Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compressor having external shell with vibration isolation and pressure balance
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Application No.: US14718812Application Date: 2015-05-21
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Publication No.: US10240603B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: William B. Rockwood , Pavak Mehta , Dennis M. Beekman , Daniel R. Crum , Timothy G. Garvin , Rodney L. Lakowske , Gordon Powell, Jr.
- Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Applicant Address: US NC Davidson
- Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Davidson
- Agency: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
- Main IPC: F04C18/16
- IPC: F04C18/16 ; F04C29/00 ; F04C29/06 ; F04C18/02 ; F04C23/00

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed to isolate operation vibration of a compressor to reduce operational sound. A compressor may include an external shell, and one or more isolators that separate a compression mechanism of a compressor from the external shell. The isolator can help isolate the vibration of the compression mechanism from the external shell. The isolator can also support a weight of the compression mechanism. The external shell can also include one or more internal seals. The internal seals can help separate a low-pressure side (e.g., a suction side) and a high-pressure side (e.g., a discharge side) of the compression mechanism. The compressor may also include a pressure balancing mechanism configured to help reduce a pressure difference between, for example, two ends of the compression mechanism, so as to reduce/eliminate the compression mechanism from physical shift in position due to the pressure difference.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150337840A1 COMPRESSOR Public/Granted day:2015-11-26
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