A scroll machine, in particular a scroll compressor, has a first scroll unit with a base and a scroll rib protruding from the base with a scroll rib tip, a second scroll unit with a base and a scroll rib protruding from the base with a scroll rib tip. The first scroll unit can be moved along an orbital path relative to the second scroll unit and the first scroll unit and the second scroll unit engage with each other to form pressure chambers, and the scroll rib of a scroll rib tip having a face seal abuts sealingly to the base of the respective other scroll unit. The base of the first scroll unit and/or the base of the second scroll unit include(s) a pocket with an insert plate arranged in the pocket. Also contemplated is a refrigeration system.

A scroll compressor for compressing a gaseous fluid, in particular a refrigerant. The scroll compressor exhibits a non-moving stator with at least one outlet and a moving orbiter, each with a base plate and a spiral-shaped wall that extends from the base plate. The base plates are arranged relative to one another in such a way that the walls interlock with one another and closed working chambers are created. The volumes and the positions of the working chambers are changed in reaction to a rotary movement of the orbiter here.

A compressor includes a first scroll and a second scroll engaged with the first scroll for performing an orbiting motion relative to the first scroll to form a compression chamber along with the first scroll. A stator is disposed at one side of the second scroll and includes a stator core. A rotor is rotatably disposed inside the stator core, and includes a rotor core. A rotary shaft has one end portion eccentrically coupled to the second scroll and the other end portion coupled to the rotor core. The rotor core is formed with at least one space portion axially recessed into the rotor core.

A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll and a movable scroll. The fixed scroll has a spiral fixed-side wrap positioned upright on a surface of a fixed-side plate. The movable scroll is orbitably disposed to face the fixed scroll. The movable scroll has a spiral movable-side wrap positioned upright on a surface of a movable-side plate, with the movable-side wrap being configured to mesh with the fixed-side wrap. A side clearance is formed between a side surface of the fixed-side wrap and a side surface of the movable-side wrap so as to increase from an outer peripheral side toward an inner peripheral side of each of the wraps.

A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when a compression chamber is formed and compression of fluid is initiated is referred to as an orbiting initiation angle. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when the compression of the fluid is terminated is referred to as an orbiting termination angle. An orbiting angle of the orbiting scroll when an end of the orbiting spiral wall initiates contact with an arcuate portion of the fixed spiral wall is referred to as a distal end contact initiation angle. The formation point distance is a peak in at least one of orbiting angles obtained by subtracting integer multiples of 360 from an orbiting angle in a range from the distal end contact initiation angle to the orbiting termination angle.

The scroll-type compressor comprises a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll engaged with each other; a back pressure control valve 50 inserted from the large-diameter side of the stepped-shaped pressure release passage L4 which communicates between a suction chamber H1 and a back pressure chamber H3 which applies a back pressure for pressing the orbiting scroll against the fixed scroll. The scroll-type compressor further comprises an O-ring 60 fitted in a circumferential groove 53a formed in the outer peripheral surface of the valve 50, and a ring member 61 press-fitted into the large-diameter side of the pressure release passage L4, and holds the valve 50 between the ring member 61 and the stepped portion. Then, the compressive stress is unlikely to be applied to the valve 50, and the deformation of the valve 50 is reduced to prevent the reduction in the control accuracy of the back pressure.

It is assumed that a distance between a center portion of fixed scroll end plate and an outer peripheral portion at a distal end of fixed spiral wrap of fixed scroll is Ds, and that a distance between a center portion of orbiting scroll end plate and a portion included in a bottom face of an orbiting spiral wrap of orbiting scroll and facing the outer peripheral portion at the distal end of the fixed spiral wrap of the fixed scroll is Do. Further, assuming that an orbiting radius of orbiting scroll is , the orbiting radius being a distance between a center of eccentric shaft and a center of driving shaft, a relationship Ds+Do is satisfied.

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.

In a scroll machining method, a scroll has a disc-like end plate and a scroll wall extending from a first side surface of the disc-like end plate, and the scroll is driven to rotate around a center axis C of the scroll, and a first cutter machines a side wall surface of the scroll wall while the scroll is rotating. The first cutter is a non-rotary cutter. When the scroll is machined, the scroll rotates around its center axis, and the first cutter does not rotate around its axis, thereby improving the scroll's machining precision and machining efficiency.

A scroll compressor includes a compression mechanism having fixed and movable scrolls forming a compression chamber, a motor to drive the movable scroll, a casing accommodating the compression mechanism and the motor, a housing accommodated inside the casing, a floating member supported by the housing, a first seal member, and first and second flow passages. An inside of the casing is partitioned into first and second spaces. The floater member can be pushed toward the movable scroll by pressure in a back-pressure space formed between the floating member and the housing. The first seal partitions the back-pressure space into first and second chambers. The first flow passage guides the refrigerant in the middle of compression in the compression mechanism to the first chamber. The second guides the refrigerant discharged from the compression mechanism to the second chamber.