Compressor Valve Holder Integration on Floating Seal Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current compressors have high manufacturing costs due to the need for additional fasteners to fix and limit check valves and bypass valves.
Innovation Solution
The compressor design integrates at least one of the check valve holder and the bypass valve holder to the floating seal plate, eliminating the need for separate fasteners by fixing and limiting the valves directly on the plate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate fasteners are used to fix check valves and bypass valves, then the valves can be securely fixed and limited, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The check valve holder and bypass valve holder are integrated into a single component that is fixed to the floating seal plate. This merging of separate fastening components into one integrated holder reduces the number of parts and eliminates the need for additional separate fasteners, thereby reducing manufacturing cost while maintaining secure valve fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated valve holder serves multiple functions: it holds both the check valve and bypass valve, provides fixation and limiting for both valves, and acts as a mounting component on the floating seal plate. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate fasteners for each valve, reducing manufacturing cost while ensuring reliable valve fixation.
2Reliability
If separate fasteners are used to fix check valves and bypass valves, then the valves can be securely fixed and limited, but the compressor volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the check valve holder and bypass valve holder into one integrated component, the overall space required for valve mounting is reduced. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate fasteners and reduces the cumulative volume occupied by multiple discrete components, thereby reducing compressor volume while maintaining secure valve fixation.
3Reliability
If separate fasteners are used to fix check valves and bypass valves, then the valves can be securely fixed and limited, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of check valve holder and bypass valve holder into a single component reduces the total number of parts in the system. This merging simplifies the overall structure by eliminating redundant fasteners and mounting components, making the assembly less complex while still providing secure fixation and limiting for both valves.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated valve holder performs multiple functions (holding check valve, holding bypass valve, providing fixation, providing limiting) through a single component design. This multi-functionality reduces structural complexity by consolidating what would otherwise require multiple separate components and fasteners.
4Reliability
If separate fasteners are used to fix check valves and bypass valves, then the valves can be securely fixed and limited, but material cost and assembly cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the check valve holder and bypass valve holder into one integrated component, the number of assembly operations is reduced. Instead of separately installing multiple fasteners for each valve, the integrated holder can be mounted as a single unit, thereby reducing assembly time and labor cost while maintaining secure valve fixation.
Data Source
AI summary
A compressor includes a check valve holder and a bypass valve holder, a first through-hole in a fixed scroll, a discharge buffer chamber enclosed by the floating seal plate and the fixed scroll, and a check valve in the discharge buffer chamber. A bypass passage is formed in the fixed scroll, the discharge buffer chamber is in communication with the bypass passages, and bypass valves are disposed in the bypass passages and are movable with respect to the bypass valve holder between a third position and a fourth position; the bypass valves open the bypass passages when the bypass valves are in the third position, and the bypass valves close the bypass passages when the bypass valves are in the fourth position.