Patent ID: 8246320
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. A muffler for a compressor comprising: a case having an inlet and an outlet and including at least two or more chambers formed therein, wherein one of the at least two or more chambers has at least one communicating hole through which an inside and an outside of the case are communicated with each other, wherein the at least two or more chambers of the case comprise, a first chamber communicated with the inlet, a second chamber communicated with the outlet, and a third chamber directly communicated with at least one of the first or second chamber and having the at least one communicating hole through which the inside and the outside of the case are communicated with each other; and a communicating pipe disposed between the inlet and the outlet inside the case and configured to guide a refrigerant introduced into the inlet toward the outlet, comprising: a flange portion configured to partition a noise space of the case into the at least two or more chambers; a first communicating portion formed through the flange portion to have a predetermined length and configured to communicate two of the at least two or more chambers together; and a second communicating portion formed through the flange portion at one side of the first communicating portion to have a predetermined length and configured to communicate the second chamber at an outlet side of the first communicating portion with the outlet of the case, wherein one end of the flange portion is fixed to the case and an end of the second communicating portion is supported by the outlet of the case, such that the communicating pipe is fixed to the case.