Scroll compressor with buffer member between the orbiting groove and the balance weight

US11261864B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11261864-B2
Application numberUS-201916513841-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 17, 2019
Priority dateJul 18, 2018
Publication dateMar 1, 2022
Grant dateMar 1, 2022

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Abstract

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Scroll compressor includes a shaft rotatably supported to a casing; an eccentric bush having a recess part into which one end portion of the shaft is inserted, an eccentric part eccentric to the shaft, and a balance weight disposed at the opposite side of the eccentric part with respect to the recess part; an orbiting scroll for performing the orbiting motion in interlock with the eccentric part; and a fixed scroll for forming a compression chamber together with the orbiting scroll. The casing has an orbiting groove in which the eccentric bush performs the orbiting motion, a buffer member is interposed between the orbiting groove and the balance weight. Rotation clearance is formed between the recess part and the shaft. The buffer member is compressed between the balance weight and the orbiting groove before the recess part and the shaft contact each other by the rotation clearance.

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What is claimed: 1. A scroll compressor, comprising: a casing; a shaft rotatably supported to the casing; an eccentric bush having a recess part into which one end portion of the shaft is inserted, an eccentric part eccentric to the shaft, and a balance weight disposed at the opposite side of the eccentric part with respect to the recess part; an orbiting scroll for performing the orbiting motion in interlock with the eccentric part; and a fixed scroll for forming a compression chamber together with the orbiting scroll, wherein the casing is formed with an orbiting groove in which the eccentric bush can perform the orbiting motion, wherein a buffer member is interposed between the orbiting groove and the balance weight, wherein the rotation clearance is formed to be present between the inner circumferential surface of the recess part and the outer circumferential surface of the one end portion of the shaft, and wherein the buffer member is formed to be compressed between the outer circumferential surface of the balance weight and the inner circumferential surface of the orbiting groove before the inner circumferential surface of the recess part and the outer circumferential surface of the one end portion of the shaft contact each other, and wherein the buffer member is mounted on the inner circumferential surface of the orbiting groove and formed to be contactable with the outer circumferential surface of the balance weight. 2. The scroll compressor of claim 1 , wherein when the recess part is disposed at a position concentric with the one end portion of the shaft, a gap between the inner circumferential surface of the recess part and the outer circumferential surface of the one end portion of the shaft is constantly formed, and a gap between the outer circumferential surface of the balance weight and the inner circumferential surface of the orbiting groove is constantly formed, on any plane perpendicular to the one end portion of the shaft. 3. The scroll compressor of claim 2 , wherein when the recess part is disposed at a position concentric with the one end portion of the shaft, a gap between the outer circumferential surface of the balance weight and the inner circumferential surface of the buffer member is constantly formed. 4. The scroll compressor of claim 3 , wherein when the recess part is disposed at a position concentric with the one end portion of the shaft, the gap between the outer circumferential surface of the balance weight and the inner circumferential surface of the buffer member is formed narrower than the gap between the inner circumferential surface of the recess part and the outer circumferential surface of the one end portion of the shaft. 5. The scroll compressor of claim 4 , wherein when the recess part is disposed at a position concentric with the one end portion of the shaft, the gap between the outer circumferential surface of the balance weight and the inner circumferential surface of the orbiting groove is formed to be equal to or wider than the gap between the inner circumferential surface of the recess part and the outer circumferential surface of the one end portion of the shaft. 6. The scroll compressor of claim 5 , wherein the buffer member is made of a material having an elastic modulus smaller than those of the balance weight and the orbiting groove. 7. The scroll compressor of claim 1 , wherein the buffer member is formed in an annular shape extending along the inner circumferential surface of the orbiting groove. 8. The scroll compressor of claim 1 , wherein the axial direction of the orbiting groove is formed to be inclined with the gravitational direction, and wherein oil is stored in the lower portion in the gravitational direction of the orbiting groove.

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  • where only one member is moving · CPC title

  • Systems for the equilibration of forces acting on the pump (interstice adjustment other than by fluid pressure F01C21/102) · CPC title

  • by changing the eccentricity between cooperating members · CPC title

  • Silencing (gas-flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines in general F01N) · CPC title

  • Balance weight, counterweight · CPC title

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What does patent US11261864B2 cover?
Scroll compressor includes a shaft rotatably supported to a casing; an eccentric bush having a recess part into which one end portion of the shaft is inserted, an eccentric part eccentric to the shaft, and a balance weight disposed at the opposite side of the eccentric part with respect to the recess part; an orbiting scroll for performing the orbiting motion in interlock with the eccentric par…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hanon Systems
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F04C18/0215. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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