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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Makoto Katayama, Shiga, JP;
Makoto Katayama, Shiga, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A hermetic compressor includes an airtight container containing lubricating oil and having a compression element and a motor element. The compression element compresses a refrigerant by being driven by the motor element. The compression element includes a crankshaft extending in a vertical direction and having a main shaft and an eccentric part; a block forming a compression space; a piston having a cylindrical shape and reciprocating in the compression space; and a connecting rod for transmitting the rotation of the eccentric part to the piston. The piston has its center of gravity on either the upper side or the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to a plane which passes through the central axis of the piston and is perpendicular to the crankshaft.