Scroll compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9797400-B2
Application number	US-201514700304-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Priority date	May 2, 2014
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

A scroll compressor is provided that may include a casing including a rotational shaft, a cover fixed inside of the casing to partition the inside of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space, a first scroll revolved by rotation of the rotational shaft, a second scroll disposed on or at one side of the first scroll to define a compression chamber together with the first scroll, the second scroll including a discharge, through which a refrigerant pressed in the compression chamber may be discharged, a switching device movably disposed on or at one side of the discharge to selectively open and close the discharge, a back pressure portion including a moving guide that accommodates at least a portion of the switching device, and a top surface that covers one side of the switching device; and an adhesion preventer that reduces a contact area between the switching device and at least a portion of the back pressure portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A scroll compressor, comprising:
a casing comprising a rotational shaft;
a cover fixed inside of the casing to partition an inner space of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space;
a first scroll that is revolved by rotation of the rotational shaft;
a second scroll disposed on or at one side of the first scroll to define a compression chamber together with the first scroll, wherein the second scroll comprises a discharge hole through which a refrigerant compressed in the compression chamber is discharged;
a switching device movably disposed on or at one side of the discharge hole to selectively open and close the discharge hole;
a back pressure portion comprising a moving guide that accommodates at least a portion of the switching device and a top surface that covers one side of the switching device,
the top surface having a discharge pressure apply hole that applies a pressure of the discharge space to the switching device to allow the switching device to move, wherein the switching device comprises:
a body having an outer circumferential surface;
an opposite surface disposed opposite to the discharge pressure apply hole of the top surface; and
a recess recessed from at least one of the opposite surface or the outer circumferential surface of the body, to reduce a contact area between the switching device and at least a portion of the back pressure portion.

2. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the back pressure portion comprises:
a support supported by a head plate of the second scroll, the support having a hollow annular shape;
a first wall that extends from an inner circumferential surface of the support, the first wall having a cylindrical shape; and
a second wall that extends from an outer circumferential surface of the support, the second wall having a cylindrical shape.

3. The scroll compressor according to claim 2 , wherein the moving guide is spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the second wall, and wherein at least one intermediate discharge hole, through which a refrigerant discharged from the discharge hole of the second scroll flows, is disposed in a space between an outer circumferential surface of the moving guide and the inner circumferential surface of the second wall.

4. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the recess has a width or diameter greater than a width or diameter of the discharge pressure apply hole.

5. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the recess comprises at least one recess that extends from the opposite surface along a length of the body.

6. The scroll compressor according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one recess comprises a plurality of recesses that extends from the opposite surface along a length of the body and spaced a predetermined distance apart in a circumferential direction.

7. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the recess comprises at least one recess recessed from an outer circumferential surface of the body.

8. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess comprises a plurality of recesses recessed from an outer circumferential surface of the body and spaced a predetermined distance apart in a circumferential direction.

9. The scroll compressor according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of recesses are spaced along a lengthwise direction of the body as well as along the circumferential direction of the body.

10. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the switching device is disposed to contact the top surface of the back pressure portion when the refrigerant is discharged through the discharge hole of the second scroll, and wherein when compression of the refrigerant in the compression chamber is stopped, the switching device is spaced apart from the top surface of the back pressure portion by a refrigerant pressure applied to the discharge pressure apply hole.

11. The scroll compressor according to claim 3 , further comprising a flow restricter disposed on the top surface to restrict introduction of the refrigerant flowing through the intermediate discharge hole into the discharge pressure apply hole.

12. The scroll compressor according to claim 11 , wherein the flow restricter comprises a protrusion that protrudes from the top surface to surround the discharge pressure apply hole.

13. The scroll compressor according to claim 12 , wherein an upper end of the first wall is disposed at a position higher than a position of the top surface.

14. The scroll compressor according to claim 12 , further comprising a floating plate disposed in a space defined by the first wall, the second wall, and the support to form a back pressure chamber, wherein the floating plate comprises a rib that protrudes toward the cover, and wherein the rib contacts the cover when the refrigerant is compressed, and when compression of the refrigerant is stopped, the rib moves away from the cover.

15. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , further comprising a disk movably disposed between the switching device and the top surface, the disk having a through-hole.

16. The scroll compressor according to claim 15 , wherein the disk comprises a main body having an inclined surface inclined with respect to a top surface of the switching device or the top surface, and wherein the through-hole is formed to pass through at least a portion of the main body.

17. The scroll compressor according to claim 1 , wherein the first scroll comprises an orbiting scroll and the second scroll comprises a fixed scroll.

18. A scroll compressor, comprising:
a casing comprising a rotational shaft;
a cover fixed inside the casing to partition an inner space of the casing into a suction space and a discharge space;
a first scroll that is revolved by rotation of the rotational shaft;
a second scroll disposed on or at one side of the first scroll to define a compression chamber together with the first scroll, wherein the second scroll comprises a discharge hole through which a refrigerant compressed in the compression chamber is discharged; and
a back pressure portion coupled to the second scroll, wherein the back pressure portion comprises:
a support supported by the second scroll, the support having an annular shape;
a first wall that extends from an inner circumferential surface of the support;
a second wall spaced inward from the first wall;
a top surface disposed on an upper portion of the second wall, the top surface having a discharge pressure apply hole to which a pressure of a refrigerant in the discharge space is applied;
at least one intermediate discharge hole disposed between the first wall and the second wall to allow the refrigerant discharged from the discharge hole to flow therethrough; and
a protrusion that protrudes from the top surface to surround the discharge pressure apply hole.

19. The scroll compressor according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one intermediate discharge hole comprises a plurality of intermediate discharge holes, and wherein the discharge pressure apply hole is defined at a central portion of the top surface, and the plurality of intermediate discharge holes is defined outside of the discharge pressure apply hole.

20. The scroll compressor according to claim 18 , further comprising a switching device movably disposed inside the second wall to selectively open and close the discharge hole of the second scroll.

21. The scroll compressor according to claim 20 , wherein t

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Yun Juhwan
• Kim Taeyeon
• Kim Suchul
• Jin Honggyun

Classifications

• F04C28/24

  characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves {or unloading valves}(F04C28/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F04C23/008 Primary

  Hermetic pumps · CPC title

• F04C27/005 Primary

  Axial sealings for working fluid · CPC title

• F04C18/0215

  where only one member is moving · CPC title

• F04C28/26

  using bypass channels · CPC title