Screw rotor, fluid machine main body, and fluid machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11415134-B2
Application number	US-201916981128-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2019
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

The invention prevents a decrease in strength of a screw rotor including a hollow portion and improves cooling performance. 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 cross section of a tooth portion, a cross section of an axial portion, a cross section of a support portion connected to an axial side of a tooth bottom or a tooth tip in the cross section of the tooth portion and an outer diameter side of the axial portion, and a cross section of a hollow portion formed by the support portions adjacent to each other in a rotational direction and an axial side inner surface of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and an axial longitudinal cross section of the screw rotor is a cross section in which the axial portion, the support portion, the axial side of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and an axial end portion of the screw rotor are continuously connected to each other as an integral structure by a three-dimensional fabrication method or the like.

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 cross section of a tooth portion, a cross section of an axial portion, a cross section of a support portion connected to an axial side of a tooth bottom or a tooth tip in the cross section of the tooth portion and an outer diameter side of the axial portion, and a cross section of a hollow portion formed by the support portions adjacent to each other in a rotational direction and an axial side inner surface of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and
an axial longitudinal cross section of the screw rotor is a cross section in which the axial portion, the support portion, the axial side of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and an axial end portion of the screw rotor are continuously connected to each other as an integral structure, wherein
the screw rotor includes a screw portion, which includes the tooth portion and a groove portion, which have a helical radial outer periphery and end portions on both sides in an axial direction, and a shaft portion disposed at the centers of axial end portions of the screw portion, and
the hollow portion is coaxial with the axial portion.

2. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein an axial thickness of the tooth portion is uniform.

3. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein a radial distance from an axial side inner portion of the hollow portion to an axis of the screw rotor is equal to a radial distance from an axial side bottom portion of another hollow portion to the axis.

4. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the screw rotor includes at least one male rotor and one female rotor which mesh with each other.

5. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the screw rotor includes at least one set of a male rotor and a female rotor mesh with each other.

6. The screw rotor according to claim 5 ,
wherein, of the support portions of one of the at least one male rotor and one female rotor, the support portion of one rotor is connected to the axial side inner surface of the tooth tip.

7. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the axial end portion includes a through-portion communicating with an outside, and
the hollow portion includes a communication portion communicating with the through-portion.

8. The screw rotor according to claim 7 ,
wherein the through-portion penetrates through the shaft portion in the axial direction, the shaft portion extending from the axial end portion in the axial direction.

9. The screw rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the axial portion; the support portion, the axial side of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and the axial end portion of the screw rotor are formed as an integral structure by a three-dimensional fabrication method.

10. A fluid machine main body comprising:
a screw rotor that is hollow and has a helical tooth; and
a casing of the screw rotor,
wherein a radial cross section of the screw rotor includes a cross section of a tooth portion, a cross section of an axial portion, a cross section of a support portion connected to an axial side of a tooth bottom or a tooth tip in the cross section of the tooth portion and an outer diameter side of the axial portion, and a cross section of a hollow portion formed by the support portions adjacent to each other in a rotational direction and an axial side inner surface of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and
an axial longitudinal cross section of the screw rotor is a cross section in which the axial portion, the support portion, the axial side of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and an axial end portion of the screw rotor are continuously connected to each other as an integral structure, wherein
the screw rotor includes a screw portion, which includes the tooth portion and a groove portion, which have a helical radial outer periphery and end portions on bath sides in an axial direction, and a shaft portion disposed at the centers of axial end portions of the screw portion, and
the hollow portion is coaxial with the axial portion.

11. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the screw rotor includes at least one male rotor and one female rotor which mesh with each other.

12. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the screw rotor includes at least one set of a male rotor and a female rotor which mesh with each other.

13. The fluid machine body according to claim 12 ,
wherein, of the support portions of one of the at least one male rotor and one female rotor, the support portion of one rotor is connected to the axial side inner surface of the tooth tip.

14. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the axial end portion includes a through-portion communicating with an outside, and
the hollow portion includes a communication portion communicating with the through-portion.

15. The fluid machine main body according to claim 14 ,
wherein the through-portion penetrates through the shaft portion in an axial direction, the shaft portion extending from the axial end portion in the axial direction.

16. The fluid machine main body according to claim 10 ,
wherein the axial portion, the support portion, the axial side of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and the axial end portion of the screw rotor are formed as an integral structure by a three-dimensional fabrication method.

17. A fluid machine comprising:
a fluid machine main body including a screw rotor that is hollow and has a helical tooth; and a casing of the screw rotor;
a drive source;
a pipeline that supplies a cooling medium to the screw rotor; and
a pump that pressure-feeds the cooling medium to the pipeline,
wherein a radial cross section of the screw rotor includes a cross section of a tooth portion, a cross section of an axial portion, a cross section of a support portion connected to an axial side of a tooth bottom or a tooth tip in the cross section of the tooth portion and an outer diameter side of the axial portion, and a cross section of a hollow portion formed by the support portions adjacent to each other in a rotational direction and an axial side inner surface of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip,
an axial longitudinal cross section of the screw rotor is a cross section in which the axial portion, the support portion, the axial side of the tooth bottom or the tooth tip, and an axial end portion of the screw rotor are continuously connected to each other as an integral structure,
the axial end portion includes a through-portion communicating with an outside,
the hollow portion includes a communication portion communicating with the through-portion, and
the cooling medium flowing through the pipeline flows through an inside of the screw rotor,
the screw rotor includes a screw portion, which includes the tooth portion and a groove portion, which have a helical radial outer periphery and end portions on both sides in an axial direction, and a shaft portion disposed at the centers of axial end portions of the screw portion, and
the hollow portion is coaxial with the axial portion.

18. The fluid machine according to claim 17 ,
wherein the through-portion penetrates through the shaft portion in an axial direction, the shaft portion extending from the axial end portion in the axial direction.

19. The fluid machine according to claim 17 ,
wherein the axial portion, the support portion,

Assignees

• Hitachi Industry Equipment Systems Co Ltd

Inventors

• Itou Yuuji
• Suzuki Tomoo
• Kasahara Masayuki
• Horiuchi Hiroshi

Classifications

• F04C2240/20

  Rotors · CPC title

• F04C2/16

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

• F04C15/0096

  Heating; Cooling (of machines or engines in general F01P) · CPC title

• B33Y80/00 Primary

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

• F04C2240/603

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