Scroll compressor

A scroll compressor in which an intake pipe for drawing in a refrigerant gas through an external pipe is securely joined to a steel compressor casing by penetrating therethrough, the compressor casing being configured to house a stationary scroll and a swingable scroll;

• and a lower end part of the intake pipe is fitted into an intake portion with an O-ring disposed therebetween, the intake portion being provided in the stationary scroll, the scroll compressor being characterized in that the intake pipe is configured to have a steel iron pipe body on the intake portion side and a copper pipe body joined to an upper end part of the iron pipe body, the copper pipe body being made of copper or another metal a surface of which is plated with copper;
• the copper pipe body of the intake pipe is silver-brazed to the compressor casing;
• a stepped portion which has an inner diameter equal to or less than the minimum inner diameter of the copper pipe body and which is opened toward the copper pipe body is provided inside the iron pipe body;
• and an opening edge portion of a filter for removing dust mixed in the refrigerant gas has an outer diameter which allows for passing through a region of the minimum inner diameter, with the opening edge portion of the filter press-fitted into the stepped portion.