Backpressure passage rotary compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11346221-B2
Application number	US-201916241160-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 7, 2019
Priority date	Jan 8, 2018
Publication date	May 31, 2022
Grant date	May 31, 2022

Abstract

A backpressure rotary compressor may include at least one vane, at least one vane slot configured to accommodate the at least one vane and provided with a pocket portion and a slide portion, and a backpressure passage provided with a backpressure inlet disposed in front of the at least one vane slot and a backpressure outlet formed in the pocket portion. The backpressure passage may perform a role of allowing a compression chamber and the pocket portion to communicate with each other. According to the backpressure passage rotary compressor, proper pressure may be supplied to an inner end of the vane, thereby reducing a mechanical loss caused by pressure occurring in a close contact portion between an outer end of the at least one vane and an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, and achieving high efficiency in relation to driving a device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backpressure rotary compressor, comprising:
a drive motor configured to generate a rotational force;
a rotational shaft coupled to the drive motor to transfer a rotational force;
a cylinder through which the rotational shaft passes, the cylinder provided with a suction port and a discharge port in a radial direction;
first and second blocks respectively installed at a first side and a second side of the cylinder in a direction in which the rotational shaft extends;
a roller provided in the cylinder so that only one side thereof is in contact with a contact point portion of an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, the roller configured to rotate together with the rotational shaft in a rotational direction to form a compression chamber in the cylinder;
at least one vane slot formed in the roller, the at least one vane slot provided with a pocket portion arranged at an inner end thereof and a slide portion connected to the compression chamber from the pocket portion;
at least one vane inserted into the at least one vane slot, the at least one vane formed to protrude by backpressure applied to the at least one vane slot to contact the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, and partition the compression chamber into a plurality of chambers;
a backpressure passage formed in the roller, the backpressure passage provided with a backpressure inlet disposed in front of the at least one vane slot with respect to the rotational direction of the roller and a backpressure outlet formed in the pocket portion to allow the compression chamber and the pocket portion to communicate with each other; and
a discharge pressure groove provided on an inner side surface of the second first block on a radial side of the compression chamber where the contact point portion of the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is disposed, the discharge pressure groove is sized to apply a discharge pressure to the pocket portion from a first time point when the backpressure inlet is closed by the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder while the roller rotates to a second time point when the backpressure inlet is opened to the compression chamber of the cylinder.

2. The backpressure passage rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein a width of the pocket portion is wider than a width of the slide portion.

3. The backpressure passage rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein the backpressure passage is formed on at least one of an upper side surface or a lower side surface of the roller.

4. The backpressure passage rotary compressor of claim 3 , wherein the backpressure passage extends from the backpressure inlet to the backpressure outlet, and includes:
a backpressure inflow passage that extends in a direction of the rotational shaft from the backpressure inlet in a state of being spaced apart from the vane slot; and
a backpressure discharge passage bent from the backpressure inflow passage and extending to the backpressure outlet.

5. A backpressure rotary compressor, comprising:
a drive motor configured to generate a rotational force;
a rotational shaft coupled to the drive motor to transfer a rotational force;
a cylinder through which the rotational shaft passes, the cylinder provided with a suction port and a discharge port in a radial direction;
a first block and a second block respectively installed at a first side and a second side of the cylinder in a direction in which the rotational shaft extends;
a roller located in the cylinder so that only one side thereof is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, the roller configured to rotate together with the rotational shaft in a rotational direction to form a compression chamber in the cylinder;
at least one vane slot formed in the roller, the at least one vane slot provided with a pocket portion provided at an inner end thereof and a slide portion connected to the compression chamber from the pocket portion;
at least one vane inserted into the at least one vane slot, the at least one vane formed to protrude by backpressure applied to the at least one vane slot to contact the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, and partition the compression chamber into a plurality of chambers;
a backpressure passage formed in the roller, the backpressure passage provided with a backpressure inlet disposed in front of the at least one vane slot with respect to the rotational direction of the roller and a backpressure outlet formed in the slide portion to allow the compression chamber and the slide portion to communicate with each other; and
a discharge pressure groove provided on an inner side surface of the first block on a radial side of the compression chamber where the contact point portion of the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is disposed, the discharge pressure groove is sized to apply a discharge pressure to the pocket portion from a first time point when the backpressure inlet is closed by the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder while the roller rotates to a second time point when the backpressure inlet is opened to the compression chamber of the cylinder.

6. The backpressure passage rotary compressor of claim 5 , wherein a width of the pocket is wider than a width of the slide portion.

7. The backpressure passage rotary compressor of claim 5 , wherein the backpressure passage is formed on at least one of an upper side surface or a lower side surface of the roller.

8. The backpressure passage rotary compressor of claim 7 , wherein the backpressure passage connected from the backpressure inlet to the backpressure outlet includes:
a backpressure inflow passage that extends in a direction of the rotational shaft from the backpressure inlet in a state of being spaced apart from the slide portion; and
a backpressure discharge passage bent from the backpressure inflow passage and extending to the backpressure outlet.

9. The backpressure passage rotary compressor of claim 8 , wherein a length of the backpressure inflow passage is shorter than a length of the slide portion.

10. A backpressure rotary compressor, comprising:
a drive motor configured to generate a rotational force;
a rotational shaft coupled to the drive motor to transfer a rotational force;
a cylinder through which the rotational shaft passes, the cylinder provided with a suction port and a discharge port in a radial direction;
first and second blocks respectively installed at a first side and a second side of the cylinder in a direction in which the rotational shaft extends;
a roller provided in the cylinder so that only one side thereof is in contact with a contact point portion of an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, the roller configured to rotate together with the rotational shaft in a rotational direction to form a compression chamber in the cylinder;
a plurality of vane slots formed in the roller, the plurality of vane slots each provided with a pocket portion arranged at an inner end thereof and a slide portion connected to the compression chamber from the pocket;
a plurality of vanes inserted into the plurality of vane slots, respectively, the plurality of vanes formed to protrude by backpressure applied to the plurality of vane slots to contact the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, and partition the compression chamber into a plurality of chambers;
a plurality of backpressure passages formed in the roller, the plurality of backpressure passages each provided with a backpressure inlet disposed in front of the respective vane slot with respect to the rotational direction of the roller and a backpressure outlet formed in the pocket portion to allow the compression chamber and the pocket

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Moon Seokhwan
• Kang Seoung-Min
• Noh Kiyoul

Classifications

• F04C18/3446

  the inner and outer member being in contact along more than one line or surface · CPC title

• F01C21/0809 Primary

  Construction of vanes or vane holders · CPC title

• F04C28/22

  by changing the eccentricity between cooperating members · CPC title

• F04C29/12

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

• F01C21/0863 Primary

  the fluid being the working fluid · CPC title