Rotary compressor, heat pump, and household appliance

Abstract

A rotary compressor includes a cylindrical housing, a cylindrical roller accommodated in the housing, a motor shaft leading through the roller having a cam for rolling the roller along a side wall of the housing, and a discharge port leading through a bottom cover, wherein a height-to-radius ratio of the roller is between 6 and 1.2, a radius of the motor shaft is 8.0 mm or less, a cam height of 14 mm or less, an area of the discharge port of 17 mm2 or more, and a thickness of the discharge port of 2.5 mm or less. For operation of the compressor, a top cover may be put onto the top open side of the housing. The top cover may have a bushing for the shaft. A heat pump includes the compressor. A household appliance, in particular laundry care apparatus, includes the heat pump.

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