A light-weight, high-strength insulating compressor component formed via additive manufacturing is provided. The component may have at least one interior region comprising a lattice structure that comprises a plurality of repeating cells. A solid surface is disposed over the lattice structure. The interior region comprising the lattice structure minimizes or reduces transmission of at least one of thermal energy, sound, or vibrational energy through the component. Methods of making such compressor components via additive manufacturing processes are also provided.

A scroll compressor includes a scroll compression element including a movable scroll, a drive shaft configured to allow the movable scroll to rotate, a boss portion, and a sliding bearing. The boss portion is connected to a back surface of the movable scroll. The boss portion is configured to rotatably support an upper end portion of the drive shaft. The upper end of the drive shaft is configured as an eccentric shaft portion. The sliding bearing is provided between the boss portion and the eccentric shaft portion. An axially central portion of the boss portion is more rigid than a connection portion of the boss portion connected to the movable scroll. The boss portion is shaped so that the central portion projects outward.

A scroll compressor includes a first scroll member, a second scroll member, and an aerostatic thrust bearing. The aerostatic thrust bearing forms a layer of gas between the second scroll member and a fixed supporting member to support the second scroll member as the second scroll member rotates and/or orbits. Also disclosed is a method of supporting a rotating/orbiting scroll member in a scroll compressor. The method including supplying pressurized gas to an aerostatic thrust bearing such that a layer of gas is formed between the rotating/orbiting scroll member and a fixed supporting member.

A scroll compressor is provided in which one of a fixed scroll or an orbiting scroll is provided with at least one guide groove, and the other is provided with a self-rotation prevention member inserted into the at least one guide groove to revolve in the at least one guide groove and configured to prevent self-rotation of the orbiting scroll.

A scroll compressor includes a scroll compression element including a movable scroll, a drive shaft configured to allow the movable scroll to rotate, a boss portion, and a sliding bearing. The boss portion is connected to a back surface of the movable scroll. The boss portion is configured to rotatably support an upper end portion of the drive shaft. The upper end of the drive shaft is configured as an eccentric shaft portion. The sliding bearing is provided between the boss portion and the eccentric shaft portion. An axially central portion of the boss portion is more rigid than a connection portion of the boss portion connected to the movable scroll. The boss portion is shaped so that the central portion projects outward.

The present disclosure discloses a fixed scroll and a scroll compressor with the same. The fixed scroll includes: an end plate; a fixed scroll wrap protruding from one surface of the end plate; and an internal cavity formed in the end plate. By adopting the fixed scroll and the scroll compressor with the fixed scroll according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, a weight of the scroll compressor may be reduced for example.

A scroll compressor includes a movable scroll and a fixed portion. The fixed portion has a first bearing surface. The movable scroll has a second bearing surface. The scroll compressor includes a back pressure chamber located between the movable scroll and the fixed portion. At least one of the movable scroll and the fixed portion is provided with a groove disposed on a periphery of the back pressure chamber. The scroll compressor further includes a sealing assembly at least partially installed in the groove. One end of the sealing assembly is in contact with a groove bottom surface in the groove, and another end of the sealing assembly is in contact with the first bearing surface or the second bearing surface. The sealing assembly includes a wear-resistant ring and an elastic ring. The elastic ring has at least one recess on a surface thereof.

A compressor may include a non-orbiting scroll, an orbiting scroll, a bearing housing and first and second discrete keys. The non-orbiting scroll may include a first end plate having a first spiral wrap extending therefrom. The orbiting scroll may include a second end plate having a second spiral wrap extending therefrom and meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap of the non-orbiting scroll. The bearing housing may support the orbiting scroll. Each of the first and second keys may be slidably engaged in first slots formed in the second end plate of the orbiting scroll and slidably engaged in second slots formed in the first end plate of the non-orbiting scroll or third slots formed in the bearing housing.

A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll, a movable scroll revolvable with respect to the fixed scroll, and a crankshaft rotatable to cause the movable scroll to revolve. A discharge port is formed in a first scroll of the fixed scroll or the movable scroll. A cutout portion is formed in a second scroll of the fixed scroll or the movable scroll. The cutout portion formed in the second scroll at least partially passes through a profile of the discharge port formed in the first scroll because of revolution of the movable scroll.

A scroll compressor includes fixed and movable scrolls defining a compression chamber, and a crankshaft. The movable scroll at least partially covers a discharge port formed in the fixed scroll to change a communication area that is a portion of a total area of the discharge port that contributes to communication with the compression chamber. First to third rotation angle positions become larger in order. As the crankshaft rotates from the first to second rotation angle position the communication area increases at a first rate. In the first rotation angle position the compression chamber and the discharge port start communicating with each other. The second rotation angle position is a preliminary discharge interval angle. As the crankshaft rotates from the second to third rotation angle position the communication area increases at a second rate. The second rate of increase is greater than the first rate of increase.