Rotary compressor with specific suction geometry

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-RE50022-E
Application number	US-202217720972-A
Country	US
Kind code	E1
Filing date	Apr 14, 2022
Priority date	May 26, 2017
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

A rotary compressor includes a cylinder that is coupled to an inner space of a casing and that defines a compression space, a first bearing and a second bearing located at upper and lower sides of the cylinder, a roller disposed eccentrically with respect to an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder to vary a volume of the compression space based on rotation, and a vane inserted into the roller to rotate together with the roller, and drawn out toward the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder during the rotation of the roller to partition the compression space into a plurality of compression chambers. A suction passage communicating with the compression space is defined in the first bearing or the second bearing, and a suction port communicating between the suction passage and the compression space is defined on a side surface of the cylinder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotary compressor, comprising:
a casing that defines an inner space;
a suction pipe that communicates with the inner space of the casing;
a cylinder located in the inner space of the casing and coupled to the casing, the cylinder defining at least a portion of a compression space by an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder;
a first bearing located at an upper side of the cylinder;
a second bearing located at a lower side of the cylinder, the first and second bearings defining the compression space together with the cylinder;
a roller that is located at an eccentric position in the compression space and that is offset toward the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, the roller being configured to vary a volume of the compression space based on during rotation of the roller with respect to the cylinder; and
a vane that is located in the roller, that is configured to rotate with respect to the cylinder based on during rotation of the roller, and that is configured to, based on during rotation of the roller, protrude toward and retract from the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, the vane partitioning the compression space into a plurality of compression chambers,
wherein the first bearing or the second bearing defines a suction passage that communicates with the compression space,
wherein the cylinder defines a suction port that is located at a side of the cylinder and that enables communication between the suction passage and the compression space,
wherein the rotary compressor further comprises a suction guide pipe located between the suction passage and the suction pipe, the suction guide pipe comprising a first end configured to connect to the suction pipe and a second end configured to correspond to the suction passage, and
wherein the second end of the suction guide pipe comprises:
an expansion portion having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of the suction passage, and
a sealing portion that has a flange-shape and extends from an outer circumferential surface of the expansion portion suction guide pipe.

2. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein a radial width of the suction passage is greater than a gap between the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder and an outer circumferential surface of the roller.

3. The rotary compressor of claim 2 , wherein the cylinder defines the suction port having a hole that passes through a portion of the cylinder.

4. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein the suction passage is located outside of the compression space.

5. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein a part of the suction passage is located within the compression space.

6. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , further comprising an electric motor that is located outside of the casing and that comprises a stator and a rotor,
wherein the electric motor is coupled to the roller and connected to a rotation shaft that passes through the casing.

7. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein the suction passage comprises:
a main passage portion; and
a sub-passage portion that extends from the main passage portion in a direction opposite to a rotational direction of the roller.

8. The rotary compressor of claim 7 , wherein a radial width of the sub-passage portion is less than a radial width of the main passage portion, and
wherein a circumferential length of the sub-passage portion is greater than the radial width of the sub-passage portion.

9. The rotary compressor of claim 7 , wherein the sub-passage portion is configured to, based on during rotation of the roller, cause suction of refrigerant through the suction port before the main passage portion causing suction of refrigerant.

10. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein the suction guide pipe further comprises an expansion portion having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of the first end of the suction guide pipe, and
wherein the sealing portion extends from an outer circumferential surface of the expansion portion.

11. The rotary compressor of claim 10 , wherein the suction guide pipe is spaced apart from the suction passage by a predetermined distance, and
wherein a radial width of the sealing portion is greater than or equal to the predetermined distance between the suction guide pipe and the suction passage.

12. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein the suction guide pipe further comprises an expansion portion having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of the suction passage, and
wherein the sealing portion extends from an outer circumferential surface of the expansion portion.

13. The rotary compressor of claim 12 , wherein the suction guide pipe is spaced apart from the suction passage by a predetermined distance, and
wherein a radial width of the sealing portion is greater than or equal to the predetermined distance between the suction guide pipe and the suction passage.

14. The rotary compressor of claim 1 , wherein the outer circumferential surface of the suction guide pipe is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the suction pipe at the first end of the suction guide pipe.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Shin Jinung
• Moon Seokhwan
• Noh Kiyoul

Classifications

• F04C18/344 Primary

  with vanes reciprocating with respect to the inner member · CPC title

• F04C29/005

  Means for transmitting movement from the prime mover to driven parts of the pump, e.g. clutches, couplings, transmissions · CPC title

• F04C18/3441

  the inner and outer member being in contact along one line or continuous surface substantially parallel to the axis of rotation · CPC title

• F04C18/3442 Primary

  the surfaces of the inner and outer member, forming the inlet and outlet opening · CPC title

• F04C2240/806

  Pipes for fluids; Fittings therefor · CPC title