EP1950419A1 - Scroll-type fluid machine - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C29/00—Component parts, details or accessories of pumps or pumping installations, not provided for in groups F04C18/00 - F04C28/00
- F04C29/0042—Driving elements, brakes, couplings, transmissions specially adapted for pumps
- F04C29/005—Means for transmitting movement from the prime mover to driven parts of the pump, e.g. clutches, couplings, transmissions
- F04C29/0057—Means for transmitting movement from the prime mover to driven parts of the pump, e.g. clutches, couplings, transmissions for eccentric movement
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C18/00—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
- F04C18/02—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
- F04C18/0207—Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents both members having co-operating elements in spiral form
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04C23/00—Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
- F04C23/008—Hermetic pumps
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- the present invention relates to a scroll-type fluid machine.
- the scroll-type fluid machine is used, for example, to compress a refrigerant, and has a movable scroll that is set in a housing so as to be revolvable with respect to a fixed scroll.
- a pressure chamber is formed in between the movable and fixed scrolls. As the movable scroll revolves, the pressure chamber carries out the process of suction, compression, and discharge of the refrigerant.
- the rotation blocking device for a scroll compressor which is disclosed in Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication No. 2000-27774 has four units, each being formed of a pin and a guiding recess that is in sliding contact with the pin. These units are spaced at 90 degrees from each other in the circumferential direction of the movable scroll.
- a rotation blocking device of a scroll compressor in Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-240700 also includes four units spaced at 90 degrees from each other in the circumferential direction of a movable scroll. A pin of each unit slidingly contacts a ring that is fixed into a ring hole.
- the four units of the rotation blocking device are spaced at 90 degrees from each other in the circumferential direction of the movable scroll. Therefore, the loads applied from the movable scroll to the rotation blocking device have to be borne by one of the units when the revolving angle of the movable scroll reaches a certain value. As a result, the contact pressure created between the pin and the inner circumferential surfaces of the guiding recess and the ring in each unit temporarily reaches an extremely high level. Thus the sliding conditions of the pin and the inner circumferential surfaces are severe.
- bearing steel As material for the pin and a member forming the guiding recess and the like (sliding members) and to subject the pin and the sliding member to pretreatment, such as nitridation, for enhancement of hardness.
- pretreatment such as nitridation
- the bearing steel is expensive, and to provide the nitridation treatment is to add another process, so that these methods increase the production cost of the scroll compressor.
- the scroll-type fluid machine of the invention has a movable scroll that is accommodated in a housing so as to be revolvable with respect to a fixed scroll and a rotation blocking device that blocks a rotation of the movable scroll.
- the rotation blocking device includes five or more units that are spaced away from each other in a circumferential direction of the movable scroll and block the rotation of the movable scroll in consort with each other.
- Each of the units has at least one pin and an inner circumferential surface brought into sliding contact with the pin along with a revolution of the movable scroll.
- the pins of the two or more circumferentially adjacent units are brought into contact with the respective inner circumferential surfaces at any revolving angle of the movable scroll.
- the rotation blocking device includes the five or more units. To be concrete, among the pins, those of the two or more circumferentially adjacent units are brought into contact with the respective inner circumferential surfaces at any revolving angle of the movable scroll. Accordingly, regardless of the revolving angle of the movable scroll, loads applied from the movable scroll to the rotation blocking device are always distributed to two or more of the units. This reduces contact pressure produced between the pin and the inner circumferential surface of each of the units, and prevents an abrasion of the pin and the inner circumferential surface. Since the contact pressure is reduced, it is not necessary to use special material for the pin and a member forming the inner circumferential surface or provide pretreatment. Consequently, the scroll-type fluid machine of the invention is low in price in spite of being provided with the rotation blocking device of high durability.
- the inner circumferential surface is a side wall of a hole formed in a member facing a substrate of the movable scroll.
- the pin slidingly contacts the side wall of the hole formed in the member facing the substrate of the movable scroll. Since each unit has a very simple structure constituted by the pin and the hole, the scroll-type fluid machine is particularly low in price.
- the scroll-type fluid machine is used to compress CO 2 gas.
- the scroll-type fluid machine is operated at a high number of revolutions for compression of CO 2 gas, the abrasion of the pins and the inner circumferential surfaces is prevented because the sliding conditions of the pins and the inner circumferential surfaces are relieved.
- FIG. 1 shows a scroll-type fluid machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the fluid machine is applied, for example, to a refrigeration system, an airconditioning system, a hot-water supply system, etc., and compresses a refrigerant or the like as working fluid.
- the scroll-type fluid machine has a housing (airtight container) 2.
- the housing 2 is constituted by a cylinder 4, and an upper cover 6 and a lower cover 8 that are airtightly fitted to upper and lower ends, respectively, of the cylinder 4.
- the cylinder 4 is connected with a suction pipe 10 for introducing a refrigerant into the housing 2.
- a discharge pipe 12 for discharging the refrigerant compressed in the housing 2 is connected to the upper cover 6.
- an electric motor 14 Accommodated in the cylinder 4 is an electric motor 14, which has a cylindrical stator 14a.
- the stator 14a is fixed to the cylinder 4.
- a column-shaped rotor 14b is rotatably and concentrically placed within the stator 14a.
- the rotor 14b is axially pierced by a rotary shaft 16.
- the rotary shaft 16 is rotatable integrally with the rotor 14b. Accordingly, the rotary shaft 16 is rotated by supplying power to the electric motor 14.
- the rotary shaft 16 has an inner channel 16a running through the rotary shaft 16 in the axial direction.
- the lower end of the rotary shaft 16 reaches a central hole of a partition wall 18.
- a sleeve 20 with a collar that fits over the lower end of the rotary shaft 16 is set in the central hole of the partition wall 18.
- a needle bearing 21 is interposed between the sleeve 20 and the rotary shaft 16.
- the partition wall 18 divides the housing 2 into upper and lower parts.
- An oil storage chamber 24 that stores lubricating oil is marked off between the partition wall 18 and the lower cover 8.
- An end plate 22 is fixed onto the partition wall 18 to block up a lower end of the sleeve 20.
- an outer rotor 23a with internal teeth and an inner rotor 23b with external teeth are accommodated in a recess formed in the collar of the sleeve 20.
- the outer rotor 23a is fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the recess.
- the inner rotor 23b is fitted to the lower end of the rotary shaft 16 so as to be integrally rotatable.
- the sleeve 20 and the end plate 22 form a casing of a trochoid pump 26.
- An outlet of the trochoid pump 26, which is formed in an upper face of the end plate 22, communicates with the inner channel 16a of the rotary shaft 16.
- the trochoid pump 26 has an inlet that opens in a lower face of the end plate 22. The inlet faces into the oil storage chamber 24 and leads to the vicinity of a bottom of the oil storage chamber 24 through a nozzle 28 that is fixed to the partition wall 18.
- An introduction hole 18a for the lubricating oil is produced in the partition wall 18.
- the lubricating oil that flows down from above in the cylinder 4 enters the oil storage chamber 24 through the introduction hole 18a.
- An upper part of the rotary shaft 16 is formed into an eccentric bushing 30.
- the eccentric bushing 30 is encircled by a boss 34a of the movable scroll 34 with a sliding bearing 32 interposed therebetween.
- the movable scroll 34 is revolvably situated in a space formed between an upper block 36 and a lower block (center frame) 38.
- the upper block 36 and the center frame 38 are fixed to the cylinder 4 by welding.
- a swirling wall 40 engaging with a swirling wall 34b of the movable scroll 34.
- a pressure chamber 42 is formed in between the upper block 36 and the movable scroll 34.
- the upper block 36 functions as a fixed scroll. Therefore, the upper block 36 is also referred hereinafter to as a fixed scroll 36.
- the pressure chamber 42 is displaced from the radial outside of the movable scroll 34 toward radial inside thereof along the swirling wall 34b. At the same time, the pressure chamber 42 is reduced in capacity. To put it differently, the pressure chamber 42 is capable of compressing the working fluid that is sucked in on the radial outside.
- the fixed scroll 36 is provided with a communicating path, not shown, which connects the pressure chamber 42 located on the radial outside to an inner end of the suction pipe 10.
- a discharge hole 44 is formed in the fixed scroll 36.
- the discharge hole 44 axially pierces through a substantial center of the fixed scroll 36.
- the discharge hole 44 is opened/closed by a lead valve that functions as a discharge valve 46.
- the discharge valve 46 is covered with a cover 48.
- Space in the cover 48 is connected to the partition wall 18 through downward channels, not shown, for the working fluid and the lubricating oil contained in the working fluid, which are formed in the fixed scroll 36, the center frame 38 and the rotor 14b, and also through gaps between slots in the stator 14a.
- An upward channel for the working fluid that flows from the partition wall 18 to the upper cover 6, or the discharge pipe 12 is formed along the peripheries of the stator 14a, the center frame 38, and the fixed scroll 36.
- a recess In an upper part of the center frame 38, there is formed a recess in which a substrate 34c of the movable scroll 34 is revolvably accommodated.
- An intermediate hole that receives the boss 34a of the movable scroll 34 opens in the center of a bottom 50 of the recess.
- a shaft hole extends between a bottom of the intermediate hole and a lower end of the center frame 38.
- a sliding bearing 52 is interposed between the shaft hole and the rotary shaft 16.
- the substrate 34c of the movable scroll 34 and the bottom 50 of the recess face each other across a given gap in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 16.
- a rotation blocking device that blocks the rotation of the movable scroll 34 during the revolution of the movable scroll 34.
- the rotation blocking device has six pins 54.
- Each of the pins 54 has a base pressed into a pin hole that opens in a back face of the substrate 34c.
- a tip end of the pin 54 is interfitted in a bottomed hole 56 that opens in the bottom 50 of the recess.
- a rotation blocking device has six units 58, each of which is constituted by one pin 54 and one bottomed hole 56.
- the pin 54 is in contact with a side wall, or an inner circumferential surface, of the bottomed hole 56 at an outer circumferential surface thereof in a given circumferential position corresponding to a circumferential position (revolving angle) of the movable scroll 34. Comparing the units 58 to each other, the circumferential positions of the pins 54 in the bottomed holes 56 coincide, with each other.
- the pressure chamber 42 carries out a sequence of processes including the steps of sucking in the working fluid through the suction pipe 10, compressing the working fluid that has been sucked in, and discharging the compressed working fluid to the discharge pipe 12.
- FIG. 3 shows a relationship between the revolving angle of the movable scroll 34 and loads applied from the outer circumferential surfaces of the pins 54 onto the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56.
- Curved lines A, B, C, D, E and F indicate the loads applied from the respective pins 54 in relative values.
- the loads periodically change with the same magnitude, the same time and phase differences in multiples of 60 degrees among all the six units 58 so as to correspond to the revolving angle of the movable scroll 34.
- positive loads are applied to the bottomed holes 56 from at least the two or more adjacent pins 54, whatever the revolving angle of the movable scroll 34 is. That is to say, regardless of the revolving angle of the movable scroll 34, loads applied from the movable scroll 34 to the rotation blocking device are always distributed to two or more of the units 58.
- the distribution of the loads improves a safety ratio (allowable stress/load) in each unit 58, and enhances the reliability of the rotation blocking device.
- FIG. 4 shows a cross-section of a scroll-type fluid machine of a comparative example.
- This fluid machine has four units 58.
- Curved lines V, W, X and Y shown in FIG. 5 represent loads applied to the units 58 in the scroll-type fluid machine of the comparative example. For example, when the revolving angle is 90 degrees, only one unit 58 is applied with the loads.
- the invention is not limited to the above-described one embodiment, and may be modified in various fashions.
- the rotation blocking device of the scroll-type fluid machine has the six units 58.
- the number of the units 58 has only to be at least five or more.
- each unit 58 of the rotation blocking device of the scroll-type fluid machine is constituted by the pin 54 and the bottomed hole 56, there is no constraint in the structure of each unit 58.
- bearing steel is desirable as material of the pins 54.
- the center frame 36 is made of cast iron, it is preferable that surface treatment such as nitridation be provided to the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56.
- the pins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56 preferably have hardness of 60 HRC or more.
- the pins 54 may be made of alloy steel for structural use.
- FIG. 6 shows a unit 60 according to a modification example.
- the unit 60 has a bottomed hole 62 with a larger diameter, and a sliding ring 64 is interfitted in the bottomed hole 62.
- the pin 54 slidingly contacts the inner circumferential surface of the sliding ring 64.
- FIG. 7 shows a unit 66 according to another modification example.
- the unit 66 has a bottomed hole 68 with a still larger diameter.
- a second pin 70 is set up in the center of the bottomed hole 68.
- a sliding ring 72 encircling the pin (first pin) 54 and the second pin 70 is revolvably disposed in the bottomed hole 68.
- outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second pins 54 and 70 are brought into sliding contact with an inner circumferential surface of the sliding ring 72.
- an outer circumferential surface of the sliding ring 72 slidingly contacts an inner circumferential surface of the bottomed hole 68.
- each unit 58 has the very simple structure constituted by the pin 54 and the bottomed hole 56, the scroll-type fluid machine can be offered at a particularly low price.
- the above-described scroll-type fluid machine is applicable to compression of various working fluids, but is preferably used to compress CO 2 gas. The reason is that, even if the scroll-type fluid machine is operated at a high number of revolutions, the abrasion of the pins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56 is prevented due to the improved sliding conditions of the pins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56.
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- The present invention relates to a scroll-type fluid machine.
- The scroll-type fluid machine is used, for example, to compress a refrigerant, and has a movable scroll that is set in a housing so as to be revolvable with respect to a fixed scroll. A pressure chamber is formed in between the movable and fixed scrolls. As the movable scroll revolves, the pressure chamber carries out the process of suction, compression, and discharge of the refrigerant.
- During the revolution of the movable scroll, the rotation of the movable scroll is blocked by a rotation blocking mechanism or device.
- For instance, the rotation blocking device for a scroll compressor which is disclosed in Unexamined
Japanese Patent Publication No. 2000-27774 - A rotation blocking device of a scroll compressor in Unexamined
Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-240700 - According to the scroll compressors described in these two publications, the four units of the rotation blocking device are spaced at 90 degrees from each other in the circumferential direction of the movable scroll. Therefore, the loads applied from the movable scroll to the rotation blocking device have to be borne by one of the units when the revolving angle of the movable scroll reaches a certain value. As a result, the contact pressure created between the pin and the inner circumferential surfaces of the guiding recess and the ring in each unit temporarily reaches an extremely high level. Thus the sliding conditions of the pin and the inner circumferential surfaces are severe.
- Especially in the situation where a hermetic type scroll compressor is utilized to compress CO2, the scroll compressor is operated at a high number of revolutions. The sliding conditions are then heavily severe.
- In order to prevent an abrasion of the pin and that of the inner circumferential surface of the guiding recess and the like under such severe sliding conditions, it is necessary to use bearing steel as material for the pin and a member forming the guiding recess and the like (sliding members) and to subject the pin and the sliding member to pretreatment, such as nitridation, for enhancement of hardness. On the other hand, the bearing steel is expensive, and to provide the nitridation treatment is to add another process, so that these methods increase the production cost of the scroll compressor.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a scroll-type fluid machine at a low price, which has a rotation blocking device of high durability.
- In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the scroll-type fluid machine of the invention has a movable scroll that is accommodated in a housing so as to be revolvable with respect to a fixed scroll and a rotation blocking device that blocks a rotation of the movable scroll. The rotation blocking device includes five or more units that are spaced away from each other in a circumferential direction of the movable scroll and block the rotation of the movable scroll in consort with each other. Each of the units has at least one pin and an inner circumferential surface brought into sliding contact with the pin along with a revolution of the movable scroll.
- More specifically, the pins of the two or more circumferentially adjacent units are brought into contact with the respective inner circumferential surfaces at any revolving angle of the movable scroll.
- The rotation blocking device includes the five or more units. To be concrete, among the pins, those of the two or more circumferentially adjacent units are brought into contact with the respective inner circumferential surfaces at any revolving angle of the movable scroll. Accordingly, regardless of the revolving angle of the movable scroll, loads applied from the movable scroll to the rotation blocking device are always distributed to two or more of the units. This reduces contact pressure produced between the pin and the inner circumferential surface of each of the units, and prevents an abrasion of the pin and the inner circumferential surface. Since the contact pressure is reduced, it is not necessary to use special material for the pin and a member forming the inner circumferential surface or provide pretreatment. Consequently, the scroll-type fluid machine of the invention is low in price in spite of being provided with the rotation blocking device of high durability.
- Preferably, the inner circumferential surface is a side wall of a hole formed in a member facing a substrate of the movable scroll.
- Preferably, the pin slidingly contacts the side wall of the hole formed in the member facing the substrate of the movable scroll. Since each unit has a very simple structure constituted by the pin and the hole, the scroll-type fluid machine is particularly low in price.
- Preferably, the scroll-type fluid machine is used to compress CO2 gas. Preferably, even when the scroll-type fluid machine is operated at a high number of revolutions for compression of CO2 gas, the abrasion of the pins and the inner circumferential surfaces is prevented because the sliding conditions of the pins and the inner circumferential surfaces are relieved.
- The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinafter and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus, are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of a scroll-type fluid machine according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-section along the line II-II ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a graph showing a relationship between a revolving angle of a movable scroll and loads applied to each units of a rotation blocking device in the scroll-type fluid machine ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-section of a scroll-type fluid machine as a comparative example; -
FIG. 5 is a graph showing a relationship between a revolving angle of a movable scroll and loads applied to units of a rotation blocking device in the scroll-type fluid machine ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-section showing the vicinity of a unit of a rotation blocking device according to a modification example; and -
FIG. 7 is a cross-section showing the vicinity of a unit of a rotation blocking device according to another modification example. -
FIG. 1 shows a scroll-type fluid machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. The fluid machine is applied, for example, to a refrigeration system, an airconditioning system, a hot-water supply system, etc., and compresses a refrigerant or the like as working fluid. - The scroll-type fluid machine has a housing (airtight container) 2. The
housing 2 is constituted by acylinder 4, and anupper cover 6 and alower cover 8 that are airtightly fitted to upper and lower ends, respectively, of thecylinder 4. Thecylinder 4 is connected with asuction pipe 10 for introducing a refrigerant into thehousing 2. Adischarge pipe 12 for discharging the refrigerant compressed in thehousing 2 is connected to theupper cover 6. - Accommodated in the
cylinder 4 is anelectric motor 14, which has acylindrical stator 14a. Thestator 14a is fixed to thecylinder 4. A column-shaped rotor 14b is rotatably and concentrically placed within thestator 14a. - The
rotor 14b is axially pierced by arotary shaft 16. Therotary shaft 16 is rotatable integrally with therotor 14b. Accordingly, therotary shaft 16 is rotated by supplying power to theelectric motor 14. Therotary shaft 16 has aninner channel 16a running through therotary shaft 16 in the axial direction. - The lower end of the
rotary shaft 16 reaches a central hole of apartition wall 18. Asleeve 20 with a collar that fits over the lower end of therotary shaft 16 is set in the central hole of thepartition wall 18. A needle bearing 21 is interposed between thesleeve 20 and therotary shaft 16. - The
partition wall 18 divides thehousing 2 into upper and lower parts. Anoil storage chamber 24 that stores lubricating oil is marked off between thepartition wall 18 and thelower cover 8. Anend plate 22 is fixed onto thepartition wall 18 to block up a lower end of thesleeve 20. In a recess formed in the collar of thesleeve 20, there are accommodated anouter rotor 23a with internal teeth and aninner rotor 23b with external teeth. - The
outer rotor 23a is fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the recess. Theinner rotor 23b is fitted to the lower end of therotary shaft 16 so as to be integrally rotatable. In other words, thesleeve 20 and theend plate 22 form a casing of atrochoid pump 26. An outlet of thetrochoid pump 26, which is formed in an upper face of theend plate 22, communicates with theinner channel 16a of therotary shaft 16. Thetrochoid pump 26 has an inlet that opens in a lower face of theend plate 22. The inlet faces into theoil storage chamber 24 and leads to the vicinity of a bottom of theoil storage chamber 24 through anozzle 28 that is fixed to thepartition wall 18. - An
introduction hole 18a for the lubricating oil is produced in thepartition wall 18. The lubricating oil that flows down from above in thecylinder 4 enters theoil storage chamber 24 through theintroduction hole 18a. - An upper part of the
rotary shaft 16 is formed into aneccentric bushing 30. Theeccentric bushing 30 is encircled by aboss 34a of themovable scroll 34 with a slidingbearing 32 interposed therebetween. Themovable scroll 34 is revolvably situated in a space formed between anupper block 36 and a lower block (center frame) 38. Theupper block 36 and thecenter frame 38 are fixed to thecylinder 4 by welding. - In a lower portion of the
upper block 36, there is formed a swirlingwall 40 engaging with a swirlingwall 34b of themovable scroll 34. Apressure chamber 42 is formed in between theupper block 36 and themovable scroll 34. Theupper block 36 functions as a fixed scroll. Therefore, theupper block 36 is also referred hereinafter to as afixed scroll 36. - Along with the revolution of the
movable scroll 34, thepressure chamber 42 is displaced from the radial outside of themovable scroll 34 toward radial inside thereof along the swirlingwall 34b. At the same time, thepressure chamber 42 is reduced in capacity. To put it differently, thepressure chamber 42 is capable of compressing the working fluid that is sucked in on the radial outside. For the purpose of supplying the working fluid to thepressure chamber 42, the fixedscroll 36 is provided with a communicating path, not shown, which connects thepressure chamber 42 located on the radial outside to an inner end of thesuction pipe 10. - A
discharge hole 44 is formed in the fixedscroll 36. Thedischarge hole 44 axially pierces through a substantial center of the fixedscroll 36. Thedischarge hole 44 is opened/closed by a lead valve that functions as adischarge valve 46. Thedischarge valve 46 is covered with acover 48. - Space in the
cover 48 is connected to thepartition wall 18 through downward channels, not shown, for the working fluid and the lubricating oil contained in the working fluid, which are formed in the fixedscroll 36, thecenter frame 38 and therotor 14b, and also through gaps between slots in thestator 14a. An upward channel for the working fluid that flows from thepartition wall 18 to theupper cover 6, or thedischarge pipe 12 is formed along the peripheries of thestator 14a, thecenter frame 38, and the fixedscroll 36. - In an upper part of the
center frame 38, there is formed a recess in which asubstrate 34c of themovable scroll 34 is revolvably accommodated. An intermediate hole that receives theboss 34a of themovable scroll 34 opens in the center of a bottom 50 of the recess. A shaft hole extends between a bottom of the intermediate hole and a lower end of thecenter frame 38. A slidingbearing 52 is interposed between the shaft hole and therotary shaft 16. - The
substrate 34c of themovable scroll 34 and the bottom 50 of the recess face each other across a given gap in the axial direction of therotary shaft 16. In between thesubstrate 34c and the bottom 50, there is disposed a rotation blocking device that blocks the rotation of themovable scroll 34 during the revolution of themovable scroll 34. - To be specific, the rotation blocking device has six
pins 54. Each of thepins 54 has a base pressed into a pin hole that opens in a back face of thesubstrate 34c. A tip end of thepin 54 is interfitted in a bottomedhole 56 that opens in the bottom 50 of the recess. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , thepins 54 are spaced at 60 degrees to each other in the circumferential direction of themovable scroll 34. The bottomed holes 56 are arranged at 60 degrees to each other so as to correspond to the spatial periodicity of the arrangement of thepins 54. In short, a rotation blocking device has sixunits 58, each of which is constituted by onepin 54 and one bottomedhole 56. - In each of the
units 58, thepin 54 is in contact with a side wall, or an inner circumferential surface, of the bottomedhole 56 at an outer circumferential surface thereof in a given circumferential position corresponding to a circumferential position (revolving angle) of themovable scroll 34. Comparing theunits 58 to each other, the circumferential positions of thepins 54 in the bottomedholes 56 coincide, with each other. - In
FIG. 2 , thecylinder 4 is omitted. - Operation (usage) of the scroll-type fluid machine will be described below.
- When power is supplied to the
electric motor 14, therotor 14b and therotary shaft 16 are rotated. The rotation of therotary shaft 16 is then converted into a revolution of themovable scroll 34 by theeccentric bushing 30 and the slidingbearing 32. Along with the revolution of themovable scroll 34 around the fixedscroll 36, thepressure chamber 42 carries out a sequence of processes including the steps of sucking in the working fluid through thesuction pipe 10, compressing the working fluid that has been sucked in, and discharging the compressed working fluid to thedischarge pipe 12. - During the revolution of the
movable scroll 34, the rotation of themovable scroll 34 is blocked by the rotation blocking device. - More specifically, during the revolution of the
movable scroll 34, thepin 54 revolves along the inner circumferential surface of the bottomedhole 56, and the outer circumferential surface of thepin 54 slidingly contacts the inner circumferential surface of the bottomedhole 56.FIG. 3 shows a relationship between the revolving angle of themovable scroll 34 and loads applied from the outer circumferential surfaces of thepins 54 onto the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56. Curved lines A, B, C, D, E and F indicate the loads applied from therespective pins 54 in relative values. - As is apparent from
FIG. 3 , the loads periodically change with the same magnitude, the same time and phase differences in multiples of 60 degrees among all the sixunits 58 so as to correspond to the revolving angle of themovable scroll 34. Based upon the phase differences, positive loads are applied to the bottomedholes 56 from at least the two or moreadjacent pins 54, whatever the revolving angle of themovable scroll 34 is.
That is to say, regardless of the revolving angle of themovable scroll 34, loads applied from themovable scroll 34 to the rotation blocking device are always distributed to two or more of theunits 58. This reduces contact pressure (Hertz surface pressure) produced between thepins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomedholes 56 in theunits 58, and prevents an abrasion of thepins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56. The distribution of the loads improves a safety ratio (allowable stress/load) in eachunit 58, and enhances the reliability of the rotation blocking device. - Since the contact pressure is reduced, it is needless to use special material for the
pin 54 and thecenter frame 38 in which the bottomedhole 56 are formed or provide pretreatment. Consequently, the above-described scroll-type fluid machine is low in price in spite of being provided with the rotation blocking device of high durability. -
FIG. 4 shows a cross-section of a scroll-type fluid machine of a comparative example. This fluid machine has fourunits 58. Curved lines V, W, X and Y shown inFIG. 5 represent loads applied to theunits 58 in the scroll-type fluid machine of the comparative example. For example, when the revolving angle is 90 degrees, only oneunit 58 is applied with the loads. - The invention is not limited to the above-described one embodiment, and may be modified in various fashions.
- For instance, the rotation blocking device of the scroll-type fluid machine according to the invention has the six
units 58. The number of theunits 58, however, has only to be at least five or more. - Although each
unit 58 of the rotation blocking device of the scroll-type fluid machine is constituted by thepin 54 and the bottomedhole 56, there is no constraint in the structure of eachunit 58. - In view of characteristics of sliding movement, however, bearing steel is desirable as material of the
pins 54. If thecenter frame 36 is made of cast iron, it is preferable that surface treatment such as nitridation be provided to the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56. In other words, thepins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomedholes 56 preferably have hardness of 60 HRC or more. Thepins 54 may be made of alloy steel for structural use. - For example,
FIG. 6 shows aunit 60 according to a modification example. Theunit 60 has a bottomedhole 62 with a larger diameter, and a slidingring 64 is interfitted in the bottomedhole 62. In this case, along with the revolution of themovable scroll 34, thepin 54 slidingly contacts the inner circumferential surface of the slidingring 64. -
FIG. 7 shows aunit 66 according to another modification example. Theunit 66 has a bottomedhole 68 with a still larger diameter. Asecond pin 70 is set up in the center of the bottomedhole 68. A slidingring 72 encircling the pin (first pin) 54 and thesecond pin 70 is revolvably disposed in the bottomedhole 68. In this case, outer circumferential surfaces of the first andsecond pins ring 72. At the same time, an outer circumferential surface of the slidingring 72 slidingly contacts an inner circumferential surface of the bottomedhole 68. - However, as in the one embodiment, if each
unit 58 has the very simple structure constituted by thepin 54 and the bottomedhole 56, the scroll-type fluid machine can be offered at a particularly low price. - The above-described scroll-type fluid machine is applicable to compression of various working fluids, but is preferably used to compress CO2 gas. The reason is that, even if the scroll-type fluid machine is operated at a high number of revolutions, the abrasion of the
pins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56 is prevented due to the improved sliding conditions of thepins 54 and the inner circumferential surfaces of the bottomed holes 56.
Claims (4)
- A scroll-type fluid machine comprising:a movable scroll (34) accommodated in a housing (2) so as to be revolvable with respect to a fixed scroll (36); anda rotation blocking device blocking a rotation of the movable scroll (34), characterized in that:the rotation blocking device includes five or more units (58) spaced away from each other in a circumferential direction of the movable scroll (34) and blocking the rotation of the movable scroll (34) in consort with each other; andeach of the units (58) has at least one pin (54) and an inner circumferential surface brought into sliding contact with the pin (54) along with a revolution of the movable scroll (34).
- The scroll-type fluid machine according to claim 1, characterized in that:the pins (54) of the two or more circumferentially adjacent units (58) are brought into contact with the respective inner circumferential surfaces at any revolving angle of the movable scroll (34).
- The scroll-type fluid machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:the inner circumferential surface is a side wall of a hole (56) formed in a member (38) facing a substrate (34c) of the movable scroll (34).
- The scroll-type fluid machine according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that:the scroll-type fluid machine is used to compress CO2 gas.
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