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Control system for controlling the internal volume in a rotary compressor

US4877380A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1988
Grant dateOct 31, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04C28/125
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Adjustable valve bodies are used on the outlet side for controlling the internal volume of a rotary compressor. External control means, often of an extremely complicated nature, have been used to control the internal volume in the rotary compressor. By allowing the different pressure levels of the rotary compressor directly influence a control section (1), the position of the valve body (3) can be controlled by an operating section (2). In the control section a spring pressure and a medium pressure (9) from the compressor are balanced by a plunger (6) against a pressure from the high-pressure side (19) of the compressor. The position of the plunger (6) then determines control of the internal volume via the setting of the valve body (3) connected to the operating device (2).

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