshiyuki Kimata
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Publication number: 20100296957Abstract: A fixed scroll is provided with a pin shaft portion which is formed in a cylindrical shape. Formed in a movable scroll is a slide groove which extends in the radial direction of the movable scroll. The pin shaft portion of the fixed scroll is engaged into the slide groove of the movable scroll. During orbital movement of the movable scroll, the pin shaft portion slidingly contacts a side surface of the slide groove, whereby rotation of the movable scroll is restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi UEKAWA
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Publication number: 20100284846Abstract: Scroll type fluid machinery, in which two stationary scrolls (2A, 2B) are fixed onto a housing (1), and form volume changing mechanisms (50A, 50B) with matching orbiting scrolls (3A, 3B). Three orbiting units (40) are located between the two volume changing mechanisms. Each orbiting unit comprises a rotating member (10) and a thrust-cancelling shaft (20). Assembly sets of the thrust-canceling shaft consist of turning elements and a connector, which in turn connects with orbiting scrolls through threads. There exists only circumferential constraint but no axial constraint between the connector and the turning element. Rotating turning element will rotate the connector, and thus move the two orbiting scrolls closer or farther through the threads on the connector. The rotating member of this invention further provides a larger space to the supporting bearings (14A, 14B) of the thrust-canceling shaft, and also eases component manufacturing, machinery's assembly and adjustment, and bearings' cooling.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Enjiu Ke, Ji Ke
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Patent number: 7811071Abstract: A scroll machine is provided with wear resistant features to provide the scroll machine with improved operation when processing CO2 refrigerant. In certain aspects, the scroll machine has an Oldham coupling comprising aluminum, where the aluminum has an anodized surface forming a passivation layer thereon. The scroll machine optionally further has a self-lubricating bearing capable of use in the CO2 scroll machine for at least 1,000 hours of operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anne-France Fontaine, Kirk E. Cooper
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Patent number: 7789640Abstract: A fixed scroll (60) is provided with a pin shaft portion (70) which is formed in a cylindrical shape. Formed in a movable scroll (50) is a slide groove (80) which extends in the radial direction of the movable scroll (50). The pin shaft portion (70) of the fixed scroll (60) is engaged into the slide groove (80) of the movable scroll (50). During orbital movement of the movable scroll (50), the pin shaft portion (70) slidingly contacts a side surface of the slide groove (80), whereby rotation of the movable scroll (50) is restricted.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Uekawa
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Publication number: 20100221135Abstract: A scroll type compressor has a housing, a rotary shaft, a fixed scroll member, a movable scroll member and a rotation preventing mechanism. The rotation preventing mechanism has a movable pin that is provided on the surface of movable end plate and extends toward end surface of the housing in parallel with an axis of the rotary shaft, a fixed pin that is provided on the end surface of the housing and extends toward the surface of the movable end plate in parallel with the axis of the movable pin, a rolling element that is disposed between the movable and the fixed pins, being contactable with the movable and the fixed pins and a retainer retaining the rolling element between the movable and the fixed pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hidefumi MORI, Masao IGUCHI
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Publication number: 20100215536Abstract: In a scroll type compressor including a fixed scroll having a mirror plate and a lap provided to the mirror plate, a movable scroll having a mirror plate and a lap provided to the mirror plate and engaged with the fixed scroll, and an Oldham's ring disposed on the back side of the movable scroll for constraining rotation of the movable scroll on the axis thereof, the Oldham's ring has a pair of fixing locking pawls extending from the back side of the movable scroll and fitted to the fixed scroll, each of the fixing locking pawls is provided with a reinforcing portion at the base portion thereof, and the mirror plate of the movable scroll is cut out in a concave shape at the edge portion thereof in conformity with a movement range of the reinforcing portion to form a concaved escape portion at the edge portion of the mirror plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Yasunori KIYOKAWA, Yoshiaki Koike, Kazuyoshi Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20100209278Abstract: A scroll-type fluid machine includes a mechanism for driving a movable scroll relative to a fixed scroll. The mechanism includes a drive shaft rotatable on a first axis, an eccentric pin and a bearing. The eccentric pin revolves around the first axis with the rotation of the drive shaft and has an outer peripheral surface centered on a second axis that is parallel to and eccentric to the first axis. The bearing is mounted to the movable scroll and has an inner peripheral surface centered on a third axis that is parallel to and eccentric to the first and second axes. The inner peripheral surface is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the eccentric pin. Pressing force is applied to the bearing from the eccentric pin due to the arrangement of the first, second and third axes so as to press the movable scroll to the fixed scroll.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Susumu TARAO, Masao IGUCHI, Hidefumi MORI
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Publication number: 20100172781Abstract: To provide a scroll compressor capable of reducing a noise occurring in a pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism and improving compression performance. In a scroll compressor comprising: a fixed scroll member and a revolving scroll member; a driven crank mechanism for driving the revolving scroll member to revolutionary turn; and a pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism provided in plural places for preventing self rotation of a revolving scroll member, at least one of the self rotation preventing pin, the self rotation preventing ring and the self rotation preventing ring hole, which form the pin-and-ring type self rotation preventing mechanism, is provided with an orbit correction part for reducing a maximum displacement R in a direction of self rotation of the revolving scroll member to smooth a change of an orbit of the revolving scroll member in changing a pin and a ring in a section of prevention of self rotation by means of a corresponding pin and ring part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Kuwahara, Tetsuzou Ukai, Katsuhiro Fujita, Takahide Ito, Makoto Takeuchi, Norio Hioki, Hideshi Hamamura, Koji Terasaki
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Publication number: 20100158732Abstract: To provide a scroll type fluid machine which can ensure that even when the pressure ratio of the pressure P1 of its high pressure chamber (back pressure chamber) to the pressure P2 of its low pressure chamber (P1/P2) is low, its orbiting scroll be pressed against its fixed scroll without having its orbiting scroll increased in diameter to prevent any leakage of a fluid through between the front end face of the wall of its orbiting scroll and the bottom face of the end plate of its fixed scroll. The scroll type fluid machine has an Oldham's keyway (17) formed along the edge of the back side of the orbiting scroll end plate (13a) for holding one end portion of an Oldham's ring (10) slidably, and a sealing member (18) has a tongue part (18a) formed to cut off the flow of any fluid from the back pressure chamber to the Oldham's keyway (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LtdInventors: Hajime Sato, Yoshiyuki Kimata
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Patent number: 7736135Abstract: A scroll compressor including a block, a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll, a crankshaft, an Oldham ring and an oil passage is provided, wherein the fixed scroll is fixed on the block, and the orbiting scroll, the crankshaft and the Oldham ring are disposed on the block. The fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll form a gas-in area, a compressing area and a gas-out area which are connected in a series. The orbiting scroll is eccentric connected with the crankshaft to orbit over the fixed scroll and drive the Oldham ring moving. A reciprocating motion area on the block is formed via the reciprocating motion between the block and the Oldham ring, wherein the block has an oil opening in the reciprocating motion area. Besides, one terminal of the oil passage is connected to the oil opening, and another terminal of the oil passage is connected to the gas-in area and the compressing area.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Kun-Yi Liang, Shu-Er Huang, Chun-Chung Yang, Yueh-Ju Tang, Yu-Choung Chang, Yang-Kuang Liu
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Patent number: 7717687Abstract: A scroll compressor may include a shell, a bearing housing, first and second scroll members, and a ring member. The bearing housing may be supported within the shell and may include at least three axially extending arms. The first scroll member may be supported on the bearing housing and may include a circumferential outer surface. The second scroll member may be supported on the bearing housing and may be meshingly engaged with the first scroll member. The second scroll member may be disposed between the first scroll member and the bearing housing. The ring member may include an open center portion surrounding the circumferential outer surface of the first scroll member therein. A portion of the ring member may be disposed between the arms of the bearing housing and the circumferential outer surface of the first scroll member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Keith J. Reinhart
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Publication number: 20100119397Abstract: Intended is to provide a fluid machine that can prevent wear of a rotation preventing pin. The fluid machine includes a housing, a fixed scroll fixed with respect to the housing, a turning scroll that revolves around the fixed scroll, and a rotation preventing mechanism that prevents the rotation of the turning scroll. The rotation preventing mechanism includes a rotation preventing pin projected from a wall surface at the housing side or the turning scroll side, and a restraining member that restricts the position of the rotation preventing pin by engaging with the rotation preventing pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2007Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hajime Sato, Makoto Takeuchi, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Shinta Mishima, Kazuhide Watanabe
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Patent number: 7713038Abstract: A scroll fluid machine comprises a driving shaft in a housing. An orbiting scroll is eccentrically revolved around an eccentric axial portion of the driving shaft via a bearing. Air is introduced from outside through an intake port of a circumferential wall of the housing and directed toward the bearing by a guide to cool the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Anest Iwata CorporationInventors: Hidetoshi Ishikawa, Naohiro Minekawa
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Patent number: 7686599Abstract: A scroll compressor has a device which may be actuated to limit the orbit radius of the orbiting scroll. The device is moveable between an unactuated position at which it is spaced from a hub for the scroll compressor, and an actuated position at which it limits the orbit radius of the hub. The device may be actuated when reduced capacity is desired.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Scroll TechnologiesInventors: John S. Vondenstein, Edward A. Tomayko
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Patent number: 7661938Abstract: The invention concerns an element comprising an annular body (9) provided with two series of pins (10, 12) projecting from at least one side of the body (9), the pins (10) of a first series being engaged in grooves (7) of the fixed volute (3) and the pins (12) of a second series being engaged in grooves (8) of the mobile volute (4), to provide an orbital movement of the mobile volute (4) relative to the fixed volute (3), the contact surfaces of the pins (10, 12) of a common series with the walls of the grooves of the corresponding volute being parallel and the contact surfaces of the pins (10, 12) belonging to two series of pins being perpendicular. The annular body (9) is made of a first metal with a specific density and the pins are made of a second metal having a lower density than that of the first metal.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Danfoss Commercial CompressorsInventors: Pierre Ginies, Dominique Gross
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Patent number: 7654805Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll structuring an operation chamber for a fluid with the fixed scroll and compressing the fluid in the operation chamber by orbiting relative to the fixed scroll, a shaft having an eccentric portion connected to the orbiting scroll and receiving a driving force to rotate, a housing accommodating the orbiting scroll, the housing integrally provided with the fixed scroll, a tooth integrally formed at the orbiting scroll and extending in a radial direction of the orbiting scroll and an engaging portion integrally formed in the housing, the engaging portion facing the tooth in the radial direction of the orbiting scroll and engaging with the tooth in a circumferential direction of the orbiting scroll.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tatsuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7641455Abstract: Impulsive sound of an Oldham ring is reduced and a driving noise of a scroll compressor is prevented from increasing. When a width of the key of the Oldham ring made of iron-based material is defined as t and a width of the orbiting-side key groove in the back surface of the surface plate of the orbiting scroll made of aluminum-based material and a width of the fixed-side key groove of the main bearing member made of aluminum-based material on the side of a thrust surface are defines as s, a gap d generated at s?t with respect to a key pitch L of the Oldham ring I set in a range of (6×10?5)?d/L?(3.5×10?4). With this, even if the key of the Oldham ring vibrates in the key groove, a collision force against the key groove is weakened, impulsive sound of the Oldham ring becomes small, and a driving noise of the scroll compressor is can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2006Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Fujiwara, Osamu Aiba
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Publication number: 20090317276Abstract: Provided is a scroll compressor having a rotation prevention mechanism including: a housing for accommodating components; a drive unit for generating a rotational force; a suction part for sucking fluid from the exterior; a scroll compression part including a stationary scroll constituted of a spiral scroll wrap for compressing the fluid sucked from the suction part and fixed regardless of rotation of a drive shaft of the drive unit, and an orbiting scroll orbited depending on rotation of the drive shaft and having a spiral scroll wrap; and a discharge part for discharging the high pressure fluid compressed by the scroll compression part, characterized in that a guide ring is installed between the stationary scroll and the suction-side housing, a plurality of fitting pins are installed to project forward from an outer periphery of the orbiting scroll, and a plurality of fitting grooves, in which the fitting pins are accommodated, are formed at an inner periphery of the guide ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicants: DOOWON TECHNICAL COLLEGE, DOOWON ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Geon-Ho Lee, Dong-Lim Nam, Young-Chang Han, Bo-Young Nam, Jung-Kyung Lee
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Publication number: 20090297381Abstract: An anti-self rotation mechanism for preventing self-rotation of the eccentric shaft includes a long orbiting key formed at an end of the eccentric shaft, a ring formed of a long hole through which the orbiting key slides, ring keys that extend toward both outer sides in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hole, and two key grooves formed in the casing, through which the ring keys slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicants: RICHSTONE LIMITED, RICHSTONE LIMITEDInventor: Booseok Hwang