Patent ID: 9377023
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: F04C

Claim Text:
1. An air compressor, comprising: a compression mechanism having a pump chamber, an intake port thereof and a discharge port thereof, wherein the pump chamber of the compression mechanism compresses intake air introduced through the intake port and discharges the compressed air through the discharge port; and an intake chamber through which intake air is introduced into the compression mechanism, the intake chamber having an inlet connected directly to an intake tube for the intake air and an outlet connected to the intake port of the compression mechanism, wherein fresh air is introduced through the intake tube into the intake chamber, wherein the intake chamber is integrated with the compression mechanism, the intake chamber includes an internal surface that defines a flow passage extending from the inlet to the outlet, the intake chamber has therein a partition wall extending between points on the internal surface from the inlet to the outlet to divide the flow passage into plural flow passages, the plural flow passages have different flow path lengths and connect between the inlet and the outlet.