Patent ID: 8721304

Claim:
A hermetic compressor comprising: an airtight container including: a motor element having a stator and a rotor; and a compression element driven by the motor element, wherein the compression element includes: a shaft having a main shaft and an eccentric shaft, the rotor being fixed to the main shaft; a cylinder block having a compression space; a piston reciprocating in the compression space; a connection portion connecting the piston and the eccentric shaft; a main bearing in the cylinder block, the main bearing supporting the main shaft; and a thrust rolling bearing on a thrust face of the main bearing, wherein the thrust rolling bearing includes: a plurality of rolling elements held in a holder; a upper race and a lower race arranged respectively on and beneath the rolling elements, wherein the upper and the lower race are annular shaped and an outer diameter of the upper race is smaller than an outer diameter of the lower race; and a support mechanism below the rolling elements, the support mechanism being elastic.