Refrigerant compressor comprising a hermetically sealed housing and a drive unit disposed in the interior of the housing, wherein at least one damping element (7a-d,8a,b) for damping and limiting a deflection of the drive unit is provided in the interior of the housing , wherein the damping element (7a-d,8a,b) is connected to the drive unit , wherein the damping element (7a-d,8a,b) has at least one first contact area , wherein in a basic state of the drive unit the at least one first contact area has a distance to a corresponding inner surface area of the housing , wherein in a first deflected state of the drive unit the first contact area is in contact with a corresponding first inner surface area of the housing , wherein the surface of the first inner surface area is parallel to the outer surface of the housing in this first area of the housing , characterized in that - in a second deflected state of the drive unit a second contact area is in contact with a corresponding second inner surface area of the housing , but the first contact area is not in contact with the first inner surface area of the housing , whereas the surface of the second inner surface area is parallel to the outer surface of the housing in this second area of the housing , whereas the first direction of movement from the basic state to the first deflected state is perpendicular to the second direction of movement from the basic state to the second deflected state, and - in that in a third deflected state of the drive unit a third contact area is in contact with a corresponding third inner surface area of the housing , but the first contact area is not in contact with the first inner surface area and the second contact area is not in contact with the second inner surface area , whereas the surface of the third inner surface area is parallel to the outer surface of the housing in this third area of the housing , whereas the third direction of movement from the basic state to the third deflected state is perpendicular to the second direction of movement from the basic state to the second deflected state and to the first direction of movement from the basic state to the first deflected state, - and in that first contact area , second contact area and third contact area are separated from each other by at least one edge . - in a second deflected state of the drive unit a second contact area is in contact with a corresponding second inner surface area of the housing , but the first contact area is not in contact with the first inner surface area of the housing , whereas the surface of the second inner surface area is parallel to the outer surface of the housing in this second area of the housing , whereas the first direction of movement from the basic state to the first deflected state is perpendicular to the second direction of movement from the basic state to the second deflected state, and - in that in a third deflected state of the drive unit a third contact area is in contact with a corresponding third inner surface area of the housing , but the first contact area is not in contact with the first inner surface area and the second contact area is not in contact with the second inner surface area , whereas the surface of the third inner surface area is parallel to the outer surface of the housing in this third area of the housing , whereas the third direction of movement from the basic state to the third deflected state is perpendicular to the second direction of movement from the basic state to the second deflected state and to the first direction of movement from the basic state to the first deflected state, - and in that first contact area , second contact area and third contact area are separated from each other by at least one edge . <EOS>