Patent ID: 7435062

Claim:
A rotary compressor comprising: an electric element, and first and second rotary compression elements driven by the electric element, both components being provided in a hermetically sealed container, gas compressed by the first rotary compression element being discharged into the hermetically sealed container, and the discharged gas of intermediate pressure being further compressed by the second rotary compression element; first and second cylinders respectively constituting the first and second rotary compression elements; a first support member adapted to seal an opening surface of the first cylinder, and provided with a bearing of a rotary shaft of the electric element; a second support member adapted to seal an opening surface of the second cylinder, and provided with a bearing of the rotary shaft; and a carbon bush provided between one of the bearings of the first and second support members and the rotary shaft; wherein the bush is provided in the bearing of the second support member, wherein the compressor includes an oil reservoir, the first support member is adjacent to the oil reservoir, and no bushing is on the first support member.