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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Panasonic Corporation, Kadoma-shi, Osaka, JP;
Ko Inagaki, Shiga, JP;
Terumasa Ide, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A sealed compressor of the present invention comprises an electric component (); a compression component (); a sealed container () which accommodates the electric component () and the compression component () and stores lubricating oil () therein; and a suction pipe () which is provided to penetrate a wall portion of the sealed container (), and through which a refrigerant gas suctioned into the sealed container () flows; wherein the compression component () includes a compression chamber () formed within a cylinder () and a suction muffler () through which the refrigerant gas flows; wherein the suction muffler () includes a muffling space (), an exit pipe (), an inlet pipe (), whose suction port () opens in a substantially horizontal direction in the interior of the sealed container (), a funnel-shaped refrigerant receiver section () provided to surround the suction port (); and wherein the suction port () is placed such that its center (A) is located above than a center (A) of the refrigerant receiver section ().