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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 39/02 (2006.01); F04B 35/04 (2006.01); F04B 39/12 (2006.01); F04B 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 39/0292 (2013.01); F04B 35/045 (2013.01); F04B 39/122 (2013.01); F04B 39/123 (2013.01); F04B 39/126 (2013.01); F04B 53/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a shell including a suction inlet, a cylinder provided in the shell to define a compression space for a refrigerant, a piston reciprocated in an axial direction within the cylinder, a discharge valve provided on or at one side of the cylinder to selectively discharge the refrigerant compressed in the compression space, at least one nozzle disposed in the cylinder to introduce at least a portion of the refrigerant discharged through the discharge valve into the cylinder, and a passage to guide the refrigerant discharged from the discharge valve to the at least one nozzle.