IP Library Patent Application 11917946
Patent Application
App. No. 11/917,946

HERMETIC COMPRESSOR

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App. No.
11/917,946
Abstract

The inclination of the suction reed at the time of sucking the refrigerant can be increased when L/S is not more than 0.25 where S (mm 2 ) represents the area within the periphery of the suction valve seat of the suction reed, and L (mm) represents the length between the support end and the tip on the opening/closing part side of the suction reed. The increased inclination of the suction reed smoothes the flow of the refrigerant into the cylinder bore from the inside of the suction valve seat so as to reduce the suction resistance and the clearance volume, thereby reducing the re-expansion loss. As a result, the refrigerant flow is increased to increase the volumetric efficiency, thereby improving the freezing performance of the hermetic compressor.

Claims (18)

1 . A hermetic compressor comprising:

a block having a cylinder bore and using R600a as a refrigerant;

a piston reciprocating in the cylinder bore;

a valve plate disposed to seal an opening end of the cylinder bore of the block; and

a sucking valve including:

a suction port perforated in the valve plate;

a suction valve seat formed at a periphery on a side of the cylinder bore of the suction port; and

a cantilever suction reed opening and closing the suction valve seat, the suction reed being formed of a leaf spring and including:

an opening/closing part opening and closing the suction valve seat;

a support end functioning as a base of the suction reed; and

an arm connecting the opening/closing part and the support end, wherein

L/S is not more than 0.25 where L (mm) represents a length between the support end and a tip on a side of the opening/closing part of the suction reed, and S (mm 2 ) represents an area within a periphery of the suction valve seat of the suction reed.

2 . The hermetic compressor of claim 1 , wherein

a relation L<0.5V+17 is satisfied where L (mm) represents the length between the support end and the tip on the side of the opening/closing part of the suction reed, and V (cm 3 ) represents a cylinder capacity determined by a reciprocating distance of the piston and an inner diameter of the cylinder bore.

3 . The hermetic compressor of claim 1 , wherein

a relation S>4V+50 is satisfied where S (mm 2 ) represents the area within the periphery of the suction valve seat of the suction reed, and V (cm 3 ) represents a cylinder capacity determined by a reciprocating distance of the piston and an inner diameter of the cylinder bore.

4 . The hermetic compressor of one of claim 1 , wherein the suction reed is bent in a vicinity of the support end toward the cylinder bore.

5 . The hermetic compressor of one of claim 1 , wherein the support end is located within an extension of an inner diameter of the cylinder bore.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021818/0725 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2008
From: YOKOTA, KAZUHIRO; WATANABE, KIWAMU
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020703/0508 →