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Granted Patent B2
US 11,286,936 · App. 16/736,398 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Scroll compressor

Inventors: Hong Min Kim (Daejeon, KR); Chi Myeong Moon (Daejeon, KR); Kweon Soo Lim (Daejeon, KR); Soo Cheol Jeong (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Hanon Systems
F04C28/24F04C18/0215F04C29/026F04C29/126F04C2210/206F04C2270/215
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Patent No.
US 11,286,936
App. No.
16/736,398
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a scroll compressor, and it is possible to constitute a depressurized resistance value of a first orifice disposed on an oil recovery part to be lower than a depressurized resistance value of a second orifice, thereby maintaining/enhancing volume efficiency upon driving under a high pressure condition where a pressure of discharged refrigerant is high by increasing the back pressure of a back pressure chamber.

Claims (105)

1. A scroll compressor, comprising:

a casing;

a drive part disposed in a drive part accommodation space formed inside the casing and for rotating a drive shaft;

a center head in which the drive shaft passes through and is disposed and connected to the casing;

an orbiting scroll connected to the drive shaft;

a fixed scroll fixed to the inside of the casing, and forming a compression chamber for compressing refrigerant by the interaction with the orbiting scroll;

a discharge chamber formed on one side portion of the casing and through which the refrigerant is discharged;

a back pressure chamber formed between the center head and the orbiting scroll;

an oil recovery part for connecting an oil separator of the discharge chamber with a branch point branched to a back pressure chamber passage and a suction chamber passage formed in the center head, and for depressurizing the refrigerant and recovering oil;

a first depressurized member disposed on a first oil recovery passage formed between the oil separator of the discharge chamber and the branch point in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant; and

a second depressurized member disposed on a second oil recovery passage formed between the branch point and the suction chamber passage in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant,

wherein a depressurized resistance value of the first depressurized member is smaller than a depressurized resistance value of the second depressurized member;

wherein the first depressurized member comprises a first orifice, and a first spiral part wound a plurality of times is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the first orifice,

wherein the second depressurized member comprises a second orifice, and a second spiral part wound a plurality of times is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the second orifice, and

wherein a passage spacing (S 1 ) formed by the first spiral part is greater than a passage spacing (S 2 ) formed by the second spiral part.

2. A scroll compressor, comprising:

a casing;

a drive part disposed in a drive part accommodation space formed inside the casing and for rotating a drive shaft;

a center head in which the drive shaft passes through and is disposed and connected to the casing;

an orbiting scroll connected to the drive shaft;

a fixed scroll fixed to the inside of the casing, and forming a compression chamber for compressing refrigerant by the interaction with the orbiting scroll;

a discharge chamber formed on one side portion of the casing and through which the refrigerant is discharged;

a back pressure chamber formed between the center head and the orbiting scroll;

an oil recovery part for connecting an oil separator of the discharge chamber with a branch point branched to a back pressure chamber passage and a suction chamber passage formed in the center head, and for depressurizing the refrigerant and recovering oil;

a first depressurized member disposed on a first oil recovery passage formed between the oil separator of the discharge chamber and the branch point in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant; and

a second depressurized member disposed on a second oil recovery passage formed between the branch point and the suction chamber passage in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant,

wherein a depressurized resistance value of the first depressurized member is smaller than a depressurized resistance value of the second depressurized member

wherein the first depressurized member comprises a first orifice, and a first spiral part wound a plurality of times is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the first orifice,

wherein the second depressurized member comprises a second orifice, and a second spiral part wound a plurality of times is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the second orifice, and

wherein a length (L 1 ) of the first orifice is shorter than a length (L 2 ) of the second orifice.

3. A scroll compressor, comprising:

a casing;

a drive part disposed in a drive part accommodation space formed inside the casing and for rotating a drive shaft;

a center head in which the drive shaft passes through and is disposed and connected to the casing;

an orbiting scroll connected to the drive shaft;

a fixed scroll fixed to the inside of the casing, and forming a compression chamber for compressing refrigerant by the interaction with the orbiting scroll;

a discharge chamber formed on one side portion of the casing and through which the refrigerant is discharged;

a back pressure chamber formed between the center head and the orbiting scroll;

an oil recovery part for connecting an oil separator of the discharge chamber with a branch point branched to a back pressure chamber passage and a suction chamber passage formed in the center head, and for depressurizing the refrigerant and recovering oil;

a first depressurized member disposed on a first oil recovery passage formed between the oil separator of the discharge chamber and the branch point in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant; and

a second depressurized member disposed on a second oil recovery passage formed between the branch point and the suction chamber passage in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant,

wherein a depressurized resistance value of the first depressurized member is smaller than a depressurized resistance value of the second depressurized member,

wherein the first depressurized member comprises a depressurized check valve,

wherein the second depressurized member comprises a second orifice, and a second spiral part wound a plurality of times is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the second orifice, and

wherein a depressurized resistance value of the depressurized check valve is smaller than a depressurized resistance value of the second orifice.

4. A scroll compressor, comprising:

a casing;

a drive part disposed in a drive part accommodation space formed inside the casing and for rotating a drive shaft;

a center head in which the drive shaft passes through and is disposed and connected to the casing;

an orbiting scroll connected to the drive shaft;

a fixed scroll fixed to the inside of the casing, and forming a compression chamber for compressing refrigerant by the interaction with the orbiting scroll;

a discharge chamber formed on one side portion of the casing and through which the refrigerant is discharged;

a back pressure chamber formed between the center head and the orbiting scroll;

an oil recovery part for connecting an oil separator of the discharge chamber with a branch point branched to a back pressure chamber passage and a suction chamber passage formed in the center head, and for depressurizing the refrigerant and recovering oil;

a first depressurized member disposed on a first oil recovery passage formed between the oil separator of the discharge chamber and the branch point in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant; and

a second depressurized member disposed on a second oil recovery passage formed between the branch point and the suction chamber passage in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant,

wherein a depressurized resistance value of the first depressurized member is smaller than a depressurized resistance value of the second depressurized member,

wherein the first depressurized member comprises

a depressurized check valve connected with the oil separator of the discharge chamber; and

a first orifice disposed between the depressurized check valve and the branch point, and having a first spiral part wound a plurality of times formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof,

wherein the second depressurized member comprises a second orifice having a second spiral part wound a plurality of times formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, and

wherein a total depressurized resistance value formed by the depressurized check valve and the first orifice is smaller than a depressurized resistance value of the second orifice.

5. The scroll compressor of claim 4 , wherein a passage spacing (S 1 ) formed by the first spiral part is greater than a passage spacing (S 2 ) formed by the second spiral part.

6. The scroll compressor of claim 5 , wherein a length (L 1 ) of the first orifice is shorter than a length (L 2 ) of the second orifice.

7. The scroll compressor of claim 4 , wherein a length (L 1 ) of the first orifice is shorter than a length (L 2 ) of the second orifice.

8. A scroll compressor, comprising:

a casing;

a drive part disposed in a drive part accommodation space formed inside the casing and for rotating a drive shaft;

a center head in which the drive shaft passes through and is disposed and connected to the casing;

an orbiting scroll connected to the drive shaft;

a fixed scroll fixed to the inside of the casing, and forming a compression chamber for compressing refrigerant by the interaction with the orbiting scroll;

a discharge chamber formed on one side portion of the casing and through which the refrigerant is discharged;

a back pressure chamber formed between the center head and the orbiting scroll;

oil recovery part for connecting an oil separator of the discharge chamber with a branch point branched to a back pressure chamber passage and a suction chamber passage formed in the center head, and for depressurizing the refrigerant and recovering oil;

a first depressurized member disposed on a first oil recovery passage formed between the oil separator of the discharge chamber and the branch point in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant; and

a second depressurized member disposed on a second oil recovery passage formed between the branch point and the suction chamber passage in the oil recovery part, and for depressurizing the refrigerant,

wherein a depressurized resistance value of the first depressurized member is smaller than a depressurized resistance value of the second depressurized member,

wherein the first depressurized member comprises a first orifice, and a first spiral part wound a plurality of times is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the first orifice,

wherein the second depressurized member comprises a second orifice, and a second spiral part wound a plurality of times is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the second orifice, and

wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of the first oil recovery passage is formed with an inner diameter expansion part having a greater spacing with the first orifice.

9. The scroll compressor of claim 8 ,

wherein the inner diameter expansion part is formed at the side adjacent to the branch point on the first oil recovery passage.

10. The scroll compressor of claim 9 , wherein an inner diameter (Db) of the inner diameter expansion part is configured to be greater than an inner diameter (Da) of the first oil recovery passage, and the refrigerant flowing through the first spiral part of the first orifice on the inner diameter expansion part is relatively less depressurized or is not depressurized.

11. The scroll compressor of claim 9 ,

wherein a placement length (Lc) of the inner diameter expansion part is adjusted from a length (L 1 ) of the first oil recovery passage to adjust a depressurized range of the refrigerant flowing through the first spiral part of the first orifice.

12. The scroll compressor of claim 9 ,

wherein an outer diameter of the first orifice comprising the first spiral part is configured to be equal to or great than an inner diameter (Da) of the first oil recovery passage so that the first orifice is press-fitted into and position-fixed to the first oil recovery passage, and

wherein an outer diameter of the second orifice comprising the second spiral part is configured to be equal to or great than an inner diameter (Da) of the second oil recovery passage so that the second orifice is press-fitted into and position-fixed to the second oil recovery passage.

13. The scroll compressor of claim 9 ,

wherein a passage spacing (S 1 ) formed by the first spiral part is greater than a passage spacing (S 2 ) formed by the second spiral part.

14. The scroll compressor of claim 8 ,

wherein an inner diameter (Db) of the inner diameter expansion part is configured to be greater than an inner diameter (Da) of the first oil recovery passage, and the refrigerant flowing through the first spiral part of the first orifice on the inner diameter expansion part is relatively less depressurized or is not depressurized.

15. The scroll compressor of claim 8 ,

wherein a placement length (Lc) of the inner diameter expansion part is adjusted from a length (L 1 ) of the first oil recovery passage to adjust a depressurized range of the refrigerant flowing through the first spiral part of the first orifice.

16. The scroll compressor of claim 8 ,

wherein an outer diameter of the first orifice comprising the first spiral part is configured to be equal to or great than an inner diameter (Da) of the first oil recovery passage so that the first orifice is press-fitted into and position-fixed to the first oil recovery passage, and

wherein an outer diameter of the second orifice comprising the second spiral part is configured to be equal to or great than an inner diameter (Da) of the second oil recovery passage so that the second orifice is press-fitted into and position-fixed to the second oil recovery passage.

17. The scroll compressor of claim 8 ,

wherein a passage spacing (S 1 ) formed by the first spiral part is greater than a passage spacing (S 2 ) formed by the second spiral part.

18. The scroll compressor of claim 8 ,

wherein the first oil recovery passage is formed through a wall portion of the fixed scroll, and

wherein a sealing member is disposed between the first depressurized member and the second depressurized member.

19. The scroll compressor of claim 8 ,

wherein the first depressurized member is inserted from the oil separator toward the branch point on the first oil recovery passage, and the second depressurized member is inserted from the branch point toward the suction chamber on the second oil recovery passage, and

wherein oil passes through the first and second depressurized members in the oil separator and is recovered toward the suction chamber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: KIM, HONG MIN; MOON, CHI MYEONG; LIM, KWEON SOO; JEONG, SOO CHEOL
To: HANON SYSTEMS
Reel/Frame 058702/0492 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0006828 · Jan 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200232466A1 · Jul 23, 2020
Cited By (1)
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