Patent ID: 7614856

Claim:
A linear compressor comprising: a linear motor including a stator having a stationary iron core and a magnet wire retained on said stationary iron core, a mover disposed at an inner side of said stator, said mover including a moving iron core and a magnet, and a plate-shaped elastic member supporting said mover such that said mover is movable in rocking directions; a cylinder disposed with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the rocking directions of said mover; a piston reciprocally disposed in said cylinder and connected to said mover; a closed casing, said closed casing housing each of said linear motor, said cylinder, and said piston therein; and a dynamic absorber mounted in said closed casing, said dynamic absorber including a spring and a weight attached to said spring, said spring being elastically deformable in the rocking directions of said mover, wherein said closed casing has an inner periphery formed in a generally cylindrical shape, and wherein said weight is formed into one of a generally annular shape and a generally arcuate shape along said inner periphery of said closed casing.