Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyolim Heo

Jaewoo Park

Joonhyung Kim

Munseong Kwon

Soodol Park

This rotary compressor comprises: a casing forming the outer shape; a rolling piston configured to rotate eccentrically in an internal space; a vane configured to contact the rolling piston and divide the internal space into a suction chamber and a compression chamber; and a main suction port connecting the suction chamber to an outside of the cylinder. The rotary compressor also comprises: a cylinder disposed inside the casing; a first flange disposed above the cylinder; and a second flange disposed below the cylinder. The main suction port comprises a sub suction port extending in a direction in which at least one among the first flange and the second flange is disposed, and at least one among the first flange and the second flange has a flow path groove connecting the sub suction port and the suction chamber.

Rotary compressor with first and second main suction ports

A horizontal type rotary compressor includes a case including an inlet and an outlet and configured to store oil, a compressor having a compression space in which refrigerant is accommodated, a driver to drive the compressor, a rotating shaft to connect the driver and the compressor, an oil feed pipe disposed at a side of the compressor, a first plate configured to divide the case into a first area for the driver and a second area for the compressor. The first plate including a discharge hole through which compressed refrigerant is discharged from the compressor to the first area. A second plate dividing the case into the second area and a third area in which the oil feed pipe communicates with the outlet, and includes a second hole formed at the upper side to communicate the second and third areas. The first and second plates forming an oil flow path.

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Hyolim Heo