Invention Application
- Patent Title: Compressor with a capacity modulation system utilizing a re-expansion chamber
- Patent Title (中): 具有利用再膨胀室的容量调节系统的压缩机
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Application No.: US09877146Application Date: 2001-06-11
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Publication No.: US20020187050A1Publication Date: 2002-12-12
- Inventor: John K. Narney II , David T. Monk , Joseph F. Loprete
- Applicant: Bristol Compressors, Inc.
- Applicant Address: null
- Assignee: Bristol Compressors, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bristol Compressors, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: null
- Main IPC: F04B049/00
- IPC: F04B049/00 ; F04B001/00

Abstract:
A compressor with a capacity modulation system includes a compression chamber, a rotatable shaft within the compression chamber, and a roller mounted on the shaft in contact with a wall of the compression chamber. A suction channel is in fluid communication with the compression chamber for providing fluid at a suction pressure and a discharge channel is in fluid communication with the compression chamber for removing fluid at a discharge pressure. A re-expansion channel adjacent to the compression chamber has a first end forming a re-expansion port in the wall of the compression chamber. A re-expansion chamber is connected to the re-expansion channel. A valve disposed in the re-expansion channel is movable between a first position, in which the valve allows fluid communication between the compression chamber and the re-expansion chamber, and a second position, in which the valve prevents fluid communication between the compression chamber and the re-expansion chamber. The compressor operates in a reduced capacity mode with the valve in the first position, and in a full capacity mode with the valve in the second position. In one embodiment, the valve operates in response to a parameter internal to the compressor, such as fluid pressure. In another embodiment, the valve operates in response to a parameter internal or external to the compressor, such as temperature or fluid pressure. A further embodiment utilizes multiple re-expansion chambers to achieve varying levels of capacity reduction.
Public/Granted literature
- US06551069B2 Compressor with a capacity modulation system utilizing a re-expansion chamber Public/Granted day:2003-04-22
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