Lg Electronics Inc.

Inho Son

Dowan Kim

Jaeho Cho

Sanghyun Lim

Yongjin Yang

Kangkyun Park

Jeayoung Choi

A reciprocating compressor including a shell, a suction pipe, a driver located at the inner portion of the shell to generate a rotary force, a compressor located in the shell and a muffler assembly is provided. The compressor includes a connecting rod configured to convert the rotary force to a linear driving force, a piston connected to the connecting rod and a cylinder into which the piston is movably inserted is provided. The muffler assembly is configured to transfer a refrigerant suctioned through the suction pipe to the cylinder and includes a suction muffler having an inner portion and a suction hole through which a refrigerant is suctioned, an inner pipe installed at the inner portion of the suction muffler, the inner pipe having a bent portion, the inner pipe providing communication between the suction hole and the cylinder and a coupler disposed at the bent portion.

Reciprocating compressor

A reciprocating compressor according to an aspect includes a driving unit; a connecting rod; a piston; a cylinder; and a valve assembly, wherein the valve assembly includes a valve plate forming a main body, a suction inlet and a discharge outlet disposed at the valve plate and coming in communication with a compression space of the cylinder to guide a refrigerant flow, a suction valve and a discharge valve disposed at the valve plate and selectively opening the suction inlet and the discharge outlet, and a plurality of coupling portions disposed at the valve plate, and a plurality of corresponding coupling portions disposed to correspond to each of the plurality of coupling portions and preventing the valve assembly from being erroneously assembled are disposed at the cylinder.

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Seoul, South Korea

Inho Son