Lg Electronics Inc.

Sungtaek Woo

Kyoungseok Kang

Sangsub Jeong

Chulgi Roh

Wonhyun Jung

Jookon Kim

Kwangmyoung Yoo

A linear compressor is provided that may include a shell including a refrigerant suction inlet, a cylinder provided in the shell, a piston reciprocated in the cylinder, a suction muffler movable together with the piston, the suction muffler defining a refrigerant passage, a suction guide provided at one side of the piston to guide a refrigerant suctioned through the refrigerant suction inlet to the suction muffler, a back cover coupled to the suction guide, and a coupling guide provided in a space defined by the suction guide and the back cover to maintain a coupling force between the suction guide and the back cover.

Linear compressor with suction guide

A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell including a refrigerant inlet, a cylinder provided within the shell, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder, and a suction muffler provided movable together with the piston. The suction muffler may include a muffler main body that defines a refrigerant passage, a main body insertion portion press-fitted into the muffler main body, and a piston insertion portion press-fitted into the muffler main body to extend into the piston. The piston insertion portion may correspond to the main body insertion portion in configuration.

Linear compressor

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Seoul, South Korea

Sungtaek Woo