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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2001
In Seop Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sang Heon Yoon, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A compressor for refrigeration cycles, which is provided with a noise attenuation structure on the interior wall of the discharge plenum, is disclosed. In the compressor of this invention, a valve seat is covered with a head cover at its top to form a discharge plenum between the valve seat and the head cover. This discharge plenum temporarily stores a pressurized working fluid therein. The valve seat has a fluid inlet used for allowing an introduction of the pressurized working fluid into the discharge plenum, and a fluid outlet used for discharging the pressurized working fluid from the discharge plenum. A control valve is mounted to the valve seat so as to control the fluid inlet. A plurality of micro-projections are provided on the interior wall of the discharge plenum for absorbing and attenuating impact waves of the working fluid during an introduction of the working fluid into the discharge plenum, thus attenuating operational noises and vibrations caused by the impact waves. A plurality of spaces capable of capturing working fluid drops are defined between the projections and interior wall of the discharge plenum, thus absorbing and attenuating the impact waves of the working fluid during the introduction of the working fluid into the discharge plenum.