Valve Mounting Arrangement For a Refrigeration Compressor

Abstract

A valve mounting arrangement for a refrigeration compressor which presents a compression chamber closed by a valve plate having a suction orifice closed by a valve element having a mounting end portion. The mounting arrangement comprises: a first retaining means to retain the mounting end portion of the valve element inside a receiving recess of the valve plate; and at least one orientation projection carried by receiving recess and / or the mounting end portion of the valve element and to be fitted into an orientation recess in the other part; and / or a second retaining means provided between the receiving recess and the mounting end portion of the valve element, so as to avoid the latter from moving from the receiving recess before mounting the first retaining means.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention refers to an arrangement for mounting a valve, which is not of the single piece type, in a refrigeration compressor, such as that used in small refrigeration systems.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The energetic efficiency of the refrigeration compressors is mostly attributed to the good performance of their valves in the control of the gas flow.[0003]In the reciprocating refrigeration compressors, the compression of the refrigerant gas is achieved by movement of the piston, which is driven by a driving means, such as a mechanism of the connecting rod-crankshaft type, or by a linear motor. The piston reciprocates inside the compression chamber and, at the moment it begins to return from the upper dead point to the lower dead point, in its suction stroke, it draws the refrigerant gas from the suction line of the refrigeration system to which the compressor is coupled (that is, coming from the evaporator of the refrigeration system). ...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention relates to a valve mounting arrangement for a compressor used in refrigeration systems. The arrangement includes a valve plate with a receiving recess for holding the mounting end portion of a valve element, which is secured in place using a first retaining means. The valve element also has an orientation projection that fits into an orientation recess on the receiving recess or the mounting end portion, to ensure proper alignment. A second retaining means is used to prevent the valve element from moving outwardly from the receiving recess before the first retaining means is installed. This arrangement ensures a secure and reliable mounting of the valve element on the compressor, which improves the efficiency and performance of the refrigeration system."

Problems solved by technology

In spite of this advantage, said construction presents a high cost due to the raw material that is consumed in the production of said suction valve.

Furthermore, such construction requires additional machining operations of the faces of the blank valve plate.

Nevertheless, although not presenting the constructive deficiencies of the single-piece suction valve, said solution has the disadvantage of requiring an additional process for mounting the valve plate assembly, which is required to guarantee the correct positioning of the valve element in the recess.

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