Suction dampening device with internal dampening for vehicle air conditioning compressor

A compressor comprising:

• a housing including an inlet for receiving a flow of a refrigerant and a suction chamber disposed downstream of the inlet with respect to a flow of the refrigerant, the inlet exposed to a first pressure and the suction chamber exposed to a suction pressure;
• a valve case including a circumferentially extending sidewall having an inner surface;
• a valve core having an outer surface directly slidably engaging the inner surface of the sidewall of the valve case, a first end of the valve core exposed to the first pressure and a second end of the valve core exposed to the suction pressure;
• a lever including a first lever arm and a second lever arm formed on opposing sides of an axis of rotation thereof, at least a portion of the second lever arm engaging the outer surface of the valve core;
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• a spring element disposed between the first lever arm and the valve core, the spring element engaging the first lever arm and not the second lever arm, the spring element configured to urge the first lever arm in an axial direction of the valve case to cause the at least a portion of the second lever arm to press against the outer surface of the valve core.