Rotary compressor

A rotary compressor comprising:

• a shell forming an internal space;
• a driving motor disposed inside the internal space of the shell;
• a rotary shaft connected to the driving motor;
• an upper cylinder having an upper chamber for compressing a refrigerant and an upper roller disposed inside the upper chamber;
• a bearing disposed on an upper side of the upper cylinder and having a hole through which the rotary shaft is disposed;
• a muffler covering a top of the bearing and reducing noise that is generated when a refrigerant is discharged to the internal space;
• a lower cylinder disposed on a lower side of the upper cylinder and having a lower chamber for compressing a refrigerant and a lower roller disposed inside the lower chamber;
• and
• an intermediate plate disposed between the upper cylinder and the lower cylinder and having a rotary shaft hole through which the rotary shaft is disposed,
• wherein the intermediate plate includes an opening formed around the rotary shaft hole and guiding a refrigerant compressed in the lower chamber to the muffler.