Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Takanori Murono

Kaname Ohtsuka

Hiromichi Ueno

Harunori Miyamura

Tadashi Okada

Takayuki Takahashi

Toshihiro Susa

A single-screw compressor includes a screw rotor including a spiral groove, a casing, and a gate rotor. The gate rotor includes a plurality of radial gates configured to mesh with the spiral groove. A clearance between one of the gates disposed in the spiral groove and a wall surface of a discharge side portion of the spiral groove is larger than a clearance between the gate disposed in the spiral groove and a wall surface of a suction side portion of the spiral groove. The wall surface of the discharge side portion of the spiral groove is a portion extending from a predetermined position of the spiral groove at a certain point in a compression phase to the terminal end of the spiral groove. The wall surface of the suction side portion of the spiral groove being a portion other than the discharge side portion.

Single screw compressor

In a single screw compressor, gates () of gate rotors () are to be engaged with spiral grooves () of a screw rotor (). In each spiral groove () of the screw rotor (), an area extending from a start point of the spiral groove () to a position in a compression stroke is a suction-side portion (), and the remaining portion (portion up to a terminal point of the spiral groove ()) is a discharge-side portion (). In the discharge-side portion (), a clearance between a wall surface () therein and the gate () is substantially '0 (zero).' A clearance between the wall surface () in the suction-side portion () and the gate () is wider than that between the wall surface () in the discharge-side portion () and the gate (), and is gradually narrowed from the start point toward the terminal point in the spiral groove ().

In a screw rotor (), a first suction-side area () is formed in a first side wall surface () of a spiral groove (). In the first side wall surface (), a portion extending from a start point to a point until immediately before a compression chamber () is in a completely-closed state defines the first suction-side area (). The first suction-side area () is thinner than a portion of the first side wall surface () other than the first suction-side area (), and does not contact a gate () of a gate rotor ().

Single screw compressor and a method for processing a screw rotor

A compressor includes a screw rotor and a gate rotor. The screw rotor has a plurality of spirally extending groove portions disposed radially outwardly from the center axis of the screw rotor. The gate rotor has a plurality of tooth portions circumferentially arranged on an outer circumference to engage the groove portions. Preferably, an inclination angle of a groove portion side face contacting the tooth portions is inclined relative to a circumferential direction of the gate rotor varies. Alternatively a first plane contains the screw rotor center axis, a second plane orthogonally intersects the screw rotor center axis, a third plane orthogonally intersects the first and second planes, the gate rotor center axis is on the third plane, and the tooth portions do not overlap the first plane as viewed orthogonally relative to the third plane.

Compressor with screw rotor and gate rotor

A compressor includes a screw rotor and a gate rotor arranged to form a compression chamber. The screw rotor has an outer circumferential surface with at least one groove portion. The gate rotor has a plurality of tooth portions. Preferably, a first plane contains the screw rotor center axis, a second plane orthogonally intersects the screw rotor center axis, and a third plane orthogonally intersects the first plane and the second plane. The gate rotor center axis passes through an intersection point of the first, second and third planes. The gate rotor center axis is inclined relative to the second plane toward the same side as the groove portions of the screw rotor, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the third plane.

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Sakai, Japan

Takanori Murono