Patent ID: 8899382

Claim:
An oil supply valve assembly of a linear compressor including a shell of which the oil being stored at the lower portion, a cylinder disposed in the shell, a piston disposed in the cylinder, a main body frame to which the cylinder is fixed, and a linear motor connected to the piston for driving the piston, comprising: a passage formed in the main body frame, for supplying the oil to a gap between the cylinder and the piston; an oil valve coupled to the main body frame to communicate with the passage, and including an oil suction valve and an oil discharge valve; and an oil cover coupled directly to overlap with the oil valve and communicate with the passage of the main body frame, wherein the oil cover includes a suction storage cap and a discharge storage cap, wherein the oil suction valve directly contacting the oil cover opens a portion of the suction storage cap to supply the oil from the suction storage cap and the oil discharge valve directly contacting the oil cover opens a portion of the discharge storage cap to supply the oil from the discharge storage cap.