TW201314150A - Refrigerator of type of coolness storage - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a regenerative type refrigerator which can reduce an outlet amount of the lubricant agent from the internal space of the bearing member, can reduce a mixed amount of an extraneous material into the internal space of the bearing member, and can prevent deformation of the sealing members of the bearing member. The disclosed regenerative type refrigerator includes a cylinder expanding a refrigerant gas; a regenerator accumulating cold thermal energy and being provided inside the cylinder so as to be reciprocate inside the cylinder; a rotary drive portion generating driving force; a rotary member being rotated by the rotary drive portion; and a bearing member supporting the rotary member and including an inner wheel, an outer wheel, and two sealing members encapsulating a lubricant agent and being provided on sides of the outer wheel and the inner wheel, wherein the sealing members are fixed to one of the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member, and a gap is formed between the two sealing members and another one of the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member.

Description

Cooler type freezer

The present invention relates to a regenerator type refrigerating machine that cools and cools a refrigerant gas to generate a cold heat in a regenerator.

As an ultra-low temperature freezer for obtaining an ultra-low temperature of about 4K, for example, a Gifford-McMahon (GM) refrigerator is used.

The GM refrigerator generates cold heat by supplying a refrigerant gas composed of, for example, helium gas from a compressor to an expansion space formed in the cylinder and expanding the supplied refrigerant gas in the expansion space.

Each section of the GM freezer has a pressure cylinder and a displacer disposed in the pressure cylinder. The displacer is reciprocally disposed within the cylinder and forms an expansion space between the end of the displacer and the cylinder. Inside the displacer, a refrigerant gas flow path for supplying and discharging the refrigerant gas into the expansion space is formed. Further, in the refrigerant gas flow path formed inside the displacer, a regenerative material for contacting the refrigerant gas and storing the cold heat is stored.

As such a GM refrigerator, there is a refrigerator having a motor, a crank member, and a scotch yoke for reciprocating the displacer (for example, see Patent Document 1). Further, as such a GM refrigerator, there is also a refrigerator having a rotary valve device that switches a cylinder to a high pressure side or a low pressure side of a compressor and communicates the same.

(previous technical literature) (Patent Literature)

Patent Document 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2007-205581

The GM refrigerator includes, for example, a bearing member that rotatably supports a rotating shaft of the motor, and a bearing member that is provided between the crank member and the scotch yoke or a bearing member that rotatably supports the valve body of the rotary valve device. .

The bearing member has an inner wheel, an outer wheel, a rotating body, and a retainer. The inner and outer wheels are disposed to be relatively rotatable about the same rotation axis. Between the inner and outer wheels, for example, a rotor having a spherical shape is provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the rotation axis while being held by the retainer.

Such a bearing member also has a bearing member provided with two sealing members for sealing the lubricant to the front and rear sides of the inner and outer wheels along the rotating shaft. A lubricant is sealed in the internal space surrounded by the inner wheel, the outer wheel, and the two sealing members. Two pieces of sealing member are fixed to the outer wheel.

However, in order to seal the lubricant, the sealing member is in contact with the inner ring, and therefore the inner space surrounded by the inner wheel, the outer wheel, and the two sealing members is airtight with respect to the outside of the bearing member. Further, when the cylinder is switched to the high pressure side or the low pressure side of the compressor by the rotary valve device and communicated with each other, the pressure outside the bearing member largely fluctuates. Further, as the pressure outside the bearing member fluctuates, a large pressure difference is generated between the inner space of the bearing member and the outside, and the sealing member is deformed by a large force due to the pressure difference generated.

In addition, the above-mentioned problem is not only in the GM refrigerator, but also in various regenerator refrigerators including a regenerator including a regenerator material and a cold accumulator that cools and cools the refrigerant gas and stores the cold accumulating material in the cold accumulating material.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a regenerator type refrigerating machine capable of reducing the amount of lubricant flowing out from an inner space of a bearing member and reducing foreign matter from entering the inside of the bearing member. The amount of space and the deformation of the sealing member of the bearing member can be prevented.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is characterized by the following means.

A regenerator type refrigerator according to the present invention includes: a cylinder for expanding a refrigerant gas; and is reciprocally provided in the cylinder, and contains a regenerator material therein and is generated by expansion of the refrigerant gas; a cold accumulator that cools and cools the cold accumulating material; a rotary drive unit that generates a driving force for reciprocally driving the regenerator; a rotating member that is rotationally driven by the rotary drive unit; and a bearing member that includes the bearing member An inner wheel member and an outer wheel member that are relatively rotated about the same rotation axis are respectively disposed on the front and rear sides of the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member along the rotating shaft, and are used between the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member The two sealing members of the lubricant are sealed, and the rotating member is rotatably supported, and the two sealing members are provided to be fixed to one of the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member and are connected to the other member. There is a gap formed between them.

Further, in the above-described regenerator type refrigerator, in the above-described two sealing members, at least the portion facing the other member via the gap is made of a resin.

Further, in the above-described regenerator type refrigerator, the gap has a width of 10 to 100 μm.

Further, in the above-described regenerator type refrigerator, the rotating member is a rotating shaft of the rotation driving unit.

Further, in the above-described regenerator type refrigerator, the revolving member is a crank member that converts a rotational driving force of the crank member that is rotationally driven into a reciprocating driving force to reciprocally drive the replacement. The scotch yoke of the device, the aforementioned bearing member is provided in the aforementioned scotch yoke.

Further, in the above-described regenerator type refrigerator, the regenerator type refriger includes a compressor that compresses refrigerant gas sucked from the cylinder and discharges compressed refrigerant gas to the cylinder, and the rotating member is A rotary valve that switches the cylinder to the suction side or the discharge side of the compressor.

According to the present invention, the flow of lubricant from the internal space of the bearing member can be reduced The amount is increased, and the amount of foreign matter mixed into the inner space of the bearing member can be reduced, and the sealing member of the bearing member can be prevented from being deformed.

Next, the form for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(embodiment)

Referring to Fig. 1, a regenerator type refrigerator according to an embodiment will be described using a GM refrigerator as an example. The GM refrigerator has a two-stage structure suitable for obtaining ultra-low temperature of several K to 20K.

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a GM refrigerator of the present embodiment. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the bearing member 60. Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the scotch yoke mechanism 32. Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the rotary valve device 40.

The GM refrigerator has a compressor 1, a cylinder portion 2, and a casing portion 3.

The compressor 1 draws in refrigerant gas (helium gas) from the low pressure side 1a. Then, the sucked refrigerant gas is compressed to increase the pressure and is cooled, and is discharged to the high pressure side 1b. The pressure on the high pressure side 1b can be, for example, about 2 MPa, and the pressure on the low pressure side 1a can be, for example, about 0.5 MPa.

The cylinder portion 2 includes a first stage cylinder 11 , a second stage cylinder 12 , a first stage displacer 13 , a second stage displacer 14 , internal spaces 15 and 16 , and cold storage materials 17 and 18 .

The first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12 are arranged in two stages. In the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12, one slide can be performed The first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14 are provided to reciprocate.

Expansion spaces 21, 22, and 23 are formed between the first stage displacer 13, the second stage displacer 14, the first stage cylinder 11, and the second stage cylinder 12. An internal space 15 is formed inside the first stage displacer 13. An internal space 16 is formed inside the second stage displacer 14. Cool storage materials 17, 18 are housed in the internal spaces 15, 16 respectively.

The expansion spaces 21, 22, and 23 are connected to each other by the internal spaces 15, 16 and the refrigerant gas flow paths L1 to L4 provided in the first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14. Therefore, the internal spaces 15 and 16 are also a refrigerant gas flow path for supplying and discharging the refrigerant gas to the expansion spaces 21, 22, and 23.

Further, flanges 19 and 20 are provided on the outer circumference of the lower portion of the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12 so as to be thermally coupled.

In addition, as will be described later, each of the first-stage displacer 13 and the second-stage displacer 14 is cooled and stored in the cold accumulating materials 17 and 18 by the expansion of the refrigerant gas in the expansion spaces 21 and 22, and corresponds to the present invention. The regenerator in the middle.

As shown in Fig. 1, the outer casing portion 3 has a drive unit 30 and a rotary valve unit 40.

The drive unit 30 has a motor 31 and a scotch yoke mechanism 32. The motor 31 is used to generate a rotational driving force. Further, the motor 31 corresponds to a rotation driving unit in the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the rotation shaft 31a of the motor 31 is rotated by the rotation The shaft 31a is provided on the bearing members 60 on the front and rear sides of the motor 31, and is rotatably supported. As shown in Fig. 2, the bearing member 60 has an inner ring 61, an outer ring 62, and a sealing member 63 which are provided to be rotatable relative to each other. The sealing member 63 is provided to be fixed to the outer ring 62 and has a gap G formed between it and the inner wheel 61. The inner wheel 61 is fixed to the rotating shaft 31a. For the detailed structure of the other bearing members 60, the fifth drawing will be described later.

As shown in Fig. 3, the scotch yoke mechanism 32 has a crank member 33 and a scotch yoke 34 for converting the rotational driving force generated by the motor 31 into a reciprocating driving force and reciprocally driving the first stage displacer 13 and the second Segment permutator 14.

The crank member 33 is fixed to the rotating shaft 31a of the motor 31 and is rotatably driven by the motor 31. The crank member 33 is configured to be provided with a crank pin 33b at a position eccentric from a position of the rotating shaft 31a attached to the motor 31. Therefore, when the crank member 33 is attached to the rotating shaft 31a of the motor 31, the rotating shaft 31a and the crank pin 33b are eccentric.

The scotch yoke 34 has a yoke plate 35, an upper and lower shaft 36, and a bearing member 60A. The scotch yoke 34 is provided so as to be reciprocally movable in the Z1 and Z2 directions in the first and third figures in the outer casing portion 3. The vertical shaft 36 is provided at an upper and lower center position of the yoke plate 35 so as to extend in the up-down direction (Z1, Z2 directions). Further, the vertical shaft 36 is slidably supported in the vertical direction (Z1, Z2 direction) by the slide bearings 38a and 38b.

A yoke plate 35 is formed with a horizontally long window 35a extending in the direction of arrows X1 and X2 in Fig. 3, and a bearing member 60A is provided in the horizontally long window 35a. The bearing member 60A is disposed to be in the horizontally long window 35a to the arrow X1 , X2 direction rotation.

The bearing member 60A has an inner wheel 61, an outer wheel 62, and a sealing member 63 that are provided to be rotatable relative to each other, and is configured similarly to the above-described bearing member 60. The sealing member 63 is provided to be fixed to the outer ring 62 and has a gap G formed between it and the inner wheel 61. The inner wheel 61 is fixed to the crank pin 33b. The detailed structure of the other bearing member 60A is the same as that of the bearing member 60 which will be described later in FIG.

When the rotary shaft 31a is rotated in a state where the crank pin 33b is fixed to the bearing member 60A, the crank pin 33b is rotated in an arcuate manner (eccentric rotation), and the scotch yoke 34 is directed to the arrow Z1 in FIG. Reciprocating motion in the Z2 direction. At this time, the bearing member 60A reciprocates in the direction of the arrows X1 and X2 in the third figure in the horizontally long window 35a.

The lower shaft 36 provided on the lower portion of the scotch yoke 34 is coupled to the first stage displacer 13. Therefore, the scotch yoke 34 reciprocally drives the first stage displacer 13 in the direction of the arrows Z1 and Z2 in Fig. 1 .

Further, the movement of the crank member 33 in the axial direction (Y1, Y2 direction) of the crank pin 33b is restricted, and the movement of the scotch yoke 34 in the axial direction (Y1, Y2 direction) of the crank pin 33b is also restricted.

Further, the crank pin 33b corresponds to the crank member in the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the rotary valve device 40 is provided between the compressor 1 and the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12. The rotary valve device 40 is used to control the flow of refrigerant gas. Specifically, the rotary valve device 40 switches the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12 to the high pressure side 1b of the compressor 1 and communicates them. At this time, it is discharged from the high pressure side 1b of the compressor 1. The refrigerant gas is sucked into the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12. Further, the rotary valve device 40 switches the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12 to the low pressure side 1a of the compressor 1 and communicates with each other. At this time, the refrigerant gas discharged from the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12 passes through the space 4 provided inside the outer casing portion 3 and the low pressure side provided on the upper side of the outer casing portion 3 and communicating with the space 4. The pipe 5 is sucked into the low pressure side 1a of the compressor 1. By repeating such an operation, the rotary valve device 40 can switch the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage cylinder 12 to the low pressure side 1a or the high pressure side 1b of the compressor 1 and communicate with each other. Further, the low pressure side 1a of the compressor 1 corresponds to the suction side in the present invention, and the high pressure side 1b of the compressor 1 corresponds to the discharge side in the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the rotary valve device 40 has a valve body 41 and a valve plate 42. The valve body 41 and the valve plate 42 have flat faces, and the flat faces are in surface contact with each other.

The valve body 41 is fixed to the outer casing portion 3 by a fixing pin 43. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 3, the valve plate 42 is engaged with the front end of the crank pin 33b so that the valve plate 42 can be rotated about the crank shaft 33a (the rotation shaft 31a of the motor 31) by the crank pin 33b. Rotate (eccentric rotation).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the valve plate 42 is rotatably supported by the bearing member 60B. The bearing member 60B has an inner ring 61, an outer ring 62, and a sealing member 63 which are provided to be rotatable relative to each other, and is configured similarly to the above-described bearing member 60. The sealing member 63 is fixed to the outer ring 62 and has a gap G formed between the inner ring 61 and the inner wheel 61. The inner wheel 61 is fixed to the valve plate 42. Regarding the detailed structure of other bearing members 60B, The bearing member 60 described later in Fig. 5 is the same.

In addition, in FIG. 4, the bearing member 60B is shown by the dotted line for convenience of illustration. Further, the valve plate 42 corresponds to a rotary valve in the present invention.

In the center of the valve body 41, a refrigerant gas intake hole 44 connected to the high pressure side 1b of the compressor 1 is passed through. As shown in Fig. 4, an arcuate groove 46 is provided on the concentric circle centering on the refrigerant gas suction hole 44 in the valve plate side end surface 45. The valve body 41 is provided with a through hole 48 having one end opened in the arcuate groove 46 and the other end opened in the valve body 41 through the side surface of the valve body 41 as the discharge hole 47. Further, the discharge hole 47 communicates with the expansion space 23 via the passage 49 (see FIG. 1).

A groove 51 extending in the radial direction from the center is provided on the valve body side end surface 50 of the valve plate 42. In the same circumferential position as the arcuate groove 46 of the valve body 41, an arcuate hole 53 is bored so as to penetrate from the valve body side end surface 50 of the valve plate 42 to the opposite side end surface 52.

The intake valve is formed by the refrigerant gas intake hole 44, the groove 51, the arcuate groove 46, and the through hole 48. Further, the exhaust valve is formed by the through hole 48, the arcuate groove 46, and the arcuate hole 53.

When the scotch yoke 34 reciprocates in the Z1 and Z2 directions, the first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14 are reciprocally driven in the Z1 and Z2 directions, and are respectively pressed in the first stage cylinder 11 and the second stage. In the cylinder 12, a reciprocating motion is performed between the bottom dead center LP and the top dead center UP.

When the first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14 reach the bottom dead center LP, the exhaust valve is closed, and a refrigerant gas flow path is formed between the through hole 48, the arcuate groove 46, and the groove 51. High-pressure refrigerant gas passes through the outer casing portion 3 The inner passage 49 begins to flow to the expansion space 23. Then, the first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14 start to rise beyond the bottom dead center LP, and the refrigerant gas passes through the cool storage materials 17 and 18 from the top to the bottom, and is gradually filled into the expansion spaces 21 and 22.

Further, when the first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14 reach the top dead center UP, the intake valve is closed, and a refrigerant gas is formed between the through hole 48, the arcuate groove 46, and the arcuate hole 53. Flow path. In the expansion spaces 21, 22, the high-pressure refrigerant gas generates cold heat by adiabatic expansion, and cools the flanges 19, 20 by the generated cold heat, and passes the bottom side upward while cooling the cold accumulating materials 17, 18. The flow to the low pressure side 1a of the compressor 1 is started by the space 4 and the low pressure side piping 5. At this time, the generated cold heat is stored in the cold storage materials 17, 18.

Thereafter, when the first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14 reach the bottom dead center LP, the exhaust valve is closed, and the intake valve is opened to complete one cycle. In this way, the refrigerator can generate cold heat by repeating the cycle of compression and expansion of the refrigerant gas, and store the cold heat generated by the cold.

Further, instead of the rotary valve device 40, a switching device including an intake valve and an exhaust valve may be provided outside the outer casing portion 3, that is, on the compressor 1 side, and the intake valve and the exhaust valve may be used by the switching device. The valve 1 and the expansion spaces 21 to 23 are connected in such a manner that the valve can be switched in synchronism with the reciprocation of the displacer. Further, when the first stage displacer 13 and the second stage displacer 14 are reciprocated, the connection between the expansion space 21 to 23 and the low pressure side 1a and the high pressure side 1b of the compressor 1 can be switched by the switching device. The cycle of compression and expansion of the refrigerant gas is repeated. At this time, no bearing member is provided. 60B.

Next, the structure of the bearing members 60, 60A, and 60B will be described. The bearing members 60 will be described below to represent the bearing members 60, 60A, and 60B. However, the bearing members 60A and 60B may be configured similarly to the bearing members 60.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the bearing member 60. Also shown in Fig. 5 is a rotation shaft 31a fixed to the inner wheel 61. Further, in the bearing member 60A, the crank pin 33b is fixed to the inner ring 61 instead of the rotating shaft 31a. Further, in the bearing member 60B, the valve plate 42 is fixed to the inner ring 61 instead of the rotating shaft 31a.

As shown in Fig. 5, the bearing member 60 has an inner ring 61, an outer ring 62, a sealing member 63, a rotor 64, and a retainer 65.

Further, the inner ring 61 corresponds to the inner ring member in the present invention, and the outer wheel 62 corresponds to the outer ring member in the present invention.

The inner wheel 61 and the outer wheel 62 are provided to be relatively rotatable about the same rotation axis RA. Inside the outer wheel 62, an inner wheel 61 is assembled.

A rotating body 64 for relatively rotating the outer ring 62 relative to the inner wheel 61 is provided between the inner circumferential surface of the outer ring 62 and the outer circumferential surface of the inner ring 61. As the rotor 64, for example, a spherical shape (ball bearing), a cylindrical shape (needle bearing), or the like can be used. Further, between the outer ring 62 and the inner ring 61, a holder 65 for holding the rotating body 64 in a state where the interval between the rotating bodies 64 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction about the rotating shaft RA is constant is provided. .

As described above with reference to Figures 1 and 2, the inner wheel 61 is secured It is fixed to the rotating shaft 31a. On the other hand, the outer ring 62 is fixed to the outer casing portion 3 of the GM refrigerator. Therefore, the bearing member 60 composed of the inner ring 61 and the outer ring 62 rotatably supports the rotating shaft 31a in the GM refrigerator.

As the material of the inner ring 61, the outer ring 62, the rotor 64, and the retainer 65, for example, a material which is subjected to an appropriate heat hardening treatment to a granulated stainless steel such as SUS440C or a granulated stainless steel, and a precipitation hardening such as SUS630 can be used. Materials such as stainless steel or SUS316, such as Worsfield stainless steel, are subjected to surface hardening treatment.

In the internal space S formed between the inner ring 61 and the outer ring 62, a lubricant composed of, for example, grease is sealed. Further, sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 are provided along the front and rear sides (left and right sides in FIG. 5) of the inner and outer wheels 61 and 62 along the rotation axis RA. The sealing members 63-1, 63-2 are used to seal the lubricant between the inner wheel 61 and the outer wheel 62.

The sealing members 63-1, 63-2 are fixed to the outer ring 62. The sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 are fixed to the outer ring 62 by, for example, bonding along a circumferential direction around the rotation axis RA, and a gap is not formed between the outer ring 62 and the outer ring 62. On the other hand, the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 are not fixed to the inner ring 61. The sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 are provided along the circumferential direction around the rotation axis RA so as to be formed with a gap G between the inner ring 61 and the inner ring 61. Thereby, the amount of the lubricant flowing out from the internal space S can be reduced, and the amount of foreign matter mixed into the internal space S can be reduced, and the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 can be prevented from being deformed.

Here, with reference to the comparative examples 1 and 2, the amount of the lubricant flowing out from the internal space S can be reduced, the amount of foreign matter mixed into the internal space S can be reduced, and the effect of preventing the deformation of the sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 can be prevented. Be explained .

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a bearing member 60a of the GM refrigerator of Comparative Example 1. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a bearing member 60b of the GM refrigerator of Comparative Example 2.

In Comparative Example 1, the bearing member 60a is not provided with a sealing member, but a shield plate 63a-1, 63a-2 composed of a steel plate is provided instead of the sealing member. The shield plates 63a-1, 63a-2 are disposed at a large distance from the inner wheel 61 and do not have the function of sealing the lubricant. Therefore, the amount of the lubricant flowing out from the internal space S through the gaps LG of the shield plates 63a-1, 63a-2 and the inner wheel 61 is increased. In addition, foreign matter such as abrasion powder generated from each sliding portion of the GM refrigerator is mixed into the internal space S by the gaps LG of the shield plates 63a-1 and 63a-2 and the inner wheel 61.

Further, in Comparative Example 2, although the sealing members 63b-1, 63b-2 are provided on the bearing member 60b, no gap is formed between the sealing members 63b-1, 63b-2 and the inner ring 61 to contact each other. . Therefore, the internal space S surrounded by the inner ring 61, the outer ring 62, and the two sheets of sealing members 63b-1, 63b-2 is airtight with respect to the outside of the bearing member 60b. Further, as described above, when the pressure cylinders 11, 12 are switched to and communicated with the high pressure side 1b or the low pressure side 1a of the compressor 1, the pressure of the space 4 provided inside the outer casing portion 3 may be, for example, on the high pressure side 1b. A variation occurs between 2 MPa and, for example, 0.5 MPa of the low pressure side 1a. Further, as the pressure of the space 4 fluctuates, a large pressure difference is generated between the internal space S of the bearing member 60b and the outside, and the sealing members 63b-1 and 63b-2 are subjected to a large pressure difference due to the pressure difference generated. Force and deformation. Moreover, the inner wheel 61 and the sealing member 63b-1, The 63b-2 contact slides, and there is a possibility that the torque required to rotate the inner wheel 61 and the outer wheel 62 relative to each other increases.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 are provided to be fixed to the outer ring 62, and a gap G is formed between the inner ring 61 and the inner ring 61. Thereby, the amount by which the lubricant flows out from the internal space S through the gap between the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 and the inner ring 61 can be reduced. Further, it is possible to reduce the amount of foreign matter such as abrasion powder generated from each sliding portion of the GM refrigerator being mixed into the internal space S by the gap between the sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 and the inner ring 61. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 from being pressed by the pressure in the space 4 of the outer casing portion 3 when the pressure cylinders 11, 12 are switched to and communicated with the high pressure side 1b or the low pressure side 1a of the compressor 1. Change and change. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the inner wheel 61 from coming into contact with the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 and causing an increase in the torque required to relatively rotate the inner wheel 61 and the outer wheel 62.

It is preferable that the width GW of the gap G in the radial direction around the rotation axis RA is 10 to 100 μm. This is because when the width dimension GW exceeds 100 μm, there is a possibility that the amount of lubricant flowing out from the internal space S or the amount of foreign matter mixed into the internal space S increases. Moreover, this is because when the width dimension GW is less than 10 μm, the airtightness of the internal space S is improved, and when the cylinders 11 and 12 are switched to the high pressure side 1b or the low pressure side 1a of the compressor 1, and are connected, The sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 may be deformed by the pressure fluctuation in the space 4 of the outer casing portion 3. Alternatively, this is because when the width dimension GW is less than 10 μm, the inner ring 61 and the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 are partially contact-sliding due to dimensional tolerances or the like, and the inner wheel 61 and the outer wheel 62 are relatively rotated. The required torque increases.

Further, at least a part of the sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 facing the inner ring 61 via the gap G is preferably composed of a resin, and as a resin, a synthetic rubber such as NBR or ACN (acrylic rubber), PTFE, or the like is used. A fluororesin or the like is more preferable. Thereby, even if the inner ring 61 and the sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 are partially contact-slidable due to dimensional tolerances or the like, the amount of increase in torque can be reduced, so that the width dimension GW can be set small, and The amount of lubricant flowing out and the amount of foreign matter mixed can be further reduced. Further, even if the inner ring 61 and the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 are partially in contact with each other, the inner wheel 61 or the like can be prevented from being damaged. As a result, the service life of the bearing member 60 can be extended.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 are provided so as to be fixed to the outer ring 62 and the gap G is formed between the inner ring 61 and the inner ring 61. However, the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 may also be provided to be fixed to the inner wheel 61 and formed with a gap G between the outer wheel 62 and the outer wheel 62. That is, the sealing members 63-1 and 63-2 may be provided to be fixed to one of the inner wheel 61 and the outer wheel 62, and a gap G is formed between the other member.

Further, in either or both of the three bearing members 60, 60A, 60B, the sealing members 63-1, 63-2 may be provided to be fixed to one of the inner wheel 61 and the outer wheel 62 and A gap G is formed between the other members.

1‧‧‧Compressor

2‧‧‧Cylinder Department

3‧‧‧ Shell Department

11‧‧‧1st stage cylinder

12‧‧‧Second stage pressure cylinder

13‧‧‧1st stage displacer

14‧‧‧Stage 2 Displacer

15, 16‧‧‧ internal space

17, 18‧‧‧ Cool storage materials

21, 22, 23‧‧‧Expansion space

30‧‧‧ drive

31‧‧‧Motor

31a‧‧‧Rotary axis

32‧‧‧Scotch yoke

33‧‧‧ crank member

33a‧‧‧ crankshaft

33b‧‧‧ crank pin

34‧‧‧Scotch yoke

40‧‧‧Rotary valve device

41‧‧‧ valve body

42‧‧‧Valve plate

60, 60A, 60B‧‧‧ bearing components

61‧‧‧Inner wheel

62‧‧‧Outside

63, 63-1, 63-2‧‧‧ sealing components

64‧‧‧Rotating body

65‧‧‧ Keeper

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a GM refrigerator of the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the bearing member.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the Scottish yoke mechanism.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the rotary valve device.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a bearing member.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a bearing member of the GM refrigerator of Comparative Example 1.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a bearing member of the GM refrigerator of Comparative Example 2.

60‧‧‧ bearing components

65‧‧‧ Keeper

62‧‧‧Outside

64‧‧‧Rotating body

63-1‧‧‧ Sealing member

63-2‧‧‧ Sealing member

S‧‧‧Internal space

G‧‧‧ gap

GW‧‧‧Width size

61‧‧‧Inner wheel

31a‧‧‧Rotary axis

RA‧‧‧Rotary axis

Z1‧‧‧Up and down direction

Z2‧‧‧Up and down direction

Y1‧‧‧Axis direction of crank pin 33b

Y2‧‧‧Axis direction of crank pin 33b

Claims (6)

A regenerator type refrigerating machine includes: a cylinder for expanding a refrigerant gas; a reciprocatingly disposed inside the cylinder, accommodating a regenerator material therein; and storing cold and cold with the expansion of the refrigerant gas a regenerator of the regenerator material; a rotation driving unit that reciprocally drives a driving force of the regenerator; a rotating member that is rotationally driven by the rotation driving unit; and a bearing member that is disposed to be capable of the same rotation axis An inner wheel member and an outer wheel member that are relatively rotated about the center are disposed on the front and rear sides of the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member along the rotating shaft, respectively, and are used to seal a lubricant between the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member. Two sealing members rotatably supporting the rotating member, and the two sealing members are set to be fixed to one of the inner wheel member and the outer wheel member and form a gap between the other member and the other member . The regenerator-type refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the two sealing members that are opposed to the other member via the gap is made of a resin. The regenerator type refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gap has a width dimension of 10 to 100 μm. The regenerator type refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotating member is a rotating shaft of the rotation driving unit. The regenerator type refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotating member is a crank member, and the regenerator type refrigerating machine further has a rotational driving of the crank member to be rotationally driven. The force is converted into a reciprocating driving force to reciprocally drive the scotch yoke of the displacer, and the aforementioned bearing member is provided to the aforementioned scotch yoke. The regenerator-type refrigerating machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a refrigerant that compresses refrigerant gas sucked from the cylinder and discharges compression to the cylinder In the gas compressor, the rotating member is a rotary valve that switches the pressure cylinder to the suction side or the discharge side of the compressor and communicates with the compressor.