Discharge Acoustic Filter, Manufacturing Process of Discharge Acoustic Filter and Hermetic Compressor

Abstract

The present invention lies in the field of mechanical engineering and describes a discharge acoustic filter. Specifically, the present invention includes a discharge acoustic filter, optionally made of polymeric material in which the connections between the discharge chambers are internally disposed, in order to reduce the surface area of the discharge acoustic filter, reducing heat exchange in relation to the hermetic volume, thus, increasing thermal efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of the system.

Claims

1. Discharge acoustic filter for hermetic compressors, characterized by the fact that it comprises: a. at least a first element (1), which comprises: i. at least one first discharge chamber (4); ii. a part of a second discharge chamber (5a); iii. a part of a third discharge chamber (6a); iv. a part of a fourth discharge chamber (7a); v, a first duct (8) connecting the first discharge chamber (4) to the second discharge chamber (5); and vi. a part of a third duct (10a) connecting the third discharge chamber (6) to the fourth discharge chamber (7); b. at least a second element (2) comprising: i. a part of a second discharge chamber (5b); ii. a part of a third discharge chamber (6b); iii. a part of a fourth discharge chamber (7b); iv. a part of a third duct (10b) connecting the third discharge chamber (6) to the fourth discharge chamber (6); and v. a part of a second duct (9b) connecting the second discharge chamber (5) to the third discharge chamber (6); c. at least a third element (3), being: i. associated in part of the second duct (9b); ii. connecting the second discharge chamber (5) to the third discharge chamber (6); wherein, the first element (1) is associated with the second element (2) and with the third element (3).

2. Acoustic filter, according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the first element (1) comprises at least one compressor cylinder cover (11).

3. Manufacturing process of discharge acoustic filter for hermetic compressors, characterized by the fact that it comprises the steps of: a. manufacture of a first element (1); b. manufacture of a second element (2); c. positioning of a third element (3) to the second element (2); and d. assembling the first element (1) to the second element (2).

4. Manufacturing process of discharge acoustic filter, characterized by the fact that the manufacture of a first element (1) comprises the steps of: a. manufacture of a cylinder cover of compressor (11); b. manufacture of a first discharge chamber (4); and c. manufacture of a first part of a second discharge chamber (5a); d. manufacture of a first part of a third discharge chamber (6a); e. manufacture of a first part of a fourth discharge chamber (7a); f. manufacture of a first duct (8) connecting the first discharge chamber (4) to the second discharge chamber (5).

5. Manufacturing Process of discharge acoustic filter, according to claim 3, characterized by the fact that the manufacture of the second element (2) comprises the steps of: a. manufacture of a second part of a second discharge chamber (5a); b. manufacture of a second part of a third discharge chamber (6a); c. manufacture of a second part of a fourth discharge chamber (7a).

6. Manufacturing process of discharge acoustic filter, according to claim 3, characterized by the fact that the steps of manufacture of the first element (1) and/or the steps of manufacture of the second element (2) occur at the same time.

7. Hermetic compressor comprising discharge acoustic filter, characterized by the fact that the said discharge acoustic filter comprises: a. a cylinder cover (11) of compressor comprising at least a first discharge chamber (4); b. an intermediate region formed by the association of a first element (1) with a second element (2) and a third element (3); wherein, the intermediate region comprises the association of at least a second discharge chamber (5), at least a third discharge chamber (6) and at least a fourth discharge chamber (7); the discharge chambers of the intermediate region are fluidly communicating.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0044] In order to better define the content of the present invention, the following figures are presented:

[0045] FIG. 1 shows an image of an embodiment of a discharge acoustic filter mounted.

[0046] FIG. 2 shows an image of the first element (1) of an embodiment of discharge acoustic filter.

[0047] FIG. 3 shows an image of the second element (2) of an embodiment of discharge acoustic filter.

[0048] FIG. 4 shows an image of the first element (1) of an embodiment of discharge acoustic filter.

[0049] FIG. 5 shows an image of an embodiment of hermetic compressor comprising the discharge acoustic filter.

[0050] FIG. 6 shows an image of the state of the art compressor, the chambers of the metallic discharge acoustic filter and the metallic tubes, which connects them, being visible.

[0051] FIG. 7 compares the acoustic performance of the proposed filter by transmission loss with respect to the state of the art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0052] The examples shown herein are intended only to illustrate a few among many other ways to achieve the invention, without harming its scope.

[0053] The present invention presents a discharge acoustic filter that is used for pulses attenuation generated by the compressor. The acoustic filter of the invention is compact, integrates the cylinder cover and comprises internally disposed ducts/pipes of passage of fluids. The acoustic filter of the invention is particularly useful for compressors, hermetic compressors and/or reciprocating hermetic compressors.

[0054] In one embodiment, the acoustic filter is entirely made of polymeric material, being formed by a first element (1) associated with the second element (2), in addition to the third element (3), internally disposed in the acoustic filter. The association of the first element (1) with the second element (2) forms the discharge chambers, wherein every connection between discharge chambers is internal.

[0055] In one embodiment, the discharge acoustic filter of the present invention comprises three elements: [0056] a first element (1) having a cylinder cover (11) of the compressor with a first discharge chamber (4), comprising a part of a second discharge chamber (5a), a part of a third discharge chamber (6a) and part of a fourth discharge chamber (7a); [0057] a second element (2) having a part of a second discharge chamber (5b), a part of a third discharge chamber (6b) and part of a fourth discharge chamber (7b), where all of them are interconnected, the said element also comprising an internal extension as being a part of a second duct (9b), in the coupling of the mentioned elements, the formed parts coincidentally unite, being formed the discharge chambers; and [0058] a third element (3) that is a duct for passage of the fluid.

[0059] In one embodiment, the first element (1) is formed by a cylinder cover (11) with a first discharge chamber (5). By discharge chamber means that are hollow volumes between the walls, which provide the gas expansion that passes by it. A first duct (8) of passage of fluid connects the first discharge chamber (4) to the second discharge chamber (5). The second discharge chamber (5) is also interconnected to third discharge chamber (6), so that both are separated by means of divisional elements, as well as dividers partitions, being both fluidly communicating.

[0060] The second element (2) is formed by a part of a second discharge chamber (5b), the part of a third discharge chamber (6b) and the part of a fourth discharge chamber (7b), so that it comprises a part of a second duct (9b) formed in an internal extension thereof, connecting the third discharge chamber (6) to the fourth discharge chamber (7). Moreover, the second element (2) comprises a part of a third duct (10b) connecting the second discharge chamber (5) to the third discharge chamber (6), wherein when the parts pertinent to the ducts, when associated, the part of the duct of the first element (1) and to the third element (3) form ducts internally disposed in the discharge acoustic filter proposed by the present invention. The duct is an element of any material and format that allows integration and passage of fluid between the discharge chambers.

[0061] The third element (3), placed in part of the second duct (9b) in such a way as to form a second duct (9) itself, in which connects the second discharge chambers (5) to the third discharge chambers (6), so that both are fluidly communicating. In this way, the outlet fluid of the compressor flows through the first discharge chamber (4), and through the first duct (8), the fluid is poured into the second chamber (5), which in turn interconnects to the third chamber (6) through the duct (3) and thus, the fluid is conveyed to the fourth chamber (7) by means of the third duct (10), formed by the association between a first part of a third duct (10a) with a second part of a third duct (10b). In this sense, the discharge acoustic filter of the present invention comprises the interconnection between the discharge chambers through internal ducts to the acoustic filter itself, not requiring external ducts occupying utile area inside the compressor.

[0062] The connections between the discharge chambers of the discharge acoustic filter are internally disposed in order to make the acoustic filter more compact, reducing its external surface, consequently reducing the heat exchange with the hermetic volume.

[0063] In another embodiment, the discharge acoustic filter comprises an additional discharge chamber, formed by the association of an intermediate region in the first element (1) with an intermediate portion in the second element (2). With that, the pulses attenuation is improved. In this way, the acoustic filter proposed in the present invention allows to be implemented with different amounts of discharge chambers internally disposed and fluidly communicating. In one example, the discharge acoustic filter was implemented, as described, with four discharge chambers. Furthermore, in another example, the said acoustic filter was implemented with three discharge chambers.

[0064] In one embodiment, the manufacturing process of the acoustic filter comprises the production of all the elements, separately, and according to its geometry. After the manufacture of all elements, the third element (3) is placed in the extension of the second element (2) and in sequence it occurs the assemble of the first (1) with the second element (2).

[0065] The manufacture of the first element (1) occurs through the steps that are performed simultaneously: the manufacture of a compressor cylinder cover (11), the manufacture of the first discharge chamber (4), the manufacture of a first part of a second discharge chamber (5a), making a first part of a third discharge chamber (6a) and the manufacture of a first part of a fourth discharge chamber (7a), in addition to the manufacture of a first duct (8) connecting the first discharge chamber (4) to the second discharge chamber (5).

[0066] The manufacture of the second element (2) occurs through the steps that are performed simultaneously: the manufacture of a second part of a second discharge chamber (5a), the manufacture of a second part of a third discharge chamber (6a) and the manufacture of a second part of a fourth discharge chamber (7a).

[0067] In addition, for fixation of the first element (1) to the second element (2), it is preferably used at least one of the forms, being: ultrasonic welding, by means of adhesive material, induction welding, welding via laser, overinjection, among other methods, not restrictive to the cited ones.

[0068] Another object of the present invention is a hermetic compressor comprising the discharge acoustic filter of the invention. The acoustic filter is as described above, comprising: a compressor cylinder cover comprising at least a first discharge chamber; an intermediate region formed by the association of the first element (1) with the second element (2) and the third element (3). Furthermore, the intermediate region is comprised by the association of at least a second discharge chamber (5), at least a third discharge chamber (6) and at least a fourth discharge chamber (7), where the chambers are fluidly communicating.

[0069] In the discharge acoustic filter of the compressor, the second element (2) comprises a portion of a second duct (9b), so as the third discharge chamber (6) is fluidly communicating with the fourth discharge chamber (7), through a duct (3) of fluid passage, positioned in said part of the second duct (9b), in the second element (2).

[0070] The proposed acoustic filter provides acoustic performance in similar level of conventional acoustic filter, as shown in FIG. 7) through transmission loss, reduction of the temperature in the suction chamber of 2.4° C., reduction of the temperature on the cylinder wall of 11.2° C. and increased energy efficiency of at least 1.5%.

[0071] The inventive concept revealed herein, and exemplified in one or more forms was treated as industrial secret and was not previously revealed until the time of the deposit of the present patent application. Said industrial secret is an intangible asset of the Applicant. The possible future publication of the patent application do not constitute authorization of use by third parties, serving only as: (i) notification to the third parties of the existence of said industrial secret at date of filing; (ii) clear indication of its Applicant; and (iii) encouraging the development of new improvements from the concept revealed herein, to prevent the reinvestment in the development of the already held by the Applicant. Thus, it is advised that any eventual commercial use requires authorization from the Applicant and that the unauthorized use imposes penalties provided in the Law. In this context, it is clarified that from the disclosure of the present inventive concept, those skilled in art may consider other ways of achieving the invention not identical to the merely exemplified above, but in the event of claiming commercial use, such forms can be considered as being within the scope of the attached claims.