Oil Pump Assembly Arrangement in Cooling Compressor

Abstract

The present application relates to an oil pump assembly arrangement for cooling compressors. Such invention aims to provide said compressor with a better use of the inner space defined by the housing thereof, in order to allow its miniaturization. To this end, it is proposed that fastening rod, which is able to anchor pin of the oil pump in a fixed portion of electric engine, is supported, in the median portion thereof, in a hole provided next to pin and, in the ends thereof, in respective cribs defined in a fixed portion of electric engine, wherein the housing in these cribs takes place by inner sides thereof and, still, wherein fastening rod extends through free spaces defined between coils, guaranteeing the minimum electrical distances required by rules.

Claims

1. Oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor, which comprises a housing within which it is arranged an electric engine which includes a stator carrying a plurality of coils circumferentially spaced apart from each other and a rotor associated to a driving shaft and a pin internally and concentrically arranged with respect to said driving shaft; driving shaft cooperating with pin, so as to define helical channels which delineate the lubricating oil path, when it is pumped due to the relative revolution between driving shaft and pin; and a fastening rod able to anchor said pin in a fixed portion of electric engine; wherein said assembly rod is supported, in the median portion thereof, to pin and, in the ends thereof, in respective cribs defined in fixed portion of electric engine; said assembly arrangement characterized by the fact that: fastening rod extends through free spaces longitudinally aligned with gaps defined between adjacent coils; and ends of fastening rod are housed in cribs by the inner sides thereof.

2. Oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that cribs are defined by projections, diametrically opposite to each other, extending radially outwardly from an outer surface of a protective cover of electric engine.

3. Oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that the length of fastening rod is entirely arranged within the circumference defined by protective cover and the projections thereof.

4. Oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that protective cover is polymeric and manufactured by injection molding.

5. Oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that projections are formed from at least two adjacent and opposite half-rounds.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The features, advantages and technical effects of the present application, as outlined above, will be best understood by one skilled in the art, from the following detailed description, made by way of mere example, and not limitation, of preferred embodiments of the invention, and with reference to the appended schematic figures, which:

[0024] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic front sectional view of a cooling compressor according to the prior art.

[0025] FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic front sectional view of a cooling compressor according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 3 illustrates in detail the oil pump pin mounted in the fastening rod.

[0027] FIG. 4 illustrates a bottom view of the oil pump assembly arrangement of cooling compressor near the electric engine stator, according to the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 5 illustrates a front view of the oil pimp assembly arrangement of cooling compressor in the protective cover, according to preferred embodiment of the invention.

[0029] FIG. 6 illustrates a detailed enlarged view of the cribs that define the housing of the fastening rod ends of the oil pump pin, according to preferred embodiment of the assembly arrangement of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] According to the schematic figures mentioned above, some examples of possible embodiments of the oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor, object of the present invention, will be described in more details below, but merely illustratively, not limiting. This is because the present invention may comprise different details and technical, constructive, structural and dimensional aspects without thereby affecting the present scope of protection.

[0031] Thus, as illustrated, the oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor applies, preferably, to variable speed compressors and of reduced size, wherein this type of compressor comprises a housing 10 within which it is arranged an electric engine 20 including a stator 30 bearing a plurality of coils 31 circumferentially spaced from each other and a rotor 40 associated to a driving shaft 50 and a pin 51 internally and concentrically arranged with respect to said driving shaft 50.

[0032] Driving shaft 50 cooperates with pin 51, so as to define helical channels 52 that delineate the lubricating oil path when it is pumped due to relative revolution between driving shaft 50 and pin 51.

[0033] Such helical channels 52 are defined due to the provision of grooves arranged on the inner surface of the lower portion of driving shaft 50 or the outer surface of pin 51.

[0034] In order to anchor said pin 51 in a fixed portion 80 of electric engine 20, it is provided a fastening rod 70, wherein said fastening rod 70 is supported, in the median portion thereof, in a hole 53 provided next to pin 51 and, in the ends thereof 71, in respective cribs 81 defined in the fixed portion 80 of electric engine 20, said ends 71 being aligned with the geometric shaft defined by said cribs 81.

[0035] Such hole 53 may be a through hole relative to pin 51 itself or, preferably, may be defined by a handle 54 extending from the end of pin 51.

[0036] It should be noted that coils 31, as within the common knowledge of the skilled in the subject matter, can be rolled in accommodation portions 32 circumferentially spaced from each other, defined in the metal frame which conforms stator core 30.

[0037] Thus, it is worth noting that between coils 31 adjacent to each other there are defined gaps 34 to which free spaces 33 are longitudinally aligned, as shown in FIG. 4.

[0038] Here, it is worth noting that the longitudinal direction refers to the main direction of the driving shaft 50 and, also, that free spaces 33 may be contained with the own gaps 34, depending on the size of coils 31.

[0039] Particularly, according to the present invention, fastening rod 70 of pin 51 extends through coils 31, overpassing free spaces 33 in order to enable that ends 71 of fastening rod 70 are housed in cribs 81 by means of the insertion thereof through inner sides 82 of this cribs 81. In other words, ends 71 of fastening rod 70 extend radially inwardly, projecting towards housing in cribs 81.

[0040] These two characteristics, relating to the arrangement of fastening rod 70, namely, the length of fastening rod 70 through free spaces 33 and having the ends thereof 71 inserted by inner sides of cribs 81, show themselves different from the state of the art, and carry technical advantages, since they allow optimizing the spatial arrangement of the inner components to the compressor housing, guaranteeing the minimum electrical distances required by rules, since fastening rod 70 do not need to bypass the lower end of protective cover 90.

[0041] Still preferably, fixing portion 80 of electric engine 20 refers specifically to a protective cover 90, wherein cribs 81 are defined by projections 92, diametrically opposite to each other, extending radially outwardly from an outer surface 91 of this protective cover 90.

[0042] Accordingly, it is dominant that the length of fastening rod 70 lies entirely arranged within the circumference (or vertical projection of the contour) defined by protective cover 90 and the projections thereof 92, so as to reduce the exposure of fastening rod 70.

[0043] More particularly, it is highly desirable that ends 71 of fastening rod 70 do not extend beyond projections 92, so as to avoid an eventual contact of these ends 71 with housing 10 of the compressor or with any other element during the assembly process, said contact could push fastening rod 70 radially inwardly and cause decoupling/disengagement of these ends 71 of cribs 81.

[0044] Hence, fastening rod 70 has a curvilinear geometry, wherein each of the halves thereof resembles the word S. Therefore, it is clearly noted a lower projection/exposure of fastening rod 70 towards/regarding housing 10 of the compressor, which allows approximating electric engine 20 to the latter.

[0045] In this particular construction, even if it happens an eventual contact/collision of pin 51 with the bottom of housing 10 of the compressor, whether during the operation thereof or during the assembly thereof, ends 71 of fastening rod 70 will be driven in the radial direction from the inside to the outside, so that they insert themselves even more in cribs 81, minimizing any risk of disengagement, unlike what happens in the prior art solutions, in which ends 71 of fastening rod 70 are housed in cribs 81 from the insertion thereof by the outer sides thereof, such as in the object of document BRPI0804302.

[0046] Protective cover 90, also widely known by the skilled technicians in the art, is polymeric and manufactured by injection molding due to the inherent advantages of this process with regard to the dimensional accuracy and cost.

[0047] Optionally, brackets specific for these cribs 81 may be coupled to stator 30 of electric engine 20, with the same functionalities described above.

[0048] When considering a polymer injection process for the manufacture of said protective cover 90, and so that cribs 81 are defined by projections 92 as proposed by the invention, it is usually necessary the use of mobile drawers in the injection mold.

[0049] Taking into account that the use of these drawers substantially raise the final price of the product, and in order to eliminate this problem, it is preferred that projections 92 are formed from at least two adjacent and opposing half-rounds, regarding the concavity thereof.

[0050] This set of half-rounds allows to precisely define, to cribs 81, a longitudinal geometric shaft having diameter equivalent to the one of a continuous tubular hole.

[0051] Thus, and according to one of the objectives of this invention, it is achieved a fixed portion 80 (protective cover 90) easy to manufacture and of low cost that, yet, guarantees the existence of a well-defined pivot geometric shaft, to fastening rod 70, perpendicular and coplanar to the shat of rotor spin.

[0052] In view of the above, it is noted that the invention now proposed discloses a solution that provides a better use of the inner space defined by the housing thereof, in order to allow its miniaturization, as well as an easy and reliable assembly and an easy and inexpensive manufacturing, further ensuring the proper lubrication of moving components of the compressor, even when it operates at low revolutions.

[0053] Finally, it is important to highlight that the present disclosure is for the sole purpose of describing exemplarily one embodiment of the oil pump assembly arrangement in cooling compressor, according to the present invention. Therefore, it should be evident to those skilled in the art that several constructive modifications, variations and combinations of the elements that perform the same function in substantially the same way are possible to achieve the same results, which are within the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.