Refrigerant Compressor with Integrated Electronic Control Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The connection between refrigerant compressors and electronic functional units is complex, making it difficult for manufacturers to integrate and connect them effectively.
Innovation Solution
Integrating the electronic functional unit into the drive housing of the refrigerant compressor, with connector terminals and a modular housing design that allows for easy assembly and connection of the controller unit, enabling the unit to be pre-installed and connected during manufacturing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic functional unit is provided as a separate unit independent of the refrigerant compressor, then the electronic functional unit can be independently designed and manufactured, but the connection between the refrigerant compressor and the electronic functional unit becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic functional unit is integrated into the drive housing of the refrigerant compressor, merging two previously separate units into one unified structure. This eliminates the need for complex external connections while maintaining independent functionality of the electronic unit within the integrated housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The drive housing serves multiple functions: it houses both the electric motor and the electronic functional unit, and provides mounting structures for both components. This multi-functional design simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining design flexibility.
2Ease of manufacture
If the electronic functional unit is integrated into the drive housing, then the connection is simplified and can be pre-installed during manufacturing, but the housing structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into functional modules: the drive housing containing the motor, and the controller housing unit containing the electronic functional unit. These modular segments are designed to be assembled together, allowing pre-installation of the electronic unit while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller housing unit is positioned on top of the drive housing, with the electronic functional unit nested within the controller housing. This nested arrangement allows compact integration while maintaining clear structural boundaries and assembly sequences.
3Ease of operation
If the connector housing unit and controller housing unit are individual modules, then assembly is simplified and flexibility is increased, but the overall device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into distinct connector housing unit and controller housing unit modules, each with specific functions. These modules feature standardized mounting interfaces that simplify assembly while allowing flexible configuration and easy maintenance of individual components.
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AI summary
In order to improve a refrigerant compressor, including a compressor unit having a compressor housing and at least one compressor element that is arranged in the compressor housing, for compressing refrigerant, and further including a drive unit having a drive housing and an electric motor that is arranged in the drive housing and connector terminals that are arranged on the drive housing, for the electric motor, and further including an electronic functional unit, such that the connection between the refrigerant compressor and the electronic functional unit is achievable as simply as possible, it is proposed that the connector terminals should be provided in a housing that is arranged on the drive housing, and that an electronic functional unit which performs at least one compressor function should be provided in the housing.