US 2021/0372406 A1 · VARIABLE COMPRESSOR HOUSING

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a compressor having a first rotor and a second rotor disposed within a housing, where the first rotor is configured to rotate about a first axis of the housing and the second rotor is configured to rotate about a second axis of the housing. The first rotor and the second rotor engage with one another such that rotation of the first rotor and the second rotor pressurizes a vapor within the housing. The compressor includes an end plate coupled to a discharge end of the housing, where the end plate includes a variable opening configured to discharge a flow of the vapor from the housing. The end plate also includes a first movable member and a second movable member that are configured to increase or decrease a cross-sectional area of the variable opening to adjust the flow of the vapor.

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Dependent claims

A compressor for a vapor compression system, comprising:

a housing;
a first rotor and a second rotor disposed within the housing, wherein the first rotor is configured to rotate about a first axis of the housing and the second rotor is configured to rotate about a second axis of the housing, wherein the first rotor and the second rotor are configured to engage with one another such that rotation of the first rotor and the second rotor pressurizes a vapor within the housing;
and
an end plate coupled to a discharge end of the housing, wherein the end plate comprises:
a variable opening configured to discharge a flow of the vapor from the housing;
and
a first movable member and a second movable member, wherein the first movable member and the second movable member are configured to increase or decrease a cross-sectional area of the variable opening to adjust the flow of the vapor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Variable compressor housing

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Variable compressor housing

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Abstract

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