Arrangement of components of a linear compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9562526-B2
Application number	US-201214131099-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2012
Priority date	Jul 7, 2011
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

The present invention refers to the arrangement of components comprised in a linear compressor ( 1 ), which is fundamentally composed by at least one resonant oscillating mechanism comprising at least one resonant spring ( 2 ) which defines at least one neutral point ( 21 ), at least one magnet ( 3 ) and at least one piston ( 4 ); at least one intermediate element ( 5 ) which defines an axially flexible surface ( 51 ); at least one flat spring ( 6 ) which defines at least one binding structure ( 62 ); at least one shell ( 7 ); and at least one attaching means ( 8 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An arrangement of components of a linear compressor ( 1 ) comprising:
wherein said linear compressor is fundamentally composed by at least one resonant oscillating mechanism comprising at least one resonant spring ( 2 ) which defines at least one attaching region of neutral point ( 21 ), at least one magnet ( 3 ) and at least one piston ( 4 );
at least one shell ( 7 ); and
at least one attaching means ( 8 );
said arrangement of components of the linear compressor further comprising, at least one intermediate element ( 5 ) which defines an axially flexible surface ( 51 );
at least one flat spring ( 6 ) which defines at least one binding structure ( 62 ) wherein:
the resonant spring ( 2 ), the magnet ( 3 ), and the piston ( 4 ) are arranged in the interior of said at least one intermediate element ( 5 );
the axially flexible surface ( 51 ) of the at least one intermediate element ( 5 ) is physically attached to at least one region of the neutral point ( 21 ) of the resonant spring ( 2 ) by means of said attaching means ( 8 ), said at least one intermediate element ( 5 ) being disposed inside the at least one shell ( 7 );
the at least one flat spring ( 6 ) is mechanically attached to at least one of the ends ( 52 ) of the at least one intermediate element ( 5 );
the axially flexible surface ( 51 ) of the at least one intermediate element ( 5 ) is aligned, in a radial way, with at least one attaching region of the neutral point ( 21 ) of the resonant spring ( 2 ); and
at least an end of the at least one binding structure ( 62 ) of said at least one flat spring ( 6 ) is axially aligned with said at least one attaching means ( 8 ).

2. An arrangement of components of a linear compressor, in accordance with claim 1 , characterized in that it provides at least two physical attachments between the axially flexible surface ( 51 ) of the at least one intermediate element ( 5 ) and the at least one neutral point ( 21 ) of the resonant spring ( 2 ).

3. An arrangement of components of a linear compressor, in accordance with claim 1 , characterized in that each end ( 52 ) of the at least one intermediate element ( 5 ) provides the mechanical attachment of said at least one flat spring ( 6 ).

4. An arrangement of components of a linear compressor, in accordance with claim 1 or 3 , characterized in that said at least one flat spring ( 6 ), which are arranged in the ends ( 52 ) of the at least one intermediate element ( 5 ), have their at least one binding structure ( 62 ) axially aligned.

Assignees

• Roman Alisson Luiz
• Takemori Celso Kenzo
• Couto Paulo Rogerio Carrara
• Roettger Wilfred
• Whirlpool Sa

Inventors

• Roman Alisson Luiz
• Takemori Celso Kenzo
• Couto Paulo Rogerio Carrara
• Roettger Wilfred

Classifications

• F04B39/0044

  with vibration damping supports · CPC title

• F04B35/045 Primary

  using solenoids · CPC title

• F04B39/0005 Primary

  adaptations of pistons · CPC title