Patent ID: 6095777
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: F04C,F16L

Abstract:
A hermetic compressor comprising:an enclosed metal container having an inlet port for drawing a refrigerant into said container and an outlet port for discharging the refrigerant out of said container;a compressor element arranged within said container for compressing the refrigerant in said container; anda driving element arranged within said container for driving said compressor element;wherein at least one of said inlet port and said outlet port comprises a tube connecting member, said tube connecting member including:a first connecting member secured to said container, said first connecting member including a through-hole having an exterior end open to an exterior of said container and an interior end open to an interior of said container so as to fluidly connect said exterior of said container and said interior of said container, said through-hole having an enlarged-diameter portion at said exterior end;a second connecting member coupled to said first connecting member, said second connecting member having a through-hole coaxially aligned with said through-hole of said first connecting member;a tube member extending through said through-hole of said second connecting member and having a connection end and a free end, said connection end having a peripheral flange extending radially therefrom, said peripheral flange being arranged so as to seat in said enlarged-diameter portion of said through-hole of said first connecting member;an elastic ring positioned along an outer periphery of said peripheral flange of said tube member and engaging an inner periphery of said enlarged-diameter portion so as to form a seal between said peripheral flange of said tube member and said first connecting member; anda screw connecting said second connecting member and said first connecting member.