Title of Invention	RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR
Abstract	A reciprocating compressor comprises a reciprocating motor (30) disposed in a casing (10), and generating a driving force; a compression unit (40) for sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor (30); a resonant spring unit (50) for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor (30) with a resonant movement; and at least two spring supporting frame (22, 23) by which the resonant spring unit (50) is supported, wherein one of the spring supporting frames (22) is inserted into another spring supporting frame (23) for being coupled with each other. Accordingly, since an initial location of the piston (42) can be readily adjusted, a production process is simplified in producing a reciprocating compressor, and thus its productivity can be improved.

Title of Invention

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR

Abstract

A reciprocating compressor comprises a reciprocating motor (30) disposed in a casing (10), and generating a driving force; a compression unit (40) for sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor (30); a resonant spring unit (50) for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor (30) with a resonant movement; and at least two spring supporting frame (22, 23) by which the resonant spring unit (50) is supported, wherein one of the spring supporting frames (22) is inserted into another spring supporting frame (23) for being coupled with each other. Accordingly, since an initial location of the piston (42) can be readily adjusted, a production process is simplified in producing a reciprocating compressor, and thus its productivity can be improved.

Full Text	RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a reciprocating compressor, and particularly to a reciprocating compressor capable of improving its productivity by simplifying a fabrication process. BACKGROUND ART In general, a reciprocating compressor is an apparatus for sucking, compressing and discharging gas while a piston reciprocates in a cylinder. As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional reciprocating compressor includes a casing 110 having a gas suction pipe 112 and a gas discharging pipe114; a reciprocating motor 130 disposed in the casing 110 for generating a driving force; a compression unit 140 for sucking, compressing and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor 130; a resonant spring unit 150 for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor with a resonant movement; and a frame unit 120 for supporting the reciprocating motor 130, the compression unit 140 and the resonant spring unit 150 respectively. The reciprocating motor 130 includes an outer stator 131; an inner stator 132 disposed at a certain air gap between itself and an inner circumference of the outer stator 131; and a magnet paddle 133 formed with a magnet 134 disposed between the outer stator 131 and the inner stator 132, thus to be linearly reciprocated by electromagnetic interaction of the outer and inner stators 131 and 132, and the magnet 134. The compression unit 140 includes a cylinder 141 having an inner space; a piston 142 disposed in the inner space of the cylinder 141, connected with the magnet paddle 133 of the reciprocating motor 130 to be linearly reciprocated, and, with this reciprocating movement, varying a volume of a compression space (P) in the cylinder 141; a suction valve 143 mounted at a front side of the piston 142 (hereinafter, a side where gas is sucked will be referred to a rear, and a side where compressed gas is discharged to a front), and operated according to pressure in the compression space (P) for opening or closing a suction flow (F) of gas; and a discharging valve 144 installed at a front of the cylinder 141 for opening or closing a discharge of the compressed gas. The frame unit 120 includes a first frame 121 mounted at a front side of the reciprocating motor 130 and the cylinder 141; a second frame 122 connected with the first frame 121 for supporting the outer stator 131 of the reciprocating motor 130 with the first frame 121; and a third frame 123 connected with the second frame 122 for receiving and supporting the resonant spring unit 150 with the second frame 122. The resonant spring unit 150 includes a spring seat panel 151 disposed between the second frame 122 and the third frame 123, connected with the piston 142 to be linearly reciprocated; a first spring 152 disposed between the second frame 122 and the spring seat panel 151, and shrunk when the piston 142 moves frontward and elongated when the piston moves rearward; a second spring 153 disposed between the third frame 123 and the spring seat panel 151, and elongated when the piston 142 moves frontward and shrunk when the piston 142 moves rearward. As shown in FIG. 2, the second frame 122 is formed as a disc shape, and supports the first spring 152. The third frame 123 is formed as a cylindrical shape, and includes a cylindrical portion 123b receiving the first and second springs 152 and 153 and the spring seat panel 151 therein; a spring supporting portion 123c extended from the rear side of the cylindrical portion 123b in an inner circumferential direction thereof, and supporting the second spring 153; and a flange portion 123a extended from a front side of the cylindrical portion 123b in an outer circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 123b, and fixed at a surface of the second frame 122. Herein, a spacer 160 is interposed between the second frame 122 and the flange portion 123a of the third frame 123. The spacer 160 is to set an initial location of the piston 142, and, according to a thickness of the spacer 160, a location of the piston 142 in the cylinder 141 is varied. Operations of the conventional reciprocating compressor configured as above will now be described. When an electric power is applied to the reciprocating motor 130, the magnet paddle 133 is linearly reciprocated by electromagnetic interaction of the outer stator 131, the inner stator 132 and the magnet 134. According to this, the piston 142 connected with the magnet paddle 133 is linearly reciprocated in the cylinder 141, and thus varies a volume of the compression space (P). Accordingly, by change of the volume of the compression space (P), gas is sucked into the compression space (P), compressed, and discharged, and a series of these processes is repeated. At this time, since the first and second springs 152 and 153 supported between the second frame 122 and the third frame 123 provide the reciprocal movement of the piston 142 with a resonant movement, effect of the linear and reciprocal movement of the piston 142 becomes greater. In the fabrication process of the conventional reciprocating compressor, an additive spacer 160 is inserted between the second frame 122 and the third frame 123 so that an initial location of the piston 142 can be adjusted in consideration of a stroke of the piston 142. According to the thickness of the spacer 160, the location of the piston 142 is adjusted from a dotted line to a solid line of FIG. 2. However, in the structure for adjusting an initial location of a piston of the conventional reciprocating compressor as above, after determining a thickness of the spacer 160 and assembling the second and third frames 122 and 123, it can be determined whether the initial location of the piston 142 has been properly set or not. So, in case that the thickness of the spacer 160 has been determined inadequately, or a planning location of the piston is changed by production tolerance of the reciprocating compressor, the reciprocating compressor has to be disassembled, and reassembled with repeating the fabrication process. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a reciprocating compressor capable of simplifying its fabrication process and thus improving productivity by readily adjusting an initial portion of a piston in fabricating a reciprocating compressor. To achieve the above object, there is provided a reciprocating compressor comprising: a reciprocating motor disposed in a casing, and generating a driving force; a compression unit for sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor; a resonant spring unit for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor with a resonant movement; and at least two spring supporting frames by which the resonant spring unit is supported, characterized in that one of the spring supporting frames is inserted into another spring supporting frame for being coupled with each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the conventional reciprocating compressor; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state of setting an initial location of a piston in the conventional reciprocating compressor; FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a reciprocating compressor according to the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a state of setting an initial location of a piston according to the present invention. MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a reciprocating compressor according to the present invention will now be described with reference to accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 3, the reciprocating compressor according to the present invention includes a casing 10 having a gas suction pipe 12 and a gas discharging pipe 14; a reciprocating motor 30 disposed in the casing 10, and generating a driving force; a compression unit 40 for sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor 30; a resonant spring unit 50 for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor 30 with a resonant movement; and a frame unit 20 for supporting the reciprocating motor 30, the compression unit 40 and the resonant spring unit 50. The reciprocating motor 30 includes an outer stator 31; an inner stator 32 disposed at a certain air gap between itself and an inner circumference of the outer stator 31; and a magnet paddle 33 formed with a magnet 34 disposed between the outer stator 31 and the inner stator 32, thus to be linearly reciprocated by an electromagnetic interaction of the outer and inner stators 31 and 32 and the magnet 34. The compression unit 40 includes a cylinder 41 having an inner space; a piston 42 disposed at the inner space of the cylinder 41, connected with the magnet paddle 33 of the reciprocating motor 30 thus to be linearly reciprocated, and, with this movement, varying a volume of a compression space (P) in the cylinder 41; a suction valve 43 mounted at a front side of the piston 42 (hereinafter, a side where gas is sucked will be referred to a rear, and a side where compressed gas is discharged to a front), and operated according to pressure in the compression space (P) for opening or closing a suction flow (F) of gas; and a discharging valve 44 installed at a front of the cylinder 41 for opening or closing a discharge of the compressed gas. The frame unit 20 includes a first frame 21 mounted at front sides of the reciprocating motor 30 and the cylinder 41; a second frame connected with the first frame 21 for supporting the outer stator 31 of the reciprocating motor 30 with the first frame 21; and a third frame 23 connected with the second frame 22 for receiving and supporting the resonant spring unit 50 of the piston 22 with the second frame 22. The resonant spring unit 50 includes a spring seat panel 51 disposed between the second frame 22 and the third frame 23, connected with the piston 42 to be linearly reciprocated; a first spring 52 disposed between the second frame 22 and the spring seat panel 51, and shrunk when the piston 42 moves frontward and elongated when the piston 42 moves rearward; and a second spring 53 disposed between the third frame 23 and the spring seat panel 51, and elongated when the piston 42 moves frontward and shrunk when the piston 42 moves rearward. As shown in FIG. 4, the second frame 22 includes a disc shaped first spring supporting portion 22a on which an end of the first spring 52 is supported; and a first cylindrical portion 22b extended from an outer circumference of the first spring supporting portion 22a toward the third frame 23. The third frame 23 includes a second cylindrical portion 23b receiving the first and second springs 52 and 53, and the spring seat panel 51 therein; and a second spring supporting portion 23a extended from the rear side of the second cylindrical portion 23b inwardly so that an end of the second spring 53 is supported thereon. The second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 is fixed at the first cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22, so that an inner circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion 22b and an outer circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 are contacted to each other. An end of the first cylindrical portion 22b and the outer circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion 23b are engaged to each other by welding (W) so that the second frame 22 and the third frame 23 can be coupled with each other. Herein, the second frame 22 and the third frame 23 may be coupled with each other not by welding but by using a coupling means such as a volt or the like. On the other hand, the third frame 23 may not be fixed at the inside of the second frame, but the second frame 22 may be fixed at the inside of the third frame 23 by a press-fit, and, in this case, an end of the second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 and the outer circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22 are engaged to each other by welding so that the second frame 22 and the third frame 23 can be coupled with each other. Assembling processes of the reciprocating compressor according to the present invention constructed as above, will now be described. First, the cylinder 41 is inserted and fixed at the first frame 21, and an inner stator 32 of the reciprocating motor 30 is fixed at an outer circumference of the cylinder 41. In a state that one side surface of the outer stator 31 disposed at a certain air gap between itself and an outer circumference of the inner stator 32, the second frame 22 is adhered to another side surface of the outer stator 31, and the first and second frames 21 and 22 are fixed using a coupling means. In this manner, the reciprocating motor 30 is fixed between the first and second frames 21 and 22. And, the magnet paddle 33 coupled with the piston 42 and the spring seat panel 51 is inserted between the outer stator 31 and the inner stator 32 so as to be linearly movable. At the spring seat panel 51, the first spring 52 and the second spring 53 are mounted. The first spring 52 is adhered to a rear surface of the first spring supporting portion 22a of the second frame 22, and the second spring 53 is adhered to a front surface of the second spring supporting portion 23a of the third frame 23. Then, an end of the second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 is slidably inserted at the inner circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22. Then, while the third frame 23 is being moved in an axial direction of the piston 42, the first and second springs 52 and 53 are fittingly compressed, and an initial location of the piston 42 is fittingly adjusted. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, according to a location of the third frame 23, which has been moved, a location (L1, L2) is fittingly adjusted. Also, if the location of the piston 42 is optimized, the end of the first cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22 and the outer circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 are welded, thus to terminate assembling of the reciprocating compressor. In the reciprocating compressor, one of two frames, by which the resonant spring is supported, is movably inserted at the inside of another frame. With this movement of the frame, a location of the piston connected with the resonant spring is adjusted. Since an initial location of the piston can be readily adjusted in this manner, a fabrication process of the reciprocating compressor, and thus its productivity can be improved. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. WE CLAIM: 1. A reciprocating compressor comprising: a reciprocating motor disposed in a casing, and generating a driving force; a compression unit for sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor; a resonant spring unit for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor with a resonant movement; and at least two spring supporting frames by which the resonant spring unit is supported, characterized in that one of the spring supporting frames is inserted into another spring supporting frame for being coupled with each other. 2. The compressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring supporting frames are coupled with each other by welding. 3. The compressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring supporting frames comprises : a first frame for supporting a first spring of the resonant spring unit, which is shrunk in compression operation of a piston of the compression unit, together with a spring seat panel connected with the piston; and a second frame for supporting a second spring of the resonant spring unit, which is shrunk in suction operation of the piston, together with the spring seat panel. 4. The compressor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first frame comprises a disc shaped first spring supporting portion on which the first spring is supported, and a first cylindrical portion extended from an outer circumference of the first spring supporting portion toward the second frame; and the second frame comprises a disc shaped second spring supporting portion on which the second spring is supported, and a second cylindrical portion extended from an outer circumference of the second spring supporting portion toward the first frame, and inserted at an inner circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion of the first frame. 5. The compressor as claimed in claim 4, wherein an end of the first cylindrical portion and an outer circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion are engaged by welding. 6. The compressor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first frame comprises a disc shaped first spring supporting portion by which the first spring is supported, and a first cylindrical portion extended from an outer circumference of the first spring supporting portion toward the second frame; and the second frame comprises a disc shaped second spring supporting portion by which the second spring is supported, and a second cylindrical portion extended from an outer circumference of the second spring supporting portion toward the first frame, wherein the first cylindrical portion is inserted into an inside of the second cylindrical portion. 7. The compressor as claimed in claim 6, wherein an end of the second cylindrical portion and an outer circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion are engaged by welding. A reciprocating compressor comprises a reciprocating motor (30) disposed in a casing (10), and generating a driving force; a compression unit (40) for sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor (30); a resonant spring unit (50) for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor (30) with a resonant movement; and at least two spring supporting frame (22, 23) by which the resonant spring unit (50) is supported, wherein one of the spring supporting frames (22) is inserted into another spring supporting frame (23) for being coupled with each other. Accordingly, since an initial location of the piston (42) can be readily adjusted, a production process is simplified in producing a reciprocating compressor, and thus its productivity can be improved.

Full Text

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a reciprocating compressor, and
particularly to a reciprocating compressor capable of improving its
productivity by simplifying a fabrication process.
BACKGROUND ART
In general, a reciprocating compressor is an apparatus for sucking,
compressing and discharging gas while a piston reciprocates in a cylinder.
As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional reciprocating compressor includes
a casing 110 having a gas suction pipe 112 and a gas discharging pipe114; a
reciprocating motor 130 disposed in the casing 110 for generating a driving
force; a compression unit 140 for sucking, compressing and discharging gas
by the driving force of the reciprocating motor 130; a resonant spring unit 150
for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor with a
resonant movement; and a frame unit 120 for supporting the reciprocating
motor 130, the compression unit 140 and the resonant spring unit 150
respectively.
The reciprocating motor 130 includes an outer stator 131; an inner
stator 132 disposed at a certain air gap between itself and an inner
circumference of the outer stator 131; and a magnet paddle 133 formed with
a magnet 134 disposed between the outer stator 131 and the inner stator 132,
thus to be linearly reciprocated by electromagnetic interaction of the outer
and inner stators 131 and 132, and the magnet 134.
The compression unit 140 includes a cylinder 141 having an inner
space; a piston 142 disposed in the inner space of the cylinder 141,
connected with the magnet paddle 133 of the reciprocating motor 130 to be
linearly reciprocated, and, with this reciprocating movement, varying a
volume of a compression space (P) in the cylinder 141; a suction valve 143
mounted at a front side of the piston 142 (hereinafter, a side where gas is
sucked will be referred to a rear, and a side where compressed gas is
discharged to a front), and operated according to pressure in the
compression space (P) for opening or closing a suction flow (F) of gas; and a
discharging valve 144 installed at a front of the cylinder 141 for opening or
closing a discharge of the compressed gas.
The frame unit 120 includes a first frame 121 mounted at a front side
of the reciprocating motor 130 and the cylinder 141; a second frame 122
connected with the first frame 121 for supporting the outer stator 131 of the
reciprocating motor 130 with the first frame 121; and a third frame 123
connected with the second frame 122 for receiving and supporting the
resonant spring unit 150 with the second frame 122.
The resonant spring unit 150 includes a spring seat panel 151
disposed between the second frame 122 and the third frame 123, connected
with the piston 142 to be linearly reciprocated; a first spring 152 disposed
between the second frame 122 and the spring seat panel 151, and shrunk
when the piston 142 moves frontward and elongated when the piston moves
rearward; a second spring 153 disposed between the third frame 123 and the
spring seat panel 151, and elongated when the piston 142 moves frontward
and shrunk when the piston 142 moves rearward.
As shown in FIG. 2, the second frame 122 is formed as a disc shape,
and supports the first spring 152. The third frame 123 is formed as a
cylindrical shape, and includes a cylindrical portion 123b receiving the first
and second springs 152 and 153 and the spring seat panel 151 therein; a
spring supporting portion 123c extended from the rear side of the cylindrical
portion 123b in an inner circumferential direction thereof, and supporting the
second spring 153; and a flange portion 123a extended from a front side of
the cylindrical portion 123b in an outer circumferential direction of the
cylindrical portion 123b, and fixed at a surface of the second frame 122.
Herein, a spacer 160 is interposed between the second frame 122
and the flange portion 123a of the third frame 123. The spacer 160 is to set
an initial location of the piston 142, and, according to a thickness of the
spacer 160, a location of the piston 142 in the cylinder 141 is varied.
Operations of the conventional reciprocating compressor configured
as above will now be described. When an electric power is applied to the
reciprocating motor 130, the magnet paddle 133 is linearly reciprocated by
electromagnetic interaction of the outer stator 131, the inner stator 132 and
the magnet 134. According to this, the piston 142 connected with the magnet
paddle 133 is linearly reciprocated in the cylinder 141, and thus varies a
volume of the compression space (P). Accordingly, by change of the volume
of the compression space (P), gas is sucked into the compression space (P),
compressed, and discharged, and a series of these processes is repeated. At
this time, since the first and second springs 152 and 153 supported between
the second frame 122 and the third frame 123 provide the reciprocal
movement of the piston 142 with a resonant movement, effect of the linear
and reciprocal movement of the piston 142 becomes greater.
In the fabrication process of the conventional reciprocating
compressor, an additive spacer 160 is inserted between the second frame
122 and the third frame 123 so that an initial location of the piston 142 can be
adjusted in consideration of a stroke of the piston 142. According to the
thickness of the spacer 160, the location of the piston 142 is adjusted from a
dotted line to a solid line of FIG. 2.
However, in the structure for adjusting an initial location of a piston of
the conventional reciprocating compressor as above, after determining a
thickness of the spacer 160 and assembling the second and third frames 122
and 123, it can be determined whether the initial location of the piston 142
has been properly set or not. So, in case that the thickness of the spacer 160
has been determined inadequately, or a planning location of the piston is
changed by production tolerance of the reciprocating compressor, the
reciprocating compressor has to be disassembled, and reassembled with
repeating the fabrication process.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a
reciprocating compressor capable of simplifying its fabrication process and
thus improving productivity by readily adjusting an initial portion of a piston in
fabricating a reciprocating compressor.
To achieve the above object, there is provided a reciprocating compressor comprising: a
reciprocating motor disposed in a casing, and generating a driving force; a compression unit for
sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor; a resonant
spring unit for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor with a resonant
movement; and at least two spring supporting frames by which the resonant spring unit is supported,
characterized in that one of the spring supporting frames is inserted into another spring supporting
frame for being coupled with each other.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the conventional reciprocating compressor;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state of setting an initial location of a piston in the
conventional reciprocating compressor;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a reciprocating compressor according to the present
invention; and
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a state of setting an initial location of a piston according
to the present invention.
MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a reciprocating compressor according to the present
invention will now be described with reference to
accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 3, the reciprocating compressor according to the
present invention includes a casing 10 having a gas suction pipe 12 and a
gas discharging pipe 14; a reciprocating motor 30 disposed in the casing 10,
and generating a driving force; a compression unit 40 for sucking,
compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the reciprocating
motor 30; a resonant spring unit 50 for providing a reciprocating movement of
the reciprocating motor 30 with a resonant movement; and a frame unit 20 for
supporting the reciprocating motor 30, the compression unit 40 and the
resonant spring unit 50.
The reciprocating motor 30 includes an outer stator 31; an inner
stator 32 disposed at a certain air gap between itself and an inner
circumference of the outer stator 31; and a magnet paddle 33 formed with a
magnet 34 disposed between the outer stator 31 and the inner stator 32, thus
to be linearly reciprocated by an electromagnetic interaction of the outer and
inner stators 31 and 32 and the magnet 34.
The compression unit 40 includes a cylinder 41 having an inner
space; a piston 42 disposed at the inner space of the cylinder 41, connected
with the magnet paddle 33 of the reciprocating motor 30 thus to be linearly
reciprocated, and, with this movement, varying a volume of a compression
space (P) in the cylinder 41; a suction valve 43 mounted at a front side of the
piston 42 (hereinafter, a side where gas is sucked will be referred to a rear,
and a side where compressed gas is discharged to a front), and operated
according to pressure in the compression space (P) for opening or closing a
suction flow (F) of gas; and a discharging valve 44 installed at a front of the
cylinder 41 for opening or closing a discharge of the compressed gas.
The frame unit 20 includes a first frame 21 mounted at front sides of
the reciprocating motor 30 and the cylinder 41; a second frame connected
with the first frame 21 for supporting the outer stator 31 of the reciprocating
motor 30 with the first frame 21; and a third frame 23 connected with the
second frame 22 for receiving and supporting the resonant spring unit 50 of
the piston 22 with the second frame 22.
The resonant spring unit 50 includes a spring seat panel 51 disposed
between the second frame 22 and the third frame 23, connected with the
piston 42 to be linearly reciprocated; a first spring 52 disposed between the
second frame 22 and the spring seat panel 51, and shrunk when the piston
42 moves frontward and elongated when the piston 42 moves rearward; and
a second spring 53 disposed between the third frame 23 and the spring seat
panel 51, and elongated when the piston 42 moves frontward and shrunk
when the piston 42 moves rearward.
As shown in FIG. 4, the second frame 22 includes a disc shaped first
spring supporting portion 22a on which an end of the first spring 52 is
supported; and a first cylindrical portion 22b extended from an outer
circumference of the first spring supporting portion 22a toward the third frame
23.
The third frame 23 includes a second cylindrical portion 23b receiving
the first and second springs 52 and 53, and the spring seat panel 51 therein;
and a second spring supporting portion 23a extended from the rear side of
the second cylindrical portion 23b inwardly so that an end of the second
spring 53 is supported thereon.
The second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 is fixed at the
first cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22, so that an inner
circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion 22b and an outer
circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame
23 are contacted to each other. An end of the first cylindrical portion 22b and
the outer circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion 23b are
engaged to each other by welding (W) so that the second frame 22 and the
third frame 23 can be coupled with each other. Herein, the second frame 22
and the third frame 23 may be coupled with each other not by welding but by
using a coupling means such as a volt or the like.
On the other hand, the third frame 23 may not be fixed at the inside of
the second frame, but the second frame 22 may be fixed at the inside of the
third frame 23 by a press-fit, and, in this case, an end of the second
cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 and the outer circumferential
surface of the first cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22 are
engaged to each other by welding so that the second frame 22 and the third
frame 23 can be coupled with each other.
Assembling processes of the reciprocating compressor according to
the present invention constructed as above, will now be described.
First, the cylinder 41 is inserted and fixed at the first frame 21, and an
inner stator 32 of the reciprocating motor 30 is fixed at an outer
circumference of the cylinder 41.
In a state that one side surface of the outer stator 31 disposed at a
certain air gap between itself and an outer circumference of the inner stator
32, the second frame 22 is adhered to another side surface of the outer
stator 31, and the first and second frames 21 and 22 are fixed using a
coupling means. In this manner, the reciprocating motor 30 is fixed between
the first and second frames 21 and 22.
And, the magnet paddle 33 coupled with the piston 42 and the spring
seat panel 51 is inserted between the outer stator 31 and the inner stator 32
so as to be linearly movable.
At the spring seat panel 51, the first spring 52 and the second spring
53 are mounted. The first spring 52 is adhered to a rear surface of the first
spring supporting portion 22a of the second frame 22, and the second spring
53 is adhered to a front surface of the second spring supporting portion 23a
of the third frame 23.
Then, an end of the second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame
23 is slidably inserted at the inner circumferential surface of the first
cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22. Then, while the third frame 23
is being moved in an axial direction of the piston 42, the first and second
springs 52 and 53 are fittingly compressed, and an initial location of the
piston 42 is fittingly adjusted. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, according to a
location of the third frame 23, which has been moved, a location (L1, L2) is
fittingly adjusted.
Also, if the location of the piston 42 is optimized, the end of the first
cylindrical portion 22b of the second frame 22 and the outer circumferential
surface of the second cylindrical portion 23b of the third frame 23 are welded,
thus to terminate assembling of the reciprocating compressor.
In the reciprocating compressor, one of two frames, by which the
resonant spring is supported, is movably inserted at the inside of another
frame. With this movement of the frame, a location of the piston connected
with the resonant spring is adjusted. Since an initial location of the piston can
be readily adjusted in this manner, a fabrication process of the reciprocating
compressor, and thus its productivity can be improved.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications
and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from
the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present
invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they
come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
WE CLAIM:
1. A reciprocating compressor comprising:
a reciprocating motor disposed in a casing, and generating a driving force;
a compression unit for sucking, compressing, and discharging gas by the driving force of the
reciprocating motor;
a resonant spring unit for providing a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor with
a resonant movement; and
at least two spring supporting frames by which the resonant spring unit is supported,
characterized in that one of the spring supporting frames is inserted into another spring
supporting frame for being coupled with each other.
2. The compressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring supporting frames are coupled with
each other by welding.
3. The compressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spring supporting frames comprises :
a first frame for supporting a first spring of the resonant spring unit, which is shrunk in
compression operation of a piston of the compression unit, together with a spring seat panel
connected with the piston; and
a second frame for supporting a second spring of the resonant spring unit, which is shrunk in
suction operation of the piston, together with the spring seat panel.
4. The compressor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first frame comprises a disc shaped first
spring supporting portion on which the first spring is supported, and a first cylindrical portion
extended from an outer circumference of the first spring supporting portion toward the second frame;
and
the second frame comprises a disc shaped second spring supporting portion on which the
second spring is supported, and a second cylindrical portion extended from an outer circumference of
the second spring supporting portion toward the first frame, and inserted at an inner circumferential
surface of the first cylindrical portion of the first frame.
5. The compressor as claimed in claim 4, wherein an end of the first cylindrical portion and an
outer circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion are engaged by welding.
6. The compressor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first frame comprises a disc shaped first
spring supporting portion by which the first spring is supported, and a first cylindrical portion
extended from an outer circumference of the first spring supporting portion toward the second frame;
and
the second frame comprises a disc shaped second spring supporting portion by which the
second spring is supported, and a second cylindrical portion extended from an outer circumference of
the second spring supporting portion toward the first frame, wherein the first cylindrical portion is
inserted into an inside of the second cylindrical portion.
7. The compressor as claimed in claim 6, wherein an end of the second cylindrical portion and
an outer circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion are engaged by welding.
A reciprocating compressor comprises a reciprocating motor (30) disposed in a casing (10),
and generating a driving force; a compression unit (40) for sucking, compressing, and discharging
gas by the driving force of the reciprocating motor (30); a resonant spring unit (50) for providing a
reciprocating movement of the reciprocating motor (30) with a resonant movement; and at least two
spring supporting frame (22, 23) by which the resonant spring unit (50) is supported, wherein one of
the spring supporting frames (22) is inserted into another spring supporting frame (23) for being
coupled with each other. Accordingly, since an initial location of the piston (42) can be readily
adjusted, a production process is simplified in producing a reciprocating compressor, and thus its
productivity can be improved.

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Patent Number

223775

Indian Patent Application Number

01098/KOLNP/2005

PG Journal Number

39/2008

Publication Date

26-Sep-2008

Grant Date

23-Sep-2008

Date of Filing

08-Jun-2005

Name of Patentee

LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Applicant Address

20, YOIDO-DONG, YOUNGDUNGPO-GU, SEOUL 150-010

Inventors:

#	Inventor's Name	Inventor's Address
1	HYEON, SEONG-YEOL	JUGONG APT. 209-302, SINWOL-DONG, 641-060 CHANGWON, GYEONGSANGNAM-DO

PCT International Classification Number

F04B 35/04

PCT International Application Number

PCT/KR2003/002262

PCT International Filing date

2003-10-24

PCT Conventions:

#	PCT Application Number	Date of Convention	Priority Country
1	PCT/KR2003/002262	2003-10-24	IB