Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to scroll type fluid machines, and more particularly,
to a scroll type fluid machine suited for use in a refrigerating and air-conditioning
system or in a heat pump water heater system, and to a method of manufacturing the
same.
Background Art
[0002] This type of scroll fluid machine, for example, a hermetic scroll compressor comprises
a scroll unit accommodated in a hermetic container and driven by an electric motor
to perform a series of processes including suction, compression and discharge of a
refrigerant, and suction piping for supplying the refrigerant to the scroll unit from
outside of the hermetic container.
[0003] The suction piping includes a suction pipe of copper, and a connection pipe and an
outer pipe, both made of copper-plated steel.
[0004] The connection pipe has an outer end which is located outside of the hermetic container
and into which the suction pipe is inserted, and an inner end which is located inside
the hermetic container and connected to the scroll unit.
[0005] The outer pipe has an outer end into which the suction pipe and the connection pipe
are inserted, and an inner end fixed to the hermetic container.
[0006] JP 3783346 A, for example, discloses a technique wherein the outer end of the connection pipe
and the inner and outer ends of the outer pipe are enlarged in diameter by burring
such that the copper-plated inner peripheral surface of the connection pipe fitted
around the suction pipe and that of the outer pipe fitted around the connection pipe
are partly exposed, to permit the exposed copper-plated portions to be simultaneously
joined to the suction pipe by copper brazing.
[0007] The patent document also discloses a technique wherein, when the outer pipe is joined
to the hermetic container by resistance welding, the copper coating plated on the
inner peripheral surface of the outer pipe is caused to peel off in the vicinity of
the inner end of the pipe due to the electric current flowing during the resistance
welding, thus omitting the removal of the flux from inside the hermetic container,
which is otherwise required after the outer pipe is brazed to the hermetic container,
and thereby preventing corrosion attributable to the residual flux in the hermetic
container.
[0008] In the conventional techniques disclosed in the patent document, however, the pipes
are each obtained by first plating a metallic material with copper, and then cutting
and forming the copper-plated material into shape. It is therefore essential that
the connection pipe and the outer pipe should be subjected to burring in order to
form burrs to be brazed to the suction pipe, which entails increase in the cost of
working the suction piping.
[0009] Also, in the above conventional techniques, the copper coating plated on the inner
peripheral surface of the outer pipe is made to peel off in the vicinity of the inner
end of the pipe due to the current that is passed to join the outer pipe to the hermetic
container by resistance welding. It is therefore necessary that, with the welding
electrode immovably pressed against a portion to be welded, high current should be
supplied to the welding portion, as stated in the patent document. This, however,
entails increase in the consumption of electric power by the welding operation, and
also since the cost of securing safety of the welding operation increases, a problem
arises in that the cost of working the suction piping further increases.
[0010] In the conventional techniques, moreover, the outer pipe is also subjected to burring
so that the flow of high current may be concentrated at the welding portion. Because
of the burr of the outer pipe, however, the outer pipe must be inserted from inside
the hermetic container and also the welding must be performed on the inner side of
the hermetic container. This lowers the assembling efficiency and welding efficiency-of
the suction piping, possibly entailing further increase in the cost of working the
suction pipe.
Disclosure of the Invention
[0012] The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and an object
thereof is to provide a scroll type fluid machine of which the piping can be worked
at significantly low cost and also can be joined to a hermetic container by resistance
welding, and a method of manufacturing the same. This object is achieved by a scroll
type fluid machine having the features of claim 1 and by the method of manufacturing
a scroll type fluid machine having the features of claim 3. The present invention
is further developed as defined in the dependent claims.
[0013] In the above scroll type fluid machine, it is unnecessary to carry out removal of
flux from within the hermetic container, which is required in cases where the joint
is formed by brazing, and thus it is possible to reliably prevent corrosion attributable
to the residual flux in the hermetic container.
[0014] Further, the boss has the iron-exposed region formed beforehand. Accordingly, during
the welding operation, it is unnecessary to supply high current to the boss in order
to remove the copper coating, so that the consumption of electric power by the welding
operation can be reduced and safety enhanced, improving the assembling efficiency
of the piping and also reducing the cost of working the piping.
[0015] Preferably, in the above scroll type fluid machine, the joint is formed at a junction
between an outer surface of the hermetic container and an outer peripheral surface
of the boss.
[0016] This structure permits the boss to be fitted from outside of the hermetic container
and also allows the welding operation to be performed from the outer side of the hermetic
container to form the joint, thus further improving the assembling efficiency of the
piping and reducing the cost of working the piping.
[0017] In the above scroll type fluid machine, each of the boss and the internal pipe is
obtained by forming the iron-based material into shape and then subjecting the shaped
material to a copper plating process, and an end face of the boss located opposite
the joint is positioned flush with an end face of the internal pipe located outside
of the hermetic container.
[0018] In this case, the boss and the internal pipe can be collectively joined, at their
copper-plated end faces, to the copper-based external pipe by copper brazing, without
the need to perform complicated working or machining on the boss and the internal
pipe, making it possible to further reduce the cost of working the piping.
[0019] Preferably, in the above scroll type fluid machine, a region of the boss is masked
prior to the copper plating process, to form the iron-exposed region.
[0020] The iron-exposed region of the boss can be formed with ease, whereby the cost of
working the piping can be further cut down.
[0021] Preferably, in the above scroll type fluid machine, the boss is subjected to the
copper plating process, and after the copper plating process, copper coating is removed
from a region of the boss to form the iron-exposed region.
[0022] In this case, the welding range for forming the joint can be finely adjusted in accordance
with a dimensional error of the boss fitted into the through hole, making it possible
to further reduce the cost of working the piping.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0023]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a principal part of a hermetic scroll compressor
according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of suction piping shown in FIG.
1; and
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing details of a boss in FIG. 2.
Best Mode of Carrying out the Invention
[0024] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
[0025] FIG. 1 illustrates a principal part of a hermetic scroll compressor as an example
of a scroll type fluid machine according to the embodiment.
[0026] The compressor 1 is incorporated into a refrigeration circuit of a refrigerating
and air-conditioning system, heat pump hot water system or the like. The refrigeration
circuit has a path through which a carbon dioxide refrigerant (hereinafter referred
to as refrigerant) is circulated as a working fluid, and the compressor 1 sucks in
the refrigerant from the path and discharges the compressed refrigerant into the path.
[0027] The compressor 1 includes a hermetic container 2 made of an iron-based metallic material
(iron-based material). The hermetic container 2 has a cylindrical barrel 4 opening
at opposite ends, and an upper lid 6 and a lower lid, not shown, hermetically fitted
in the upper and lower open ends, respectively, of the barrel 4, whereby the interior
of the barrel 4 is hermetically sealed. A discharge pressure of the refrigerant prevails
in the interior of the barrel 4. A suction pipe (external pipe) 8 is connected to
an appropriate portion of the barrel 4 to introduce the refrigerant from the refrigeration
circuit into the barrel 4. A discharge pipe 10 is connected to an appropriate portion
of the upper lid 6 to discharge the compressed refrigerant from inside the hermetic
container 2 to the refrigeration circuit. The suction and discharge pipes 8 and 10
are each a copper pipe made of a copper-based metallic material (copper-based material).
[0028] The barrel 4 accommodates a scroll unit 12 and an electrically driven motor (electric
motor), not shown, arranged below the scroll unit 12 for driving the unit 12 through
a rotary shaft 14.
[0029] The scroll unit 12 comprises a movable scroll 16 and a fixed scroll 18, and spiral
wraps protrude integrally from respective end plates of the scrolls 16 and 18 toward
each other.
[0030] The spiral wraps cooperate with each other to suck the refrigerant from the suction
pipe 8 into a suction chamber 20 defined in the end plate of the fixed scroll 18,
to form a compression chamber. Because of orbiting movement of the movable scroll
16 relative to the fixed scroll 18, the compression chamber moves toward the center
of the spiral wraps, accompanying gradual decrease in the volume of the compression
chamber, so that a series of processes including suction, compression, and discharge
of the refrigerant is carried out.
[0031] The movable scroll 16 is prevented from rotating by a rotation-preventing pin, not
shown, and thus makes an orbiting motion on a shaft frame 22 fixed to the barrel 4.
To cause the movable scroll 16 to make an orbiting motion, a boss 24 protrudes from
the back surface of the end plate of the movable scroll 16, and an eccentric shaft
26 is formed integrally with the upper end of the rotary shaft 14 so as to face the
boss 24. The boss 24 is supported by the eccentric shaft 26 with a bearing therebetween.
[0032] On the other hand, the fixed scroll 18 is fixed to the barrel 4 and serves as a partition
separating the compression chamber from a refrigerant discharge chamber 28 defined
on the back side of the end plate of the fixed scroll 18.
[0033] Specifically, a discharge hole 30 is formed through a central portion of the end
plate of the fixed scroll 18 and is opened and closed by a discharge valve 32 attached
to the fixed scroll 18 on the same side as the discharge chamber 28. The discharge
valve 32 is covered with a cover 34. The cover 34 serves to set the compression chamber
off from the discharge chamber 28 and also to suppress noise produced when the discharge
valve 32 opens.
[0034] In the compressor 1 described above, as the rotary shaft 14 rotates, the movable
scroll 16 orbits on the shaft frame 22 relative to the fixed scroll 18. Consequently,
the refrigerant introduced into the suction chamber 20 from the suction pipe 8 is
guided toward the center of the scroll unit 12 while being compressed in the compression
chamber, and the high-pressure refrigerant in the compression chamber.is discharged
from the discharge hole 30 into the interior of the hermetic container 2 and then
delivered from the discharge chamber 28 to the outside of the compressor 1 through
the discharge pipe 10.
[0035] As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 2, the suction pipe 8 is joined to the barrel
4 by means of a suction boss (boss) 36 and also communicates with the suction chamber
20 via an inner pipe (internal pipe) 38. The suction pipe 8, the boss 36 and the inner
pipe 38 constitute suction piping (piping) 40.
[0036] The boss 36 is inserted from outside of the barrel 4 into a through hole 4a formed
through the barrel 4, and a joint 42 is formed at a junction between an outer surface
4b of the barrel 4 and an outer peripheral surface 36a of the boss 36 to seal up the
through hole 4a.
[0037] The inner pipe 38 is inserted through the boss 36 and fitted and fixed in a suction
hole 18a formed in the fixed scroll 18 and extending from the side surface of the
end plate through to the suction chamber 20. The suction pipe 8 has an end portion
fitted into the inner pipe 38 and projects from the boss 36 to the outside of the
barrel 4.
[0038] The boss 36 and the inner pipe 38 are each made of a copper-plated, iron-based metallic
material (copper-plated, iron-based material) and obtained by first forming the iron-based
material into shape and then plating the shaped material with copper. An outer end
face (boss end face) 36b of the boss 36 located outside of the barrel 4 opposite the
joint 42 is positioned substantially flush with an outer end face (internal pipe end
face) 38a of the inner pipe 38 located outside of the barrel 4. The boss 36 and the
inner pipe 38 are collectively joined, at their copper-plated outer end faces 36a
and 38a along the entire circumference, to the suction pipe 8, which is a copper pipe,
by copper brazing, thus forming a copper-brazed joint 44.
[0039] The boss 36 has a copper-plated region 46 plated with copper, and an iron-exposed
region 48 where the iron-based material is exposed to permit the joint 42 to be formed
by resistance welding.
[0040] FIG. 3 shows in detail the copper-plated region 46 and iron-exposed region 48 of
the boss 36.
[0041] The copper-plated region 46 covers at least the outer side of the boss 36 including
the outer end face 36b, to permit the joint 44 to be formed by copper brazing.
[0042] On the other hand, the iron-exposed region 48 is located on the inner side of the
boss 36 opposite the outer end face 36b and includes the inner end face 36c. The iron-exposed
region 48 extends to the outer peripheral surface 36a of the boss 36 such that the
iron-exposed region 48 of the outer peripheral surface 36a extends from the inner
end face 38c by a predetermined distance L including at least the formation range
of the joint 42.
[0043] The distance L is determined beforehand taking into account a length of the boss
36 by which the boss 36 is inserted into the through hole 4a and the formation or
welding range of the joint 42. Specifically, prior to the copper plating process,
the necessary region of the boss 36 is masked, and then the boss 36 is immersed in
a copper plating solution, whereby the length L of the outer peripheral surface 36a,
inclusive of the end face 36c, is prevented from being plated with copper, thus forming
the iron-exposed region 48 where the joint 42 is to be formed.
[0044] Alternatively, the boss 36 may be immersed in its entirety in the copper plating
solution, without masking the boss 36, and after the plating process, the copper coating
may be removed from the necessary region including at least the formation range of
the joint 42, to form the iron-exposed region 48.
[0045] As described above, according to the embodiment, the boss 36 is constituted by a
copper-plated, iron-based pipe member having the iron-exposed region 48 where the
iron-based material is exposed and where the joint 42 is to be formed. Accordingly,
the inner pipe 38 and the suction pipe 8 can be joined to the boss 36 by copper brazing,
while the joint 42 can be formed by resistance welding. It is therefore unnecessary
to remove flux from inside the hermetic container 2, which is required in cases where
the joint 42 is formed by brazing, thereby reliably preventing corrosion attributable
to the residual flux in the hermetic container 2.
[0046] Further, the iron-exposed region 48 of the boss 36 formed beforehand. This makes
it unnecessary to supply high current to the boss 36 during the welding operation
to cause the copper coating to peel off. The consumption of electric power by the
welding operation can therefore be reduced and safety enhanced, thus improving the
assembling efficiency of the suction piping 40 and reducing the cost of working the
suction piping 40.
[0047] Also, the joint 42 is formed at the junction between the outer surface 4a of the
barrel 4 and the outer peripheral surface 36a of the boss 36. Accordingly, with the
boss 36 inserted from outside of the barrel 4, the welding operation can be performed
from the outer side of the barrel 4 to form the joint 42. This improves the assembling
efficiency of the suction piping 40 and makes it possible to further reduce the cost
of working the suction piping 40.
[0048] Further, after the iron-based material for the boss 36 and the inner pipe 38 is formed
into shape, the shaped material is plated with copper, and the outer end face 36b
of the boss 36 and the outer end face 38a of the inner pipe 38 are positioned so as
to be substantially flush with each other. Accordingly, the boss 36 and the inner
pipe 38 can be collectively joined, at their copper-plated outer end faces 36a and
38b, to the suction pipe 8 of copper by copper brazing, without the need for complicated
working of the boss 36 and the inner pipe 38, whereby the cost of working the suction
piping 40 can be further cut down.
[0049] Moreover, the iron-exposed region 48 is formed by masking the necessary region of
the boss 36 prior to the copper plating process. Thus, the iron-exposed region 48
of the boss 36 can be formed with ease, making it possible to further reduce the cost
of working the suction piping 40.
[0050] Alternatively, following the copper plating process, the iron-exposed region 48 is
formed by removing the copper coating. In this case, the welding range for forming
the joint 42 can be finely adjusted in accordance with a dimensional error of the
boss 36 fitted into the through hole 4a, whereby the cost of working the suction piping
40 can be cut down.
[0051] For example, although in the above description of the embodiment, the suction piping
40 is mentioned as piping, the piping is not limited to the suction piping and may
be various types of piping including the discharge pipe connected to the hermetic
container.
[0052] Also, in the foregoing embodiment, the present invention is applied to the hermetic
scroll compressor incorporated in the refrigeration circuit of a refrigerating and
air-conditioning system or heat pump water heater system using carbon dioxide as the
refrigerant. The present invention can equally be applied to various other machines
using different kinds of working fluid and having different applications, such as
non-hermetic type compressors and scroll type fluid machines serving as expansion
devices.
1. A scroll type fluid machine (1) comprising:
a hermetic container (2) made of an iron-based material;
a scroll unit (12) accommodated in the hermetic container and driven by an electric
motor to perform a series of processes from suction to discharge of a working fluid;
and
piping (40) configured to allow the working fluid to flow from outside of the hermetic
container to the scroll unit or vice versa through a through hole (4a) formed through
the hermetic container,
wherein the piping includes a boss (36) fitted into the through hole from outside
of the hermetic container and forming a joint (42) in cooperation with the hermetic
container to seal up the through hole, an internal pipe (38) inserted through the
boss into the scroll unit, and an external pipe (8) inserted into the internal pipe
and projecting from the boss to the outside of the hermetic container, and
the joint is formed by joining the boss to the hermetic container by welding,
characterized in that
the internal pipe (38) is made of a copper-plated, iron-based material;
the external pipe is made of a copper-based material;
the boss is made of a copper-plated, iron-based material and has an iron-exposed region
(48) where the iron-based material is exposed and where the joint is formed;
an end face (36b) of the boss located opposite the joint is positioned flush with
an end face (38a) of the internal pipe located outside of the hermetic container;
the joint is formed by joining the boss to the hermetic container by resistance welding;
the external pipe is joined collectively to the internal pipe and the boss by a single
copper-brazed joint (44) at the end faces of the boss and the internal pipe positioned
flush with each other.
2. The scroll type fluid machine according to claim 1, wherein the joint is formed at
a junction between an outer surface of the hermetic container and an outer peripheral
surface of the boss.
3. A method of manufacturing a scroll type fluid machine (1),
characterized by a step of:
providing a scroll type fluid machine (1) comprising a hermetic container (2) made
of an iron-based material; a scroll unit (12) accommodated in the hermetic container
and driven by an electric motor to perform a series of processes from suction to discharge
of a working fluid; and piping (40) configured to allow the working fluid to flow
from outside of the hermetic container to the scroll unit or vice versa through a
through hole (4a) formed through the hermetic container, wherein the piping includes
a boss (36) fitted into the through hole from outside of the hermetic container and
forming a joint (42) in cooperation with the hermetic container to seal up the through
hole, an internal pipe (38) inserted through the boss into the scroll unit and an
external pipe (8) inserted into the internal pipe and projecting from the boss to
the outside of the hermetic container, characterized in that the internal pipe (38) is made of a copper-plated, iron based material; the external
pipe is made of a copper-based material; the boss is made of a copper-plated, iron-based
material and has an iron-exposed region (48) where the iron-based material is exposed
and where the joint is formed, an end face (36b) of the boss located opposite the
joint is positioned flush with an end face (38a) of the internal pipe located outside
of the hermetic container, the joint is formed by joining the boss to the hermetic
container by resistance welding, and the external pipe is joined collectively to the
internal pipe and the boss by a single copper-brazed joint (44) at the end faces of
the boss and the internal pipe positioned flush with each other;
wherein each of the boss and the internal pipe is obtained by forming the iron-based
material into shape and then subjecting the shaped material to a copper plating process.
4. The method of manufacturing a scroll type fluid machine according to claim 3, wherein
a region of the boss is masked prior to the copper plating process, to form the iron-exposed
region.
5. The method of manufacturing a scroll type fluid machine according to claim 3 or 4,
wherein the boss is subjected to the copper plating process, and after the copper
plating process, copper coating is removed from a region of the boss to form the iron-exposed
region.
1. Spiral-Fluidmaschine (1) mit:
einem hermetischen Behälter (2), der aus einem Material auf Eisenbasis besteht;
einer Spiraleinheit (12), die in dem hermetischen Behälter untergebracht ist und durch
einen Elektromotor angetrieben wird, um eine Reihe von Prozessen vom Saugen bis zum
Auslassen eines Arbeitsfluids durchzuführen; und
einer Rohrleitung (40), die dazu konfiguriert ist, dass das Arbeitsfluid außerhalb
des hermetischen Behälters zu der Spiraleinheit oder umgekehrt durch ein Durchgangsloch
(4a) strömen kann, das durch den hermetischen Behälter hindurch ausgebildet ist,
wobei die Rohrleitung eine Nabe (36), die in das Durchgangsloch von der Außenseite
des hermetischen Behälters eingepasst ist und in Zusammenwirkung mit dem hermetischen
Behälter eine Fügestelle (42) bildet, um das Durchgangsloch abzudichten, ein inneres
Rohr (38), das durch die Nabe hindurch in die Spiraleinheit eingesetzt ist, und ein
äußeres Rohr (8) aufweist, das in das innere Rohr eingesetzt ist und von der Nabe
zu der Außenseite des hermetischen Behälters vorsteht, und
wobei die Fügestelle durch Fügen der Nabe an den hermetischen Behälter mittels Schweißen
gebildet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das innere Rohr (38) aus einem kupferbeschichteten Material auf Eisenbasis besteht;
das äußere Rohr aus einem Material auf Kupferbasis besteht;
die Nabe aus einem kupferbeschichteten Material auf Eisenbasis besteht und einen Bereich
(48) mit freiliegendem Eisen hat, in dem das Material auf Eisenbasis freiliegt und
die Fügestelle ausgebildet ist;
wobei eine Endseite (36b) der Nabe, die sich gegenüber der Fügestelle befindet, bündig
zu einer Endseite (38a) des inneren Rohres positioniert ist, das sich außerhalb des
hermetischen Behälters befindet;
wobei die Fügestelle durch Fügen der Nabe an den hermetischen Behälter durch Widerstandsschweißen
ausgebildet ist;
wobei das äußere Rohr kollektiv an das innere Rohr und die Nabe durch eine einzige
kupferverlötete Fügestelle (44) an den Endseiten der Nabe und des inneren Rohres gefügt
ist, die bündig zueinander positioniert sind.
2. Spiral-Fluidmaschine gemäß Anspruch 1,
wobei die Fügestelle an einem Anschluss zwischen einer äußeren Fläche des hermetischen
Behälters und einer Außenumfangsfläche der Nabe ausgebildet ist.
3. Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Spiral-Fluidmaschine (1),
gekennzeichnet durch einen Schritt zum:
Bereitstellen einer Spiral-Fluidmaschine (1) mit einem hermetischen Behälter (2),
der aus einem Material auf Eisenbasis besteht; einer Spiraleinheit (12), die in dem
hermetischen Behälter untergebracht ist und durch einen Elektromotor angetrieben wird, um eine Reihe von Prozessen vom Saugen bis zum
Auslassen eines Arbeitsfluids durchzuführen; und einer Rohrleitung (40), die dazu
konfiguriert ist, dass das Arbeitsfluid von einer Außenseite des hermetischen Behälters
zu der Spiraleinheit oder umgekehrt durch ein Durchgangsloch (4a) strömen kann, das durch den hermetischen Behälter hindurch
ausgebildet ist, wobei die Rohrleitung eine Nabe (36), die in das Durchgangsloch von
der Außenseite des hermetischen Behälters eingepasst ist und in Zusammenwirkung mit
dem hermetischen Behälter eine Fügestelle (42) bildet, um das Durchgangsloch abzudichten,
ein inneres Rohr (38), das durch die Nabe hindurch in die Spiraleinheit eingesetzt ist, und ein äußeres Rohr (8) aufweist,
das in das innere Rohr eingesetzt ist und von der Nabe zu der Außenseite des hermetischen
Behälters vorsteht,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das innere Rohr (38) aus einem kupferbeschichteten Material auf Eisenbasis besteht;
das äußere Rohr aus einem Material auf Kupferbasis besteht; die Nabe aus einem kupferbeschichteten
Material auf Eisenbasis besteht und einen Bereich (48) mit freiliegendem Eisen hat,
in dem das Material auf Eisenbasis frei liegt und die Fügestelle ausgebildet ist,
wobei eine Endseite (36b) der Nabe, die sich gegenüber der Fügestelle befindet, bündig
zu einer Endseite (38a) des inneren Rohres positioniert ist, das sich außerhalb des
hermetischen Behälters befindet, wobei die Fügestelle durch Fügen der Nabe an den hermetischen Behälter durch Widerstandsschweißen ausgebildet wird und das äußere Rohr kollektiv an das innere
Rohr und die Nabe durch eine einzige kupferverlötete Fügestelle (44) an den Endseiten der Nabe und des inneren
Rohres gefügt wird, die bündig zueinander positioniert sind;
wobei die Nabe und das innere Rohr jeweils durch Formen des Materials auf Eisenbasis und dann durch Aussetzen des geformten Materials zu einem Kupferbeschichtungsprozess erhalten werden.
4. Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Spiral-Fluidmaschine gemäß Anspruch 3, wobei ein Bereich
der Nabe vor dem Kupferbeschichtungsprozess maskiert wird, um den Bereich mit freiliegendem
Eisen auszubilden.
5. Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Spiral-Fluidmaschine gemäß Anspruch 3 oder 4, wobei
die Nabe dem Kupferbeschichtungsprozess ausgesetzt wird, und nach dem Kupferbeschichtungsprozess
wird der Kupferauftrag von einem Bereich der Nabe beseitigt, um den Bereich mit freiliegendem
Eisen auszubilden.
1. Machine fluidique (1) de type à volute comprenant :
un conteneur hermétique (2) réalisé en un matériau à base de fer,
une unité de volute (12) logée dans le conteneur hermétique et actionnée par un moteur
électrique pour mettre en oeuvre une série de processus d'aspiration pour permettre
le refoulement d'un fluide de travail, et
un système de tubes (40) conformé pour permettre au fluide de travail de circuler
de l'extérieur du conteneur hermétique vers l'unité de volute ou inversement au travers
d'un perçage traversant (4a) réalisé dans le conteneur hermétique,
le système de tubes comprenant un bossage (36) ajusté étroitement dans le perçage
traversant à partir de l'extérieur du conteneur hermétique et formant un joint (42)
avec ce conteneur hermétique pour réaliser l'étanchéité du perçage traversant, un
tube interne (38) introduit au travers du bossage dans l'unité de volute, et un tube
externe (8) introduit dans le tube interne et dépassant du bossage vers l'extérieur
du conteneur hermétique, et
le joint étant formé en fixant le bossage au conteneur hermétique par soudage,
caractérisée en ce que
le tube interne (38) est réalisé en un matériau à base de fer recouvert de cuivre,
le tube externe est réalisé en un matériau à base de cuivre,
le bossage est réalisé en un matériau à base de fer recouvert de cuivre et comprend
une région (48) dans laquelle le matériau à base de fer est dégagé et le joint est
formé,
la face d'extrémité (36b) du bossage située à l'opposé du joint est alignée avec la
face d'extrémité (38a) du tube interne située à l'extérieur du conteneur hermétique,
le joint est formé en fixant le bossage au conteneur hermétique par soudage par résistance,
le tube externe est fixé conjointement au tube interne et au bossage par un seul joint
brasé en cuivre (44) au niveau des faces d'extrémité alignées du bossage et du tube
interne.
2. Machine fluidique de type à volute conforme à la revendication 1, dans laquelle le
joint est formé à la jonction entre la surface externe du conteneur hermétique et
la surface périphérique externe du bossage.
3. Procédé de fabrication d'une machine fluidique de type à volute (1) comprenant des
étapes consistant à :
se procurer une machine fluidique de type à volute (1) comprenant un conteneur hermétique
(2) réalisé en un matériau à base de fer, une unité de volute (12) logée dans le conteneur
hermétique et actionnée par un moteur électrique pour effectuer une série de processus
d'aspiration pour permettre le refoulement d'un fluide de travail, et un système de
tube (40) conformé pour permettre au fluide de travail de circuler de l'extérieur
du conteneur hermétique vers l'unité de volute ou inversement au travers d'un perçage
traversant (4a) réalisé dans le conteneur hermétique, le système de tube comprenant
un bossage (36) ajusté étroitement dans le perçage traversant à partir de l'extérieur
du conteneur hermétique et formant un joint (42) avec ce conteneur hermétique pour
réaliser l'étanchéité du perçage traversant, un tube interne (38) introduit au travers
du bossage dans l'unité de volute, et un tube externe (8) introduit dans le tube externe
et dépassant du bossage vers l'extérieur du conteneur hermétique,
caractérisé en ce que
le tube interne (38) est réalisé en matériau à base de fer recouvert de cuivre, le
tube externe est réalisé en un matériau à base de cuivre, le bossage est réalisé en
un matériau à base de fer recouvert de cuivre et
comprend une région (48) dans laquelle le matériau à base de fer est dégagé et le
joint est formé, la face d'extrémité (36b) du bossage située à l'opposé du joint est
alignée avec la face d'extrémité (38a) du tube interne située à l'extérieur du conteneur
hermétique, le joint est formé en fixant le bossage au conteneur hermétique par soudage
par résistance,
et le tube externe est fixé conjointement au tube interne et au bossage par un seul
joint brasé en cuivre (44) au niveau des faces d'extrémité alignées du bossage, et
du tube interne,
le bossage et le tube interne étant obtenus en mettant en forme le matériau à base
de fer et en soumettant le matériau mis en forme à un procédé de plaquage par du cuivre.
4. Procédé de fabrication d'une machine fluidique de type à volute conforme à la revendication
3,
selon lequel une région du bossage est masquée avant le procédé de plaquage par du
cuivre de façon à former la région dégagée en fer.
5. Procédé de fabrication d'une machine fluidique de type à volute conforme à la revendication
3 ou 4,
selon lequel le bossage est soumis au procédé de plaquage par du cuivre et après ce
procédé de plaquage par du cuivre, le revêtement de cuivre est éliminé d'une région
du bossage pour former la région dégagée en fer.