With Lubricant, Liquid Seal Or Nonworking Fluid Separation Patents (Class 418/55.6)
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Patent number: 8162636Abstract: A scroll type compressor has a fixed scroll member, a movable scroll member, an oil reservoir, a back-pressure chamber, an oil extraction passage, a flow passage, and a partition wall. The back-pressure chamber disposed behind the movable scroll member is in communication with a discharge chamber. The oil extraction passage having a regulating valve or a throttle connects the back-pressure chamber to the oil reservoir. The oil return passage and the flow passage connect the oil reservoir to a suction chamber, respectively. The flow passage introduces excess lubricating oil into the suction chamber when the level of lubricating oil in the oil reservoir becomes higher than a predetermined level. The partition wall disposed between the openings of the oil extraction passage for restricting lubricating oil from the oil extraction passage other than the excess lubricating oil collected in the oil reservoir from flowing to the flow passage.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Kenji Yokoi, Masao Iguchi, Kazuhiro Kuroki, Tatsuya Ito
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Patent number: 8133043Abstract: A scroll compressor and assembly includes a suction duct to direct refrigerant from the housing inlet to a location upstream of a motor. Additionally, the suction duct includes drain ports that act to drain oil received in the suction duct into the oil sump. This can be used for filling and charging the oil sump with oil initially by using the common refrigerant inlet port through the housing and also acts to collect coalesced oil from oil mist generated by operation of the scroll compressor in a refrigeration system and likewise drain the lubricant oil into the lubricant sump.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Bitzer Scroll, Inc.Inventor: Ronald J. Duppert
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Patent number: 8128388Abstract: A scroll-type expansion machine includes an expansion mechanism including an orbiting scroll and a first fixed scroll for expanding a refrigerant and recovering a power, a sub-expansion mechanism including an orbiting scroll and a second fixed scroll for compressing the refrigerant by the power recovered by the expansion mechanism, and a seal ring disposed in at least one of an outer circumference portion of the sub-compression mechanism or an outer circumference portion of the expansion mechanism. An oil flow path is opened in an upper space of a hermetic vessel to make the upper space and a lower space at a compressed pressure of the sub-compression mechanism, and the lower space is provided with an oil pipe for communicating with the main compressor.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mihoko Shimoji, Masayuki Kakuda, Toshihide Koda, Shin Sekiya, Fumihiko Ishizono, Tomokazu Matsui
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Patent number: 8118577Abstract: A scroll compressor (CP) in which the cylinder oil circulation rate of lubricant is optimized during the operation to improve the compression efficiency is provided. In the scroll compressor (CP) having a stepped shape, the cylinder oil circulation rate of lubricant taken into the scroll compressor (CP) and circulated together with refrigerant is set to fall within the range from 1% or more to 10% or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kimata, Yoshiaki Miyamoto, Hajime Sato, Taichi Tateishi
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Patent number: 8096794Abstract: A compressor comprises an oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant compressed by a compression mechanism unit, and a high-pressure oil storage chamber for storing the oil separated by the oil separator. At least a portion of the oil separator is provided outside a housing. The high-pressure oil storage chamber has an outer wall that is thicker than the outer wall of the housing accommodating the compression mechanism unit, and an end wall of the housing is formed by this thicker outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.Inventors: Shigeki Iwanami, Hiroyasu Kato, Yasuhiro Oki, Yoichiro Kawamoto
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Patent number: 8096796Abstract: A sealed compressor is provided with a spray lubricant that will provide lubricant at various bearing surfaces during initial start-up of the compressor. The lubricant will wear away quickly after initial run-in, but liquid lubricant will be provided by that time.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Danfoss Commercial CompressorsInventors: Pierre Ginies, Gael Meldener, Olivier Paillon
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Patent number: 8096793Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a scroll member having a base and a generally spiral wrap that extends from the base to define a portion of a compression chamber. The scroll member is made of a cast iron material comprising a microstructure having graphite nodules.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Scroll TechnologiesInventor: Zili Sun
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Publication number: 20120009077Abstract: A scroll fluid machine with ensured reliability of an oil seal and a bearing even in a compressor operation at high rpm and high load is provided, which includes: a fixed scroll; an orbiting scroll facing the fixed scroll and having a boss provided on a face opposite to the fixed scroll; a drive shaft having a leading end mounted to the boss; an orbiting bearing supporting the drive shaft in connection with the orbiting scroll; and a seal member placed between the boss and the drive shaft to seal against a lubricant supplied to the orbiting bearing. The seal member has an oil lip producing action of moving the lubricant toward the orbiting bearing by rotation of the drive shaft. A communication passage is provided in the oil lip for communication between a space between the orbiting bearing and the seal member and a space outside the boss.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., LTD.Inventors: Kiminori Iwano, Susumu Sakamoto, Yoshio Kobayashi, Koichi Tashiro
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Patent number: 8075291Abstract: Provided is a scroll compressor having an improved function of oil circulation and back pressure control. The scroll compressor includes: a housing; a drive part for generating a rotational force; a drive shaft driven by the drive part; and a scroll compression part including a stationary scroll fixed regardless of rotation of the drive shaft and having a scroll wrap for compressing sucked fluid and a discharge port for supplying coolant into a discharge chamber, and an orbiting scroll orbited depending on rotation of the drive shaft and having a scroll wrap, characterized in that the coolant compressed by the scroll compression part is conveyed to the discharge chamber, the coolant of the discharge chamber is separated into oil and gas in an oil separator, the gas being discharged through a discharge hole and the oil being supplied into a back pressure chamber through a return path formed in the stationary scroll, and the oil is returned into a suction chamber through a back pressure adjustment valve.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignees: Doowon Technical College, Doowon Electronic Co., Ltd.Inventors: Geonho Lee, Dong-lim Nam, Young-chang Han, Bo-Young Nam, Jung-Kyung Lee
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Patent number: 8051813Abstract: A scroll compressor for compressible fluids includes a fixed housing having a spiral-shaped feed chamber which contains a working fluid. A displacement member interacts with the feed chamber and includes a driveshaft which is supported in the housing and has an eccentric disk, a carrier disk which is mounted on the driveshaft, and spiral blades which extend out from both sides of the carrier disk. The displacement member is supported by a bearing on the eccentric disk. A lubricant supply system feeds lubricant to the bearing via the driveshaft and the eccentric disk, with a seal assembly sealing a lubricant chamber against the feed chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Spinnler EngineeringInventor: Fritz Spinnler
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Patent number: 8047823Abstract: A scroll-type fluid machine has a movable scroll (50) that forms pressure chambers (52) in between the movable scroll (50) and a 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 ring-shaped support face (64) formed in the support wall (14), a retention plate (76) fixed onto the support face (64), a retention hole (86) that is formed in the retention plate (76) and opens in both faces of the retention plate (76), and a pressure-receiving piece (88) retained in a retention hole (86) and brought into surface contact with both the support face (64) and the movable scroll (50).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Yuji Takei
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Patent number: 8043079Abstract: A hermetic compressor and a refrigeration cycle device having the same are provided. An oil separator is installed either outside or inside of a casing to separate oil from a discharged refrigerant and an oil pump driven by a driving force of a motor is used to recollect the oil separated in the oil separator, whereby the separation between oil and refrigerant can effectively be performed and also a fabricating cost can be reduced. Also, an introduction of the separated refrigerant back into the compressor can be prevented so as to improve a cooling capability of the refrigeration cycle device. In addition, the oil pump is driven by the driving force of the motor, resulting in a simple configuration of the compressor and a reduction of a fabricating cost of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byung-Kil Yoo, Nam-Kyu Cho, Dong-Koo Shin, Yang-Hee Cho, Hyo-Keun Park, Cheol Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8029255Abstract: It provides at a low price a compressor capable of preventing a waste oil pipe from falling off and curbing leakage of lubricating oil and oscillation of the pipe. An L-shaped waste oil pipe 8 for returning lubricating oil 20 to a bottom of a motor chamber 22 is connected to a waste oil passage 33 of a main frame 3 so as to put at least a part of the waste oil pipe 8 in elastic contact with an internal surface of an airtight container 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Naoya Morozumi, Yasuhiro Sakakibara, Makoto Araki, Hiroki Tomoda, Toshihiko Fukuda
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Publication number: 20110176948Abstract: This gas equipment, for other than air, includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll, each having fins upon their back surfaces. The orbiting scroll remains within a housing having fins that engage with the fins on the orbiting scroll. The internal fins of the housing transfer heat from the orbiting scroll to the housing for air cooling by the atmosphere. The spiral arranged fins pump working fluid within the housing to increase heat transfer. The housing may also have an exterior fan. The orbiting scroll receives torque and rotation from a magnetic coupling or magnetic face seal, without a physical connection to a motor, so that the atmosphere does not infiltrate inside the housing. The present invention also has an enclosed inlet plenum to prevent infiltration of the atmosphere into the working fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventor: Robert W. Shaffer
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Publication number: 20110150690Abstract: An oil supply structure for a refrigerant compressor is connected to a main shaft of the refrigerant compressor. The oil supply structure has a concave recessed from a periphery to a center, an oil hole penetrating the center of the concave and in communication with an oil supply passage of the main shaft, and at least one blade protruding from the concave and extending from the periphery towards the oil-hole. A rotation direction of the blade is opposite to a rotation direction of the main shaft. Through a simple structure in a form of an impeller, the oil supply structure can generate the function of a centrifugal pump by the concave and the blade during rotation, so as to change the supply of a lubricating oil according to changes in the rotation rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yueh-Ju Tang, Shu-Er Huang, Yu-Choung Chang
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Patent number: 7946831Abstract: To improve a compressor for refrigerant, comprising an outer casing, a scroll compressor disposed in the outer casing, a drive unit, disposed in the outer casing, for the second compressor body, having an eccentric drive, a drive shaft running in lying arrangement or approximately horizontally in the outer casing and a drive motor, which includes a stator and a rotor seated on the drive shaft, as well as a lubricant supply, in such a manner that the minimum possible quantity of lubricant is required, it is proposed that a lubricant collection space is disposed in the outer casing, that the lubricant supply has a delivery wheel which delivers lubricant from a delivery sump into a feed space for the drive shaft, and that a lower pressure prevails in a lubricant delivery space accommodating the delivery sump than in the lubricant collection space, so that the lubricant which collects in the lubricant space, on account of the pressure difference, passes into the delivery sump.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbHInventors: Dieter Roller, Gernot Balz, Thomas Varga
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Patent number: 7927084Abstract: A compressor is having a tubular vertical shaft, which rotates about its vertical axis, a cylinder block for supporting the tubular vertical shaft, a rotor for driving the rotation of the tubular vertical shaft, and a stator affixed to the cylinder block. Lubricant is channelled from the lower end of the tubular vertical shaft through an inlet of its interior path to the outlet. A magnet is disposed within the interior path to trap ferrous contaminants in the lubricant before the lubricant is distributed to other parts of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Chew Thong Khoo, Kah Seng Tan, Ching Khoon Yeoh, Seow Khee Phua, Tai Ping Voon, Yuji Mori
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Patent number: 7918096Abstract: In a refrigerant circuit (11), a compressor (20) and an expander (30) are provided separately. An expander casing (34) is connected to a delivery pipe (26) of the compressor (20) and high pressure refrigerant passes through the inside of the expander casing (34). Therefore, the compressor casing (24) and the expander casing (34) are equalized in their internal pressure. An oil distribution pipe (41) for connection of an oil sump (27) of the compressor (20) and an oil sump (37) of the expander (30) is provided with an oil regulating valve (52). The oil regulating valve (52) is controlled in response to a signal outputted from an oil level sensor (51). When the oil regulating valve (52) is opened, the oil sump (27) within the compressor casing (24) and the oil sump (37) within the expander casing (34) fluidly communicate with each other whereby refrigeration oil travels through the oil distribution pipe (41).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Sakitani, Tetsuya Okamoto, Masakazu Okamoto, Eiji Kumakura
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Publication number: 20110070114Abstract: A valve for selectively allowing the return of oil from a discharge plenum to a suction plenum includes a passage which is selectively opened or blocked by a valve spool. The valve spool sees a pressure from a discharge pressure location upstream of a discharge check valve on one face, and a discharge pressure from a discharge plenum on an opposed face. While the compressor is running, the two pressures should be relatively equal. The face which sees the pressure from the chamber upstream of the check valve is larger than the face which sees the pressure from the discharge plenum. Thus, when the compressor is running, the valve spool is biased to a first position at which it allows oil return from the discharge plenum to the suction plenum. However, upon shutdown of the compressor, the pressure in the chamber upstream of the discharge valve drops. The valve spool will be driven to a second position at which it blocks communication for oil return.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2009Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Tracy L. Milliff, Thomas R. Barito, Edward A. Thomayko, Joe T. Hill, Carlos Zamudio, Zili Sun, Gene M. Fields, Gregory W. Hahn, John R. Williams
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Patent number: 7896629Abstract: A scroll compressor includes an orbiting scroll member having an orbiting end plate defining a discharge port and an orbiting spiral wrap extending from the orbiting end plate. The compressor also includes a non-orbiting scroll member having a non-orbiting end plate and a non-orbiting spiral wrap extending from the non-orbiting end plate. The non-orbiting spiral wrap is intermeshed with the orbiting spiral wrap. Furthermore, a bearing housing extends from the non-orbiting end plate opposite from the non-orbiting spiral wrap, and a drive member causes the orbiting scroll member to orbit relative to the non-orbiting scroll member whereby said spiral wraps create pockets of progressively changing volume between a suction pressure zone and a discharge pressure zone. The drive member extends through the bearing housing, the non-orbiting scroll member and the orbiting scroll member. Also, the scroll compressor includes a discharge valve for controlling fluid flow through the discharge port.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kirill Ignatiev, James J. Fogt
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Publication number: 20110044835Abstract: [Object of the Invention] The object of the present invention is to provide a compressor comprising a scroll compressing mechanism provided with a fixed scroll having an end plate and a scroll body projecting from the end plate and a movable scroll having an end plate and a scroll body projecting from the end plate and meshing with the fixed scroll to form a plurality of operation chambers between them, and a housing accommodating the scroll compressing mechanism, wherein the housing cooperates with the end plate of the fixed scroll to form a discharge passage communicating with the scroll compressing mechanism and a discharge port connected to the higher pressure side portion of an external coolant circuit, the discharge passage is provided with a first discharge chamber opposing the center portion of the end plate of the fixed scroll, an oil separation chamber communicating with the first discharge chamber and opposing the outer peripheral portion of the end plate of the fixed scroll, and a second dischargeType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: SANDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Tatsuki Nomura
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Publication number: 20110044834Abstract: A compressor may include a shell assembly, a first scroll member, and a second scroll member. The first scroll member may be located within the shell assembly and may include a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from a first side of the first end plate. The first end plate may define an oil groove extending into the first side. The second scroll member may be located within the shell assembly and supported for orbital movement relative to the first scroll member. The second scroll member may include a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate and meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap to form compression pockets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventor: Kirill M. Ignatiev
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Patent number: 7878305Abstract: An oil-bearing shaft (1) through which the lubrication for components of a transmission is provided, comprising at least one longitudinal bore hole (2) and at least one oil supply bore hole (2) with one longitudinal bore hole (2), each fluid-mechanically connected, whereby the oil supply bore hole (2) is oriented with a setting angle ? is proposed.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Martin Brehmer
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Patent number: 7862313Abstract: A compressor and an oil separating device therefor are provided which are capable of always maintaining a predetermined amount of oil in the compressor without additionally providing an oil separating device along a refrigerating cycle system. This results in the refrigerating cycle system having simplified piping and the refrigerant discharged from the compressor having a constant pressure, thereby preventing a function of the refrigerating cycle system from being reduced. The compressor includes a casing, a compression device having a compression chamber disposed within the casing and configured to receive, compress, and output a refrigerant, and an oil separating device disposed within the casing.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seon-Woong Hwang, Myung-Kyun Kiem, Byung-Kil Yoo, Cheol-Hwan Kim, Chul-Su Jung, Dong-Koo Shin, Se-Heon Choi, Yang-Hee Cho, Byeong-Chul Lee, Hyo-Keun Park, Sung-Yong Ahn, Ki-Tae Jang
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Publication number: 20100329914Abstract: A compressor is configured to compress a refrigerant and use a lubricating oil. The compressor includes a compression mechanism configured to compress the refrigerant, a driving shaft configured to rotate about a rotation axis in order to drive the compression mechanism, a slide bearing slidably supporting the driving shaft, a first surface fixed to the driving shaft and intersecting with a line arranged in parallel to the rotation axis, a second surface facially abutted to the first surface, and a recovery space formed in the compressor. The recovery space is configured and arranged to recover the lubricating oil leaking out of bottom ends of sliding surfaces of the slide bearing and the driving shaft. The first surface and the second surface respectively continue to surfaces forming the recovery space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Kazuhiko Matsukawa, Hiroyuki Yamaji, Satoshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Murakami, Tomoko Mizuguchi
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Publication number: 20100329915Abstract: The present invention relates to a scroll compressor, with an oil-separating drive shaft, that comprises a housing a fixed scroll which is installed inside the housing, a orbiting scroll which orbits around the fixed scroll, and a drive shaft which drives the orbiting scroll. In the orbiting scroll, a discharge hole is formed. A discharge path is formed along the longitudinal direction of the drive shaft so that discharged coolant from the discharge hole flows therethrough. At least, a part of the discharge path is inclined forward from the rotary axis to the exterior. A lubrication hole is formed in the drive shaft that penetrates from the discharge path to the outer surface of the drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: Doowon Technical College, Doowon Electronic Co., LTD.Inventors: Geonho Lee, Inhwe Koo
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Publication number: 20100322809Abstract: A fluid machinery includes a rotary mechanism, an annular back pressure chamber and an oil passage. The rotary mechanism includes first and second cooperating members, each including an engaging member extending from an end plate, with the cooperating members being arranged to oscillate relative to each in order to change volumes of operation chambers formed between the cooperating members. The annular back pressure chamber is formed on the back surface side of the end plate of the first cooperating member, and communicates with an intermediate operation chamber of the operation chambers to thrust the first cooperating member against the second cooperating member. The intermediate operation chamber is in an intermediate pressure state. The oil passage is arranged to communicate an oil into the back pressure chamber to fill the back pressure chamber with the oil. The rotary mechanism can include a piston and cylinder, or can include a fixed and orbiting scroll.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masanori Masuda, Yoshitaka Shibamoto, Kazuhiro Furusho, Kenichi Sata, Takazo Sotojima, Takashi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20100307173Abstract: An external heat exchanger is used to transfer heat from a compressor lubricant to an expanded working fluid, thereby cooling the lubricant. The heat exchanger may also be used to sub-cool condensed working fluid with the same flow of expanded working fluid. A horizontal scroll-type compressor includes an intermediate lubricant sump between a main bearing support and a scroll member. A counterweight on the crankshaft can travel through the lubricant in the intermediate sump to splash the lubricant around. A horizontal scroll-type compressor can include multiple machined surfaces that are utilized to precisely center and align components of the compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Weihua Guo, Honghong Zhan, Shi Wang, Huaming Guo, Guibin Wang, Jin Zhang
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Patent number: 7836696Abstract: A fluid machine includes a fluidization portion for compressing or expanding a working fluid which is heated to be brought into a vapor phase state after circulating in a cycle, an oil storage portion for storing therein lubricant oil for lubricating a sliding surface of the fluidization portion, a lubricant oil feed passage for guiding the lubricant oil stored in the oil storage portion to a sliding portion of the fluidization portion by a flow of the working fluid, and a sliding surface pressure adjustment portion that is controlled to adjust a sliding surface pressure of the sliding portion. The working fluid flows inside the machine with the sliding surface pressure of the sliding portion decreased as compared with that in a normal operation of the fluidization portion by the sliding surface pressure adjustment portion, and thereafter the decreasing of the sliding surface pressure by the sliding surface pressure adjustment portion is released.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Nippon Soken, Inc.Inventors: Keiichi Uno, Hironori Asa, Kazuhide Utida
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Publication number: 20100269536Abstract: An expander-compressor unit (200) includes a closed casing (1), a compression mechanism (2), an expansion mechanism (3), a shaft (5), and an oil pump (6). The shaft (5) includes an upper shaft (5s) provided with an upper eccentric portion (5a) for the compression mechanism (2), and a lower shaft (5t) provided with lower eccentric portions (5d and 5c) for the expansion mechanism (3) and an intermediate eccentric portion (5e) for the oil pump (6). The expansion mechanism (3) has an upper bearing member (45) for supporting a supported portion (5f) of the lower shaft (5t) located immediately above the lower eccentric portion (5d). The intermediate eccentric portion (5e) has a diameter equal to or less than that of the supported portion (5f).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masanobu Wada, Yu Shiotani, Shingo Oyagi, Yasufumi Takahashi, Takeshi Ogata
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Patent number: 7819644Abstract: Lubrication of bearing surfaces in a scroll compressor is enhanced by a vent arrangement which makes use of increased centrifugal force, achieved by locating the outlet of the vent arrangement radially outside of the nominal circumference of the compressor's drive shaft, to both remove refrigerant gas from compressor locations where such gas can inhibit the flow and delivery of lubricant to such surfaces and to increase the lift of lubricant out of the compressor's lubricant sump. Oil retained in the upper surface of the compressor drive shaft is made immediately available for bearing lubrication upon compressor start-up to further enhance compressor lubrication.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Alan H V Eber, Daniel R. Crum
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Patent number: 7789202Abstract: Disclosed is a pressurized internal oil management system, comprising an oil dam, at least one oil separator, at least one oil collection manifold, at least one oil pump, and one or more paths for returning the separated oil; said system integrated within the casing of a fluid displacement device to supply adequate lubrication regardless of orientations under zero to full gravity, and methods and applications related thereto. Fluid displacement devices useful herein include oil lubricated rotary or reciprocating machinery, such as compressors, expanders, pumps and engines, in the casing of which exists one or more drive mechanisms that can be utilized to operate the oil management system, in most cases without even increasing the size of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Aspen Compressor, LLC.Inventors: Kang P. Lee, William Gronemeyer
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Patent number: 7771178Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a compression mechanism, a motor, and a vapor injection system. The compression mechanism may be contained within in the shell and include a non-orbiting scroll axially displaceably mounted to the shell. The non-orbiting scroll may have an exterior portion, an interior portion, and a vapor injection passage extending therethrough from the exterior portion to the interior portion. The motor may be contained within the shell and may be drivingly coupled to the compression mechanism. The vapor injection system may include a vapor injection device, a vapor injection fitting, and a vapor injection valve. The vapor injection fitting may be in communication with the vapor injection device and the vapor injection passage. The vapor injection valve may be disposed between the shell and the interior of the non-orbiting scroll.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Perevozchikov, Roy J Doepker
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Patent number: 7771180Abstract: A compressor and oil separation device therefore are provided. The oil separation device is integrated with a compressor and includes a first case having a refrigerant inlet into which a refrigerant mixed with oil is sucked and an oil recollecting member through which oil separated from the refrigerant flows, and a second case positioned outside of the first case and having a refrigerant outlet through which refrigerant separated from an oil is discharged. With this constructions, a pipe connecting the compressor and a separate oil separation device is not required, thereby reducing fabrication costs and facilitating installation.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yang-Hee Cho, Nam-Kyu Cho, Dong-Koo Shin
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Patent number: 7766632Abstract: A scroll-type compressor includes a compression unit, a main frame supporting the compression unit, and a driving shaft having an oil supply path. The oil supply path is located eccentrically with the driving shaft and an upper part of the driving shaft is supported by the main frame. The compressor also has a motor for rotating the driving shaft, an oil cap located on an upper side of a rotor of the motor, and a balance member to compensate the driving shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jeong Hwan Suh, Cheol Hwan Kim, Dong Koo Shin
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Patent number: 7748969Abstract: A foam control device includes a first member coupled to an oil reservoir of a compressor and a second member to prevent foam from flowing into an interior section of the compressor. when a shaft of the compressor rotates. The second member controls a position of the first member based on at least one condition which, for example, may include an amount of oil in the reservoir, an environmental condition, or the type of oil or refrigerant used. According to one embodiment, the first member includes a plate containing one or more apertures that allow oil, suctioned from the reservoir, to pass back into the reservoir when the compressor shaft rotates.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Kangw-No Um
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Patent number: 7744357Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll orbiting the fixed scroll to perform compression on a refrigerant, a discharge cover provided at an upper end of the fixed scroll and guiding discharge of a compressed refrigerant, a first discharge chamber from which the compressed refrigerant is discharged; a second discharge chamber communicating with the first discharge chamber and separating oil from the discharged refrigerant, and a third discharge chamber communicating with the second discharge chamber and guiding discharge of the separated refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seung Yup Kim, Myung Kyun Kim, Byung Kil Yoo
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Publication number: 20100158733Abstract: An oil-free scroll compressor prevents wraps from being broken and provides improved reliability. The oil-free scroll compressor includes an orbiting scroll member and fixed scroll members, and has compression channels into which water is injected each formed between the intake port and exhaust port provided in the fixed scroll member. The oil-free scroll compressor includes temperature sensors each of which detects temperature in the compression channel, regulating valves each of which controls ratio of the amount of the water to be injected into the respective compression channels to the total amount of the water to be injected into the compression channels, and controller which controls the opening degrees of the regulating valves such that a difference between the detected temperatures from the compression channels is small.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Hirokatsu Kohsokabe, Hirotaka Kameya, Kazuaki Shinoki, Toshiaki Yabe
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Patent number: 7736136Abstract: The present invention provides a compressor capable of arranging a refrigerant discharge port regardless of the location of a separation chamber. In this compressor, a separation tube is pressed in through an opening of the separation chamber, and by engaging a regulating ring with an engagement groove provided in the inner wall of the separation chamber, the movement of the separation tube in the anti-insertion direction is regulated. Therefore, unlike the conventional compressor, a refrigerant discharge pipe for regulating the movement of the separation tube in the anti-insertion direction need not be connected to the upper part of the separation tube, and the refrigerant discharge port can be arranged freely regardless of the location of the separation section.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Shinichi Ohtake
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Patent number: 7736137Abstract: A scroll compressor, wherein a guide passage facing the supply passage of a fixed side substrate part is formed at the outer peripheral portion of a fixed scroll engaged with a movable scroll along the axial direction of the fixed scroll. A lubricating oil is stored in an oil storage tank surrounded by a set of weir walls formed along the guide passage and the movable side substrate part of the movable scroll facing a fixed side spiral wall. The movable side substrate part is radially displaced by the turning action of the movable scroll to supply the lubricating oil stored in the oil storage tank to the movable scroll side.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Keihin CorporationInventors: Hiroharu Ueno, Yasushi Terayama, Yu Sasaki, Yusuke Nishimura
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Patent number: 7731486Abstract: This invention provides a compressor that can efficiently return lubricating oil through an oil storage chamber to a lubrication target site without residence of the lubricating oil within the discharge chamber and can prevent deterioration in lubrication performance. The compressor comprises a housing having a discharge chamber for lubricating oil-containing hydraulic fluid and a discharge port communicating with the discharge chamber, a rotational shaft extended into the housing, a compression unit for the suction, compression and discharge of the hydraulic fluid through the drive of the rotational shaft, and a lubricating oil separator comprising a separation chamber and an oil storage chamber. The separation chamber is provided between the discharge chamber and the discharge port in the housing. The oil storage chamber is located below the separation chamber. Lubricating oil separated from the hydraulic fluid in the separation chamber is introduced through an oil hole is stored in the oil storage chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Yokoyama
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Patent number: 7717688Abstract: An oil pump for a compressor is provided. The oil pump includes a pump body, a driving shaft coupled to the pump body, with a supply passage extending therethrough, and a plurality of pumping members which rotate with the driving shaft. Fluids such as oil are inhaled into the pump through various intakes, and the inhaled oil is directed towards the driving shaft, where the oil is supplied to the friction parts of the compressor for lubrication. The plurality of intakes into the pump provide for a continuous supply of oil to the friction parts.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byoung Kil Yoo, Byeong Chul Lee
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Patent number: 7708532Abstract: A lead wire of a motor is prevented from being damaged, and the reliability of an electric compressor is enhanced. The electric compressor 1 is provided with a division wall 80b which divides a discharge chamber 62 and a connection space 65 which connects a sealed terminal 90 and a lead wire 5c of a motor 5. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent discharge gas from directly flowing into the connection space 65, and to prevent the discharge gas from flowing into a wire passage 64 through which the lead wire 5c is passed. Therefore, vibration of lead wire 5c caused by gas pulse can be suppressed, the lead wire can be prevented from being damaged, and the reliability of the electric compressor can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuaki Ogawa, Masahiko Makino, Yukihiro Fujiwara
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Patent number: 7708537Abstract: A fluid separator for a compressor is disclosed including a hollow main body having an annular flange and an annular collar formed thereon, wherein the annular collar includes an annular array of apertures formed therein for separating a liquid from a fluid and attenuating pressure pulsations of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kanwal Bhatia, Michael Gregory Theodore, Jr.
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Patent number: 7708536Abstract: A scroll-type refrigerant compressor with a sealed enclosure defined by a shell and containing a suction volume and a compression volume at opposite ends of the enclosure. The shell has a gas inlet, an electric motor on the suction side having a stator and defining with the shell an annular volume. The stator is surrounded by a jacket defining an annular volume with the shell and a chamber which contains the motor winding and is directed towards the compression volume, an end of the intermediate jacket directed away from the compression volume being located at an end of the stator directed away from the compression volume. Structure is provided for conveying some of the gas arriving at the gas inlet into the chamber containing the motor winding, and gas conveyed by the structure is admitted into the chamber containing the winding through the gas intake orifice.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Danfoss Commercial CompressorsInventors: Pierre Ginies, David Genevois, Alexandre Montchamp
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Publication number: 20100101270Abstract: A hermetic compressor is provided, including a casing, having a suction pipe and discharge pipe connected thereto, a driving motor installed within the casing, a compressing device installed within the casing and operated by the driving motor to form compression chambers, an oil separator that separates oil from a refrigerant discharged from by compressing device, and an oil collecting pipe through which the oil separator communicates with the compression chambers. With this structure, oil can be appropriately supplied to one or more compressors based on capacity, thus improving reliability of oil distribution and enhancing compressor performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Nam-Kyu CHO, Cheol-Hwan Kim, Hyo-Keun Park, Sung-Yong Anh, Byeong-Chul Lee, Se-Heon Choi
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Patent number: 7699589Abstract: In a scroll-type fluid machine (4), a refrigerant in a discharge chamber (80) is adjusted at prescribed discharge pressure by using a discharge valve (84), discharged from a scroll unit (52), and supplied to a refrigeration circuit (2), and the machine has a circulation path (7) for introducing the refrigerant in the discharge chamber from the refrigeration circuit toward a drive casing (22) while maintaining the refrigerant pressure, and an inlet path (93) formed in a compression casing (24) and leads the refrigerant in the circulation path to the rear side of a movable scroll (54) to make the led refrigerant counteract the refrigerant discharge pressure acting on the front side of the movable scroll.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi Terauchi, Masataka Tsunoda, Kazuyuki Shimamura
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Publication number: 20100092319Abstract: A scroll compressor and assembly includes a suction duct to direct refrigerant from the housing inlet to a location upstream of a motor. Additionally, the suction duct includes drain ports that act to drain oil received in the suction duct into the oil sump. This can be used for filling and charging the oil sump with oil initially by using the common refrigerant inlet port through the housing and also acts to collect coalesced oil from oil mist generated by operation of the scroll compressor in a refrigeration system and likewise drain the lubricant oil into the lubricant sump.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Bitzer Scroll Inc.Inventor: Ronald J. Duppert
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Publication number: 20100092320Abstract: A suction screen member is provided that bridges the inlet port and entrance port between a compressor housing and a suction duct in a scroll compressor. The suction screen member also serves to screen fluid entering the scroll compressor to prevent particulates from entering the scroll compressor. The suction screen member may be formed from only two components, including a sheet metal body that has a folded over section to provide a mounting segment that mounts into the inlet fitting for the outer housing and a tubular extension. Crimping of the folded over segment can secure the screen thereto. Other embodiments may have employ welding for screen attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Bitzer Scroll Inc.Inventor: Ronald J. Duppert
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Publication number: 20100092321Abstract: A scroll compressor and a refrigerating machine including the same are provided. In the scroll compressor, an oil supply hole formed in an orbiting scroll guides oil from a space between a frame and the orbiting scroll to a space between a fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll, and an oil supply groove formed at the fixed scroll maintains communication with the oil supply hole, thereby rapidly supplying oil to a bearing surface between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll before the oil is introduced into a back pressure chamber. This enhances compressor efficiency by effectively preventing frictional losses and refrigerant leakage in such a compressor, and enhances energy efficiency for a refrigerating machine using such a compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Cheol-Hwan Kim, Sung-Yong Ahn, Byung-Kil Yoo, Yong-Kyu Choi, Byeong-Chul Lee, Yang-Hee Cho, Se-Heon Choi