Bush bearing and a scroll compressor including a bush bearing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9897143-B2
Application number	US-201514679077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2015
Priority date	Apr 4, 2014
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A bush bearing and a scroll compressor including a bush bearing are provided. A boss of an orbiting scroll may be inserted into and coupled to a boss coupling groove of a rotational shaft, and thus, an outer circumferential surface of a bush bearing may wholly contact an inner circumferential surface of the boss coupling groove, thereby decreasing wear of the bush bearing. Further, friction loss in the bush bearing may be reduced, and thus, compression efficiency and reliability may be enhanced, noise may be reduced, and material costs may be reduced. Furthermore, despite that the bush bearing is formed in a ring shape and press-fitted to the boss, as the bush bearing may be formed of a plastic material having an ether ketone bonding in consideration of a thermal expansion rate, an elongation, and a press-fit range, the bush bearing may be effectively prevented from being detached from the boss, thereby enhancing a reliability of a compressor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bush bearing for a compressor, which is provided between a boss coupling groove of a rotational shaft and a boss, which is inserted into the boss coupling groove of the rotational shaft and receives a rotating force through the rotational shaft, and which is inserted into and supported by an outer circumferential surface of the boss, the bush bearing comprising: a lubricating bush formed of a plastic material having an ether ketone bonding and a ring cross-sectional shape, wherein the lubricating bush is formed of a material in which a glass transition temperature is 143° C. to 162° C., a compression strength (ultimate) is 240 MPa to 310 MPa, a tensile strength is 224 MPa to 270 MPa, a break elongation is 1.7% to 2.0%, a thermal expansion coefficient (linear) is 10.0 μm/m-° C. to 14.0 μm/m-° C., and a maximum service temperature (air) is 315° C. to 387° C.

2. The bush bearing of claim 1 , wherein a strength of the lubricating bush is 50% or less of a tensile strength of a material forming the bush bearing.

3. The bush bearing of claim 1 , wherein an elongation of the lubricating bush is 50% or less of a break elongation of a material forming the bush bearing.

4. The bush bearing of claim 1 , wherein a maximum press-fit range of the lubricating bush is 50% or less of an elongation of a plastic material forming the bush bearing.

5. The bush bearing of claim 4 , wherein a thermal expansion coefficient of the plastic material forming the lubricating bush is 0.9 to 5 or less times a thermal expansion coefficient of the boss.

6. The bush bearing of claim 4 , wherein a minimum press-fit range of the lubricating bush is 5% to 15% higher than the maximum press-fit range.

7. The bush bearing of claim 1 , wherein a glass transition temperature of the lubricating bush is higher than a drive temperature of the compressor.

8. The bush bearing of claim 1 , wherein the lubricating bush is formed of a polyether ether ketone (PEEK) material.

9. The bush bearing of claim 1 , wherein the lubricating bush contains a carbon fiber by 30% by weight.

10. The bush bearing of claim 1 , wherein the lubricating bush is coupled to the boss such that an inner circumferential surface of the lubricating bush contacts an outer circumferential surface of the boss.

11. The bush bearing of claim 10 , wherein at least one protrusion and at least one groove are formed, respectively, at the inner circumferential surface of the lubricating bush and the outer circumferential surface of the boss, and wherein the at least one protrusion and the at least one groove are coupled with each other.

12. The bush bearing of claim 1 , further comprising a fixed bush inserted onto the boss is further provided at an inner circumferential surface of the lubricating bush, and wherein the fixed bush is formed of a material having a higher rigidity than a rigidity of the lubricating bush.

13. The bush bearing of claim 12 , wherein at least one protrusion and at least one groove are formed at an inner circumferential surface of the lubricating bush and an outer circumferential surface of the boss, respectively, and wherein the at least one protrusion and the at least one groove are coupled with each other.

14. A scroll compressor comprising the bush bearing of claim 1 .

15. A scroll compressor, comprising:
a container;
a main frame fixedly provided in the container, wherein a shaft hole is formed in the main frame;
a non-orbiting scroll coupled to the frame, wherein a non-orbiting wrap is provided on the non-orbiting scroll;
an orbiting scroll supported by the frame, and including an orbiting wrap that forms a compression space that continuously moves in engagement with the non-orbiting wrap, and a boss that protrudes in the shaft hole direction and receives a rotating force of the drive motor; and
a rotational shaft including a boss coupling groove, the rotational shaft transferring the rotating force of the drive motor to the orbiting scroll, wherein the boss of the orbiting scroll is inserted into and coupled to the boss coupling groove, wherein a bush bearing is provided between the boss and the boss coupling groove, wherein the bush bearing is formed of a plastic material having an ether ketone bonding and a ring cross-sectional shape, and wherein the bush bearing is coupled to the boss such that an inner circumferential surface of the bush bearing completely contacts an outer circumferential surface of the boss and only a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the bush bearing contacts an inner circumferential surface of the boss coupling groove as the rotational shaft rotates.

16. The scroll compressor of claim 15 , wherein the boss extends from a bottom of a plate on which the orbiting wrap is provided, wherein a bearing inserting groove is formed at a portion at which the plate contacts the rotational shaft, and wherein one end of the bush bearing is inserted into and coupled to the bearing inserting groove.

17. The scroll compressor of claim 16 , wherein a size of an inner circumferential surface of the bearing inserting groove is formed such that the bearing inserting groove is closely adhered to an outer circumferential surface of the bush bearing under a drive temperature of the compressor.

18. The scroll compressor of claim 15 , wherein a fixed member that fixes the bush bearing to the boss is coupled to an axial-direction lower end of the boss.

19. The scroll compressor of claim 18 , wherein the fixed member comprises:
a first fixing portion configured to cross one end of the bush bearing; and
at least two second fixing portions configured to protrude from edge of the first portion, and be fixed to the bush bearing.

20. The scroll compressor of claim 18 , wherein an escape groove is formed at an outer circumferential surface of the bush bearing so that the at least two second fixing portions are inserted into the escape groove, and wherein the escape groove is formed deeper than a thickness of each of the at least two second fixing portions.

21. A scroll compressor, comprising: a container; a main frame disposed in the container, wherein a shaft hole is formed in the main frame; a non-orbiting scroll coupled to the frame, wherein a non-orbiting wrap is provided at the non-orbiting scroll; an orbiting scroll supported by the frame, and including an orbiting wrap that forms a compression space that continuously moves in engagement with the non-orbiting wrap, and a boss that protrudes in the shaft hole direction and receives a rotating force of the drive motor; a rotational shaft including a boss coupling groove, the rotational shaft transferring the rotating force of the drive motor to the orbiting scroll, wherein the boss of the orbiting scroll is inserted into and coupled to the boss coupling groove; and a bush bearing provided between the boss and the boss coupling groove, wherein the bush bearing is formed of a plastic material having an ether ketone bonding and in which a glass transition temperature is 143° C. to 162° C., a compression strength (ultimate) is 240 MPa to 310 MPa, a tensile strength is 224 MPa to 270 MPa, a break elongation is 1.7% to 2.0%, a thermal expansion coefficient (linear) is 10.0 μm/m-° C. to 14.0 μm/m-° C., and a maximum service temperature (air) is 315° C. to 387° C.

22. The scroll compressor of claim 21 , wherein the bush bearing member contains a carbon fiber by 30% by weight.

23. The scroll compressor of 21 , wherein the bush bearing has a ring cro

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Oh Junchul
• Ahn Sungyong
• Hwang Eunji
• Lee Byeongchul
• Choi Seheon

Classifications

• F16C33/20

  Sliding surface consisting mainly of plastics (F16C33/22 - F16C33/28 take precedence) · CPC title

• F04C2240/56

  Bearing bushings or details thereof · CPC title

• F05C2251/00

  Material properties · CPC title

• F04C29/02

  Lubrication (of machines or engines in general F01M); Lubricant separation (separation in general B01D) · CPC title

• F16C2360/42

  Pumps with cylinders or pistons · CPC title