IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,384,836
Granted Patent B2
US 11,384,836 · App. 17/117,823 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Piston for compressor

Inventors: Youngkyun Lim (Seoul, KR); Jeongwoo Kim (Seoul, KR); Donghan Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
F16J1/02F16J1/005F25B31/023
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Patent No.
US 11,384,836
App. No.
17/117,823
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A piston for a compressor includes a bearing portion having a cylindrical shape to define a suction space into which refrigerant is accommodated therein, the bearing portion being provided with a bearing surface facing an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, a head portion coupled to a front opening of the bearing portion and provided with a plurality of suction ports which communicate with the suction space, the head portion having a compression surface configured to face a compression space to compress the refrigerant in the compression space, and a flange portion coupled to a rear opening of the bearing portion and provided with a through-passage through which the refrigerant is introduced from a muffler unit to the suction space, the flange portion being coupled to a driving portion to transmit driving force to the piston. The bearing surface is subjected to a surface treatment to improve abrasion resistance.

Claims (36)

1. A piston for a compressor, comprising:

a bearing portion that defines a suction space configured to receive refrigerant, and that includes a bearing surface facing an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder;

a head portion that is coupled to a first opening of the bearing portion and that defines a plurality of suction ports that fluidly communicate with the suction space, the head portion having a compression surface that faces a compression space and the head portion being configured to compress the refrigerant in the compression space; and

a flange portion that is coupled to a second opening of the bearing portion and that defines a passage through which the refrigerant is introduced from a muffler to the suction space, the flange portion being coupled to a driver and configured to transmit a driving force from the driver to the piston, wherein the second opening of the bearing portion is disposed opposite to the first opening of the bearing portion,

wherein the bearing surface is treated to improve abrasion resistance, and

wherein the bearing portion is bonded to the head portion and the flange portion.

2. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein an adhesive is disposed at an interface between the bearing portion and the head portion or at an interface between the bearing portion and the flange portion.

3. The piston according to claim 2 , wherein the adhesive comprises an anaerobic adhesive or an epoxy adhesive.

4. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing surface of the bearing portion is laminated with a surface treatment layer configured to improve the abrasion resistance.

5. The piston according to claim 4 , wherein the surface treatment layer comprises one or more of diamond like carbon (DLC), Teflon (PTFE), a nickel-phosphorus alloy material, and an anodizing layer.

6. The piston according to claim 1 , wherein an outer circumferential surface of the head portion contacts an inner circumferential surface of the bearing portion, and

wherein the compression surface of the head portion is flush with an end surface of the bearing portion at the first opening of the bearing portion.

7. The piston according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of suction ports are spaced radially inward from the inner circumferential surface of the bearing portion.

8. The piston according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of suction ports are partially defined by the inner circumferential surface of the bearing portion.

9. The piston according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of suction ports is recessed inward from the outer circumferential surface of the head portion in a radial direction.

10. The piston according to claim 6 , wherein the head portion comprises:

an insertion portion that is inserted to the first opening of the bearing portion and coupled to the bearing portion; and

a front seating portion that extends radially outward from the insertion portion and that is seated on the end surface of the bearing portion.

11. A piston for a compressor, comprising:

a bearing portion that defines a suction space configured to receive refrigerant, and that includes a bearing surface facing an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder;

a head portion that is coupled to a first opening of the bearing portion and that defines a plurality of suction ports that fluidly communicate with the suction space, the head portion having a compression surface that faces a compression space and the head portion being configured to compress the refrigerant in the compression space; and

a flange portion that is coupled to a second opening of the bearing portion and that defines a passage through which the refrigerant is introduced from a muffler to the suction space, the flange portion being coupled to a driver and configured to transmit a driving force from the driver to the piston, wherein the second opening of the bearing portion is disposed opposite to the first opening of the bearing portion,

wherein the bearing surface is treated to improve abrasion resistance,

wherein the bearing portion includes a seating portion that is defined at the inner circumferential surface of the bearing portion and that receives the head portion, and

wherein the seating portion includes a stepped portion on which the head portion is seated.

12. A piston for a compressor, comprising:

a body portion comprising a cylindrical portion that defines a suction space configured to receive refrigerant; and

a bearing portion that has an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the body portion, that surrounds an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, and that includes a bearing surface facing an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder,

wherein the bearing surface is treated to improve abrasion resistance, and

wherein an adhesive is disposed at an interface between the bearing portion and the body portion.

13. The piston according to claim 12 , wherein the bearing portion is bonded to the body portion.

14. The piston according to claim 12 , wherein the adhesive comprises an anaerobic adhesive or an epoxy adhesive.

15. The piston according to claim 12 , wherein the bearing surface of the bearing portion is laminated with a surface treatment layer configured to improve the abrasion resistance.

16. The piston according to claim 15 , wherein the surface treatment layer comprises one or more of diamond like carbon (DLC), Teflon (PTFE), a nickel-phosphorus alloy material, and an anodizing layer.

17. The piston according to claim 12 , further comprising a head portion that is integral with the body portion and defines a plurality of suction ports that fluidly communicate with the suction space, the head portion having a compression surface that faces a compression space and the head portion being configured to compress the refrigerant in the compression space.

18. The piston according to claim 12 , further comprising a head portion that is integral with the bearing portion and defines a plurality of suction ports that fluidly communicate with the suction space, the head portion having a compression surface that faces a compression space and the head portion being configured to compress the refrigerant in the compression space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2020
From: LIM, YOUNGKYUN; KIM, JEONGWOO; KIM, DONGHAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0164530 · Dec 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210180693A1 · Jun 17, 2021