Liquid distributor and compressor

Abstract

The present invention discloses a liquid separator, comprising a shell, an exhaust pipe connected to the bottom of the shell, an air inlet pipe connected to the top of the shell, an atomizing assembly provided in the shell, a refrigerant enters the shell of the liquid separator from the air inlet pipe, and the liquid refrigerant is atomized by the atomizing assembly through the vibration of the shell. A compressor is also disclosed, comprising a body, a pipeline connected to the shell of the body, and the pipeline is connected to the liquid separator as described above. The present invention provides a liquid separator and a compressor, comprising a liquid suction structure, the liquid suction structure utilizes capillary phenomenon to transfer the liquid refrigerant entering the compressor to a baffle, since the compressor itself generates vibrations during operation, especially the vibration of the liquid separator is relatively large, the vibrations generated by the operation of the compressor simultaneously cause the baffle to vibrate, and there are tiny holes in the center area of the baffle, which hit the liquid suction structure, causing the liquid refrigerant to spray out from the holes to form atomized small particles.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of compressor equipment, and in particular relates to a liquid separator and a compressor. Background Art

[0002] In existing compressors installed in systems like air conditioners and clothes dryers, the refrigerant enters the compressor as a gas-liquid mixture. Direct entry can cause liquid hammer inside the compressor, significantly impacting its stable operation and damaging internal components. Currently, a common liquid separator is connected to a steel pipe. An upper component separates the liquid refrigerant and places it on either side of the pipe, while the gaseous refrigerant passes through the pipe and enters the compressor, leaving some refrigerant unused. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a liquid distributor and a compressor to solve the problems of the background technology.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the specific technical solutions of a liquid distributor and a compressor of the present invention are as follows:

[0005] A liquid separator includes a shell, an exhaust pipe is connected to the bottom of the shell, and an air inlet pipe is connected to the top of the shell. The characterised in that a baffle is provided in the shell, and a liquid suction structure is provided on the baffle. A gas-liquid mixed refrigerant enters the liquid suction structure in the shell from the air inlet pipe. Through the vibration of the shell, the gaseous refrigerant directly enters the exhaust pipe, and the liquid refrigerant is atomised by the baffle and enters the exhaust pipe.

[0006] Furthermore, the baffle is fixedly connected to the housing, and a plurality of liquid outlet holes are provided on the baffle, and the plurality of liquid outlet holes are arranged at intervals.

[0007] Furthermore, the diameter of the liquid outlet hole is 0.5 μm to 8 μm.

[0008] Furthermore, a liquid suction structure is provided in the shell on one side of the air inlet pipe, and the liquid suction structure is provided on the baffle, so that the liquid suction structure sucks liquid at the refrigerant inlet, and the baffle vibrates to atomize the liquid refrigerant.

[0009] Furthermore, the liquid absorption structure is a concave-shaped absorbent cotton, and two vertical sides of the absorbent cotton are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the shell.

[0010] Furthermore, the liquid dispenser is cylindrical, and a clamping member is provided on the inner wall of the shell, and the clamping member forms a receiving groove, so as to fix the liquid suction structure in the receiving groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the clamping member and the baffle are integrally formed, and the liquid absorbing structure is clamped in a clamping groove formed at the end of the baffle.

[0012] Furthermore, a limiting structure is provided on the inner wall of the shell, and the limiting structure includes a first limiting protrusion and a second limiting protrusion, and the first limiting protrusion and the second limiting protrusion are spaced apart, and the blocking piece and the liquid absorption structure are provided between the first limiting protrusion and the second limiting protrusion.

[0013] A compressor comprises the liquid separator mentioned above.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The present invention provides a liquid separator and a compressor, including a liquid suction structure. The liquid suction structure uses capillary action to transfer liquid refrigerant entering the compressor to a baffle. Since the compressor itself generates vibrations during operation, especially in the liquid separator part where the vibration is relatively large, the vibrations generated by the operation of the compressor simultaneously cause the baffle to vibrate. There are tiny holes in the center area of the baffle, which hit the liquid suction structure, causing the liquid refrigerant to spray out from the holes to form small atomized particles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the liquid dispenser of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the first embodiment;

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the second embodiment;

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the third embodiment;

[0020] Figure 5 A top view of the liquid dispenser of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the components of the baffle of the present invention.

[0022] Explanation of the numbers in the figure: 1. Shell; 2. Exhaust pipe; 3. Inlet pipe; 4. Liquid suction structure; 41. First limiting protrusion; 42. Second limiting protrusion; 5. Blocking piece; 51. Liquid outlet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to better understand the purpose, components and functions of the present invention, the following Figure 1-6 , understanding of the present invention.

[0024] The liquid separator is a device used for gas-liquid separation in a compressor. It is usually located outside the compressor body and connected to the compressor body through a pipeline. Figures 1 to 3As shown, the present invention provides a liquid separator, including a shell 1, an exhaust pipe 2 is connected to the bottom of the shell 1, an air inlet pipe 3 is connected to the top of the shell 1, a liquid suction structure 4 is arranged in the shell 1, and a baffle 5 is arranged below the liquid suction structure 4. The refrigerant enters the shell 1 of the liquid separator from the air inlet pipe 3, and the liquid refrigerant will be absorbed by the liquid suction structure 4 and then transferred to the baffle 5. Since the vibration of the compressor itself drives the baffle 5 to vibrate, the liquid refrigerant absorbed by the liquid suction structure 4 enters the baffle 5, and the liquid refrigerant is atomized. The atomized refrigerant directly enters the compressor without forming liquid hammer. At the same time, this part of the liquid refrigerant also enters the compressor to be used, thereby improving the efficiency of refrigerant use.

[0025] The shell 1 of the liquid dispenser has a hollow cavity, a limiting structure is provided on the side wall of the shell 1, and a liquid absorption structure 4 is provided in the cavity. The liquid absorption structure 4 is arranged in the limiting structure, and the limiting structure includes a first limiting protrusion 41 and a second limiting protrusion 42. The first limiting protrusion 41 and the second limiting protrusion 42 are provided with a spacing, so that the liquid absorption structure 4 is fixed between the first limiting protrusion 41 and the second limiting protrusion 42.

[0026] Furthermore, the cross section of the shell 1 is annular, and the first limiting protrusion 41 and the second limiting protrusion 42 are arranged along the inner wall of the annular shell 1 to limit the liquid absorption structure 4 between the first limiting protrusion and the second limiting protrusion.

[0027] The liquid-absorbing structure 4 comprises a concave-shaped absorbent cotton, with the first and second bottom edges of the concave shape in contact, thereby enabling the absorbent cotton to fully absorb the liquid refrigerant. The two sides of the absorbent cotton are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing 1. There are two ways to secure the two sides of the absorbent surface to the inner wall of the housing 1. In the first embodiment, the side walls of the absorbent cotton are coated with a strong fixing adhesive and then adhered to the inner wall of the liquid dispenser housing 1 using the strong fixing adhesive. In the second embodiment, the liquid dispenser is cylindrical, and a clamping member is provided on the inner wall of the housing 1. The clamping member forms a receiving groove, thereby securing the absorbent cotton within the receiving groove.

[0028] Preferably, the clamping member and the baffle 5 are integrally formed, and the liquid absorbing structure is clamped in a clamping groove formed at the end of the baffle 5 .

[0029] A baffle 5 is provided below the first bottom edge of the absorbent cotton. The baffle 5 is provided in the concave groove. A plurality of liquid outlet holes 51 are provided on the baffle. The plurality of liquid outlet holes 51 are provided at intervals.

[0030] like Figures 4 and 5 As shown, the baffle 5 divides the continuous liquid refrigerant into dispersed liquid refrigerant to prevent liquid impact. The size of the liquid outlet hole 51 is 0.5μm to 8μm, and the preferred size of the liquid outlet hole 51 is 1-5μm. The vibration of the atomizing baffle 5 hits the absorbent cotton, causing the absorbed refrigerant to be discharged from the liquid outlet hole 51 of the baffle 5.

[0031] The material of the baffle 5 is carbon steel, brass, duralumin, etc., which is not particularly limited here.

[0032] In a third embodiment provided by the present invention, the liquid absorbing structure 4 comprises absorbent cotton, which is fixed within a partition fixed to the inner wall of the housing 1. The partition is arranged in a grid pattern and includes a horizontal portion with vertical portions extending downwardly from both ends of the horizontal portion. The absorbent cotton is disposed within a groove formed by the vertical and horizontal portions of the partition. A baffle 5 is disposed on one side of the absorbent cotton, adjacent to the absorbent surface.

[0033] Furthermore, the liquid-absorbing structure 4 is a sponge made of wood cellulose fibers or foamed plastic polymers. Preferably, the liquid-absorbing structure 4 is made of fiber materials.

[0034] The present invention also provides a compressor, wherein a compressor housing is connected to a pipeline, and the pipeline is connected to the liquid separator described above.

[0035] In the liquid separator of this embodiment, when the refrigerant enters the liquid separator in a gas-liquid mixed state, it first passes through the liquid suction structure 4, and the gaseous refrigerant is not affected and directly enters the bottom of the liquid separator through the liquid suction structure 4 and the baffle 5; the liquid refrigerant will be absorbed by the liquid suction structure 4 and then transferred to the baffle 5. Since the vibration of the compressor itself drives the baffle to vibrate, and the baffle 5 is relatively small in thickness and vibrates more violently, it is equivalent to constantly beating the liquid suction structure 4. The liquid refrigerant absorbed by the liquid suction structure 4 is beaten by the baffle 5 into the liquid outlet 51 on the baffle, and then discharged from the liquid outlet 51 to become fine particles. The liquid refrigerant is atomized, and the size of the atomized fine particles depends on the size of the baffle outlet hole 51.

[0036] In the above embodiment, the liquid refrigerant entering the liquid distributor is directly atomized, and the atomized refrigerant directly enters the compressor without forming liquid hammer. At the same time, this part of the liquid refrigerant also enters the compressor for use, thereby improving the efficiency of refrigerant use.

[0037] It will be understood that the present invention is described by way of some embodiments, and it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes or equivalent substitutions may be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, under the teachings of the present invention, these features and embodiments may be modified to adapt to specific circumstances and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of this application are intended to be protected by the present invention.

Claims

1. A liquid dispenser, comprising a housing (1), wherein the bottom of the housing (1) is connected to an exhaust pipe (2), and the top of the housing (1) is connected to an air inlet pipe (3), characterized in that: A baffle (5) is provided in the shell (1), and a plurality of liquid outlet holes (51) are provided on the baffle. A liquid suction structure (4) is provided on the baffle (5). A gas-liquid mixed refrigerant enters the liquid suction structure (4) in the shell (1) from the air inlet pipe (3), wherein the gaseous refrigerant passes through the liquid suction structure (4) and the baffle (5) in sequence and directly enters the exhaust pipe (2). The liquid refrigerant is absorbed by the liquid suction structure (4) and then transferred to the baffle (5). Through the vibration of the shell (1), the liquid refrigerant absorbed by the liquid suction structure (4) is atomized in the liquid outlet hole (51) of the baffle (5) and then enters the exhaust pipe (2).

2. The liquid dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that The baffle (5) is fixedly connected to the housing, and a plurality of liquid outlet holes (51) are arranged at intervals.

3. The liquid dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that The diameter of the liquid outlet hole (51) is 0.5 μm to 8 μm.

4. The liquid dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that A liquid suction structure (4) is provided in the shell on one side of the air inlet pipe (3), so that the liquid suction structure sucks liquid at the refrigerant inlet, and the baffle vibrates to atomize the liquid refrigerant.

5. The liquid dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that The liquid absorption structure (4) is a concave-shaped absorbent cotton, and the two vertical sides of the absorbent cotton are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the shell (1).

6. The liquid dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that The liquid dispenser is cylindrical, and a clamping piece is provided on the inner wall of the shell (1), and the clamping piece forms a receiving groove, thereby fixing the liquid suction structure (4) in the receiving groove.

7. The liquid dispenser according to claim 6, characterized in that The clamping member and the baffle (5) are integrally formed, and the liquid absorbing structure is clamped in a clamping groove formed at the end of the baffle (5).

8. The liquid dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that A limiting structure is provided on the inner wall of the housing (1), the limiting structure comprising a first limiting protrusion (41) and a second limiting protrusion (42), a spacing being provided between the first limiting protrusion (41) and the second limiting protrusion (42), and the blocking piece and the liquid absorbing structure (4) are provided between the first limiting protrusion (41) and the second limiting protrusion (42).

9. A compressor, characterized in that: A liquid dispenser comprising the liquid dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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