Closed compressor
In a hermetic compressor for use on an air-conditioning unit as well as a refrigerating unit such as a refrigerator and a showcase, there is disclosed a constitution designed to provide a silently operated hermetic compressor that has an intake muffler readily assembled thereon. The hermetic compressor including a substantially disk-like elastic member disposed between the intake muffler at an outlet thereof and a cylinder head is provided, in which an outlet orifice of the intake muffler constantly remains pressed against an intake valve port through a gasket.
1. A hermetic compressor comprising:
a hermetic vessel;
a compression element placed in the hermetic vessel;
a cylinder block including a cylinder that forms the compression element;
a valve plate including an intake port, the valve plate being disposed on an opening end of the cylinder;
a cylinder head rigidly secured to the valve plate opposite to the cylinder; an intake muffler having an outlet positioned in a concavity of the cylinder head, and further having an orifice of the outlet provided at a distal end of the intake muffler and opened to the intake port; and a substantially disk-like elastic member disposed between the outlet and the cylinder head, wherein said orifice of the outlet of the intake muffler constantly remains pressed against the intake port.
2. A hermetic compressor as defined in claim 1 , wherein the elastic member includes a substantially donut-like leaf spring loosely engaged with a protrusion that is provided on either one of a rear surface of the intake muffler at the outlet orifice thereof and an inner surface of the cylinder head at the concavity thereof.
3. A hermetic compressor as defined in claim 1 or 2 , wherein the leaf spring has a curvilinear surface.
4. A hermetic compressor as defined in claim 3 , wherein the leaf spring has peripheral portions bent toward the cylinder head.
5. A hermetic compressor as defined in claim 1 , wherein the leaf spring is a waved leaf spring which is bent in a direction of the circumference thereof.