Oil separator, and compressor provided with same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10155188-B2
Application number	US-201414904915-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2014
Priority date	Aug 28, 2013
Publication date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Dec 18, 2018

Abstract

Provided are: an oil separator with which oil-separation efficiency can be improved by reliably capturing oil once separated, and inhibiting the re-entrainment of the oil; and a compressor provided with the oil separator. This oil separator ( 1 ) is provided with a cylindrical separation cylinder ( 2 ), and is configured such that oil included in a gas flowing in from a gas inflow port ( 5 ) provided along an inner circumferential surface ( 4 ) of the separation cylinder ( 2 ) in a tangential direction is centrifugally separated, and the separated oil is discharged from one end side of the separation cylinder ( 2 ), while the gas is discharged from another end side of the separation cylinder ( 2 ). The oil separator ( 1 ) has, provided to the inner circumferential surface ( 4 ) of the separation cylinder ( 2 ) therein, an opening ( 9 ) which communicates with the gas inflow port ( 5 ), and a plurality of oil-capturing openings ( 10 ) which protrude toward and are open at an inner circumferential side. Furthermore, in the oil separator ( 1 ), a cylindrical body ( 8 ) is fitted which has, provided to an outer circumferential surface side thereof, a plurality of oil passages ( 11 ) which communicate with the oil-capturing openings ( 10 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oil separator comprising a cylindrical separation cylinder, the oil separator being configured such that oil included in a gas flowing in from a gas inflow port provided in a tangential direction is centrifugally separated along an inner circumferential surface of the separation cylinder, and the separated oil is discharged from one end side of the separation cylinder while the gas is discharged from another end side of the separation cylinder, wherein
a cylindrical body is provided with a first opening that communicates with the gas inflow port and a plurality of second openings that protrude toward and are open at an inner circumferential side, the cylindrical body is fitted to the inner circumferential surface of the separation cylinder, and a plurality of oil passages that communicate with the plurality of respective second openings are provided to an outer circumferential surface side of the cylindrical body,
the plurality of oil passages are formed as grooves on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body, and
the plurality of oil passages are respectively provided, on one ends thereof, with the plurality of second openings, so that the plurality of oil passages are respectively in communication with the plurality of second openings,
wherein the cylindrical separation cylinder is integrally provided to a housing, and the oil separator is incorporated with the cylindrical separation cylinder serving as the separation cylinder,
wherein the plurality of oil passages are spirally provided to the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body and extend to one end side of the cylindrical body, and
wherein the plurality of oil passages are formed as grooves on the outer circumferential surface side of the cylindrical body, and opening sides of the grooves are blocked by the inner circumferential surface of the separation cylinder.

2. The oil separator according to claim 1 , wherein the separation cylinder is a vessel having an independent enclosed structure, an inflow pipe of gas including oil is connected to the gas inflow port, and an outflow pipe of separated oil is connected to one end side of the vessel and an outflow pipe of separated gas is connected to another end side of the vessel.

3. A compressor comprising a housing, the housing having an oil separator built therein, and the oil separator being configured to separate oil, wherein
a cylindrical separation cylinder is integrally provided to the housing, and the oil separator described in claim 1 is incorporated with the cylindrical separation cylinder serving as the separation cylinder.

4. The oil separator according to claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical body is formed by bending a pipe material or a sheet material.

5. The oil separator according to claim 4 , wherein the separation cylinder is a vessel having an independent enclosed structure, an inflow pipe of gas including oil is connected to the gas inflow port, and an outflow pipe of separated oil is connected to one end side of the vessel and an outflow pipe of separated gas is connected to another end side of the vessel.

6. The oil separator according to claim 1 , wherein the oil-capturing openings are open so as to directly face a gas flow that is a vortex inside the cylindrical body.

7. The oil separator according to claim 6 , wherein the cylindrical body is formed by bending a pipe material or a sheet material.

8. The oil separator according to claim 6 , wherein the separation cylinder is a vessel having an independent enclosed structure, an inflow pipe of gas including oil is connected to the gas inflow port, and an outflow pipe of separated oil is connected to one end side of the vessel and an outflow pipe of separated gas is connected to another end side of the vessel.

9. A compressor comprising a housing, the housing having an oil separator built therein, and the oil separator being configured to separate oil, wherein
a cylindrical separation cylinder is integrally provided to the housing, and the oil separator described in claim 6 is incorporated with the cylindrical separation cylinder serving as the separation cylinder.

10. A compressor comprising a housing, the housing having an oil separator built therein, and the oil separator being configured to separate oil, the oil separator comprising a cylindrical separation cylinder, the oil separator being configured such that oil included in a gas flowing in from a gas inflow port provided in a tangential direction is centrifugally separated along an inner circumferential surface of the separation cylinder, and the separated oil is discharged from one end side of the separation cylinder while the gas is discharged from another end side of the separation cylinder, wherein
a cylindrical body is provided with a first opening that communicates with the gas inflow port and a plurality of second openings that protrude toward and are open at an inner circumferential side, the cylindrical body is fitted to the inner circumferential surface of the separation cylinder, and a plurality of oil passages that communicate with the plurality of respective second openings are provided to an outer circumferential surface side of the cylindrical body,
the plurality of oil passages are formed as grooves on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body, and
the plurality of oil passages are respectively provided, on one ends thereof, with the plurality of second openings, so that the plurality of oil passages are respectively in communication with the plurality of second openings,
wherein the cylindrical separation cylinder is integrally provided to the housing, and the oil separator is incorporated with the cylindrical separation cylinder serving as the separation cylinder,
wherein the plurality of oil passages are spirally provided to the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body and extend to one end side of the cylindrical body, and
wherein the plurality of oil passages are formed as grooves on the outer circumferential surface side of the cylindrical body, and opening sides of the grooves are blocked by the inner circumferential surface of the separation cylinder.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Thermal Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Yoshioka Akinori
• Yogo Ichiro

Classifications

• F25B43/02

  for separating lubricants from the refrigerant · CPC title

• F04B39/04

  Measures to avoid lubricant contaminating the pumped fluid · CPC title

• B01D45/12 Primary

  by centrifugal forces (centrifuges B04B; cyclones B04C) · CPC title

• F25B31/002

  Lubrication · CPC title

• F25B2500/18

  Optimization, e.g. high integration of refrigeration components · CPC title