Rotary compressor and home appliance including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12055325-B2
Application number	US-202318323551-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2023
Priority date	Jun 17, 2022
Publication date	Aug 6, 2024
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024

Abstract

A rotary compressor includes a rotary shaft rotating in a first direction and defining each of an oil channel along which oil moves, an oil hole corresponding to a cylinder and a gas hole above the cylinder, and an oil paddle rotating in the first rotation direction together with the rotary shaft, the oil paddle including a first length region twisted in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and a second length region twisted in the first rotation direction, where rotation of the rotary shaft in the first rotation direction includes the first length region of the oil paddle transferring the oil along the oil channel and toward the gas hole, together with the second length region of the rotary shaft transferring the oil along the oil channel and away from the gas discharge hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotary compressor comprising:
a case extended in a longitudinal direction;
a cylinder which is inside the case and is lubricated by oil, the cylinder defining an inner space of the cylinder, and including a rolling piston which rotates within the inner space of the cylinder;
a rotary shaft which extends along the inner space of the cylinder, is coupled to the rolling piston and rotates in a first rotation direction, the rotary shaft defining:
an oil channel space of the rotary shaft which extends along the longitudinal direction and along which the oil moves, and
along the oil channel space:
an oil discharge hole of the rotary shaft which corresponds to the cylinder and fluidly connects the oil channel space with outside of the rotary shaft, and
a gas discharge hole of the rotary shaft which is above the cylinder and fluidly connects the oil channel space with the outside of the rotary shaft; and

an oil paddle which is in the oil channel space and rotates in the first rotation direction together with the rotary shaft, the oil paddle comprising:
a first length region twisted in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and
a second length region which is closer to the gas discharge hole than the first length region and twisted in the first rotation direction,

wherein rotation of the rotary shaft in the first rotation direction includes the first length region of the oil paddle transferring the oil along the oil channel space and in the longitudinal direction, toward the gas discharge hole, together with the second length region of the rotary shaft transferring the oil along the oil channel space and in the longitudinal direction, away from the gas discharge hole.

2. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the oil paddle further comprises:
each of the first length region and the second length region including both a lower end furthest from the gas discharge hole and an upper end closest to the gas discharge hole,
the first length region being twisted in the second rotation direction, from the lower end of the first length region to the upper end of the first length region, and
the second length region being twisted in the first rotation direction from the lower end of the second length region to the upper end of the second length region.

3. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the rotary shaft rotates about a rotation axis extended along the longitudinal direction,
the first length region of the oil paddle is twisted in the second rotation direction with respect to the rotation axis of the rotary shaft, and
the second length region of the oil paddle is twisted in the first rotation direction with respect to the rotation axis of the rotary shaft.

4. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the second length region of the oil paddle includes both a lower end furthest from the gas discharge hole and an upper end closest to the gas discharge hole, and
along the longitudinal direction, the lower end of the second length region is above the oil discharge hole.

5. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the rotary shaft further defines the oil discharge hole in plural including:
a plurality of oil holes arranged along the longitudinal direction, and
an uppermost oil hole which is closest to the gas discharge hole among the plurality of oil holes,

the first length region of the oil paddle includes both a lower end furthest from the gas discharge hole and an upper end closest to the gas discharge hole, and
the upper end of the first length region of the oil paddle is below the uppermost oil hole.

6. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the oil paddle further comprises a third length region which is between the first length region and the second length region and has a flat plate shape.

7. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the rotary shaft further defines the oil discharge hole in plural including:
a plurality of oil holes arranged along the longitudinal direction, and
an uppermost oil hole which is closest to the gas discharge hole among the plurality of oil holes, and

the cylinder is below the uppermost oil hole.

8. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a flange member which is inside the case and encloses the inner space of the cylinder,
wherein the gas discharge hole is above the flange member, along the longitudinal direction.

9. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the oil discharge hole and the gas discharge hole each extend in a radial direction of the oil channel space.

10. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the case stores the oil,
each of the rotary shaft and the case includes a lower end furthest from the gas discharge hole, and
the lower end of the rotary shaft is immersed in the oil which is stored in the case, at the lower end of the case.

11. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the first length region of the oil paddle includes both a lower end furthest from the gas discharge hole and an upper end closest to the gas discharge hole, and
at least one of the upper end or the lower end of the first length region has a flat plate shape.

12. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the second length region of the oil paddle includes both a lower end furthest from the gas discharge hole and an upper end closest to the gas discharge hole, and
at least one of the upper end or the lower end of the second length region has a flat plate shape.

13. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
the cylinder comprising a first cylinder and a second cylinder arranged along the longitudinal direction,
a middle plate between the first cylinder and the second cylinder, along the longitudinal direction; and
a flange member which encloses the inner space of the cylinder, the flange member including a first flange above the first cylinder and a second flange below the second cylinder, along the longitudinal direction.

14. The rotary compressor as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a driver which is connected to the rotary shaft and drives the rotation of the rotary shaft,
wherein the rolling piston rotates eccentrically within the inner space of the cylinder.

15. A home appliance controlling temperature through heat exchange using a refrigerant, comprising:
a rotary compressor which compresses a gas of the refrigerant, the rotary compressor comprising:
a case extended in a longitudinal direction;
a cylinder which is inside the case and is lubricated by oil, the cylinder defining an inner space of the cylinder, and including a rolling piston which rotates within the inner space of the cylinder;
a rotary shaft which extends along the inner space of the cylinder, is coupled to the rolling piston and rotates in a first rotation direction, the rotary shaft defining:
an oil channel space of the rotary shaft which extends along the longitudinal direction and along which the oil moves, and
along the oil channel space:
an oil discharge hole of the rotary shaft which corresponds to the cylinder and fluidly connects the oil channel space with outside of the rotary shaft, and
a gas discharge hole of the rotary shaft which is above the cylinder and fluidly connects the oil channel space with the outside the rotary shaft; and

an oil paddle which is in the oil channel space and rotates in the first rotation direction together with the rotary shaft, the oil paddle comprising:
a first length region twisted

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Joonhyung
• Kwon Munseong
• Park Jaewoo

Classifications

• F04C29/023

  Lubricant distribution through a hollow driving shaft (F04C29/025 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F05B2240/60

  Shafts · CPC title

• F05B2240/20

  Rotors · CPC title

• F05B2240/10

  Stators · CPC title

• F05B2210/14

  Refrigerants with particular properties, e.g. HFC-134a · CPC title