IP Library Granted Patent US 11,242,845
Granted Patent B2
US 11,242,845 · App. 16/339,543 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Linear compressor and device mounted with the same

Inventors: Tadahiko Chida (Tokyo, JP); Yoshinori Kawai (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
F04B35/045F04B35/04F04B39/121F04B53/14H02K33/16
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Patent No.
US 11,242,845
App. No.
16/339,543
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a compressor in which vibration resistance against an excitation force due to drive of a linear motor is improved. A linear compressor 1 includes: a mover 101 and a stator 102 which relatively move in a first direction and a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction; and an inverter portion 300 which includes a printed circuit board 305 and circuit elements 302 and 304 connected to the printed circuit board 305 through connection lead lines 306 extending from the printed circuit board 305 , wherein the printed circuit board 305 is installed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

Claims (39)

1. A linear compressor comprising:

a mover and a stator, in which the mover relatively moves in a first direction and a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction with respect to the stator; and

an inverter portion which includes a printed circuit board and circuit elements connected to the printed circuit board through connection lead lines extending from the printed circuit board,

wherein the printed circuit board is installed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein the mover includes a first magnet and a second magnet, and

wherein at least one guide is fitted to an end of the mover, and is supported by a guide support portion, the at least one guide being formed such that a gap is present between part of the guide support portion and the guide.

2. The linear compressor according to claim 1 , wherein one surface of the printed circuit board is attached to a board-side heat radiation member,

one end of an elastic body is connected to the other end of the mover,

the other end of the elastic body is connected to the board-side heat radiation member, and

the elastic body and the board-side heat radiation member are positioned between the printed circuit board and the mover.

3. The linear compressor according to claim 1 , wherein a piston is connected to one end of the mover,

the linear compressor further comprises a cylinder having an inner surface with which the piston is in sliding-contact, and

the printed circuit board is positioned on the other end side of the mover.

4. The linear compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the stator having a core around which a winding is wound is provided in a region between one end and the other end of the mover, and the linear compressor further comprises a motor-side heat radiation member which is in contact with the core.

5. The linear compressor according to claim 4 , further comprising a tubular case,

wherein the board-side heat radiation member is positioned on the other end side of the tubular case, and

the motor-side heat radiation member is positioned on one end side of the tubular case.

6. The linear compressor according to claim 4 , wherein the motor-side heat radiation member includes a plate-shaped portion which is in contact with the core and a positioning portion which is integral with or separate from the plate-shaped portion and is in contact with the cylinder.

7. The linear compressor according to claim 5 , wherein the positioning portion, the tubular case, and the board-side heat radiation member substantially form a space including the mover and the stator, and

the inverter portion is positioned outside the space.

8. A device mounted with the linear compressor according to claim 1 .

9. The linear compressor according to claim 2 , wherein a piston is connected to one end of the mover,

the linear compressor further comprises a cylinder having an inner surface with which the piston is in sliding-contact, and

the printed circuit board is positioned on the other end side of the mover.

10. The linear compressor according to claim 3 , wherein the stator having a core around which a winding is wound is provided in a region between one end and the other end of the mover, and the linear compressor further comprises a motor-side heat radiation member which is in contact with the core.

11. The linear compressor according to claim 9 , wherein the stator having a core around which a winding is wound is provided in a region between one end and the other end of the mover, and the linear compressor further comprises a motor-side heat radiation member which is in contact with the core.

12. The linear compressor according to claim 11 , further comprising a tubular case,

wherein the board-side heat radiation member is positioned on the other end side of the tubular case, and

the motor-side heat radiation member is positioned on one end side of the tubular case.

13. The linear compressor according to claim 10 , further comprising a tubular case, wherein the board-side heat radiation member is positioned on the other end side of the tubular case, and the motor-side heat radiation member is positioned on one end side of the tubular case.

14. The linear compressor according to claim 10 , wherein the motor-side heat radiation member includes a plate-shaped portion which is in contact with the core and a positioning portion which is integral with or separate from the plate-shaped portion and is in contact with the cylinder.

15. The linear compressor according to claim 11 , wherein the motor-side heat radiation member includes a plate-shaped portion which is in contact with the core and a positioning portion which is integral with or separate from the plate-shaped portion and is in contact with the cylinder.

16. The linear compressor according to claim 5 , wherein the motor-side heat radiation member includes a plate-shaped portion which is in contact with the core and a positioning portion which is integral with or separate from the plate-shaped portion and is in contact with the cylinder.

17. The linear compressor according to claim 12 , wherein the motor-side heat radiation member includes a plate-shaped portion which is in contact with the core and a positioning portion which is integral with or separate from the plate-shaped portion and is in contact with the cylinder.

18. The linear compressor according to claim 13 , wherein the motor-side heat radiation member includes a plate-shaped portion which is in contact with the core and a positioning portion which is integral with or separate from the plate-shaped portion and is in contact with the cylinder.

19. The linear compressor according to claim 12 , wherein the positioning portion, the tubular case, and the board-side heat radiation member substantially form a space including the mover and the stator, and

the inverter portion is positioned outside the space.

20. The linear compressor according to claim 13 , wherein the positioning portion, the tubular case, and the board-side heat radiation member substantially form a space including the mover and the stator, and

the inverter portion is positioned outside the space.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057655/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2019
From: CHIDA, TADAHIKO; KAWAI, YOSHINORI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 048794/0942 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-202244 · Oct 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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