Rotary compressor arrangement with stationary shaft with inlet and outlet and a cylindrical piston rotated by a satellite element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10823173-B2
Application number	US-201615776472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2016
Priority date	Nov 18, 2015
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

Rotary compressor arrangement (100) for compressing a fluid comprising a body (40) centered at an axis (X) of a shaft (20) and a cylindrical piston (10) eccentrically arranged with respect to the body (40) such that a compression chamber (110) is created between them; the arrangement (100) further comprising a satellite element (50) arranged at an offset axis (Y) and orbiting around the axis (X), the satellite element (50) contacting the external wall of the cylindrical piston (10) under a certain pressure or force such that the orbiting of the satellite element (50) entrains in rotation around the axis (X) the cylindrical piston (10) over the body (40); wherein the shaft (20) and the body (40) are solidary and static within the compressor arrangement (100); and wherein the shaft (20) comprises at least one inlet port (130) through which a compressible fluid is introduced into the compression chamber (110) for being compressed and/or one outlet port (140) through which the compressed fluid exits the compressor arrangement (100). Cooling/refrigerating system comprising such a rotary compressor arrangement (100).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Rotary compressor arrangement for compressing a fluid comprising a body centered at an axis of a shaft and a cylindrical piston eccentrically arranged with respect to the body such that a compression chamber is created between them;
the arrangement further comprising a satellite element arranged at an offset axis and orbiting around the axis, the satellite element contacting the external wall of the cylindrical piston under a certain pressure or force such that the orbiting of the satellite element entrains in rotation around the axis the cylindrical piston over the body;
the shaft and the body are solidary and static within the compressor arrangement; and
the shaft comprises at least one inlet port through which a compressible fluid is introduced into the compression chamber for being compressed and/or one outlet port through which the compressed fluid exits the compressor arrangement.

2. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure surrounding the cylindrical piston is the suction pressure.

3. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 1 further comprising at least one valve openable in order to allow the exit of the fluid, once compressed, from the compression chamber.

4. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 3 , the valve being a non-return valve.

5. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one valve communicates with a distribution chamber, the said distribution chamber communicating with the outlet port in the shaft.

6. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the shaft is configured as a conduit allowing a flow of fluid a flow of the fluid inside of the shaft.

7. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 1 comprising at least one sealing piston slidable within the body during rotation of the cylindrical piston in such a way that the as least one sealing piston contacts the inner wall of the cylindrical piston and delimits the compression chamber.

8. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the inlet port is located on one side of the sealing piston and a valve openable in order to allow the exit of the fluid from the compression chamber is located on the other side of the sealing piston, wherein the location of the inlet port and the valve are located at the respective sides of the sealing piston in close vicinity of the contact of the sealing piston with the inner wall of the cylindrical piston.

9. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 7 comprising the at least one sealing piston includes a plurality of sealing pistons configuring a plurality of compression chambers, the shaft comprising corresponding inlet ports, one per compression chamber and communicating with the corresponding inlet ports.

10. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 9 , comprising a plurality of valves, one per compression chamber, and communicating with it.

11. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid is a refrigerant that is provided with a lubricating oil that is compatible with the refrigerant.

12. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 1 comprising an upper plate and a lower plate arranged to close in height in a tight manner the at least one compression chamber created between the body and the cylindrical piston.

13. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 12 further comprising at least one segment element arranged between the upper and/or lower plates to allow a tight sealing of at least one compression chamber and the movement of the cylindrical piston.

14. Rotary compressor arrangement according to claim 13 wherein the at least one segment element comprises a low friction material.

15. Cooling/Refrigerating system comprising a rotary compressor arrangement for compressing a fluid comprising a body centered at an axis of a shaft and a cylindrical piston eccentrically arranged with respect to the body such that a compression chamber is created between them;
the arrangement further comprising a satellite element arranged at an offset axis and orbiting around the axis, the satellite element contacting the external wall of the cylindrical piston under a certain pressure or force such that the orbiting of the satellite element entrains in rotation around the axis the cylindrical piston over the body;
the shaft and the body are solidary and static within the compressor arrangement; and
the shaft comprises at least one inlet port through which a compressible fluid is introduced into the compression chamber for being compressed and/or one outlet port through which the compressed fluid exits the compressor arrangement.

Assignees

• Nestec Sa
• Nestle Sa

Inventors

• Ait Bouziad Youcef
• Ganshof Van Der Meersch Nicolas
• Noth Andre

Classifications

• F04C18/3441 Primary

  the inner and outer member being in contact along one line or continuous surface substantially parallel to the axis of rotation · CPC title

• F04C2240/603

  with internal channels for fluid distribution, e.g. hollow shaft · CPC title

• F04C29/0057

  for eccentric movement · CPC title

• F04C29/12 Primary

  Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet · CPC title