Patent ID: 7722334

Claim:
A compressor comprising: a suction unit for sucking fluid; a compression unit for compressing the fluid sucked through the suction unit; a discharge unit for discharging the fluid compressed in the compression unit; an electric mechanism unit connected to the compression unit for driving the compression unit; an overload protecting apparatus including a bimetal switching element installed at the discharge unit and a terminal element for connecting between a motor and the bimetal switching element, the bimetal switching element for stopping operation of the electric mechanism unit if a temperature of the fluid discharged through the discharge unit is higher than a pre-set temperature, and for stopping operation of the electric mechanism unit if a current flow through the bimetal switching element is higher than a pre-set value; and a casing for receiving the compression unit and the motor, wherein a muffler for preventing noise is housed inside the casing and has a top wall separated from the top of the casing at the discharge unit, and a fixing recess is formed in the muffler to receive the overload protecting apparatus therein, wherein the bimetal switching element is received in the fixing recess, and wherein the fixing recess has a certain depth from an upper surface of the muffler to completely receive the overload protecting apparatus.