Compressor and refrigeration cycle apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11313593-B2
Application number	US-201515560407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2015
Priority date	May 27, 2015
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

A compressor 12 for use in a refrigerant circuit 11 using a refrigerating machine oil 60 being free of phosphoric ester and a refrigerant mixture inclusive of 1,1,2-trifluoroetylene includes a rolling piston 32 and a vane 33 in contact with the rolling piston 32 in a slidable manner. The rolling piston 32 and the vane 33 are formed of a base metal, the base metal being steel, and the base metal is exposed at a contact portion between the rolling piston 32 and the vane 33.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigeration cycle apparatus comprising:
a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger being configured to serve as a condenser during cooling, and an expansion mechanism, the outdoor heat exchanger and the expansion mechanism being connected by at least one pipe, the compressor including a first member and a second member, the first member formed of a base metal, the base metal being steel, the first member including a first contact portion, the second member including a second contact portion configured to be in contact with the first contact portion of the first member in a slidable manner;
a refrigerant mixture inclusive of 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and used in the refrigerant circuit; and
a refrigerating machine oil that is free of phosphoric ester in the refrigerant circuit, and includes 2% or more by weight of an acid scavenger,
wherein the base metal of the first member of the compressor is exposed at the first contact portion of the first member,
the outdoor heat exchanger includes a refrigerant flow path configured such that the refrigerant mixture flows through the refrigerant flow path,
an expanded pipe portion is one of the at least one pipe, the expanded pipe portion starts at an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger configured to serve as the condenser, ends at an inlet of the expansion mechanism, and extends an entire length of the at least one pipe between the outlet and the inlet, the expanded pipe portion having a greater flow path cross-section from the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger to the inlet of the expansion mechanism, than a first refrigerant flow path, the first refrigerant flow path being defined as a portion from an inlet of the refrigerant flow path of the refrigerant mixture to 50% of a total length of the refrigerant flow path, the at least one pipe being included in a second refrigerant flow path, the second refrigerant flow path being defined as a portion of the refrigerant flow path downstream of the first refrigerant flow path in a refrigerant mixture flow direction, and
the expanded pipe portion is disposed downstream of the first refrigerant flow path of the outdoor heat exchanger configured to serve as the condenser.

2. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the acid scavenger is an epoxy compound.

3. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein no anti-wear agent is added to included in the refrigerating machine oil.

4. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the compressor includes
a cylinder including a compression chamber,
a rolling piston rotating in the compression chamber, and
a vane separating the compression chamber into a low-pressure space and a high-pressure space, the vane having one edge being in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the rolling piston,
wherein
the first member is both of the rolling piston and the vane and the second member is the cylinder, or
the first member is one of the rolling piston and the vane and the second member is the cylinder and another of the rolling piston and the vane.

5. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the refrigerating machine oil has a saturated water content of 0.1% or more by weight.

6. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the refrigerant circuit includes a dryer for trapping water.

7. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a filter on a pipe between the condenser and the expansion mechanism.

8. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the expansion mechanism is a needle expansion mechanism with a variable opening degree.

9. The refrigeration cycle apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the expansion mechanism includes two expansion mechanisms,
the expansion mechanisms are disposed in series, and
a filter is disposed between the expansion mechanisms.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Maeyama Hideaki

Classifications

• F25B1/053

  of turbine type · CPC title

• F25B1/02

  with compressor of reciprocating-piston type ({F25B1/005,} F25B1/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• F04C18/344 Primary

  with vanes reciprocating with respect to the inner member · CPC title

• F04C28/28

  Safety arrangements; Monitoring · CPC title

• F04C2210/268

  R32 · CPC title