A compressor capable of reducing oil circulation rate with a simple structure is provided. A compressor 100 in which a piston 136 is caused to reciprocate, so that a refrigerant gas drawn from a suction chamber 141 via a suction hole 103a is compressed and discharged, includes: a partition member 150 dividing the suction chamber 141, into which the refrigerant gas flows from a suction passage 104a, into a first space 141a connected to the suction passage 104a and a second space 141b connected to the suction hole 103a; and a communication passage 150a configured to allow the first space 141a and the second space 141b to be in communication with each other, and introduce the refrigerant gas, from which lubricating oil has been separated, from the first space 141a to the second space 141b.

A pump includes a cam plate, and an input shaft for rotationally driving the cam plate. A pump housing at least partially surrounds the cam plate and defines a cam plate oil reservoir around at least a portion of the cam plate. A bearing support is at least partially disposed within the cam plate oil reservoir. The bearing support defines a bearing oil reservoir at least partially surrounding a portion of the input shaft. At least one passage extends between the bearing oil reservoir and the cam plate oil reservoir. Dynamic motion imparted on oil within the cam plate oil reservoir facilitates migration of oil from the cam plate oil reservoir through a bearing at least partially supported by the bearing support into the bearing oil reservoir and through the at least one passage into the cam plate oil reservoir.

A 3D-printed oil separation assembly for use in a reciprocating compressor is provided. The compressor includes a suction chamber, a crankcase chamber, and at least one partition member at least partially separating the suction chamber and the crankcase chamber. The at least one partition member further includes at least one opening. The 3D-printed oil separation assembly comprises a coalescing structure positioned within the crankcase chamber adjacent the at least one partition member at the at least one opening; and at least one securing structure secured in operable relation with the at least one demisting structure so as to secure the coalescing structure relative to the opening. The coalescing structure comprises at least one structure selected from the group consisting of a baffled structure, a demisting structure, and combinations thereof. At least a portion of the coalescing structure is 3D-printed.

A reciprocating compressor (10) comprises a casing (11), inside which two chambers are defined, respectively a first chamber (12) corresponding to the compression section, which, in turn, comprises at least one piston (16), a slider-crank mechanism (17) and an oil box, and a second chamber (13) for the motor (14) of the compressor. A transmission shaft (18) is provided, operatively connected to said motor and to said slider-crank mechanism. Said chambers are separated by means of a supporting portion (19) of said shaft, said supporting portion having a passage (20) for said shaft, wherein at least one anti-friction bushing (21) is provided in said passage for supporting said shaft. An oil supply duct (22) is provided at least partially inside said shaft, wherein the duct (22) has at least an end opening (23, 25) exiting in the space between said shaft and said passage so as to allow the lubrication of said at least one anti-friction bushing and said shaft. A niche (24, 26) is provided between the end of said passage (20) facing said second chamber (13) and said end opening (23, 25) of said duct. A discharge channel (27) is operatively connected to said niche and to said oil box, so that the oil lubricating the anti-friction bushing (21) and coming from the end opening is depressurized and adapted to come back into said oil box, thus eliminating or limiting the amount of oil reaching the second chamber with the motor.

A compressor including: a casing; a rotary shaft rotatably mounted in the casing; a compression mechanism configured to compress a refrigerant by operating in conjunction with the rotary shaft; a thrust plate configured to support an end surface of the rotary shaft; a chamber configured to accommodate the thrust plate; and a slit configured to guide oil to the chamber, in which a part of the slit is formed to face a contact portion between the rotary shaft and the thrust plate, such that it is possible to supply the oil between the rotary shaft and the thrust plate, thereby preventing damage to the thrust plate for supporting the rotary shaft. In addition, an inner diameter of the chamber gradually increases, and the chamber extends to an end surface of a cylinder block, such that the cylinder block may be easily extracted from a mold.

A compressor includes a driving motor, a centrifugation space, a discharge pipe, a rotary shaft, a compression portion, a pump assembly, and an oil pickup. The centrifugation space is defined inside a case by a downstream side of the driving motor and the case, and enables centrifugation of a compressed refrigerant and a lubricant oil. The discharge pipe can discharge the refrigerant from the centrifugation space outside the case. The rotary shaft is coupled to a rotor of the driving motor and defines an oil supply path. The compression portion is provided at an upstream side of the driving motor and can compress the refrigerant as the rotary shaft rotates. The pump assembly is provided below the rotary shaft and can pump oil as rotated with the rotary shaft. The oil pickup defines an oil supply path between the pump assembly and a low oil space formed inside the case.

Variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes casing, rotating shaft, swash plate, piston, and inclination adjustment mechanism with first flow path connecting discharge chamber with crankcase and second flow path connecting crankcase with suction chamber to adjust inclination angle of the swash plate. An orifice hole decompressing fluid passing through the second flow path is formed in the second flow path. An orifice control mechanism controlling effective flow cross-sectional area of the orifice hole is formed on the second flow path. The orifice hole and control mechanism are formed to increase differential pressure in the crankcase and suction chamber, the effective flow cross-sectional area increases, and with further differential pressure increase it becomes a second area larger than zero and less than the first area. Achieved is rapid control of refrigerant discharge amount and prevention of reduction in compressor efficiency with reduction of time to switch to the maximum mode.

A variable displacement swash plate type compressor which smoothly supplies oil contained in a refrigerant inside a crank-case to a drive shaft seal region of a front housing, and thus the frictional heat temperature between the drive shaft and a sealing member can be reduced, leakage of refrigerant and pressure is prevented, and durability can be improved.

A pump includes a pump body. The pump may also include a pump mounting flange configured to mount the pump to an engine flange including four clocked mounting holes. The pump mounting flange may include a first set of four mounting holes corresponding to the four clocked mounting holes in a first orientation. The pump mounting flange may include a second set of four mounting holes corresponding to the four clocked mounting holes in a second orientation.

There is provided a shoe capable of suppressing deformation of a member on which the shoe slides. The shoe includes: a first sliding surface which slides on a concave surface of a piston (first movable member); and a second sliding surface which bulges toward a side opposite to the first sliding surface and slides on a flat surface of a swash plate (second movable member). The second sliding surface includes: a curved outer peripheral portion which is provided along an outer periphery of the second sliding surface; and a central portion which is provided at a center of the second sliding surface so as to be continuous with the curved outer peripheral portion and has a radius of curvature greater than a radius of curvature of the curved outer peripheral portion.