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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Kichul Choi, Seoul, KR;
Eonpyo Hong, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A linear compressor includes: a shell including an intake pipe configured to suction a refrigerant, a piston configured to reciprocate in an axial direction and including a piston body, and an intake muffler coupled to the piston and configured to flow the refrigerant into the piston body and reduce a noise from the refrigerant. The intake muffler includes a first muffler disposed inside the piston body, a second muffler disposed at a rear side of the first muffler and in fluid communication with the first muffler, and a third muffler including a third muffler body having a cylindrical shape with an empty interior and configured to accommodate a portion of a rear end of the first muffler and the second muffler in the third muffler body. The third muffler body includes a streamlined portion having diameters reduced toward a rear side of the third muffler body in the axial direction.