IP Library Granted Patent US 11,353,022
Granted Patent B2
US 11,353,022 · App. 16/886,145 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Compressor having damped scroll

Inventors: JonYeon Oh (Dayton, OH); Joseph M. Shepherd (Lima, OH); Brian J. Knapke (Troy, OH); Srinivasan Ramalingam (Sidney, OH); Gui Lin (Sidney, OH); Steven J. Baker (Sidney, OH); Miles E. Strand (St. Marys, OH)
Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
F04C18/0215F04C29/06F04C29/063F04C2240/805
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Patent No.
US 11,353,022
App. No.
16/886,145
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compressor may include a shell assembly, orbiting and non-orbiting scrolls, a bearing housing, a bushing, a damper, and a fastener. The bearing housing includes a first aperture. The bushing may include an axial end abutting the bearing housing. The bushing may extend through a second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll. The bushing may include a third aperture. The damper may be received in a pocket that may be defined by and disposed radially between an outer diametrical surface of the bushing and an inner diametrical surface of the non-orbiting scroll. The damper may be at least partially disposed within the second aperture and may encircle the second portion of the bushing. The fastener may include a shaft portion and a flange portion. The shaft portion may extend through the third aperture and into the first aperture. The flange portion may contact a first axial end of the damper.

Claims (46)

1. A compressor comprising:

a shell assembly;

an orbiting scroll disposed within the shell assembly and including a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate;

a non-orbiting scroll including a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate, the second spiral wrap cooperating with the first spiral wrap to define compression pockets therebetween;

a bearing housing fixed relative to the shell assembly and including a first aperture;

a bushing having an axial end abutting the bearing housing, the bushing extending through a second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll, the bushing including a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, the bushing having a third aperture extending axially therethrough;

a first damper received on the bushing, the first damper at least partially disposed within the second aperture and encircling the second portion of the bushing; and

a fastener including a shaft portion and a flange portion, the shaft portion extending through the third aperture and into the first aperture, the flange portion contacting a first axial end of the first damper,

wherein a second axial end of the first damper contacts an annular ledge of the bushing, and wherein the annular ledge of the bushing defines a transition between the first and second portions of the bushing, and

wherein the compressor further comprises a second damper disposed within the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll, wherein an axial end of the second damper contacts another annular ledge of the bushing.

2. The compressor of claim 1 , wherein the first damper is a solid annular member formed from an elastomeric material.

3. The compressor of claim 2 , wherein the elastomeric material has a glass transition temperature less than or equal to −20° C., a hardness within the range of 40-95 Shore A, and a damping factor greater than or equal to 0.1 between temperatures of −40° C. and −20° C.

4. The compressor of claim 1 , wherein the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll includes a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter of the first portion of the second aperture.

5. The compressor of claim 4 , wherein the first damper is at least partially disposed within the second portion of the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll.

6. The compressor of claim 5 , wherein the first damper contacts an annular ledge of the non-orbiting scroll that defines a transition between the first and second portions of the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll.

7. The compressor of claim 1 , wherein another axial end of the second damper contacts a surface of the bearing housing.

8. The compressor of claim 1 , wherein another axial end of the second damper contacts an annular ledge of the non-orbiting scroll.

9. The compressor of claim 1 , wherein the first damper is clamped between the flange portion of the fastener and a surface of the bushing such that the flange portion of the fastener contacts an axial end of the bushing.

10. A compressor comprising:

a shell assembly;

an orbiting scroll disposed within the shell assembly and including a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate;

a non-orbiting scroll including a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate, the second spiral wrap cooperating with the first spiral wrap to define compression pockets therebetween;

a bearing housing fixed relative to the shell assembly and including a first aperture;

a bushing having an axial end abutting the bearing housing, the bushing extending through a second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll, the bushing having a third aperture extending axially therethrough;

a first damper received in a pocket defined by and disposed radially between an outer diametrical surface of the bushing and an inner diametrical surface of the non-orbiting scroll, the first damper at least partially disposed within the second aperture and encircling at least a portion of the bushing; and

a fastener including a shaft portion and a flange portion, the shaft portion extending through the third aperture and into the first aperture, the flange portion contacting a first axial end of the first damper,

wherein the non-orbiting scroll includes a plurality of protrusions arranged in a circular pattern around the bushing, and wherein the protrusions contact the fastener.

11. The compressor of claim 10 , wherein the first damper is a solid annular member formed from an elastomeric material, and wherein the elastomeric material has a glass transition temperature less than or equal to −20° C., a hardness within the range of 40-95 Shore A, and a damping factor greater than or equal to 0.1 between temperatures of −40° C. and −20° C.

12. The compressor of claim 10 , wherein a second axial end of the first damper contacts an annular ledge of the bushing, wherein the annular ledge of the bushing defines a transition between first and second portions of the bushing, wherein the first portion of the bushing has a first diameter, wherein the second portion of the bushing has a second diameter that is different than the first diameter.

13. The compressor of claim 12 , wherein the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll includes a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter of the first portion of the second aperture.

14. The compressor of claim 13 , wherein the first damper is at least partially disposed within the second portion of the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll, and wherein the first damper contacts an annular ledge of the non-orbiting scroll that defines a transition between the first and second portions of the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll.

15. The compressor of claim 14 , further comprising a second damper disposed within the second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll, wherein an axial end of the second damper contacts another annular ledge of the bushing.

16. The compressor of claim 15 , wherein another axial end of the second damper contacts a surface of the bearing housing.

17. The compressor of claim 15 , wherein another axial end of the second damper contacts an annular ledge of the non-orbiting scroll.

18. The compressor of claim 10 , wherein the first damper is clamped between the flange portion of the fastener and a surface of the bushing such that the flange portion of the fastener contacts an axial end of the bushing.

19. A compressor comprising:

a shell assembly;

an orbiting scroll disposed within the shell assembly and including a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate;

a non-orbiting scroll including a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate, the second spiral wrap cooperating with the first spiral wrap to define compression pockets therebetween;

a bearing housing fixed relative to the shell assembly and including a first aperture;

a bushing having an axial end abutting the bearing housing, the bushing extending through a second aperture of the non-orbiting scroll, the bushing having a third aperture extending axially therethrough;

a first damper received in a pocket defined by and disposed radially between an outer diametrical surface of the bushing and an inner diametrical surface of the non-orbiting scroll, the first damper at least partially disposed within the second aperture and encircling at least a portion of the bushing;

a fastener including a shaft portion and a flange portion, the shaft portion extending through the third aperture and into the first aperture, the flange portion contacting a first axial end of the first damper; and

a second damper contacting the shell assembly and the non-orbiting scroll,

wherein at least a portion of the second damper is disposed radially between the non-orbiting scroll and the shell assembly, wherein another portion of the second damper is disposed axially between and in contact with the non-orbiting scroll and the bearing housing, and wherein the second damper is an annular member that surrounds the non-orbiting scroll.

20. The compressor of claim 19 , wherein a second axial end of the first damper contacts an annular ledge of the bushing.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2024
From: COPELAND LP
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068241/0264 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2023
From: COPELAND LP
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064278/0598 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2023
From: COPELAND LP
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064279/0327 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2023
From: COPELAND LP
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064280/0695 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: COPELAND LP
Reel/Frame 064058/0724 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2020
From: OH, JONYEON; SHEPHERD, JOSEPH M.; KNAPKE, BRIAN J.; RAMALINGAM, SRINIVASAN; LIN, GUI; BAKER, STEVEN J.; STRAND, MILES E.
To: EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 052837/0354 →