Funke, Richard;

Turbo-compressor

A turbo-compressor having a housing and at least one rotor shaft pivotably supported in the housing, with a free shaft end and with a rotor connected with the other end of the rotor shaft. The free end of the rotor shaft facing away from the rotor projects into a pressure chamber connected with the housing, and is acted upon by a pressurized fluid whose force of pressure compensates for the force of the axial thrust acting on the rotor. Thus, the starting friction of the compressor is lower and drive motors of lower output target can be utilized.

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What is claimed is:

1. A turbo-compressor comprising a housing (1);

at least one rotor shaft (4) pivotably supported in the housing and having a free shaft end;

a rotor (6) connected to the other end of said rotor shaft (4);

a pressure chamber (8) connected to said housing (1) for covering the free shaft end and for containing a pressurized fluid, the free shaft end being acted upon by the pressurized fluid, whose force of pressure compensates the force of the axial thrust acting on said rotor (6); and

a seal arrangement (10) having at least one sliding ring seal for sealing said pressure chamber (8), and defining a shaft passage way located at the free end of said rotor shaft (4), said seal arrangement (10) comprising two sliding ring seals disposed one after the other, and a blocking medium disposed in between said sliding ring seals.

2. The turbo-compressor according to claim 1, wherein said rotor shaft (4) comprises a driven section disposed between its ends, and butt rings disposed on both sides of the driven section of said rotor shaft (4), said butt rings cooperating with the driving means to limit the force of the axial thrust.

3. The turbo-compressor according to claim 2, wherein said driven section of said rotor shaft (4) comprises a pinion, and a toothed driving gear (3) having opposed annular surfaces and meeting with said pinion (5), wherein said butt rings are arranged on both sides of said pinion and have cooperating sliding rings for limiting the axial thrust with the annular surfaces of said drive gear (3).

4. The turbo-compressor according to claim 1, wherein the shaft passage leading to said rotor (6) and the shaft passage leading to said pressure chamber (8) are equipped with identical seal arrangements (10).

5. The turbo-compressor according to claim 1, wherein said rotor shaft (4) further comprises radial slide bearings (7) for pivotably supporting said shaft (4) within said housing (1).