Scroll type compressor with improved bearing arrangement for drive shaft
US5120205A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C29/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a scroll type compressor, a movable scroll is engaged with an immovable scroll so that spaces are formed for taking in a fluid to be compressed. The movable scroll is revolved around a central axis of the immovable scroll, so that the spaces are displaced toward the centers of the walls while a volume thereof is reduced to compress the fluid therein. The revolution of the movable scroll is converted from a rotation of a drive shaft through an eccentric mechanism provided therebetween. The shaft is rotatably supported by first and second angular bearings, which are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis of the shaft and are far from and adjacent to the eccentric mechanism, respectively. The first and second bearings are correlatively oriented, and thus an increase of a load to which the second bearing is subjected due to a force exerted upon the shaft in a cantilever manner during a compression operation is suppressed.
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