Patent ID: 8282364

Claim:
A rotary compressor comprising: a rotation compression element configured to compress gas as a result of rotation of a crankshaft about a rotation axis; a discharge port configured to discharge the gas compressed by said rotation compression element; and a muffler arranged to cover said discharge port and surround said crankshaft, said muffler having a muffler crankshaft hole through which said crankshaft passes, and a muffler discharge region configured to discharge the compressed gas discharged from said discharge port toward an outer surface of said crankshaft, said muffler discharge region being notch regions disposed symmetrically and extending radially outwardly from said crankshaft hole as said muffler is viewed along said rotation axis, said muffler having an annular circular inclined portion having a conical shape and a muffler inclined surface arranged to discharge toward the outer surface of said crankshaft, and an annular upper planar portion perpendicular to the rotation axis and extending from the annular inclined portion, with said notch regions being provided in said planar portion so as to be spaced radially inwardly from the annular inclined portion.