Patent ID: 8317489

Claim:
A refrigerant compressor comprising: a compressor housing comprising: a cylinder housing covered by a valve carrier, and an outlet chamber arranged adjacent said valve carrier and enclosed by a cylinder head, and an outlet passage in the cylinder head leading from the outlet chamber to an external high pressure connection; a pulsation damping element at least partially inserted into the outlet passage in the cylinder head following the outlet chamber, the pulsation damping element having an inlet baffle facing the outlet chamber and extending over a cross section of the outlet passage in the cylinder head, and located opposite to the inlet baffle is an outlet baffle extending over the cross section of the outlet passage in the cylinder head; and at least one reflection chamber provided between the inlet baffle and the outlet baffle, the inlet baffle having at least one inlet baffle passage facing an outlet baffle reflection surface, and the outlet baffle having at least one outlet baffle passage facing an inlet baffle reflection surface; wherein the inlet baffle and outlet baffle of the pulsation damping element are connected such that the pulsation damping element can be inserted into the outlet passage in the cylinder head as a single unit.