Sanden Corporation

Akihiro Kawano

Kiyoshi Terauchi

Shigemi Shimizu

Akiyoshi Higashiyama

Atsushi Mabe

Yuji Yoshii

Norio Kitano

Hideaki Satoh

Kiyoshi Teracuhi

In a scroll type compressor in which a compression mechanism compresses a gaseous fluid with moving the gaseous fluid along a spiral path to produce a compressed gas, an escaping path is provided for escaping the compressed gas from the compression mechanism at an intermediate portion of the spiral path. A pressure transmission path transmits pressure of the compressed gas to a valve mechanism which is for controlling an open and an close of the escaping path. The pressure transmission path has a delay mechanism for delaying transmission of a change of the pressure to the valve mechanism.

Scroll type compressor in which a soft starting mechanism is improved

In a scroll type compressor wherein a fixed scroll (8) has an end plate (8b) and an involute vane (8a) fixed to the end plate and is coupled to a movable scroll (5) so as to define a pair of working spaces therebetween, the end plate of the fixed scroll are formed a pair of cylinders each of which communicates with the working spaces via bypass holes (15a) and (15b) formed in the end plate of the fixed scroll. In each of the cylinders, a cylindrical piston valve member (10) is slidably received for opening and closing the bypass holes. Opening or closing of each bypass hole is determined depending on a position of an axial end of the piston valve member relative to the corresponding bypass hole.

Scroll type compressor with improved variable displacement mechanism

A rotary machine, such as a horizontally oriented scroll type refrigerant compressor is disclosed. The compressor includes a compressor housing, an inner block fixedly disposed within the compressor housing, a drive shaft extending substantially in the horizontal direction, and a driven mechanism, such as a compression mechanism operatively connected to one end of the drive shaft. The drive shaft is rotatably supported by the inner block and the compressor housing. A shielding element, such as an annular cylindrical member is fixedly held between the inner block and the compressor housing to prevent the drive shaft from passing through an oil sump of the housing. An internal lubrication oil pump is formed by the elements which are associated with the drive shaft, and is operated by virtue of the rotational motion of the drive shaft in order to supply the lubrication oil from the oil sump to the frictional surfaces of the internal component parts of the compressor. According to the construction and operational manner of the oil pump, the oil pump can be used for various types of horizontally oriented rotary machines. The drive shaft can also rotate without receiving oil viscous drag.

Horizontally oriented rotary machine having internal lubication oil pump

A lubricating mechanism for a scroll-type fluid displacement apparatus is disclosed. A driving mechanism for an orbiting scroll comprises a drive shaft and a drive pin projecting at an eccentric location from an inner end surface of the drive shaft. An annular boss projecting from a circular end plate of the orbiting scroll receives the drive pin. Therefore, the orbiting scroll is rotatably supported on the drive pin. The lubricating mechanism includes an oil passageway formed in the circular end plate of the orbiting scroll to communicate between the interior of the boss and one of the fluid packets located at the outer peripheral portion of the spiral elements. Lubricating oil thus flows into the interior of the boss and lubricates the bearing and other contact surface disposed in the center portion of the apparatus.

Lubricating mechanism for scroll-type fluid displacement apparatus

A scroll type compressor is disclosed. The compressor includes a housing having a fluid inlet port and an outlet port. A fixed scroll is fixed within the housing and has a circular end plate from which a first wrap extends. The end plate of the fixed scroll partitions the inner chamber of the housing into a front chamber connected to the fluid inlet port and a rear chamber. The rear chamber is divided into a central chamber connected to the fluid outlet port and an outer chamber. An orbiting scroll, which is disposed in the front chamber, also has a circular end plate from which a second wrap extends. Both wraps interfit at angular and radial offsets to form a plurality of line contacts to define at least one pair of sealed off fluid pockets. The end plate of the fixed scroll has at least two holes which are placed at symmetrical position and connect the fluid pockets to the outer chamber. The end plate also has a communicating hole which connects the first chamber and the outer chamber. Valve members are disposed in the outer chamber for opening and closing each hole. A control mechanism which is disposed in the outer chamber controls the operation of the valve members.

Scroll type compressor with displacement adjusting mechanism

An efficient scroll type compressor is disclosed which has a large number of spiral turns, yet yields gradual, controlled compression. The compressor includes a housing, a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. The fixed scroll is fixedly disposed relative to the housing and has a circular end plate from which a first spiral wrap extends. The orbiting scroll has a circular end plate from which a second spiral wrap extends. The spiral wraps interfit at an angular and a radial offset to make a plurality of line contacts to define at least one pair of sealed off fluid pockets. The fluid pockets move toward the center of the spiral wraps with consequent reduction of their volume by the orbital motion of the orbiting scroll. The spiral wrap of each scroll has a transition portion between a higher inner portion of the spiral, and a lower outer portion thereof. The circular end plate of each scroll is provided with a stepped portion between a deeper inner portion of the end plate and a shallower outer portion thereof. The opposed transition and stepped portions are in registry, so that the higher spiral portions engage the deeper end plate portions, and the shorter spiral portions engage the shallower end plate portions.

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Maebashi, Japan

Akihiro Kawano