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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terumasa Ide, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Refrigeration Company, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 3/900 ; F04B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 3/900 ; F04B 1/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a suction muffler comprising component portions formed by injection forming a thermoplastic synthetic resin and joined to each other by induction welding, and also provides a hermetic compressor including the suction muffler. The suction muffler having this configuration is superior to conventional suction mufflers having joint portions joined by ultrasonic welding and vibration welding in the uniformity of the welding strength at the whole joint portion thereof and in minimizing the occurrence of fins.