Sealed compressor and refrigeration unit including sealed compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9995291-B2
Application number	US-201314410450-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2013
Priority date	Jul 25, 2012
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

A sealed compressor of the present invention comprises an electric component ( 111 ); a compression component ( 113 ) actuated by the electric component ( 111 ); and a sealed container ( 101 ) which accommodates therein the electric component ( 111 ) and the compression component ( 113 ), and stores lubricating oil therein; wherein the compression component ( 113 ) includes a crankshaft ( 135 ) including a main shaft ( 137 ) and an eccentric shaft ( 139 ); a cylinder block ( 117 ) including a bearing unit ( 123 ) supporting the main shaft ( 137 ) such that the main shaft is rotatable, and a cylinder ( 121 ) defining a compression chamber ( 119 ); and a suction muffler ( 131 ) through which a refrigerant gas ( 115 ) flows from an interior of the sealed container ( 101 ) to an interior of the compression chamber ( 119 ); a separating wall ( 165 ) is provided between the suction muffler ( 131 ) and the electric component ( 111 ); a first space ( 159 ) is formed between the suction muffler ( 131 ) and the separating wall ( 165 ); and a second space ( 163 ) is formed between the electric component ( 111 ) and the separating wall ( 165 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sealed compressor comprising:
an electric component comprising a rotor and a stator;
a compression component actuated by the electric component; and
a sealed container which accommodates therein the electric component and the compression component, and stores lubricating oil therein;
wherein the compression component includes a crankshaft including a main shaft and an eccentric shaft; a cylinder block including a bearing unit supporting the main shaft of the crankshaft such that the main shaft is rotatable, and a cylinder defining a compression chamber; and a suction muffler through which a refrigerant gas flows from an interior of the sealed container to an interior of the compression chamber;
wherein a space is present between the suction muffler and the stator in a radial direction of the main shaft, and a separating wall is provided in the space between the suction muffler and the stator in such a manner that the separating wall extends in an axial direction of the main shaft;
wherein a first space is formed in a radial direction of the main shaft between the suction muffler and the separating wall and along an entire height of the separating wall; and
wherein a second space is formed in a radial direction of the main shaft between the stator and the separating wall and along an entire height of the separating wall.

2. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a suction pipe provided to penetrate a wall of the sealed container and configured to flow therethrough a refrigerant gas suctioned into the sealed container;
wherein the suction muffler is placed such that a suction port of the suction muffler is positioned in the vicinity of an outlet of the suction pipe; and
wherein the separating wall covers a rear end portion of the suction muffler which is located on an upstream side in a flow direction of the refrigerant gas induced in an interior of the sealed container by rotation of the rotor.

3. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the separating wall covers a front end portion of the suction muffler.

4. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the separating wall covers at least a portion of a back surface of the suction muffler, from which portion projects a refrigerant passage within the suction muffler.

5. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the separating wall covers an entire of a back surface of the suction muffler.

6. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the separating wall is mounted to the suction muffler.

7. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the stator is fastened to the cylinder block, and the rotor is fastened to the crankshaft; and
wherein the separating wall is mounted to an upper surface of the stator.

8. The sealed compressor according to claim 7 ,
wherein the separating wall extends upward farther than an upper end of the stator.

9. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the stator has a salient-pole structure in which concentrated windings are wound around salient poles.

10. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electric component is driven at one of a plurality of operating frequencies.

11. The sealed compressor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electric component is placed above the compression component.

12. A refrigeration unit comprising:
the sealed compressor according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
• Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore

Inventors

• Kinjo Kenji
• Iwata Hiromitsu
• Kubota Akihiko

Classifications

• F04C29/065

  Noise dampening volumes, e.g. muffler chambers · CPC title

• F04C29/04

  Heating; Cooling (of machines or engines in general F01P); Heat insulation (heat insulation in general F16L59/00) · CPC title

• F04B39/0061 Primary

  using muffler volumes · CPC title

• F04B39/12

  Casings; Cylinders; Cylinder heads; Fluid connections · CPC title

• F04B17/03 Primary

  driven by electric motors · CPC title