Synchronous Rotary Compressor Reducing Friction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current compressors face issues with high friction and abrasion due to large relative movement between stationary and moving parts, leading to low efficiency, high energy loss, and complex fabrication processes, along with vibration and short service life.
Innovation Solution
A synchronous rotary compressor design featuring a rotor and cylinder block that rotate around their respective centers, with a sliding plate separating the cavity into two independent working chambers, reducing relative movement speed and eliminating the need for wearing parts, and utilizing a simple structure with fewer parts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a stationary cylinder block is used with a moving rotor, then the structure is simple, but the relative movement speed is high causing severe friction and abrasion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the inversion principle by making both the cylinder block and rotor movable instead of keeping the cylinder block stationary. Specifically, the cylinder block rotates around its own axis while the rotor rotates around a different axis, and both are driven by crank mechanisms. This eliminates the high relative movement speed between stationary and moving parts, reducing friction and abrasion while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Productivity
If high rotation speed is achieved, then productivity increases, but vibration and instability increase due to unbalanced inertia force
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the counterweight principle by designing the cylinder block and rotor with eccentric rotation axes. The cylinder block rotates around an axis offset from its geometric center, and the rotor rotates around a different offset axis. This eccentric design creates balanced inertial forces during rotation, allowing high rotation speeds without excessive vibration, thus improving productivity while maintaining stability.
3Reliability
If wearing parts like suction valves, discharge valves, and piston rings are used, then sealing is improved, but service life decreases due to continuous wear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the extraction principle by eliminating traditional wearing parts such as suction valves, discharge valves, and piston rings. Instead, the invention uses the eccentric rotation of the cylinder block and rotor to create natural sealing through the clearance between these components. This removes the wearing parts from the system, improving service life while maintaining adequate sealing performance through the designed clearance geometry.
4Manufacturing precision
If high fabricating precision is required, then manufacturing quality improves, but production cost and process complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the parameter changes principle by intentionally designing specific clearance parameters between the cylinder block and rotor. Instead of requiring high fabricating precision for tight tolerances, the invention optimizes the clearance dimensions to achieve proper sealing and lubrication. This approach reduces the stringency of manufacturing precision requirements while maintaining performance, thereby simplifying the production process and reducing costs.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design significantly reduces friction and abrasion, improves efficiency by 30-40% compared to piston compressors, and simplifies the fabrication process, while minimizing vibration and energy loss, resulting in a more reliable and compact compressor with reduced volume and weight.
Implementation Method 1
a sliding plate which separates the cavity between the rotor and the cylinder block into two independent working chambers
Implementation Method 2
a rotor and a cylinder block which respectively rotate around the rotating centers thereof
Data Source
AI summary
A rotary compressor includes a casing (1), a cylinder block (2), a rotor (3), a sliding plate (4), and a discharge valve (7). A suction port (6) and a discharge port (8) are provided on the casing (1). A rotating center axis of the cylinder block (2) deflects from a rotating center axis of the rotor (3), so that an outer circumference surface of the rotor (3) is inscribed with an inner circumference surface of the cylinder block (2). A head portion of the sliding plate (4) is embedded in a cylindrical body of the cylinder block (2), and a main body of the sliding plate (4) extends into a sliding plate slot of the rotor (3). The discharge valve (7) is provided on the outer circumference of the rotor (3) in front of a rotating direction of the sliding plate (4). A cylinder block inlet (12) is provided on the cylinder block (2) in rear of the rotating direction of the sliding plate (4). The sliding plate (4) and the inscribed point separate a crescent working volume between the inner circumference surface of the cylinder block (2) and the outer circumference surface of the rotor (3) into a suction chamber and a discharge chamber.


