Patent ID: 11913456
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A rotary compressor comprising:
a cylinder including a discharge guide groove and a vane slot, the discharge guide groove being disposed at a side of the vane slot;
a roller configured to orbit in the cylinder and including a hinge groove;
a vane having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being inserted into the hinge groove of the roller, and the second portion being inserted into, and configured to slide along, the vane slot of the cylinder; and
a bearing plate that engages with an axial surface of the cylinder and defines a discharge port that fluidly communicates with the discharge guide groove,
wherein the discharge port fluidly communicates with a space defined between the vane slot and the discharge guide groove,
wherein the discharge port overlaps at least partially with the vane in an axial direction,
wherein the discharge guide groove fluidly communicates with the discharge port, and
wherein the discharge port is concentric with the discharge guide groove.