Abstract: There is provided a rotary compressor capable of preventing deterioration of performance following plug fixing carried out to prevent falling-off of a spring member. The rotary compressor comprises a cylinder constituting a rotary compression element, a roller engaged with an eccentric portion formed in a rotary shaft of an electric element, and eccentrically rotated in the cylinder, a vane abutted on the roller to divide an inside of the cylinder into a low pressure chamber side and a high pressure chamber side, a spring member for always pressing the vane to the roller side, a housing portion of the spring member, formed in the cylinder, and opened to the vane side and a hermetically sealed container side, a plug positioned in the hermetically sealed container side of the spring member, and inserted into the housing portion to fit into a gap, and an O ring attached around the plug to seal a part between the plug and the housing portion.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a multi-stage compression type rotary compressor which can avoid the replacement of parts to be used as much as possible to reduce costs and also which enables easily setting an appropriate displacement volume ratio while preventing the compressor from being increased in size. The gist of the present invention is that an inner diameter of a lower cylinder is altered without altering its thickness (or height), and a displacement volume ratio between first and second rotary compression elements is set to an optimum value in accordance with the alteration.

Abstract: A refrigeration unit is provided with a manually operated fresh air vent made up of a cap assembly and a handle assembly which move together in a linear/axial direction. The handle assembly is rotatable to change the position of the fresh air vent. The fresh air vent controls both the providing of fresh air to the circulating air in the trailer and the exhausting of a portion of the circulating air. The evaporator fan is run continuously when the air vent is open to prevent the build up of gases produced by the perishable cargo.

Abstract: A heat pump having reversible heating and cooling cycles for circulating a refrigerant therein for adding heat to and removing heat from space, the heat pump comprising a heat exchanger for adding heat to and removing heat from air passed over it, a condenser/evaporator coil for removing heat from or adding heat to refrigerant; and a compressor for circulating refrigerant. The heat pump further comprises a conduit for conducting refrigerant to the heat exchanger during the heating cycle and conducting refrigerant from the heat exchanger during the cooling cycle. A first line supplies the conduit with refrigerant during the heating cycle and is smaller than the conduit so that the refrigerant decelerates, causing oil that may have been picked up by the refrigerant to drop out. A second line also conducts refrigerant from the conduit during the cooling cycle. This line is larger than the conduit so that the refrigerant decelerates during, causing oil that may have been picked up by the refrigerant to drop out.

Abstract: A suction accumulator for refrigeration systems having a tank with an inlet fitting for conveying it to refrigerant vapor from the evaporator which is mixed with oil and at times with liquid refrigerant. The tank has an outlet fitting for conveying away the refrigerant vapor from which the oil and liquid refrigerant have been separated. An oil return conduit is located underneath the tank. One end of the oil return conduit is connected into the bottom of the tank; the other end to the outlet fitting of the accumulator. Located within this oil return conduit is a thermostatic expansion valve whose bulb is located on the oil return conduit between the tank and the expansion valve. This bulb senses low superheat when liquid refrigerant is in the tank and in the conduit, and causes the expansion valve to close when liquid refrigerant is present, preventing the flow of large amounts of the liquid refrigerant into the outlet conduit.