Screw rotor and fluid machine body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11225965-B2
Application number	US-201916980499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2019
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

The invention reduces a pressure or thermal effect while reducing the mass of a screw rotor. There is provided a screw rotor having a helical tooth on an outer periphery, the helical tooth extending by a predetermined length in an axial direction, in which a radial cross section of the screw rotor includes a lobe portion having a predetermined thickness in a direction toward an axis and forming the helical tooth, and a hollow portion extending from an axial side inner surface of the lobe portion toward an axial side, and the predetermined thickness of the lobe portion differs between a high load side on the outer periphery of the screw rotor and a low load side on the outer periphery.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A screw rotor having a helical tooth on an outer periphery, the helical tooth extending by a predetermined length in an axial direction,
wherein a radial cross section of the screw rotor includes a lobe portion having a predetermined thickness in a direction toward an axis and forming the helical tooth, and a hollow portion extending from an axial side inner surface of the lobe portion toward an axial side, and
the predetermined thickness of the lobe portion differs between a high load side on the outer periphery of the screw rotor and a low load side on the outer periphery.

2. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined thickness on the high load side is thicker than the predetermined thickness on the low load side.

3. The screw rotor according to claim 2 ,
wherein the predetermined thickness is increased from the low load side toward the high load side.

4. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the hollow portion extends entirely in the direction toward the axis.

5. The screw rotor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a solid portion at an axis of the hollow portion, a length of the solid portion being substantially equal to a length of the hollow portion in the axial direction,
wherein an outer periphery of the solid portion and a tooth bottom of the lobe portion are connected to each other as an integral structure, and
the hollow portion is a space surrounded by the axial side inner surface of the lobe portion and the solid portion.

6. The screw rotor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
hollow holes at both axial end portions of the helical tooth, the hollow portion and an outside communicating with each other through the hollow holes,
wherein a liquid or gas medium is flowable through the hollow portion via the hollow holes.

7. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein both axial end portions of the helical tooth and the lobe portion extending by a predetermined length in the axial direction are molded by casting.

8. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein both axial end portions of the helical tooth and the lobe portion extending by a predetermined length in the axial direction are formed as an integral structure.

9. The screw rotor according to claim 8 ,
wherein the integral structure is formed by a three-dimensional fabricating apparatus.

10. A fluid machine main body including a screw rotor that has a helical tooth extending by a predetermined length in an axial direction on an outer periphery, and a casing that has an inner wall of a bore accommodating the screw rotor,
wherein a radial cross section of the screw rotor includes a lobe portion having a predetermined thickness in a direction toward an axis and forming the helical tooth, and a hollow portion extending from an axial side inner surface of the lobe portion toward an axial side, and
the predetermined thickness of the lobe portion differs between a high load side on the outer periphery of the screw rotor and a low load side on the outer periphery.

11. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the predetermined thickness on the high load side of the lobe portion is thicker than the predetermined thickness on the low load side.

12. The fluid machine main body according to claim 11 ,
wherein the predetermined thickness of the lobe portion is increased from the low load side toward the high load side.

13. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the hollow portion extends entirely in the direction toward the axis.

14. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a solid portion at an axis of the hollow portion, a length of the solid portion being substantially equal to a length of the hollow portion in the axial direction,
wherein an outer periphery of the solid portion and a tooth bottom of the lobe portion are connected to each other as an integral structure, and
the hollow portion is a space surrounded by the axial side inner surface of the lobe portion and the solid portion.

15. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 , further comprising:
hollow holes at both axial end portions of the helical tooth, the hollow portion and an outside communicating with each other through the hollow holes,
wherein a liquid or gas medium is flowable through the hollow portion via the hollow holes.

16. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein both axial end portions of the helical tooth and the lobe portion extending by a predetermined length in the axial direction are molded by casting.

17. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein both axial end portions of the helical tooth and the lobe portion extending by a predetermined length in the axial direction are formed as an integral structure.

18. The fluid machine main body according to claim 17 ,
wherein the integral structure is formed by a three-dimensional fabricating apparatus.

19. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the fluid machine main body includes one or a plurality of the scree rotors and at least one of the screw rotors includes the hollow portion.

20. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the fluid machine main body is a compressor main body, a pump device main body, or an expander main body.

Assignees

• Hitachi Industry Equipment Systems Co Ltd

Inventors

• Horiuchi Hiroshi

Classifications

• B33Y80/00

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

• F04C2250/20

  of the rotor · CPC title

• B22F3/105

  by using electric current {other than for infrared radiant energy}, laser radiation or plasma (B22F3/11 takes precedence){; by ultrasonic bonding (B22F3/115 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F04C2/16 Primary

  with helical teeth, e.g. chevron-shaped, screw type {(for non-parallel axes of movement F04C3/00)} · CPC title

• F01C1/16

  with helical teeth, e.g. chevron-shaped, screw type {(for non-parallel axes of movement F01C3/00)} · CPC title