A rotary compressor may include an outflow passage through which refrigerant flows out of a compression space. The outflow passage may include at least one first outflow guide portion disposed in a main bearing or a sub bearing, at least one second outflow guide portion formed through between both axial ends of a roller, and at least one third outflow guide portion disposed in a bearing opposite to the bearing with the at least one first outflow guide portion based on the roller, to communicate with the at least one first outflow guide portion through the at least one second outflow guide portion. This may minimize an amount of refrigerant remaining in the compression space, thereby enhancing compression efficiency. A pressure difference on a front of a vane may also be eliminated, which may suppress or prevent vane jumping, thereby reducing wear of the vane or cylinder. As the outflow passage is periodically opened, refrigerant leakage may be suppressed or prevented during a compression stroke, thereby preventing under-compression.

The present disclosure may provide a compressor in which an outer circumferential side cross-sectional area of a vane slot is formed to be smaller than an inner circumferential side cross-sectional area thereof to decrease an area receiving a force in a roller direction by a vane so as to reduce a contact force between the roller and the vane, and a gas accommodation portion capable of selectively forming a suction pressure and an intermediate pressure is formed between the vane and the vane slot to appropriately control a contact force between the vane and the roller, and a contact surface of the vane facing the roller is broadly formed at a side of a compression chamber to appropriately reduce a contact force between the roller and the vane, and a space portion forming a discharge pressure is formed at least either one side of a side surface of the vane and a cylinder corresponding thereto to decrease a side directional reaction force applied to the vane, thereby reducing a mechanical friction loss between the vane and the cylinder.

A rotary compressor may include an outflow passage through which refrigerant flows out of a compression space. The outflow passage may include at least one first outflow guide portion disposed in a main bearing or a sub bearing, at least one second outflow guide portion formed through between both axial ends of a roller, and at least one third outflow guide portion disposed in a bearing opposite to the bearing with the at least one first outflow guide portion based on the roller. This may minimize an amount of refrigerant remaining in the compression space. A pressure difference on a front of a vane may also be eliminated, which may suppress or prevent vane jumping. As the outflow passage is periodically opened, refrigerant leakage may be suppressed or prevented during a compression stroke.

A vane rotary compressor includes: a cylinder forming a compression space having an inlet port and an outlet port, a roller having an outer circumferential surface of one side thereof almost coming into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder to form a contact point, and a plurality of vanes slidably inserted into the roller to protrude toward the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder so as to divide the compression space into a plurality of compression chambers, wherein ion at least one of the outer circumferential surface of the roller and the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is provided a surface contact portion between the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder and the inner circumferential surface of the roller is constantly maintained in a preset section including the contact point in a circumferential direction.

A positive displacement rotary compressor is designed for near isothermal compression, high pressure ratios, high revolutions per minute, high efficiency, mixed gas/liquid compression, a low temperature increase, a low outlet temperature, and/or a high outlet pressure. Liquid injectors provide cooling liquid that cools the working fluid and improves the efficiency of the compressor. A gate moves within the compression chamber to either make contact with or be proximate to the rotor as it turns.

A compressor according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a shell, a compression mechanism, a driveshaft, a drive bearing cavity, and a drive bearing. The compression mechanism is disposed within the shell and includes an orbiting scroll member and a non-orbiting scroll member. The orbiting scroll member includes a baseplate and a tubular portion extending axially from the baseplate. The driveshaft is drivingly engaged with the orbiting scroll member. The drive bearing cavity is disposed between an outer radial surface of the driveshaft and an inner radial surface of the tubular portion of the orbiting scroll member. The baseplate of the orbiting scroll member defines a first discharge passage in fluid communication with the drive bearing cavity. The drive bearing is disposed in the drive bearing cavity and is disposed about the driveshaft adjacent to the first end of the driveshaft.

A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a rotating body, which rotates together with the rotary shaft, and a fixed body, which does not rotate together with the rotary shaft. The rotating body has a rotating body surface, and the fixed body has a fixed body surface facing the rotating body surface in the axial direction. The compressor includes a vane, which is inserted in a vane groove provided in the rotating body, and a compression chamber, which is defined by the rotating body surface and the fixed body surface. The vane includes a vane body, which is inserted in the vane groove, and a tip seal, which is movable in the axial direction relative to the vane body.

A vane rotary compressor includes: a cylinder forming a compression space having an inlet port and an outlet port, a roller having an outer circumferential surface of one side thereof almost coming into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder to form a contact point, and a plurality of vanes slidably inserted into the roller to protrude toward the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder so as to divide the compression space into a plurality of compression chambers, wherein ion at least one of the outer circumferential surface of the roller and the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is provided a surface contact portion between the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder and the inner circumferential surface of the roller is constantly maintained in a preset section including the contact point in a circumferential direction.

In one embodiment, an annular groove and an elastic portion are formed at an end portion of a main bearing on a side facing a cylinder chamber. An annular groove and an elastic portion is formed at an end portion of the sub-bearing on a side facing the cylinder chamber. A depth of the annular groove of the main bearing is formed larger than that of the sub-bearing. An outer peripheral surface of the elastic portion of the main bearing is formed in a straight shape so that thicknesses of a base portion and a tip portion of the elastic portion are the same. An outer peripheral surface of the elastic portion of the sub-bearing is formed in a tapered shape so that a thicknesses of a base portion of the elastic portion is larger than that of a tip portion of the elastic portion.

In a rotary compressor, a refrigerant path hole communicates with a lower discharge chamber concave portion while at least a part thereof overlaps the lower discharge chamber concave portion, is positioned between a lower vane groove and a first insertion hole in a lower cylinder, and is configured of a plurality of holes which are disposed between the upper vane groove and the first insertion hole in the upper cylinder, and a sectional area of a cross section which is closest to the lower vane groove and the upper vane groove of the plurality of holes is the smallest compared to the sectional area of the cross section of the other holes.