US20080247890A1 - Recriprocating Compressor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to how to reduce vibrations produced by reciprocating compressors.
- FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of the conventional reciprocating compressor
- FIG. 6 shows a top sectional view illustrating parts of the reciprocating compressor shown in FIG. 5 .
- hermetic container 1 accommodates motor element 2 , and compressing element 3 driven by motor element 2 .
- Motor element 2 and compressing element 3 are assembled integrally, and resiliently supported by plural supporting springs 4 in container 1 .
- Springs 4 are placed at appropriate intervals along the circumference of container 1 .
- Motor element 2 includes stator 5 formed by laminating plate-like stator iron-cores, and rotor 6 accommodated rotatably in stator 5 .
- Crankshaft 7 includes shaft 9 and eccentric section 10 via balancing weight 8 .
- Rotor 6 is mounted on shaft 9 , and supported rotatably by plain bearing 11 of compressing element 3 .
- Compressing element 3 comprises piston 15 , connecting rod 16 , valve plate 17 , and cylinder head 18 .
- Compressing element 3 is driven by motor element 2 via shaft 9 .
- Piston 15 is disposed slidably in compression chamber 14 formed by cylinder 12 .
- Connecting rod 16 connects piston 15 to eccentric section 10 of crankshaft 7 .
- Valve plate 17 is disposed on the head side of cylinder 12 and includes a sucking valve (not shown) and a discharging valve (not shown). Cylinder head 18 covers valve plate 17 externally.
- Cylinder 12 is placed such that the axis line thereof runs offset the axis line of shaft 9 by offset amount “e”.
- Balancing weight 8 is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned on the line running through the both axial centers of shaft 9 and eccentric section 10 and opposite to eccentric section 10 with respect to shaft 9 .
- crankshaft 7 At the lower part of crankshaft 7 , oil pump 19 is disposed, and an end of pump 19 dips into oil 20 pooled in hermetic container 1 .
- Rotating crankshaft 7 works oil pump 19 , thereby supplying oil 20 to sliding sections of compressing element 3 via oil passage 21 provided in crankshaft 7 .
- the respective sliding sections are thus lubricated.
- the present invention provides reliable reciprocating compressors that work more efficiently in energy consumption and produce smaller vibrations.
- the reciprocating compressor of the present invention includes a cylinder and a balancing weight.
- the cylinder is placed offset such that the both axis lines of the cylinder and a main shaft will not cross each other, and the balancing weight is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center of an eccentric section with respect to the axial line of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction from the place just opposite to the center of the eccentric section.
- the foregoing structure allows reducing lateral pressure of the piston, so that the reliability and efficiency of the reciprocating compressor can be increased.
- the structure also allows efficiently canceling unbalancing-force produced by the motions of the piston, connecting rod, and the eccentric section more effectively with the motion force of the balancing weight, so that the vibrations of the reciprocating compressor can be reduced.
- FIG. 1 shows a sectional view illustrating a reciprocating compressor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a top view illustrating the reciprocating compressor shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 schematically illustrates essential parts of the reciprocating compressor shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 shows vibration characteristics of the reciprocating compressor shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of a conventional reciprocating compressor.
- FIG. 6 shows a partial top sectional view of the conventional reciprocating compressor.
- a reciprocating compressor of the present invention includes a hermetic container which accommodates a compressing element for compressing refrigerant gas.
- the compressing element comprises the following elements:
- the cylinder is placed offset such that the axis lines of both the cylinder and the main shaft will not cross each other, and the balancing weight is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center of the eccentric section with respect to the axial line of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction from the place just opposite to the center of the eccentric section.
- the foregoing structure allows reducing lateral pressure of the piston, so that the reliability and efficiency of the reciprocating compressor can be increased.
- the structure also allows canceling unbalancing-force produced by the motions of the piston, connecting rod, and the eccentric section more effectively with the motion force of the balancing weight, so that the vibrations of the reciprocating compressor can be reduced.
- a highly reliable reciprocating compressor efficient in energy consumption and producing fewer vibrations is obtainable.
- the balancing weight When the piston is at the top dead center, the balancing weight can be positioned such that the center of gravity thereof will not be over a plane including the axis line of the main shaft and being in parallel with the axis line of the cylinder. This structure allows easily specifying a place where the balancing weight is to be mounted.
- R600a refrigerant gas allows the reciprocating compressor of the present invention to produce smaller vibrations although the gas needs a piston having a greater capacity, namely, a greater diameter, due to the refrigerant characteristics, and such a greater piston tends to produce great vibrations.
- crankshaft of the reciprocating compressor of the present invention can be driven by an inverter operating at an rpm lower than the commercial power frequency. This structure allows the reciprocating compressor to suppress the vibrations which tend to become greater ones due to a low speed operation by the inverter.
- FIG. 1 shows a sectional view illustrating a reciprocating compressor in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a top view illustrating the reciprocating compressor shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 schematically illustrates essential parts of the reciprocating compressor shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 shows vibration characteristics of the reciprocating compressor shown in FIG. 1 .
- hermetic container 101 accommodates motor element 102 and compressing element 103 to be inverter-driven by the motor element 102 .
- Motor element 102 and compressing element 103 are integrally formed together and resiliently supported by plural springs 104 in container 101 .
- Springs 104 are placed at appropriate intervals along the inner circle of container 101 .
- Refrigerant gas R600a is used here as refrigerant.
- Motor element 102 includes stator 105 formed by laminating plate-like stator iron-cores and rotor 106 accommodated rotatably in stator 105 .
- Crankshaft 107 includes main shaft 109 and eccentric section 110 via balancing weight 108 .
- Rotor 106 is mounted on main shaft 109 , and supported rotatably by plain bearing 111 of compressing element 103 .
- Compressing element 103 includes block 115 , piston 117 , connecting rod 118 , valve plate 119 , and cylinder head 120 .
- Block 115 includes cylinder 114 that is placed such that cylinder axis line 112 runs through a position of cylinder 114 placed offset from axis line 113 of main shaft 109 by offset amount “e”.
- Piston 117 is disposed slideably in compression chamber 116 formed by cylinder 114 .
- Connecting rod 118 connects piston 117 to eccentric section 110 of crankshaft 107 .
- Valve plate 119 is disposed on cylinder head 120 side of cylinder 114 , and includes a sucking valve (not shown) and a discharging valve (not shown). Cylinder head 120 externally covers valve plate 119 .
- the reciprocating compressor of the present invention further includes balancing weight 108 disposed in eccentric section 110 of crankshaft 107 which performs rotating motion. Balancing weight 108 is adjusted its weight for balancing the unbalance produced by piston 117 reciprocating, eccentric section 110 rotating, and connecting rod 118 swinging.
- Balancing weight 108 is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center of eccentric section 110 with respect to axis line 113 of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction of main shaft 109 .
- balancing weight 108 is positioned such that the center of gravity thereof will not be over plane B that includes axis line 113 of the main shaft and is in parallel with cylinder axis line 112 .
- the center of gravity of balancing weight 108 is at +2° with respect to the just opposite position.
- Crankshaft 107 has oil pump 121 at its lower section, and an end of pump 121 dips in oil 122 pooled in hermetic container 101 .
- Rotating crankshaft 107 works oil pump 121 , thereby supplying oil 122 to sliding sections of compressing element 103 via oil passage 123 provided in crankshaft 107 .
- the respective sliding sections are thus lubricated.
- An inverter driving circuit powers motor element 102 to start operating, which rotates rotor 106 .
- Crankshaft 107 with balancing weight 108 rotates together with rotor 106 , and the motion of eccentric section 110 travels through connecting rod 118 , then reciprocates piston 117 in cylinder 114 , so that the refrigerant (not shown) can be continuously compressed.
- balancing weight 108 is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center of eccentric section 110 with respect to axial line 113 of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction of main shaft 109 from the place just opposite to the center of eccentric section 110 .
- balancing weight 108 is positioned such that the center of gravity thereof will not be over plane B that includes axis line 113 of the main shaft and is in parallel with cylinder axis line 112 . This structure allows reducing the vibrations.
- the center of gravity of balancing weight 108 is deviated, with respect to axis line 113 of the main shaft, from the place (0° position shown in FIG. 4 ) just opposite to the center of eccentric section 110 to the place where vibrations are minimized (shifted from the just opposite place by +2°), so that the vibrations can be minimized.
- This vibration-minimizing place can be found between the just opposite place and plane B by experimental methods.
- the placement angle of balancing weight 108 counts plus in the rotating direction of crankshaft 107 .
- isobutane gas (R600a) is used as refrigerant gas, and R600a refrigerant needs a greater cylinder capacity due to its characteristics, so that a heavier piston 117 is needed, thus the reciprocating compressor naturally produces greater vibrations.
- Employment of balancing weight 108 allows the reciprocating compressor of the present invention to advantageously reduce the vibrations.
- a lower operating frequency of an inverter increases the vibrations of reciprocating compressors in general; however, since the reciprocating compressor of the present invention employs balancing weight 108 , the vibrations can be substantially reduced even at a low operating frequency of the inverter.
- this embodiment addresses the reciprocating compressor including an inverter-driven motor element; however, the present invention can be applied to reciprocating compressors including an induction motor element which is driven by a commercial power.
- This embodiment addresses a structure of the bearing formed of main shaft 109 and bearing 111 ; however, the present invention can be applied to reciprocating compressors employing a double-ended bearing, i.e. a second shaft is disposed opposite to main shaft 109 with respect to eccentric section 110 .
- balancing weight 108 is added to eccentric section 110 of crankshaft 107 ; however, the present invention is not limited to this example.
- Balancing weight 108 can be added to an end of main shaft 109 or rotor 106 on compressing element 103 side.
- balancing weight 108 can be added to an end face of the second shaft.
- Plural balancing weights can be positioned at different places. In this case, the composite center of gravity of the plural balancing weights is specified according to the present invention, so that a similar advantage to what is discussed previously is obtainable.
- Balancing weight 108 is not limited to the style of being added to crankshaft 107 or rotor 106 as discussed in this embodiment, but it can be integrally formed with them.
- compressing element 103 is placed on motor element 102 ; however, the compressing element can be placed beneath the motor element with a similar advantage.
- a reciprocating compressor of the present invention is highly reliable, highly efficient, consumes less power, and produces smaller vibrations, so that it can be used in various applications that need a refrigerating cycle, such as home-use refrigerators, dehumidifiers, showcases, and vending machines.
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- The present invention relates to how to reduce vibrations produced by reciprocating compressors.
- Energy-saving has been increasingly required to home-use refrigerators because of a movement of global environmental protection. In such a climate, refrigerant compressors to be used in the household refrigerators have employed an inverter technique to reduce the number of rotations (rpm), namely this technique can operate the reciprocating compressors at a lower rpm. Refrigerant gas also starts employing R600a gas having a lower greenhouse coefficient. Those technical changes require a greater capacity of a cylinder to be placed in the refrigerant compressors in order to maintain refrigerating effect of the refrigerant. However, a greater piston of reciprocating compressors makes it difficult to suppress vibrations produced by reciprocal motion of the piston to a low level. On the other hand, various measures have been taken for improving the reliability of the reciprocating compressors.
- One of conventional reciprocating compressors is disclosed in Japanese Patent Unexamined Publication No. H07-238885. This conventional reciprocating compressor reduces lateral pressure of the piston by offsetting the cylinder with respect to the rotary center of the shaft, thereby improving the reliability.
FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of the conventional reciprocating compressor, andFIG. 6 shows a top sectional view illustrating parts of the reciprocating compressor shown inFIG. 5 . InFIGS. 5 and 6 ,hermetic container 1 accommodatesmotor element 2, and compressingelement 3 driven bymotor element 2.Motor element 2 andcompressing element 3 are assembled integrally, and resiliently supported by plural supportingsprings 4 incontainer 1.Springs 4 are placed at appropriate intervals along the circumference ofcontainer 1. -
Motor element 2 includesstator 5 formed by laminating plate-like stator iron-cores, androtor 6 accommodated rotatably instator 5.Crankshaft 7 includesshaft 9 andeccentric section 10 via balancingweight 8.Rotor 6 is mounted onshaft 9, and supported rotatably by plain bearing 11 of compressingelement 3. -
Compressing element 3 comprisespiston 15, connectingrod 16,valve plate 17, andcylinder head 18. Compressingelement 3 is driven bymotor element 2 viashaft 9. Piston 15 is disposed slidably incompression chamber 14 formed bycylinder 12. Connectingrod 16 connectspiston 15 toeccentric section 10 ofcrankshaft 7.Valve plate 17 is disposed on the head side ofcylinder 12 and includes a sucking valve (not shown) and a discharging valve (not shown).Cylinder head 18covers valve plate 17 externally. -
Cylinder 12 is placed such that the axis line thereof runs offset the axis line ofshaft 9 by offset amount “e”. Balancingweight 8 is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned on the line running through the both axial centers ofshaft 9 andeccentric section 10 and opposite toeccentric section 10 with respect toshaft 9. - At the lower part of
crankshaft 7,oil pump 19 is disposed, and an end ofpump 19 dips intooil 20 pooled inhermetic container 1. Rotatingcrankshaft 7 worksoil pump 19, thereby supplyingoil 20 to sliding sections of compressingelement 3 viaoil passage 21 provided incrankshaft 7. The respective sliding sections are thus lubricated. - An operation of the reciprocating compressor thus constructed is demonstrated hereinafter. Energizing
motor element 2sets motor element 2 in motion, and rotatesrotor 6.Crankshaft 7 integrally formed withrotor 6 thus rotates, and the motion ofeccentric section 10 travels via connectingrod 16 and then reciprocatespiston 15 incylinder 12, so that the refrigerant gas (not shown) is compressed continuously. In compressing the refrigerant, since the axis line ofcylinder 12 is placed offset from the axis line ofshaft 9 by offset amount “e”, the load applied to the sliding faces betweenpiston 15 andcylinder 12 can be reduced. As a result, high reliability and high energy efficiency can be achieved. - Rotating of balancing
weight 8 together withcrankshaft 7 reduces unbalance due to the reciprocal motion ofpiston 15, so that the vibrations produced by the reciprocating compressor can be reduced. However, the positioning of the center of gravity of balancingweight 8 disclosed in the foregoing Japanese Patent Unexamined Publication No. H07-238885 possibly produces greater vibrations due to the offset placement ofcylinder 12 than the case wherecylinder 12 is placed without offsetting. - The present invention provides reliable reciprocating compressors that work more efficiently in energy consumption and produce smaller vibrations. The reciprocating compressor of the present invention includes a cylinder and a balancing weight. The cylinder is placed offset such that the both axis lines of the cylinder and a main shaft will not cross each other, and the balancing weight is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center of an eccentric section with respect to the axial line of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction from the place just opposite to the center of the eccentric section. The foregoing structure allows reducing lateral pressure of the piston, so that the reliability and efficiency of the reciprocating compressor can be increased. The structure also allows efficiently canceling unbalancing-force produced by the motions of the piston, connecting rod, and the eccentric section more effectively with the motion force of the balancing weight, so that the vibrations of the reciprocating compressor can be reduced.
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FIG. 1 shows a sectional view illustrating a reciprocating compressor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 shows a top view illustrating the reciprocating compressor shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 schematically illustrates essential parts of the reciprocating compressor shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 shows vibration characteristics of the reciprocating compressor shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of a conventional reciprocating compressor. -
FIG. 6 shows a partial top sectional view of the conventional reciprocating compressor. - A reciprocating compressor of the present invention includes a hermetic container which accommodates a compressing element for compressing refrigerant gas. The compressing element comprises the following elements:
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- a crankshaft generally disposed perpendicularly and having a main shaft and an eccentric section;
- a block forming a cylindrical cylinder;
- a piston reciprocating in the cylinder;
- a connecting rod connecting the eccentric section to the piston; and
- a balancing weight for balancing vibrations produced by foregoing elements including at least one of the piston, the connecting rod and the eccentric section.
- The cylinder is placed offset such that the axis lines of both the cylinder and the main shaft will not cross each other, and the balancing weight is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center of the eccentric section with respect to the axial line of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction from the place just opposite to the center of the eccentric section.
- The foregoing structure allows reducing lateral pressure of the piston, so that the reliability and efficiency of the reciprocating compressor can be increased. The structure also allows canceling unbalancing-force produced by the motions of the piston, connecting rod, and the eccentric section more effectively with the motion force of the balancing weight, so that the vibrations of the reciprocating compressor can be reduced. As a result, a highly reliable reciprocating compressor efficient in energy consumption and producing fewer vibrations is obtainable.
- When the piston is at the top dead center, the balancing weight can be positioned such that the center of gravity thereof will not be over a plane including the axis line of the main shaft and being in parallel with the axis line of the cylinder. This structure allows easily specifying a place where the balancing weight is to be mounted.
- Use of R600a refrigerant gas allows the reciprocating compressor of the present invention to produce smaller vibrations although the gas needs a piston having a greater capacity, namely, a greater diameter, due to the refrigerant characteristics, and such a greater piston tends to produce great vibrations.
- The crankshaft of the reciprocating compressor of the present invention can be driven by an inverter operating at an rpm lower than the commercial power frequency. This structure allows the reciprocating compressor to suppress the vibrations which tend to become greater ones due to a low speed operation by the inverter.
- An embodiment of the present invention is demonstrated hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a sectional view illustrating a reciprocating compressor in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 2 shows a top view illustrating the reciprocating compressor shown inFIG. 1 .FIG. 3 schematically illustrates essential parts of the reciprocating compressor shown inFIG. 1 .FIG. 4 shows vibration characteristics of the reciprocating compressor shown inFIG. 1 . - In
FIGS. 1 , 2 and 3,hermetic container 101 accommodatesmotor element 102 and compressingelement 103 to be inverter-driven by themotor element 102.Motor element 102 and compressingelement 103 are integrally formed together and resiliently supported byplural springs 104 incontainer 101.Springs 104 are placed at appropriate intervals along the inner circle ofcontainer 101. Refrigerant gas R600a is used here as refrigerant. -
Motor element 102 includesstator 105 formed by laminating plate-like stator iron-cores androtor 106 accommodated rotatably instator 105.Crankshaft 107 includesmain shaft 109 andeccentric section 110 via balancingweight 108.Rotor 106 is mounted onmain shaft 109, and supported rotatably byplain bearing 111 of compressingelement 103. - Compressing
element 103 includesblock 115,piston 117, connectingrod 118,valve plate 119, andcylinder head 120.Block 115 includescylinder 114 that is placed such thatcylinder axis line 112 runs through a position ofcylinder 114 placed offset fromaxis line 113 ofmain shaft 109 by offset amount “e”.Piston 117 is disposed slideably incompression chamber 116 formed bycylinder 114.Connecting rod 118 connectspiston 117 toeccentric section 110 ofcrankshaft 107.Valve plate 119 is disposed oncylinder head 120 side ofcylinder 114, and includes a sucking valve (not shown) and a discharging valve (not shown).Cylinder head 120 externally coversvalve plate 119. - The reciprocating compressor of the present invention further includes balancing
weight 108 disposed ineccentric section 110 ofcrankshaft 107 which performs rotating motion. Balancingweight 108 is adjusted its weight for balancing the unbalance produced bypiston 117 reciprocating,eccentric section 110 rotating, and connectingrod 118 swinging. - Balancing
weight 108 is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center ofeccentric section 110 with respect toaxis line 113 of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction ofmain shaft 109. On top of that, whenpiston 117 is at the top dead center, balancingweight 108 is positioned such that the center of gravity thereof will not be over plane B that includesaxis line 113 of the main shaft and is in parallel withcylinder axis line 112. To be more specific, the center of gravity of balancingweight 108 is at +2° with respect to the just opposite position. -
Crankshaft 107 hasoil pump 121 at its lower section, and an end ofpump 121 dips inoil 122 pooled inhermetic container 101.Rotating crankshaft 107 worksoil pump 121, thereby supplyingoil 122 to sliding sections of compressingelement 103 viaoil passage 123 provided incrankshaft 107. The respective sliding sections are thus lubricated. - An operation of the reciprocating compressor discussed above is demonstrated hereinafter. An inverter driving circuit (not shown) powers
motor element 102 to start operating, which rotatesrotor 106.Crankshaft 107 with balancingweight 108 rotates together withrotor 106, and the motion ofeccentric section 110 travels through connectingrod 118, then reciprocatespiston 117 incylinder 114, so that the refrigerant (not shown) can be continuously compressed. - In this case, since
cylinder 114 is placed such that itsaxis line 112 runs offset fromaxis line 113 ofmain shaft 109 by offset amount “e”, the lateral pressure ofpiston 117 applied tocylinder 114 is reduced, thereby improving the reliability of the reciprocating compressor. On top of that, the total length and the sliding area ofpiston 117 can be reduced, so that a smaller input can operate the reciprocating compressor. Torque ofmotor element 102 can be designed smaller, which improves efficiency ofmotor element 102, so that the smaller input can operate the reciprocating compressor. As a result, the reciprocating compressor works more efficiently and consumes less power. - On the other hand, balancing
weight 108 is placed such that the center of gravity thereof is positioned generally opposite the center ofeccentric section 110 with respect toaxial line 113 of the main shaft and deviated along the rotating direction ofmain shaft 109 from the place just opposite to the center ofeccentric section 110. On top of that, whenpiston 117 is at the top dead center, balancingweight 108 is positioned such that the center of gravity thereof will not be over plane B that includesaxis line 113 of the main shaft and is in parallel withcylinder axis line 112. This structure allows reducing the vibrations. - As the vibration characteristics in
FIG. 4 tell, the center of gravity of balancingweight 108 is deviated, with respect toaxis line 113 of the main shaft, from the place (0° position shown inFIG. 4 ) just opposite to the center ofeccentric section 110 to the place where vibrations are minimized (shifted from the just opposite place by +2°), so that the vibrations can be minimized. This vibration-minimizing place can be found between the just opposite place and plane B by experimental methods. InFIG. 4 , the placement angle of balancingweight 108 counts plus in the rotating direction ofcrankshaft 107. - In this embodiment, isobutane gas (R600a) is used as refrigerant gas, and R600a refrigerant needs a greater cylinder capacity due to its characteristics, so that a
heavier piston 117 is needed, thus the reciprocating compressor naturally produces greater vibrations. Employment of balancingweight 108 allows the reciprocating compressor of the present invention to advantageously reduce the vibrations. A lower operating frequency of an inverter increases the vibrations of reciprocating compressors in general; however, since the reciprocating compressor of the present invention employs balancingweight 108, the vibrations can be substantially reduced even at a low operating frequency of the inverter. - As discussed above, this embodiment addresses the reciprocating compressor including an inverter-driven motor element; however, the present invention can be applied to reciprocating compressors including an induction motor element which is driven by a commercial power. This embodiment addresses a structure of the bearing formed of
main shaft 109 andbearing 111; however, the present invention can be applied to reciprocating compressors employing a double-ended bearing, i.e. a second shaft is disposed opposite tomain shaft 109 with respect toeccentric section 110. - In this embodiment, balancing
weight 108 is added toeccentric section 110 ofcrankshaft 107; however, the present invention is not limited to this example. Balancingweight 108 can be added to an end ofmain shaft 109 orrotor 106 on compressingelement 103 side. In the case of the reciprocating compressor having the second shaft, balancingweight 108 can be added to an end face of the second shaft. In those cases, specifying a position of the center of gravity will produce an advantage similar to what is discussed previously. Plural balancing weights can be positioned at different places. In this case, the composite center of gravity of the plural balancing weights is specified according to the present invention, so that a similar advantage to what is discussed previously is obtainable. - Balancing
weight 108 is not limited to the style of being added tocrankshaft 107 orrotor 106 as discussed in this embodiment, but it can be integrally formed with them. In this embodiment, compressingelement 103 is placed onmotor element 102; however, the compressing element can be placed beneath the motor element with a similar advantage. - A reciprocating compressor of the present invention is highly reliable, highly efficient, consumes less power, and produces smaller vibrations, so that it can be used in various applications that need a refrigerating cycle, such as home-use refrigerators, dehumidifiers, showcases, and vending machines.
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