Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oil return flow path for a compressor
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Application No.: US17730624Application Date: 2022-04-27
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Publication No.: US11609029B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Shinichi Kawabata
- Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-196441 20191029
- Main IPC: F04C23/00
- IPC: F04C23/00 ; F04C29/02 ; F04C18/02 ; F25B31/00

Abstract:
A compressor includes a casing that stores lubricant at a bottom, a compression mechanism disposed in the casing to suck and compress a refrigerant, and an oil return member forming an oil return flow path that extends in a top-to-bottom direction to guide the lubricant discharged from the compression mechanism downward. The oil return flow path includes a uniform-cross-section flow path, and a varying-cross-section flow path continuous with a lower end of the uniform-cross-section flow path. A lower end of the varying-cross-section flow path forms an outlet of the oil return flow path and lies along an inner surface of the casing. A the lower end of the varying-cross-section flow path has a greater width than an upper end of the varying-cross-section flow path, and the lower end of the varying-cross-section flow path has a smaller thickness than the upper end of the varying-cross-section flow path.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220252310A1 COMPRESSOR Public/Granted day:2022-08-11
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