CO.sub.2 compressor
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsHiroyasu Kato, Masafumi Nakashima, Takeshi Sakai, Kazuhide Uchida
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Abstract
A CO.sub.2 compressor is disclosed for forcing and moving a lubricant under discharge pressure. If the oil path is reduced in size or a pressure reducing part is inserted to handle the large differential pressure caused between the discharge pressure and the intake pressure, the oil path would become liable to be easily clogged by foreign matter. In view of this, an intermittent oil supply mechanism is formed in the oil path using the sliding contact portion between a fixed member of the compressor body and a movable member. Thus, the substantial lubrication time period is shortened and the amount of oil supplied is limited.
Claims7
A CO.sub.2 compressor for compressing the CO.sub.2 gas used in the refrigeration cycle of an air-conditioning system using CO.sub.2 as a refrigerant, comprising:
- a housing for covering at least the main parts;
- a fixed member integrated with said housing and remaining stationary;
- a movable member slidable relatively with said fixed member for forming at least one working chamber as a space with said fixed member for compressing the refrigerant, said movable member being driven for expanding or compressing said working chamber;
- separation means formed for separating the lubricant mixed with the refrigerant from the refrigerant discharged;
- a lubricant tank connected with said separation means for storing the separated lubricant under pressure;
- at least one oil path extending from said oil tank toward said parts requiring lubrication for sending said lubricant forced by the pressure of the refrigerant on the discharge side from said oil tank to said parts;
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- an intermittent oil supply mechanism in which a part of said oil path open to the surface of said fixed member is opened or closed by said movable member thereby to allow the lubricant to be passed intermittently under pressure to said parts requiring lubrication from said oil tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.