Linear compressor
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKwangwoon AHN, Kiwon NOH, Jongwoo LEE
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Abstract
A linear compressor includes a shell that includes a refrigerant suction part configured to suction refrigerant, a cylinder located in the shell, a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder in which the piston includes a piston body and a piston flange, and a suction muffler through which suctioned refrigerant passes in which the suction muffler includes a first muffler disposed in the piston body. The first muffler includes a first muffler body that defines a refrigerant passage and that extends in an axial direction, and a first muffler flange that extends from the first muffler body in a radial direction, that is configured to couple to the piston flange, and that defines a flange communication hole.
Claims20
A linear compressor comprising:
- a shell comprising a refrigerant suction part configured to suction refrigerant;
- a cylinder located in the shell;
- a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder, the piston comprising a piston body and a piston flange;
- and
- a suction muffler through which suctioned refrigerant passes, the suction muffler comprising a first muffler disposed in the piston body,
- wherein the first muffler comprises:
- a first muffler body that defines a refrigerant passage and that extends in an axial direction, and
- a first muffler flange that extends from the first muffler body in a radial direction, that is configured to couple to the piston flange, and that defines a flange communication hole.
A linear compressor comprising:
- a shell comprising a refrigerant suction part configured to suction refrigerant;
- a cylinder located in the shell;
- a piston configured to reciprocate within the cylinder, the piston comprising a piston body and a piston flange;
- and
- a suction muffler through which suctioned refrigerant passes,
- wherein the suction muffler comprises:
- a first muffler comprising a first muffler body and a first muffler flange, the first muffler flange defining a plurality of flange communication holes;
- a second muffler disposed at a rear side of the first muffler;
- and
- a third muffler configured to accommodate the second muffler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.