Single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor and air conditioner having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11971038-B2
Application number	US-202217935407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2022
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

A single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor and an air conditioner having same. The single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor includes: at least one single-stage cylinder, a rotator, an upper flange, and a lower flange. The rotator is arranged inside the cylinder and is rotatable, a compression chamber is formed between the rotator and an inner peripheral wall of the cylinder, a vapor injection opening is defined in at least one of the upper flange the lower flange, and the vapor injection opening is configured to supply gas outside the compressor to the compression chamber directly. According to the present disclosure, two-stage compression is realized without adding an extra cylinder, thereby effectively enhancing a circulation of refrigerant, improving cooling performance of the air conditioner under high environmental temperatures.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor, comprising at least one single-stage cylinder, a rotator, an upper flange, and a lower flange, wherein:
the rotator is arranged inside the cylinder and is rotatable;
a compression chamber is formed between the rotator and an inner peripheral wall of the cylinder;
a vapor injection opening is defined in at least one of the upper flange and the lower flange, and the vapor injection opening is configured to supply gas outside the compressor to the compression chamber directly;
the cylinder is provided with a sliding vane slot;
a rotation angle of the rotator is calculated from 0°, defined by a position where a sliding vane fully extends into the sliding vane slot;
the vapor injection opening is configured: during a movement of the rotor in one circle, when the rotator rotates to a first preset position range of 135° to 345°, not to be blocked by the rotator, and configured to be automatically opened to open a vapor injection; and
the vapor injection opening is further configured: during the movement of the rotor in the one circle, when the rotator rotates to a second preset position range of −15° to 135°, to be blocked by the rotator and to be automatically closed to close the vapor injection;
wherein a complete cycle of the compressor is performed within the first preset position range and the second preset position range.

2. The single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein:
the cylinder is provided with a suction port, a gas discharging port, and a sliding vane slot;
the suction port and the gas discharging port are located by two sides of the sliding vane slot, respectively; and
a position of the vapor injection opening is arranged and located at a side of the cylinder proximate to the suction port with respect to the gas discharging port.

3. The single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor of claim 2 , wherein:
in a counterclockwise rotation direction towards the suction port, a position of the sliding vane slot is defined as a rotation angle of 0°, and the vapor injection opening is disposed within a range from 67° to 87°.

4. The single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor of claim 2 , wherein in a counterclockwise rotation direction towards the suction port, a position of the sliding vane slot is defined as a rotation angle of 0°, and the vapor injection opening is disposed within a range from 83° to 103°.

5. The single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor of claim 2 , wherein:
the suction port is configured to be closed after the vapor injection opening is fully opened.

6. The single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein:
a diameter of the vapor injection opening is 2.5 mm or 3.0 mm.

7. The single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein:
the single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor is an invariable-frequency compressor.

8. An air conditioner, comprising the single-stage enthalpy enhancing rotary compressor of claim 1 , a condenser, an evaporator, a flash evaporator, and a first-stage throttling device, wherein:
the first-stage throttling device is arranged in a pipeline between the condenser and the flash evaporator;
the flash evaporator is provided with a gas output pipeline and a liquid output pipeline; and
the gas output pipeline is in communication with the vapor injection opening of the compressor, and the liquid output pipeline is in communication with the evaporator.

9. The air conditioner of claim 8 , wherein:
the liquid output pipeline is further provided with a second-stage throttling device or a straight pipe; and
an outlet of the compressor is further provided with a four-way valve.

10. The air conditioner of claim 8 , wherein:
the liquid output pipeline is further provided with a second-stage throttling device or a straight pipe.

11. The air conditioner of claim 8 , wherein:
an outlet of the compressor is further provided with a four-way valve.

Assignees

• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai

Inventors

• Xia Guanghui
• Lai Xiaocheng
• Xiong Shuo
• Liang Junchu
• Zhu Boming
• Zhang Lihui
• Zhu Wei
• Ding Xuechao
• Zhang Fuqiang
• Mei Hao

Classifications

• F04C29/042 Primary

  by injecting a fluid (injection of fluid for sealing, cooling or lubrication F04C29/0007) · CPC title

• F04C18/3562 Primary

  the inner and outer member being in contact along one line or continuous surfaces substantially parallel to the axis of rotation · CPC title

• F04C18/3564

  the surfaces of the inner and outer member, forming the working space, being surfaces of revolution · CPC title

• F04C29/0007

  Injection of a fluid in the working chamber for sealing, cooling and lubricating (sealing only F04C27/00; lubrication only F04C29/02; cooling F02B47/02, F02D21/00, F02M25/00) · CPC title

• F04C29/12

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