Scroll machine with muffler assembly

A scroll machine comprising:

• a shell;
• a first scroll member disposed in said shell and having a first spiral wrap;
• a second scroll member disposed in said shell and having second spiral wrap, said spiral wraps being mutually intermeshed;
• means for causing said scroll members to orbit with respect to one another, whereby said wraps create at least one enclosed space of progressively changing volume between suction port defined by said scroll members and centrally located discharge port defined by one of said first and second scroll members;
• a partition defining a discharge chamber and a suction chamber within said shell, said discharge port being in communication with said discharge chamber through a central opening defined by said partition;
• and
• a muffler assembly disposed between said discharge port and said discharge chamber, said muffler assembly comprising:
• a generally cylindrical muffler defining a plurality of perforations, said muffler being aligned with said discharge port;
• a top cap attached to said generally cylindrical member, said top cap including a solid wall for closing one end of said generally cylindrical muffler, said top cap being attached to another element of said scroll machine;
• and
• a first end cap secured to a first end of said muffler, said first end cap defining a plurality of perforations extending through said first end cap.