Intermediate pressure regulating valve for a scroll machine

Rotary expansible chamber devices – Working member has planetary or planetating movement – Helical working member – e.g. – scroll

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

418 57, F04C 1804

Patent

active

060863420

ABSTRACT:
A valve for regulating pressure intermediate suction and discharge pressure in a scroll compressor having an axially sealing interface between a fixed and orbiting scroll member through which the axial relationship between the scroll members may be controlled. The scroll members are axially biased together by refrigerant gas at a pressure intermediate the suction and discharge pressures and which is disposed in an intermediate pressure chamber defined in part by a generally planar surface of the orbiting scroll member. A self-regulating sliding valve, actuated by forces exerted on axial valve surfaces by suction, discharge and intermediate gas pressures, controls the amount of intermediate gas pressure in the intermediate gas pressure chamber. An annular groove in fluid communication with a longitudinal bore within the valve body and which opens to the intermediate pressure chamber is moved between a first position, in which the annular valve groove communicates with a passage to the compressor discharge pressure chamber, and a second position, in which the annular valve groove communicates with a passage to the compressor suction pressure chamber, placing the intermediate pressure chamber in communication with the discharge and suction pressure chambers, respectively. A third position, intermediate the first and second positions, seals the intermediate pressure chamber. Hence the axial engagement force exerted between the fixed and orbiting scroll members is controlled and a constant wrap to face clearance between the fixed and orbiting scroll members is maintained.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4350479 (1982-09-01), Tojo et al.
patent: 4365941 (1982-12-01), Tojo et al.
patent: 4475874 (1984-10-01), Sato
patent: 4496296 (1985-01-01), Arai et al.
patent: 4519413 (1985-05-01), Wagenseil et al.
patent: 4596520 (1986-06-01), Arata et al.
patent: 4669962 (1987-06-01), Mizuno et al.
patent: 4743181 (1988-05-01), Murayama et al.
patent: 4928503 (1990-05-01), Riffe
patent: 4968232 (1990-11-01), Kikuchi
patent: 5131828 (1992-07-01), Richardson, Jr. et al.
patent: 5217359 (1993-06-01), Kawahara et al.
patent: 5252046 (1993-10-01), Wen-Ding et al.
patent: 5263822 (1993-11-01), Fujio
patent: 5383772 (1995-01-01), Richardson, Jr. et al.
patent: 5520526 (1996-05-01), Fujio
patent: 5562435 (1996-10-01), Cho et al.
patent: 5591014 (1997-01-01), Wallis et al.
patent: 5607288 (1997-03-01), Wallis et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Intermediate pressure regulating valve for a scroll machine does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Intermediate pressure regulating valve for a scroll machine, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Intermediate pressure regulating valve for a scroll machine will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-535715

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.