Swash-plate compressor and its housing
AssigneeKabushiki Kaishi Unicla J
InventorShigeki Kato
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Abstract
This swash-plate compressor (10) has a housing (12). The housing comprises a top portion (26) defining a passage (32) for a mixed gas of a refrigerant and lubricating oil to be introduced into its interior, and a valve (45) such as a solenoid valve attached to the top portion. The top portion (26) has at least one barrier (42) which is provided within the passage and with which the mixed gas can collide, a recess (44) for reserving the lubricating oil in the mixed gas which flows down, and a hole (46) communicating between the recess and the inner space of the housing. The valve opens and closes this hole.
Claims5
A housing for a swash-plate compressor, comprising:
- a top portion defining a passage for a mixed gas of a refrigerant and lubricating oil to be introduced into said swash-plate compressor;
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- a valve attached to said top portion;
- wherein said top portion has at least one barrier which is provided within said passage and with which said mixed gas can collide;
- a recess for reserving said lubricating oil within said mixed gas adhered to said barrier by the collision and flowing down along said barrier;
- and a hole communicating with said recess and an inner space of said housing, and
- wherein said valve performs opening and closing of said hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.