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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore, Singapore, SG;
San Haw Chong, Singapore, SG;
Zhen Chyen Lau, Singapore, SG;
Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A suction muffler for a reciprocating compressor comprises a first housing portion and a second hosing portion. The first housing portion comprising a first inlet opening, and a second inlet opening. The second housing portion comprises a blocking member configured to block one of a first refrigerant flow path from the first inlet opening to a suction muffler outlet and a second refrigerant flow path from the second inlet opening to the suction muffler outlet. The blocking member can be provided in different configurations by a selection of the second housing portion or by configuring the relative arrangement of the first housing portion and the second housing portion.