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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
In Won Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Hyup An, Seoul, KR;
Jeong Ho Lee, Goyang-si, KR;
In Seop Lee, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A suction muffler in a reciprocating compressor is installed over a suction valve to attenuate complex sound pressure (noise) such as vibrational noise, valve sonance, flowing noise and pulsative noise produced from the suction valve when low temperature, low pressure refrigerant gas ejected from an evaporator is sucked into a cylinder via the suction valve and a suction portion of the cylinder. A Tesla valve having two distribution paths is mounted in the suction muffler to attenuate the complex sound pressure (noise) while preventing the reflow of the refrigerant gas into the suction muffler from the suction valve. As a result, the Tesla valve also enhances the cooling ability of the compressor and the attenuation effect.