Patent ID: 6413057
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
A linear compressor comprising:a cover fixed at a rear side of a frame; a cylinder fixedly installed in a horizontal direction at the center of inside of the frame; an inner stator assembly fixedly installed at the frame in a state that its inner circumferential surface contacts an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder; an outer stator assembly fixedly installed at the frame, being spaced apart for a predetermined distance from the outer periphery of the inner stator assembly; a magnet assembly incorporated with a piston, making a linear reciprocal movement with one end portion thereof inserted in the gap between the inner stator assembly and the outer stator assembly; at least one inner resonance spring supported by the magnet assembly; and a plurality of outer resonance springs supported between the magnet assembly and the cover, wherein said at least one inner resonance spring and said plurality of outer resonance springs have an overlapping portion in a longitudinal direction.