Patent ID: 8371827
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. A suspension system for a linear compressor comprising: a hermetic shell; a motor-compressor assembly which is suspended, with a longitudinal axis thereof horizontally disposed, in an interior of the shell and having opposite ends spaced from said shell by an axial spacing; mounting elements, each attached to a respective end of the motor-compressor assembly and axially projecting therefrom; and suspension springs mounted to the shell and to a respective mounting element, wherein the system comprises stop elements, each having a mounting portion rigidly attached to the shell and a free end portion disposed between one of the respective ends of the motor-compressor assembly and an adjacent suspension spring, and a first distance, defined between the stop element and an adjacent end of the motor-compressor assembly, being smaller than said axial spacing and smaller than a second distance defined between the free end portion of the stop element and the adjacent suspension spring.