IP Library Granted Patent US 9,546,656
Granted Patent B2
US 9,546,656 · App. 14/126,128 · Granted Jan 17, 2017

Fluid machine

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Patent No.
US 9,546,656
App. No.
14/126,128
Granted
Jan 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a fluid machine. A pump integrated expander ( 29 A) includes a pump unit ( 60 ) and an expansion unit ( 50 ). In the pump unit ( 60 ), a casing member ( 65 ) supports a gear pump ( 61 ), a rotating shaft ( 28 ) and a driven crank mechanism ( 81 ). In the expansion unit ( 50 ), a casing including a main body ( 51 a ) and a casing member ( 54 ) supports an expander ( 23 ) including a fixed scroll ( 51 ) and an orbiting scroll ( 52 ). The pump integrated expander ( 29 A) is divided into the pump unit ( 60 ) and the expansion unit ( 50 ) by separating at the fitted portion of a tubular portion ( 65 c ) on the pump unit ( 60 ) side and a smaller inner diameter portion ( 54 b ) on the expansion unit ( 50 ) side and by pulling the eccentric bush ( 83 ) out of a drive bearing ( 56 ).

Claims (11)

1. A fluid machine comprising:

a first rotating unit that rotates about a main shaft;

a second rotating unit that includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll and a rotation restricting mechanism; and

a driven crank mechanism comprising a crankpin that is eccentrically disposed with respect to a larger diameter portion of the main shaft, and an eccentric bush that is inserted in an oscillatable manner with respect to the crankpin and held by a bearing which is disposed on the orbiting scroll, the driven crank converting between rotational motion of the main shaft and orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll and being capable of changing an orbiting radius of the orbiting scroll,

wherein a first casing including a bearing which supports the larger diameter portion of the main shaft, supports the first rotating unit and supports the driven crank mechanism via the main shaft,

wherein a second casing supports the second rotating unit,

wherein the first casing and the second casing are capable of being separated from each other,

wherein an outer periphery of a fitted portion of the first casing is fitted inside an open end of the second casing, to connect the first casing and the second casing, and a fitting gap between the first casing and the second casing is sealed with a sealing member disposed on the outer periphery of the fitted portion of the first casing, and

wherein when a distance in an axial direction from a tip of the eccentric bush to the sealing member is denoted as A, a distance in the axial direction from an open end edge of the second casing to an end edge of an opening of the bearing of the orbiting scroll is denoted as B, and a distance in the axial direction from the tip of the eccentric bush to a tip of the fitted portion of the first casing is denoted as C, A>B>C is satisfied.

2. The fluid machine according to claim 1 , wherein the second rotating unit is a scroll type expander and the first rotating unit is a pump unit.

3. The fluid machine according to claim 1 , wherein the second rotating unit is a scroll type expander and the first rotating unit is a power generating unit.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 22, 2022
From: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: SANDEN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061296/0529 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN PATENT NOS. 6129293, 7574813, 8238525, 8083454, D545888, D467946, D573242, D487173, AND REMOVE 8750534 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047208 FRAME 0635. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053545/0524 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038489 FRAME: 0677. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 9, 2018
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047208/0635 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2016
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038489/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2014
From: NAKAMURA, SHINJI; WADA, HIROFUMI; TANAKA, YUUTA; FURUSAWA, YASUHIRO
To: SANDEN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031982/0222 →