• The A/C compressor circulates the gaseous refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle.
Function
• The A/C compressor intakes gaseous refrigerant by the rotor rotation and discharges the compressed gaseous refrigerant.
Construction
• The A/C compressor has adopted a rotary vane type compressor.
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• The A/C compressor consists of the following parts.
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Operation
• When the rotor rotates, the oblong-shaped rotor vanes expand along the inner circumference of the cylinder sealing the air in the cylinder and rotor space to produce a compression effect whereby intake of gaseous refrigerant, compression and discharge is performed.
• For the magnetic clutch operation, refer to the REFRIGERANT SYSTEM. (See
REFRIGERANT SYSTEM.)