# US 10,309,700 B2 · High pressure compressor and refrigerating machine having a high pressure compressor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,309,700 B2 - Document ID: US10309700B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/212,416 - Filed: 2016-07-18 - Published: 2017-08-31 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-02-26 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Jingyu Lee; Jeonghyeon Park; Yeongcheol Ko - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309700B2 ## CPC - F25B 31/026: {with compressor of rotary type} - F04C 18/356: with vanes reciprocating with respect to the outer member - F04C 23/008: {Hermetic pumps} - F04C 28/26: using bypass channels - F04C 29/0085: {Prime movers} - F25B 13/00: Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) - F25B 41/20: Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves (expansion valves F25B41/31) - F25B 49/022: {Compressor control arrangements} - F04C 2210/26: Refrigerants with particular properties, e.g. HFC-134a - F04C 2240/40: Electric motor - F04C 2240/806: Pipes for fluids; Fittings therefor - F04C 2270/58: Valve parameters - F25B 2600/2501: Bypass valves - F25B: REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS - F04C: ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS (engines F03C); ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS ## Abstract A high pressure compressor may include a casing in which a refrigerant discharged from a compression device is filled into an inner space provided with a drive motor, a suction pipe directly connected to a suction port of the compression device, a discharge pipe in communication with the inner space of the casing, a first valve provided at the discharge pipe or the suction pipe to control a flow of the discharged refrigerant from a high pressure side to a low pressure side when the drive motor is stopped, a bypass pipe connected between a discharge side and a suction side based on the compression device, and a second valve provided at the bypass pipe to move the refrigerant at the high pressure side to the low pressure side through the bypass pipe, thereby allowing a differential pressure operation to continue when the compressor is stopped. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A high pressure compressor, comprising: a casing in which refrigerant discharged from a compression device is filled into an inner space provided with a drive motor; a suction pipe directly connected to a suction port of the compression device; a discharge pipe connected to the inner space of the casing; an accumulator having an inner space provided at one side of the casing, wherein the inner space of the accumulator communicates with the suction port of the compression device; a first valve provided at the discharge pipe or the suction pipe to control a flow of the discharged refrigerant from a high pressure side to a low pressure side when the drive motor is stopped; a bypass pipe connected between a discharge side and a suction side of the compression device; a second valve provided at the bypass pipe to control a flow of the refrigerant at the high pressure side to the low pressure side through the bypass pipe; and a controller configured to check a switching state of the second valve prior to restarting the drive motor, wherein a first end of the bypass pipe communicates with the inner space of the casing and a second end of the bypass pipe communicates with the inner space of the accumulator, and wherein the second valve is configured to open the bypass pipe when the drive motor is stopped and close the bypass pipe when the drive motor is restarted, so as to close the bypass pipe when a compression load occurs at a compression space and open the bypass pipe when the compression load is removed from the compression space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The high pressure compressor of claim 1, wherein the first valve is provided at the discharge pipe at an outside or inside of the casing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The high pressure compressor of claim 1, wherein the first valve is provided at the suction pipe. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The high pressure compressor of claim 1, wherein the accumulator having the inner space separated from the inner space of the casing is connected to the suction pipe, and wherein the first valve is provided at the suction side or the discharge side of the compression device and communicates with the inner space of the accumulator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The high pressure compressor of claim 1, wherein the accumulator having the inner space separated from the inner space of the casing is connected to the suction pipe, and wherein the bypass pipe is connected between the discharge pipe and the suction side or the discharge side of the compression device and communicates with the inner space of the accumulator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The high pressure compressor of claim 1, wherein the accumulator having the inner space separated from the inner space of the casing is connected to the suction pipe, and wherein the bypass pipe is connected between the inner space of the casing and the inner space of the accumulator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The high pressure compressor of claim 1, wherein the compression device includes: a cylinder provided at the inner space of the casing to form a compression space; a roller configured to compress the refrigerant while rotating in the compression space of the cylinder; and a vane brought into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the roller to divide the compression space into a suction chamber and a compression chamber while performing a sliding movement in the cylinder by the roller. ### Claim 8 A high pressure compressor, comprising: a casing in which an inner space thereof forms a high pressure portion, wherein a compression device is provided at the inner space; a first refrigerant passage connected between a suction side and a discharge side of the compression device; a second refrigerant passage branched from the first refrigerant passage to reduce a distance between an inlet of the first refrigerant passage connected to the suction side of the compression device and an outlet of the first refrigerant passage connected to the discharge side of the compression device; and a solenoid valve provided at the second refrigerant passage to selectively open or close the second refrigerant passage, wherein a check valve that blocks a refrigerant at a high pressure side from flowing to a low pressure side is provided at the first refrigerant passage, wherein an accumulator having an inner space separated from the inner space of the casing is connected to the first refrigerant passage, wherein the check valve is provided at the suction side or the discharge side of the compression device and communicates with the inner space of the accumulator, and wherein the solenoid valve is configured to open the second refrigerant passage when a drive motor is stopped and close the second refrigerant passage when the drive motor is restarted, so as to close the second refrigerant passage when a compression load occurs at the compression device and open the second refrigerant passage when the compression load is removed from the compression device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The high pressure compressor of claim 8, wherein the check valve is located at a downstream side with respect to the compression device compared to a position from which the first refrigerant passage and the second refrigerant passage are branched. ### Claim 10 A refrigerating cycle device, comprising: a compressor; a condenser connected to the compressor; a condenser fan provided at one side of the condenser; an evaporator connected to the condenser; and an evaporator fan provided at one side of the evaporator, wherein the compressor includes: a casing in which refrigerant discharged from a compression device is filled into an inner space provided with a drive motor; a suction pipe directly connected to a suction port of the compression device; a discharge pipe in communication with the inner space of the casing; a first valve provided at the discharge pipe or the suction pipe to control a flow of the discharged refrigerant from a high pressure side to a low pressure side when the drive motor is stopped; a bypass pipe connected between a discharge side and a suction side of the compression device; a second valve provided at the bypass pipe to move the refrigerant at the high pressure side to the low pressure side through the bypass pipe; and a controller configured to check a switching state of the second valve prior to restarting the drive motor, wherein the compressor further includes an accumulator having an inner space provided at one side of the casing, wherein the inner space of the accumulator communicates with the suction port of the compression device, wherein a first end of the bypass pipe communicates with the inner space of the casing and a second end of the bypass pipe communicates with the inner space of the accumulator, and wherein the second valve is configured to open the bypass pipe when the drive motor is stopped and close the bypass pipe when the drive motor is restarted, so as to close the bypass pipe when a compression load occurs at a compression space and open the bypass pipe when the compression load is removed from the compression space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein the first valve is provided at the discharge pipe at an outside or inside of the casing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein the first valve is provided at the suction pipe. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein the accumulator having the inner space separated from the inner space of the casing is connected to the suction pipe, and wherein the first valve is provided at the suction side or the discharge side of the compression device and communicates with the inner space of the accumulator. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein the accumulator having the inner space separated from the inner space of the casing is connected to the suction pipe, and wherein the bypass pipe is connected between the discharge pipe and the suction side or the discharge side of the compression device and communicates with the inner space of the accumulator. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein the accumulator having the inner space separated from the inner space of the casing is connected to the suction pipe, and wherein the bypass pipe is connected between the inner space of the casing and the inner space of the accumulator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein at least one of the condenser fan or the evaporator fan is operated in a state in which the compressor is stopped. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein at least one of the condenser fan or the evaporator fan is operated in a state in which the second valve is closed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein the compressor is stopped in a state in which the second valve is closed, and the compressor is operated in a state in which the second valve is open. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The refrigerating cycle device of claim 10, wherein the compressor is a rotary compressor.