Lg Electronics Inc.

Junghae Kim

Hyunsoo Kim

Chulgi Roh

Sunghyun Ki

Eonpyo Hong

Donghan Kang

Kyeongweon Lee

Changkyu Kim

Kiwon Noh

Kwangwoon Ahn

Geonwoo Kim

Jongwoo Lee

Sangeun Bae

Jeonguk Byun

Youngcheol Han

Jinwoong Jung

Kyoungkyu Lee

Sangmin Lee

Jaeyong Jang

Kyungmin Lee

Jihyun Yoon

Hyosang Yu

Jeehyun Kim

Yunhyeok Yu

Sangjin Song

Jaeyong Yang

Seunguk Kim

A linear compressor includes a cylinder, a piston configured to axially reciprocate in the cylinder, a first muffler unit coupled to the piston, a back cover that is disposed at a rear of the piston and defines an opening in a radially central area thereof, and a second muffler unit coupled to the opening. The first muffler unit includes an inner guide disposed in the piston and a first intake muffler disposed at a rear of the inner guide. The second muffler unit includes a second intake muffler that is in fluid communication with the first intake muffler and coupled to the opening, and a muffler body surrounding the second intake muffler. The second muffler unit further includes a rib protruding from an outer surface or an inner surface of the second intake muffler.

Linear compressor

A linear compressor includes a cylinder, a piston axially reciprocating in the cylinder, a first muffler unit coupled to the piston, a back cover that is disposed at a rear of the piston and defines an opening at a radially central area, and a second muffler unit coupled to the opening. The first muffler unit includes an inner guide disposed in the piston and a first intake muffler disposed at a rear of the inner guide. The second muffler unit includes a second intake muffler that communicates with the first intake muffler and is coupled to the opening, and a muffler body surrounding the second intake muffler. An outer circumferential surface of the second intake muffler defines a first communication hole communicating an inside of the second intake muffler with a space between the second intake muffler and the muffler body.

Linear compressor intake muffler arrangement with communication hole

A linear compressor includes: a piston configured to reciprocate in an axial direction, and a cylinder that is provided on a radially outer side of the piston to accommodate the piston and that defines a compression space with the piston. The cylinder includes: a gas hole defined at the cylinder such that a first end of the gas hole is at an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder and a second end of the gas hole is at an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, and a gas pocket that is in communication with the gas hole and that is recessed from the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder, where a length of the gas pocket in the axial direction of the cylinder is longer than a length of the gas pocket in a circumferential direction of the cylinder.

A linear compressor includes a cylinder, a piston axially reciprocating in the cylinder, a first muffler unit coupled to the piston, a back cover that is disposed at a rear of the piston and defines an opening at a radially central area, and a second muffler unit coupled to the opening. The first muffler unit includes an inner guide disposed in the piston and a first intake muffler disposed at a rear of the inner guide. The second muffler unit includes a second intake muffler that communicates with the first intake muffler and is coupled to the opening, a muffler body surrounding the second intake muffler, and a muffler cover disposed between the muffler body and the back cover.

A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell having a cylindrical shape, a shell cover that covers both open ends of the shell, a cylinder accommodated into the shell and defining a compression space for a refrigerant, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder in an axial direction to compress the refrigerant within the compression space, a motor assembly including a motor that provides power to the piston and a stator cover that supports the motor, and resonant springs seated on the stator cover that support the piston to allow the piston to perform a resonant motion. The resonant springs may be circularly arranged at three points having a same interval around a center in an axial direction.

A linear compressor includes a compressor body configured to compress a refrigerant. The compressor body includes a cylinder, a discharge valve, a groove, a gas hole, and a flow restrictor. The cylinder receives a piston. The discharge valve is configured to open and close one side of the cylinder and define a compression space for the refrigerant together with the piston. The groove is defined in an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder and into which at least a portion of the refrigerant discharged through the discharge valve is introduced. The gas hole is defined in the groove to pass through the cylinder. The flow restrictor includes twisting wires made of different materials and is disposed to be wound around the groove.

A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell, a cylinder accommodated into the shell and defining a compression space for a refrigerant, a frame to which the cylinder may be fixed, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder in an axial direction and compresses a refrigerant supplied to the compression space, a discharge valve that discharges the refrigerant compressed in the compression space, a discharge cover coupled to the frame and defining a discharge space in which the refrigerant discharged from the compression space by opening of the discharge valve may be collected, a valve spring that supports the discharge valve, and a support integrally formed with the valve spring by insert injection molding and coupled to the discharge cover. The valve spring may define one or more holes filled with a molding liquid used to form the support in the insert injection molding of the support.

Linear compressor having discharge valve, support with rotation prevention protrusions, and discharge cover with protrusion accommodation grooves

A linear compressor includes a shell, a frame in the shell, a cylinder defining a compression space, a piston in the cylinder, a motor assembly configured to drive the piston, a discharge cover unit defining a discharge space, a discharge valve configured to selectively open and close the compression space, and a valve spring assembly configured to provide elastic force that causes the discharge valve to contact the cylinder. The discharge cover unit includes a cover housing that defines an opening configured to communicate with the discharge space, a discharge cover that inserts into the cover housing through the opening, that contacts an inner surface of the cover housing, and that covers the opening, and a fixing ring configured to be positioned at an inner surface of the discharge cover. A thermal expansion coefficient of the fixing ring is greater than that of the discharge cover.

The linear compressor is provided that may include a shell having first and second ends open, a first shell cover that covers a first end of the shell, a second shell that covers a second end of the shell, a compressor body accommodated in the shell to compress a refrigerant, a first support that supports a first end of the compressor body within the shell and coupled to the first shell cover in a state of being spaced apart from the shell, and a second support that supports a second end of the compressor body and fixed to the shell.

A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a cylinder including a cylinder body that defines a compression space for a refrigerant and a cylinder flange that extends from the cylinder body in a radial direction; a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder in an axial direction; and a frame coupled to the cylinder. The frame may include a frame body into which the cylinder body may be inserted and a first press-fitting portion press-fitted into the cylinder flange.

A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell; a compressor body accommodated in the shell to compress a refrigerant; a discharge cover assembly through which the refrigerant compressed in the compressor body may be discharged; a cover pipe that extends from the discharge cover assembly to discharge the refrigerant discharged into the discharge cover assembly to an outside of the discharge cover assembly; a discharge pipe coupled to the shell to discharge the refrigerant flowing along the cover pipe to an outside of the shell; a loop pipe having a first end connected to the cover pipe and a second end connected to the discharge pipe; and a coupling member that respectively couples both the first and second ends of the loop pipe to the cover pipe and the discharge pipe. The coupling member may include a connection member, a first portion of which is inserted into the loop pipe and a second portion of which is inserted into the discharge pipe or the cover pipe. The connection member may be formed of a steel material. At least one of the discharge pipe or the cover pipe may be formed of a steel material.

A compressor and a method for assembling a compressor are provided. The compressor may include a compressor casing coupled to each of a suction inlet, into which a refrigerant may be introduced, and a discharge outlet, through which the refrigerant may be discharged, a compressor body mounted inside the compressor casing to compress the refrigerant suctioned in through the suction inlet, and then discharge the refrigerant through the discharge outlet, a noise reducing member disposed between the compressor body and the compressor casing, and at least one fixing member mounted inside the compressor casing to fix the noise reducing member to an inner wall of the compressor casing.

Compressor and method for assembling a compressor

A linear compressor may include a shell, a cylinder provided in the shell to define a compression space for a refrigerant, a frame to fix the cylinder to the shell, a piston reciprocated within the cylinder, a discharge valve disposed on or at one side of the cylinder, a discharge cover coupled to the frame and having at least one chamber to reduce pulsation of the refrigerant discharged through the discharge valve, and a valve spring disposed on the discharge cover to provide a restoring force to the discharge valve. The discharge cover may include a cover body having a discharge hole, through which the refrigerant discharged through the discharge valve may be discharged outside of the discharge cover, and a guide passage defined in the cover body to guide at least a portion of the refrigerant discharged through the discharge valve into the at least one chamber.

Discharge valve cover for a linear compressor having a valve spring stopper and discharge pulsation reducing chambers

A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell including a suction inlet, a cylinder provided in the shell to define a compression space for a refrigerant, a piston reciprocated in an axial direction within the cylinder, a discharge valve provided on or at one side of the cylinder to selectively discharge the refrigerant compressed in the compression space, at least one nozzle disposed in the cylinder to introduce at least a portion of the refrigerant discharged through the discharge valve into the cylinder, and a passage to guide the refrigerant discharged from the discharge valve to the at least one nozzle.

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Junghae Kim