Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a compressor.
Background Art
[0003] A compressor for compressing a fluid such as a refrigerant is provided in an air
conditioner, a chiller, or the like. Herein, in a scroll compressor, a rotary compressor,
and like, which are one type of a compressor, a discharge valve mechanism, in which
a reed valve or the like is used, is provided between a compression side on which
a refrigerant is compressed and a discharge side on which the compressed refrigerant
is discharged.
[0004] For example, a refrigerant compressor of PTL 1 is configured such that a refrigerant
compressed by a compression element on a compression side is discharged from a discharge
port including a discharge valve mechanism to a discharge side. In the refrigerant
compressor, the discharge port is provided by penetrating a main bearing or the like,
which separates the compression side from the discharge side, and the discharge port
can be opened and closed by a valve seat and a valve body, which are provided on the
discharge side.
[0005] Since the valve body of a discharge valve repeatedly abuts against the valve seat
and opens and closes the discharge port in such a refrigerant compressor of the PTL
1, impact fretting wear is prevented by making the hardness of the valve seat of the
discharge port provided on the discharge side higher than that of the discharge port.
Citation List
Patent Literature
[0006] [PTL 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
2001-99066
Summary of Invention
Technical Problem
[0007] However, in the compressor of the related art in which the valve seat is provided
in the discharge port, the valve body or the valve seat is likely to be damaged, for
example, when a differential pressure between the compression side and the discharge
side is made high, when an opening and closing speed is made high, or when the compressor
is operated under more severe conditions. In addition, since the valve seat is integrally
formed with another part, it is not easy to reinforce or replace. Even when the valve
seat is formed and pressed in another member as in PTL 1, a position shift, floating,
deformation, or the like is likely to occur at the time of use, and thus it is not
easy to secure sufficient compressing performance.
[0008] The present invention is devised in order to solve the problems, and an object thereof
is to provide a compressor that can prevent damage even when the compressor is operated
under more severe conditions and can secure compressing performance.
Solution to Problem
[0009] According to an aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problems,
there is provided a compressor including a base portion that separates a compression
side from a discharge side, a discharge port that penetrates the base portion, a valve
body having one end, which is fixed to the base portion, and the other end, which
opposes the base portion to close the discharge port, in which the other end elastically
deforms to open the discharge port when a pressure of the compression side becomes
higher than a pressure of the discharge side, and a seating plate that supports the
valve body by being disposed between the base portion and the valve body and abutting
against a surface of the valve body on a base portion side. The seating plate is made
of a material harder than the base portion, and has a through-hole corresponding to
the discharge port and a plurality of fixing portions to the base portion, which are
provided at positions on both sides of an extension direction with respect to a center
of the through-hole.
[0010] According to the present invention, the seating plate that is made of a material
harder than the base portion is disposed between the base portion and the valve body,
and abuts against and supports the surface of the valve body on the base portion side.
For this reason, the valve body does not directly abut against the base portion at
the time of opening and closing, and thus damage to the base portion can be prevented.
[0011] In addition, the seating plate, which is another member disposed between the base
portion and the valve body, is fixed to the base portion at the fixing portions on
both sides of the extension direction of the seating plate with respect to the center
of the through-hole corresponding to the discharge port. For this reason, the seating
plate can be easily mounted onto the base portion. In addition, it is possible to
avoid that the seating plate shifts a position thereof, floats, deforms, leaves a
gap, or the like with respect to the base portion due to a pressure of a compressed
fluid, vibration which occurs at the time of opening and closing of the valve body
or the like.
[0012] In addition, in the compressor according to the aspect of the present invention,
the seating plate may be fixed to the base portion along with the one end of the valve
body at at least one of the fixing portions.
[0013] According to this configuration, since the seating plate is fixed to the base portion
along with the one end of the valve body, a fixed position and fixing means of the
seating plate can be shared with the one end of the valve body, and thus a structure
can be simplified.
[0014] In addition, in the compressor according to the aspect of the present invention,
the through-hole of the seating plate may be formed to be larger than a discharge
opening of the discharge port, and may be provided to surround the discharge opening
from an outer peripheral side.
[0015] According to this configuration, since the through-hole of the seating plate is larger
than the discharge opening of the discharge port, it is possible to avoid that the
discharge opening of the discharge port is closed even slightly by the seating plate
due to a manufacturing error of the seating plate, a position shift at the time of
attaching the seating plate, backlash of the seating plate at the time of operating
the compressor, or the like, and it is possible to suppress a pressure loss in the
discharge opening when discharging a compressed fluid.
[0016] In addition, in the compressor according to the aspect of the present invention,
the through-hole of the seating plate may be formed to be smaller than a discharge
opening of the discharge port, and may be provided to be surrounded by the discharge
opening from an outer peripheral side.
[0017] According to this configuration, since the through-hole of the seating plate is formed
to be smaller than the discharge opening of the discharge port, an opening area of
the discharge port on the compression side can be made large, and the opening area
can be made smaller than the seating plate on the discharge side of the discharge
port. For this reason, a sufficient opening area can be easily secured on the compression
side, and a pressure loss, which occurs when a compressed fluid is introduced into
the discharge port, can be suppressed. In addition, a structure in which such an opening
area changes in a discharge direction in two steps can be easily realized by using
the seating plate.
[0018] Since an area closed by the valve body can be made small in a state where a large
opening area of the discharge port is secured, the occurrence of deformation in which
the valve body gets into the through-hole can be made unlikely when the through-hole
is closed by the valve body, and thus sealability between the valve body and a vicinity
of the through-hole can be improved.
[0019] In addition, the strength of the seating plate and the strength of the valve body
can be improved since the through-hole of the seating plate can be made small.
[0020] In addition, in the compressor according to the aspect of the present invention,
a seal member may be mounted between the seating plate and the base portion to annularly
surround the discharge port.
[0021] According to this configuration, the seal member gets rid of a gap between the seating
plate and the base portion. Thus, it is possible to prevent a compressed fluid from
leaking from a portion between the seating plate and the base portion, and it is possible
to easily secure the compressing performance.
[0022] In addition, in the compressor according to the aspect of the present invention,
the through-hole may have a chamfer portion in an edge portion on a valve body side.
[0023] According to this configuration, since the through-hole has the chamfer portion on
the valve body side, it is possible to avoid that the valve body becomes damaged when
the valve body is seated on the seating plate. Since an opening area of the discharge
opening can be gradually increased toward the discharge side, a pressure loss of a
fluid at the time of discharge can be reduced.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0024] According to the present invention, damage can be prevented even when the compressor
is operated under more severe conditions, and thus compressing performance can be
secured.
Brief Description of Drawings
[0025]
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a compressor according to a first embodiment
of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows a discharge valve mechanism according to the first embodiment of the
present invention, Fig. 2A is a top view, and Fig. 2B is a longitudinal sectional
view.
Fig. 3 is a top view of a seating plate of the discharge valve mechanism according
to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a first modification example of the discharge
valve mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a second modification example of the discharge
valve mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a third modification example of the discharge
valve mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a fourth modification example of the discharge
valve mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a fifth modification example of the discharge
valve mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sixth modification example of the discharge
valve mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Description of Embodiments
[0026] Hereinafter, an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described
in detail with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment]
[0027] In the embodiment, the following description will be made with a vertical scroll
compressor, which is provided in an air conditioner, a chiller, and the like, given
as an example of the compressor A.
[0028] As shown in Fig. 1, the compressor A of the embodiment is configured by including
a housing 1, an electric motor 2 provided inside the housing 1, and a scroll compression
mechanism 3, which is equally provided inside the housing 1 and compresses a fluid,
such as a refrigerant, by the driving of the electric motor 2.
[0029] The housing 1 includes a cylindrical housing main body 1a, an upper cover 1b that
closes an opening in an upper end of the housing main body 1a, and a lower cover 1c
that closes an opening in a lower end of the housing main body 1a. A suction pipe
4 for supplying a fluid, such as a refrigerant, into the housing 1 from an accumulator
(not shown) or the like is provided in the housing 1, in particular, in a side surface
of the housing main body 1a. In addition, a discharge pipe 5 for discharging a fluid
compressed by the scroll compression mechanism 3 to the outside is provided in the
upper cover 1b.
[0030] The electric motor 2 includes a stator 6 and a rotor 7, power is supplied from a
power supply to the stator 6, and the rotor 7 rotates about an axis O1 extending in
a vertical direction S1.
[0031] A rotary shaft 8 is integrally attached to the rotor 7 such that an axis O1 direction
matches the vertical direction S1. The rotary shaft 8 is provided such that an upper
end and a lower end thereof in the axis O1 direction are pivotally supported by an
upper bearing 10 and a lower bearing 11 respectively and the rotary shaft rotates
about the axis O1 along with the rotation of the rotor 7.
[0032] Each of the upper bearing 10 and the lower bearing 11 is provided to be integrally
fixed to the housing main body 1a.
[0033] An eccentric pin 12 is integrally provided on an upper end portion of the rotary
shaft 8 such that an axis O2 thereof matches the vertical direction S1 and is eccentric
(offset) with respect to the axis O1 of the rotary shaft 8.
[0034] The scroll compression mechanism 3 includes a fixed scroll 15 (base portion), an
orbiting scroll 16 that is caused to revolve and orbit eccentrically with respect
to the fixed scroll 15 by the electric motor 2, and a discharge cover 17 (base portion).
[0035] The fixed scroll 15 includes a disk-shaped end plate 15a and a fixed wrap 15b that
protrudes downwards from a lower surface of the end plate 15a and is provided in a
spiral shape. The fixed scroll 15 is fixedly provided by being bonded to the upper
bearing 10 with a bolt or the like and thereby being fixed inside the housing 1.
[0036] The orbiting scroll 16 is formed by including a disk-shaped end plate 16a and an
orbiting wrap 16b that protrudes upwards from an upper surface of the end plate 16a
and is fixedly provided in a spiral shape. The orbiting wrap 16b of the orbiting scroll
16 is accommodated in the fixed wrap 15b of the fixed scroll 15.
[0037] In addition, a boss 20 is integrally provided on a lower surface of the end plate
16a of the orbiting scroll 16, and the eccentric pin 12 is fitted to the boss 20.
[0038] Accordingly, the orbiting scroll 16 is provided such that the orbiting scroll is
eccentrically connected to the rotary shaft 8, follows the rotation about the axis
O1 of the rotary shaft 8, and rotates (revolves) with an eccentric distance from the
axis (shaft center) O1 of the rotary shaft 8 as a radius. In addition, the orbiting
scroll 16 revolves instead of spinning.
[0039] The fixed scroll 15 and the orbiting scroll 16 cause the fixed wrap 15b and the orbiting
wrap 16b to be meshed so as to vertically overlap each other. The fixed scroll 15
and the orbiting scroll 16 are eccentric with respect to each other by a predetermined
amount, the fixed wrap 15b and the orbiting wrap 16b are meshed with each other with
a 180 degree phase shift, and the fixed wrap 15b and the orbiting wrap 16b are in
contact with each other at a plurality of places according to a rotation angle of
the orbiting scroll 16.
[0040] Between a lower surface of the fixed scroll 15 and an upper surface of the orbiting
scroll 16, that is, a portion that allows the fixed wrap 15b and the orbiting wrap
16b to be meshed with each other is set as a compression chamber 21 that compresses
a fluid, such as a refrigerant. The scroll compression mechanism 3 of the embodiment
is configured such that the compression chamber 21 is formed to be point symmetric
with respect to a center portion of a spiral of the fixed wrap 15b and the orbiting
wrap 16b, and a fluid is compressed most at the center portion of the spiral by gradually
transitioning to an inner peripheral side while decreasing a volume thereof according
to orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll 16.
[0041] A discharge port 15c, which penetrates the end plate 15a and communicates with a
vertical space, is provided in the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 at a position
corresponding to a center portion of the compression chamber 21, and a discharge valve
mechanism C is configured on an upper surface side of the discharge port 15c. The
discharge valve mechanism C is a mechanism that opens and closes a discharge opening
15d of the discharge port 15c according to a pressure difference between an intermediate
chamber 19, which is between the fixed scroll 15 and the discharge cover 17, and the
compression chamber 21.
[0042] The discharge cover 17 is fixedly provided above the fixed scroll 15, and separates
and divides the inside of the housing 1 into a space on a lower portion side, to which
is connected the suction pipe 4, and the intermediate chamber 19, and a discharge
chamber 22 that is an upper portion side to which the discharge pipe 5 is connected.
[0043] A discharge port 17c, which penetrates the discharge cover 17 and communicates with
the vertical space, is provided in the discharge cover 17, and a discharge valve mechanism
B is configured on an upper surface side of the discharge port 17c. The discharge
valve mechanism B is a mechanism that opens and closes a discharge opening 17d of
the discharge port 17c according to a pressure difference between the intermediate
chamber 19 and the discharge chamber 22.
[0044] As shown in Fig. 2A and 2B, each of the discharge valve mechanism B and the discharge
valve mechanism C includes the discharge port 15c or 17c that penetrates the end plate
15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17, a valve seat 15e or 17e that
is provided on the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or an upper surface of the
discharge cover 17, a valve body 25 that opposes and closes the discharge opening
15d or 17d of the discharge port 15c or 17c, a seating plate 28 that is disposed between
the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17 and the valve body
25, and a retainer 26 that is disposed such that the retainer overlaps the valve body
25 and the discharge opening 17d from above.
[0045] The valve seats 15e and 17e are directly formed on an upper surface of the end plate
15a of the fixed scroll 15 and the upper surface of the discharge cover 17, respectively.
Each of the valve seats 15e and 17e has a surface shape corresponding to a surface
shape of the valve body 25 that the valve seat opposes, and is formed in a planar
shape substantially over the entire region that opposes the valve body 25 in the embodiment.
The end plate 15a, the valve seat 15e, the discharge cover 17, and the valve seat
17e are made of, for example, cast iron.
[0046] The valve body 25 is, for example, a reed valve made of stainless steel, one end
25a thereof is fixed to the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the upper surface
of the discharge cover 17. The other end 25b thereof closes the discharge port 15c
or 17c in a state of opposing and abutting against the valve seat 15e or 17e.
[0047] The valve body 25 is formed to be able to elastically deform with the one end 25a
fixed to the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the upper surface of the discharge
cover 17 as fulcrum.
[0048] The seating plate 28 is made of a material such as a metal harder than the end plate
15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17 (for example, carbon tool steel
(SK material) or the like). Both surfaces of the seating plate 28 are formed in a
planar shape. One surface abuts against and supports a surface of the valve body 25
on one side, and the other surface abuts against and is airtightly in close contact
with the valve seat 15e or 17e.
[0049] As shown in Fig. 3, the seating plate 28 has a through-hole 28a corresponding to
the discharge port 15c or 17c and a plurality of fixing portions 28b and 28c of the
end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17, which are provided
at positions on both sides with respect to the center of the through-hole 28a. The
fixing portions 28b and 28c are holes that penetrate the seating plate 28.
[0050] Specifically, a position of a center P1 of one fixing portion 28b is disposed on
an opposite side to a center P3 with a straight line 04 that passes through a center
P2 of the through-hole 28a and is orthogonal to a line 03, which links the center
P3 of the other fixing portion 28c and the center P2 of the through-hole 28a together,
interposed therebetween. That is, the fixing portion 28b and the fixing portion 28c
are disposed on both sides of an extension direction of the seating plate 28 with
the center P2 of the through-hole 28a interposed therebetween. On the seating plate
28, the center P2 of the through-hole 28a and the center P3 of the fixing portion
28c are disposed on the line 03 in a straight line, and the position of the center
P1 of the fixing portion 28b is not disposed on the line 03. Accordingly, the seating
plate 28 has an L-shape in top view.
[0051] In the embodiment, one fixing portion 28c is fixed to one end 25a of the valve body
25 and the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17.
[0052] Although not particularly limited, as shown in Fig. 4, the through-hole 28a of the
seating plate 28 may be formed to be larger than the discharge opening 15d or 17d
of the discharge port 15c or 17c in the embodiment. The through-hole 28a is formed
to be a size larger than the discharge opening 15d or 17d such that the through-hole
28a and the discharge opening 15d or 17d are concentrically provided and the through-hole
28a surrounds the discharge opening 15d or 17d from an outer peripheral side.
[0053] In addition, as shown in Fig. 5, a chamfer portion 28e may be provided in an edge
portion of the through-hole 28a on a valve body 25 side in the embodiment. The chamfer
portion 28e is a surface inclined radially inner side of the through-hole 28a toward
the end plate 15a or the discharge cover 17. In an example of Fig. 5, the chamfer
portion 28e is formed from the edge portion of the through-hole 28a on the valve body
25 side to a middle position in the extension direction of the through-hole 28a. The
chamfer portion 28e may be formed by machining the edge portion of the through-hole
28a, or press-sag formed when punching out the through-hole 28a may be set as the
chamfer portion 28e at it is.
[0054] In addition, as shown in Fig. 6, a seal member 28d may be mounted between the seating
plate 28 and the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17 to
annularly surround the discharge port 15c or 17c, in the embodiment. The seal member
28d is a gasket, an O-ring, or the like.
[0055] The retainer 26 is provided such that one end side thereof is fixed and supported
by the discharge cover 17 and is inclined upwards toward the other end side thereof
so as to overlap the valve body 25 and the discharge opening 17d from above. The retainer
26 restricts a lifted amount at each position when the valve body 25 elastically deforms
and is lifted up due to a pressure difference since the retainer is formed to be inclined
from the one end side to the other end side.
[0056] In the embodiment, the seating plate 28, the valve body 25, and the retainer 26 are
tightened together and fixed to the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge
cover 17 at the same position on one side.
[0057] When the electric motor 2 causes the orbiting scroll 16 to revolve by orbiting at
an eccentric position with respect to the fixed scroll 15 in such a compressor A,
a refrigerant is compressed in the compression chamber 21 between the fixed wrap 15b
and the orbiting wrap 16b, both of which have a spiral shape, while the refrigerant
is compressed most at the center portion of the spiral.
[0058] When a pressure of the compression chamber 21 is equal to or lower than a pressure
of the intermediate chamber 19 in the discharge valve mechanism B, the other end 25b
side is maintained in a state of closing the discharge opening 17d. Then, when the
pressure of the compression chamber 21 becomes higher than the pressure of the intermediate
chamber 19, the fixed portion on the one end 25a side is set as fulcrum, the valve
body elastically deforms according to a pressure difference, and the other end 25b
side is lifted up from the valve seat 15e and the seating plate 28, thereby opening
the discharge opening 17d. Accordingly, a compressed fluid is fed from the compression
chamber 21 to the intermediate chamber 19 through the discharge opening 17d. When
the pressure of the compression chamber 21 becomes equal to or lower than the pressure
of the intermediate chamber 19, the other end 25b side of the valve body 25 returns
to an original state, thereby closing the discharge opening 17d.
[0059] In addition, when the pressure of the intermediate chamber 19 is equal to or lower
than the discharge chamber 22 in the discharge valve mechanism C, the other end 25b
side is maintained in a state of closing the discharge opening 17d. Then, when the
pressure of the intermediate chamber 19 becomes higher than the pressure of the discharge
chamber 22, the fixed portion on the one end 25a side is set as fulcrum, the valve
body elastically deforms according to a pressure difference, and the other end 25b
side is lifted up from the valve seat 15e and the seating plate 28, thereby opening
the discharge opening 17d. Accordingly, a compressed fluid is fed from the intermediate
chamber 19 to the discharge chamber 22 through the discharge opening 17d. When the
pressure of the compression chamber 21 becomes equal to or lower than the pressure
of the intermediate chamber 19, the other end 25b side of the valve body 25 returns
to an original state, thereby closing the discharge opening 17d.
[0060] By these processes being continued, the compressed fluid is in turn discharged from
the discharge pipe 5 and becomes available for use.
[0061] According to such a compressor A, the seating plate 28, which is made of a material
harder than the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17, is
disposed between the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17
and the valve body 25, and abuts against and supports one side surface of the valve
body 25. For this reason, the valve body 25 does not directly abut against the end
plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17 at the time of opening
and closing. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably prevent the valve seat 15e or
17e provided in the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17
from being damaged by a shock which occurs at the time of opening and closing of the
valve body 25.
[0062] In addition, the seating plate 28, which is another member disposed between the end
plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17 and the valve body 25,
is fixed to the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17 by
the plurality of fixing portions 28b and 28c provided at positions on both sides of
the extension direction of the seating plate 28 with the center P2 of the through-hole
28a corresponding to the discharge port 15c or 17c interposed therebetween. For this
reason, the seating plate 28 can be easily mounted onto the end plate 15a of the fixed
scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17. It is possible to avoid that the seating plate
28 shifts a position thereof, floats, deforms, leaves a gap, or the like with respect
to the valve seat 15e or 17e due to a pressure of a compressed fluid released from
the discharge port 15c or 17c, vibration which occurs at the time of opening and closing
of the valve body 25, or the like.
[0063] Therefore, the compressing performance of the compressor A can be easily secured
even under severe use conditions (operation conditions in a state where a rotation
speed is high, or the like) while damage to the valve seat 15e or 17e is prevented.
[0064] In addition, in the compressor A of the embodiment, since the seating plate 28 is
fixed at one fixing portion 28b to the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the
discharge cover 17 along with the one end 25a of the valve body 25, a fixed position
and fixing means of the seating plate 28 can be shared with the one end 25a of the
valve body 25, and thus a structure can be simplified.
[0065] In addition, as shown in Fig. 4, the through-hole 28a of the seating plate 28 may
be formed to be larger than the discharge opening 15d or 17d of the discharge port
15c or 17c in the compressor A of the embodiment.
[0066] In this case, it is possible to avoid that the discharge opening 15d or 17d of the
discharge port 15c or 17c is closed even slightly by the seating plate 28 due to a
manufacturing error of the seating plate 28, a position shift at the time of attaching
the seating plate 28, backlash of the seating plate 28 at the time of operating the
compressor A, or the like, and it is possible to suppress a pressure loss in the discharge
opening 15d or 17d when discharging a compressed fluid.
[0067] In addition, as shown in Fig. 5, the chamfer portion 28e may be provided in the seating
plate 28 in the compressor A of the embodiment. In this case, when the valve body
25 is seated on the seating plate 28, it is possible to avoid that the valve body
25 becomes damaged. Since an opening area of the discharge opening 15d or 17d can
be gradually increased toward a discharge side, a pressure loss of a fluid at the
time of discharge can be reduced.
[0068] In addition, as shown in Fig. 6, the seal member 28d may be mounted between the seating
plate 28 and the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge cover 17 to
annularly surround the discharge port 15c or 17c, in the compressor A of the embodiment.
In this case, it is possible to prevent a compressed fluid from leaking from a portion
between the seating plate 28 and the end plate 15a of the fixed scroll 15 or the discharge
cover 17, and it is possible to easily secure the compressing performance of the compressor
A.
[0069] Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described hereinbefore in
detail with reference to the drawings, a specific configuration is not limited to
the embodiment, and design modification that does not depart from the scope of the
present invention is also included.
[0070] For example, as shown in Fig. 7, a recessed portion 15f or 17f, which corresponds
to the shape of the seating plate 28 and has a depth that is the same as a thickness
of the seating plate 28, may be formed in the end plate 15a or the discharge cover
17. The seating plate 28 is fitted in the recessed portion 15f or 17f. In this case,
it is possible to further avoid a position shift of the seating plate 28 with respect
to the end plate 15a or the discharge cover 17.
[0071] In addition, as shown in Fig. 8, the through-hole 28a of the seating plate 28 may
be formed to be smaller than the discharge opening 15d or 17d of the discharge port
15c or 17c. The through-hole 28a and the discharge opening 15d or 17d are coaxially
provided, and the through-hole 28a is provided to be surrounded by the discharge opening
15d or 17d from the outer peripheral side.
[0072] In this case, since the through-hole 28a of the seating plate 28 is formed to be
smaller than the discharge opening 15d or 17d, the opening area of the discharge port
15c or 17c on a compression side can be made large, and the opening area can be made
smaller than the seating plate 28 on the discharge side of the discharge port.
[0073] For this reason, a sufficient opening area can be easily secured on the compression
side, and a pressure loss, which occurs when a compressed fluid is introduced into
the discharge port 15c or 17c, can be suppressed. In addition, a structure in which
such an opening area changes in a discharge direction in two steps can be easily realized
by using the seating plate 28. Since an area closed by the valve body 25 can be made
small in a state where a large opening area of the discharge port 15c or 17c is secured
on the compression side, the occurrence of deformation in which the valve body 25
gets into the through-hole 28a can be made unlikely when the through-hole 28a is closed
by the valve body 25, and thus sealability between the valve body 25 and a vicinity
of the through-hole 28a can be improved. In addition, the strength of the seating
plate 28 and the strength of the valve body 25 can be improved since the through-hole
28a of the seating plate 28 can be made small.
[0074] In addition, as shown in Fig. 9, each of the centers P1, P2, and P3 is arranged in
a straight line shape on a seating plate 38, and the seating plate 38 may be in a
straight line shape instead of being in an L-shape. That is, the shape of the seating
plate is not particularly limited. It is sufficient that the fixing portions are provided
on both sides of the extension direction of the seating plate with at least the center
P2 of the through-hole 28a interposed therebetween.
[0075] In addition, although an example in which the shapes of various holes, including
the discharge port 15c or 17c, are formed in a circular shape has been described above,
without being particularly limited thereto, the holes may be long holes, elliptical
holes, square holes, or the like.
[0076] In addition, it is not necessary to apply the configuration of the embodiment to
both of the discharge valve mechanism B and the discharge valve mechanism C, and the
configuration of the embodiment may be applied to at least one of the discharge valve
mechanisms.
[0077] In addition, although the compressor A has been described as a scroll compressor
in the description above, each of the configurations described above may be applied
to a rotary compressor or other compressors.
Industrial Applicability
[0078] The present invention is applicable to a compressor. Reference Signs List
[0079]
- 1:
- housing
- 1a:
- housing main body
- 1b:
- upper cover
- 1c:
- lower cover
- 2:
- electric motor
- 3:
- scroll compression mechanism
- 4:
- suction pipe
- 5:
- discharge pipe
- 6:
- stator
- 7:
- rotor
- 8:
- rotary shaft
- 10:
- upper bearing
- 11:
- lower bearing
- 12:
- eccentric pin
- 15:
- fixed scroll (base portion)
- 15a:
- end plate
- 15b:
- fixed wrap
- 15c:
- discharge port
- 15d:
- discharge opening
- 15e:
- valve seat
- 15f:
- recessed portion
- 16:
- orbiting scroll
- 16a:
- end plate
- 16b:
- orbiting wrap
- 17:
- discharge cover (base portion)
- 17c:
- discharge port
- 17d:
- discharge opening
- 17e:
- valve seat
- 17f:
- recessed portion
- 19:
- intermediate chamber
- 20:
- boss
- 21:
- compression chamber
- 22:
- discharge chamber
- 25:
- valve body
- 25a:
- one end
- 25b:
- the other end
- 26:
- retainer
- 28:
- seating plate
- 28a:
- through-hole
- 28b:
- fixing portion
- 28c:
- fixing portion
- 28d:
- seal member
- 28e:
- chamfer portion
- 38:
- seating plate
- A:
- compressor
- B, C:
- discharge valve mechanism
- O1:
- axis
- O2:
- axis
- O3:
- line that links centers together
- O4:
- orthogonal line
- S1:
- vertical direction
- P1:
- center of one fixing portion
- P2:
- center of through-hole
- P3:
- center of the other fixing portion