IP Library Granted Patent US 12674455
Granted Patent B2
US 12674455 · App. 19/032,539 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Support structure of electric compressor

Inventors: Takuma Harada (Komaki, JP); Takayoshi Yasuda (Komaki, JP); Ruozhou Wang (Komaki, JP); Hideto Nishinaka (Komaki, JP); Hideo Yanagino (Komaki, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
F04C18/0215F04C29/00F16F1/38F16F15/08F04C2230/604F04C2240/30F04C2240/40F04C2270/12
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Patent No.
US 12674455
App. No.
19/032,539
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric compressor support structure on a vehicle body side member, including: an electric compressor including: an electric motor driving a scroll-type compression mechanism part to rotate; and a case housing the electric motor and the compression mechanism part arranged in series in output shaft direction of the electric motor; at least two first vibration-damping devices located on both sides of the case in an extension direction of a torque pitch axis intersecting the output shaft direction, arranged in a region with inclination angle to the torque pitch axis of ±20 degrees; and at least two second vibration-damping devices located on both sides of the case in an extension direction of a torque yaw axis intersecting the output shaft direction and the torque pitch axis, arranged in a region with inclination angle to the torque yaw axis of ±20 degrees.

Claims (17)

1 . A support structure of an electric compressor for supporting the electric compressor in a vibration-damping manner with a vibration-damping apparatus on a vehicle body side member, the support structure comprising:

the electric compressor comprising:

an electric motor;

a scroll-type compression mechanism part driven to rotate by the electric motor; and

a case housing the electric motor and the compression mechanism part arranged in series in a direction of an output shaft of the electric motor wherein the output shaft extends; and

the vibration-damping apparatus comprising:

at least two first vibration-damping devices being located respectively on both sides of the case in an extension direction of a torque pitch axis intersecting the direction of the output shaft, each of the first vibration-damping devices being arranged in a region with an inclination angle relative to the torque pitch axis of ±20 degrees; and

at least two second vibration-damping devices being located respectively on both sides of the case in an extension direction of a torque yaw axis intersecting the direction of the output shaft and the torque pitch axis, each of the second vibration-damping devices being arranged in a region with an inclination angle relative to the torque yaw axis of ±20 degrees.

2 . The support structure of the electric compressor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first vibration-damping devices is located at least partially on the torque pitch axis, while each of the second vibration-damping devices is located at least partially on the torque yaw axis.

3 . The support structure of the electric compressor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first vibration-damping devices is located singly on each side of the case in the extension direction of the torque pitch axis, while each of the second vibration-damping devices is located singly on each side of the case in the extension direction of the torque yaw axis.

4 . The support structure of the electric compressor according to claim 1 , wherein

the first vibration-damping devices and the second vibration-damping devices each comprise a tubular vibration-damping device including an inner shaft member, an outer tube member, and a main rubber elastic body connecting the inner shaft member and the outer tube member,

an axial direction of the inner shaft member of each of the first vibration-damping devices attached to the case is the extension direction of the torque pitch axis, and

an axial direction of the inner shaft member of each of the second vibration-damping devices attached to the case is the extension direction of the torque yaw axis.

5 . The support structure of the electric compressor according to claim 1 , wherein

for one of the first vibration-damping devices located on a first side of the case and an other of the first vibration-damping devices located on a second side of the case, a difference in distances from a center of gravity of the electric compressor is 20% or less of a shorter one of the distances, and

for one of the second vibration-damping devices located on a first side of the case and an other of the second vibration-damping devices located on a second side of the case, a difference in distances from the center of gravity of the electric compressor is 20% or less of a shorter one of the distances.