Patent ID: 7758318

Claim:
A hermetic compressor comprising: a hermetic container; a suction pipe including: a large diameter part having a first substantially constant diameter and an opening; a small diameter part having a second substantially constant diameter and connected to an external refrigerating system; and a transition part connecting the large diameter part with the small diameter part, wherein the suction pipe is fixed with the hermetic container, and the opening of the large diameter part is located at an inside of the hermetic container; a compressing mechanism being accommodated inside the hermetic container; a suction muffler for forming a muffling space communicated with the compressing mechanism; and an inlet opening provided in the suction muffler, the inlet opening communicating the muffling space with an inside space of the hermetic container, the inlet opening spaced from the opening of the large diameter part of the suction pipe by a gap, the gap located at the inside of the hermetic container and communicating with the inside space of the hermetic container.