Patent ID: 11609029

Abstract:
A compressor includes a casing that stores lubricant at a bottom, a compression mechanism disposed in the casing to suck and compress a refrigerant, and an oil return member forming an oil return flow path that extends in a top-to-bottom direction to guide the lubricant discharged from the compression mechanism downward. The oil return flow path includes a uniform-cross-section flow path, and a varying-cross-section flow path continuous with a lower end of the uniform-cross-section flow path. A lower end of the varying-cross-section flow path forms an outlet of the oil return flow path and lies along an inner surface of the casing. A the lower end of the varying-cross-section flow path has a greater width than an upper end of the varying-cross-section flow path, and the lower end of the varying-cross-section flow path has a smaller thickness than the upper end of the varying-cross-section flow path.