LINEAR COMPRESSOR
First Claim
1. A linear compressor comprising:
- a shell;
a frame located inside of the shell, the frame comprising a frame head and a frame body that extends from a center of a rear surface of the frame head in a longitudinal direction of the shell;
a cylinder located inside of the frame body and configured to insert to the frame body through the frame head, the cylinder defining a compression space in a front end portion of the cylinder;
a piston located inside of the cylinder and configured to move relative to the cylinder;
a motor assembly configured to drive the piston to move in an axial direction of the cylinder to compress refrigerant in the compression space;
a discharge cover unit that is configured to couple to a front surface of the frame and that defines a discharge space configured to receive refrigerant discharged from the compression space;
a discharge valve located at a front surface the cylinder and configured to selectively open and close the compression space; and
a valve spring assembly configured to insert into the discharge cover unit and configured to provide elastic force that causes the discharge valve to contact the front surface of the cylinder,wherein the discharge cover unit includes;
a cover housing that defines the discharge space, the cover housing having a rear surface configured to couple to a front surface of the frame head,a dividing sleeve that extends from an inside of the cover housing in the longitudinal direction of the shell and that divides the discharge space into a plurality of discharge chambers, anda discharge cover configured to insert into the inside of the cover housing and configured to contact an end portion of the dividing sleeve.
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Abstract
A linear compressor includes a shell, a frame in the shell, a cylinder defining a compression space, a piston in the cylinder, a motor assembly that drives the piston, a discharge cover unit defining a discharge space that receives refrigerant from the compression space, a discharge valve that selectively opens and closes the compression space, and a valve spring assembly that provides elastic force that causes the discharge valve to contact a front surface of the cylinder. The discharge cover unit includes a cover housing, the cover housing that couples the frame, a dividing sleeve that extends from an inside of the cover housing in a longitudinal direction of the shell and that divides the discharge space into discharge chambers, and a discharge cover that inserts into the inside of the cover housing and that contacts an end portion of the dividing sleeve.
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1. A linear compressor comprising:
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a shell; a frame located inside of the shell, the frame comprising a frame head and a frame body that extends from a center of a rear surface of the frame head in a longitudinal direction of the shell; a cylinder located inside of the frame body and configured to insert to the frame body through the frame head, the cylinder defining a compression space in a front end portion of the cylinder; a piston located inside of the cylinder and configured to move relative to the cylinder; a motor assembly configured to drive the piston to move in an axial direction of the cylinder to compress refrigerant in the compression space; a discharge cover unit that is configured to couple to a front surface of the frame and that defines a discharge space configured to receive refrigerant discharged from the compression space; a discharge valve located at a front surface the cylinder and configured to selectively open and close the compression space; and a valve spring assembly configured to insert into the discharge cover unit and configured to provide elastic force that causes the discharge valve to contact the front surface of the cylinder, wherein the discharge cover unit includes; a cover housing that defines the discharge space, the cover housing having a rear surface configured to couple to a front surface of the frame head, a dividing sleeve that extends from an inside of the cover housing in the longitudinal direction of the shell and that divides the discharge space into a plurality of discharge chambers, and a discharge cover configured to insert into the inside of the cover housing and configured to contact an end portion of the dividing sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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