Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compressor and method of autonomously inspecting oil
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Application No.: US14926879Application Date: 2015-10-29
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Publication No.: US10161401B2Publication Date: 2018-12-25
- Inventor: Taeshin Kim , Ikseo Park , Namsik Yim
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2014-0149212 20141030
- Main IPC: G01F1/68
- IPC: G01F1/68 ; G05D7/06 ; F04C28/28 ; F04C18/02 ; F04C23/02 ; G01N33/28 ; F04C23/00 ; F04C29/02

Abstract:
Systems and techniques are disclosed to sense a temperature and a flow rate of oil in a compressor. A compressor includes: a casing; a frame on the casing; a fixed scroll on the frame; an orbiting scroll supported by the frame and defining a compression chamber while engaging the fixed scroll; and a crank shaft. The crank shaft transfers, to the orbiting scroll, a rotational force of a motor. The casing includes: a main housing including a refrigerant discharge passage and an oil passing passage; and a sub-housing including a refrigerant discharge port and an oil channel, which includes an oil reservoir, that each face the main housing. A sensor module attached to a sensor receptor in the sub-housing includes: a sensor housing covering the sensor receptor; and an oil sensor and a temperature sensor located on the sensor housing that each protrude towards the oil reservoir.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160123325A1 Compressor And Method Of Autonomously Inspecting Oil Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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