Abstract:
A capacity control system for a variable capacity compressor includes target suction pressure setting means for setting, based on external information input from external information detection means, a target suction pressure for controlling the pressure in a suction pressure region as a control target, suction pressure estimation means for estimating, based on the external information, a pressure that is estimated to prevail in the suction pressure region if the variable capacity compressor is operated with a maximum discharge capacity, and discharge capacity determination means for determining, based on the suction pressure estimated by the suction pressure estimation means and the target suction pressure set by the target suction pressure setting means, whether the variable capacity compressor is operating with the maximum discharge capacity or with a controlled discharge capacity.
Abstract:
A displacement control valve for a variable displacement compressor includes a valve element. The valve element has a discharge pressure receiving surface which receives pressure in a discharge chamber and a suction pressure receiving surface which receives pressure in a suction pressure section acting in a direction opposite to the direction that the pressure in the discharge chamber acts on the discharge pressure receiving surface. The displacement control valve also includes a solenoid generating an electromagnetic force acting on the valve element, and a urging means urging on the valve element in a valve closing direction to hold the valve element in a valve closing position when the electromagnetic force generated by the solenoid is not acting on the valve element.
Abstract:
[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a displacement control valve of a variable displacement compressor for opening and closing a communication passage extending between a portion of the compressor on which discharge pressure acts and a crank chamber of the compressor, thereby controlling the displacement of the compressor, wherein discharge chamber pressure does not act on the valve body in the opening and closing direction, pressures acting on the opposite ends of the valve body are reliably maintained at the same level, and the structure thereof is simple.[Disclosure of the Invention] A displacement control valve of a variable displacement compressor 100 for opening and closing a communication passage 124 extending between a portion 120 of the compressor on which discharge pressure acts and a crank chamber 105 of the compressor 100, thereby controlling the displacement of the compressor 100, comprises a valve hole 301c communicating with the crank chamber 105 at one end and opening to a valve chamber 306 at the other end, a valve body 305b for opening and closing the valve hole 301c at one end located in the valve chamber 306 communicating with the portion 120 of the compressor 100 on which discharge pressure acts, a bulkhead 301h provided with a supporting hole 301b for slidably supporting the valve body 305b and shutting the other end of the valve body 305b off from the valve chamber 306, and a driver for driving the valve body 305b in a direction for opening and closing the valve hole. The other end of the valve body 305b is disposed in a portion of the communication passage 124 closer to the crank chamber 105 than the valve hole 301c.
Abstract:
An operating rod is subjected to a surface hardening heat treatment without a post finishing process which enhances a responsiveness of the operating rod by preventing powders from being attracted to a sliding surface of the operating rod. The capacitive control valve includes a solenoid rod portion communicating with a moveable core of the solenoid portion, an operating rod connected with the solenoid rod portion, the operating rod including a valve body used for opening or closing a control fluid passage hole, and a fixed core arranged opposite relative to the moveable core. The fixed core includes a guide hole defined therein which guides the operating rod through the guide hole in a freely moveable manner, the operating rod extending longitudinally through an internal bore. The operating rod being subjected to surface hardening treatment at a relatively low temperature that does not exceed 500° C.
Abstract:
A control unit for a clutchless variable displacement compressor with a solenoid is used in an air conditioning system for vehicles. The control unit includes a solenoid drive for adjusting a current flowing in the solenoid, a voltmeter for detecting a voltage applied to the solenoid, an ammeter for detecting the current of the solenoid, and a control for supplying current to the solenoid drive during a first predetermined time period when the air conditioning system is not in operation, and current has been prevented from flowing to the solenoid during a second predetermined time period. A resistance of a coil of the solenoid is calculated from the detected voltage and the detected current. A temperature of the compressor is determined from the calculated resistance based on a predetermined relationship between the resistance and the temperature of the coil of the solenoid when the air conditioning system is not in operation; the compressor is operated by supplying current to the solenoid when the calculated temperature exceeds a set value. Thus, the temperature of the compressor may be detected by a control mechanism, and the compressor may be protected against an excessive increase of temperature.
Abstract:
A variable capacity type slant plate type compressor including a crank chamber, a suction chamber and a discharge chamber is disclosed. The crank chamber is linked by a first communication path to the suction chamber, and is linked by a second communication path to the discharge chamber. A first valve control mechanism is disposed within the first communication path and second valve control mechanism is disposed within the second communication path. Fluid communication between the crank and suction chambers is controlled by the first valve control mechanism so that the suction chamber pressure is maintained at one predetermined constant value while fluid communication between the crank and discharge chambers is continuously closed. Fluid communication between the crank and discharge chambers is opened by the second valve control mechanism when the predetermined constant value of the suction chamber pressure must be increased. However, in the latter condition, fluid communication between the crank and suction chambers is continuously closed as long as the crank chamber pressure is not abnormally increased.
Abstract:
A reciprocating compressor having an aperture control valve for an inlet passage. Sectional area of the inlet passage is maintained near the outlet holes of the aperture control valve, distribution of flow rates of refrigerant gas drawn into the cylinder bores during inlet stroke is even. A cylinder block is provided with cylinder bores, a valve plate opposing one end of the cylinder block having inlet and outlet hole pairs, and a cylinder head forming an annular outlet chamber and a cylindrical inlet chamber radially inside the outlet chamber. The cylinder head has an inlet passage and an outlet passage, and an aperture control valve with an inlet hole connecting with the inlet passage and outlet holes controlling the aperture of the inlet passage. The aperture control valve is disposed in the inlet chamber.
Abstract:
In a cylinder head 104 provided on a head side of a cylinder block 101 with a valve plate 103 interposed therebetween, a suction chamber 119 is formed on the center side and a discharge chamber 120 is formed so as to encircle the suction chamber 119. In the cylinder head 104, an oil storage chamber 132 for storing an oil separated from a discharged refrigerant by an oil separating portion (a separation pipe 130 etc.) is provided. The oil storage chamber 132 extends in the diametric direction of the cylinder head 104 integrally with the cylinder head 104 and has an open end at the outer face of the cylinder head 104, and the open end is occluded by an occluding member 134. Here, the oil storage chamber 132 has a portion bulging into the suction chamber 119.
Abstract:
A displacement control valve for a variable displacement compressor includes a valve element. The valve element has a discharge pressure receiving surface which receives pressure in a discharge chamber and a suction pressure receiving surface which receives pressure in a suction pressure section acting in a direction opposite to the direction that the pressure in the discharge chamber acts on the discharge pressure receiving surface. The displacement control valve also includes a solenoid generating generates an electromagnetic force acting on the valve element, and a urging means urging on urges the valve element in a valve closing direction to hold the valve element in a valve closing position when the generated electromagnetic force generated by the solenoid is not acting on the valve element.
Abstract:
[Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a control valve that accommodates a pressure sensitive unit in a solenoid unit and is of simple structure.[Disclosure of the Invention] A control valve for opening and closing a fluid passage comprises a pressure sensitive unit provided with a bellows for receiving outside fluid pressure to expand and retract, a valve body for opening and closing a fluid passage in response to the expansion and retraction of the bellows, and a solenoid unit for applying electromagnetic force to the valve body, wherein the pressure sensitive unit is disposed in the solenoid unit, the pressure sensitive unit comprises a movable end member made of ferromagnetic material at one end of the bellows and a fixed end member made of ferromagnetic material at the other end of the bellows, the movable end member and the fixed end member oppose each other with a predetermined distance disposed between them, and the movable end member and the fixed end member form a part of the magnetic circuit of the solenoid unit.