Patent ID: 11885325
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A valve positioned over a suction port of a piston to selectively permit a flow of gas into a compression chamber, wherein the piston comprises a compression face, a recessed portion that is defined within the compression face, and a valve seat that is raised relative to the recessed portion, the valve comprising:
a sealing portion that is positioned over the suction port and creating a fluid seal against the valve seat in a closed position, wherein the sealing portion of the valve overlaps the valve seat and hangs into the recessed portion that is defined within the compression face along a radial direction;
an attachment portion mechanically coupled to the compression face of the piston;
a support portion that extends away from the attachment portion along the radial direction such that the attachment portion is positioned between the sealing portion and the support portion, wherein the support portion defines a flattened end opposite the sealing portion along the radial direction such that the valve has a non-circular shape; and
a connecting portion that mechanically couples the support portion to the sealing portion and permits the sealing portion to move between an open position and the closed position.