Patent ID: 7357626

Claim:
A suction valve for a reciprocating compressor, comprising: a fixation part which receives a driving force of a reciprocating motor and is engaged to a front end surface of a piston performing a linear reciprocation in the cylinder; an open/close part having a predetermined area for opening and closing a hollow channel formed to penetrate the piston; and a plurality of arms for connecting the open/close part and the fixation part and making the open/close part move in a certain displacement section by having the fixation part as a fixed point, in which a stress generated by a movement of the open/close part is distributed to the plurality of arms, wherein the fixation part extends in a direction radially away from the open/close part and is connected to the plurality of arms at an end portion thereof opposite the open/close part, and wherein the plurality of arms, and an outer surface of the open/close part form a circular shape.