Abstract: A linear compressor is provided that includes a shell; a fixed member installed inside the shell, and including a cylinder that provides a compression space for a refrigerant introduced into the shell; a moving member including a piston that compresses the refrigerant sucked into the compression space inside the cylinder, and that is linearly reciprocated with respect to the fixed member; and a suction muffler positioned on or in a suction passage of the refrigerant inside the shell. A suction volume with a larger sectional area in a central portion than in both ends is defined in the suction muffler.

Abstract: A linear compressor is provided that includes a stationary member including a cylinder that provides a space to compress a refrigerant; a movable member that linearly reciprocates with respect to the stationary member, and that includes a piston that compresses the refrigerant inside the cylinder and a supporter piston having a support portion that extends in a radial direction of the piston; front main springs positioned so as to be symmetrical with respect to centers of the piston and the supporter piston, one ends of which are supported by a front surface of the support portion of the supporter piston and the other ends of which are supported by the stationary member; a rear main spring, one end of which is supported by a back surface of the supporter piston; a suction muffler that provides a passage to introduce the refrigerant while reciprocating with the movable member, reduces noise, and includes an extended part that extends toward the supporter piston; and a spring guide fixed to the supporter piston

Abstract: A linear compressor is provided in which a resonance frequency may be synchronized with an operating frequency. The linear compressor may include a fixed member including a cylinder, a movable member including a piston for compressing refrigerant in the cylinder, a center portion that coincides with the center of the piston, and a support that extends in a radial direction of the piston and linearly reciprocates about the fixed member, a plurality of front mainsprings arranged symmetrically about the center of the piston and each having one end supported on a front side of the support of the supporter and the other end supported on the fixed member, a single rear mainspring having one end supported on a rear side of the supporter and the other end supported on the fixed member, and a plurality of mass members coupled to a rear side of the supporter at a predetermined distance from the outer diameter of the rear mainspring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear motor for a linear compressor reciprocating a moving member linearly inside a stationary member to compress refrigerant, and more particularly, to a linear motor for a linear compressor capable of decreasing an iron loss of a flux generated when a current flows in a coil and increasing an inductance. A linear motor for a linear compressor includes an inner stator formed by stacking core blocks in a circumference direction to be insulated from each other, an outer stator formed by arranging core blocks in a circumference direction at a predetermined intervals, and winding a coil around the core blocks, and a plurality of permanent magnets formed between the inner stator and the outer stator with a predetermined gap, and reciprocated linearly due to a mutual electromagnetic force.

Abstract: There is provided a linear compressor, which can reduce parts production costs and simplify a part installation process by decreasing the number of main springs. The linear compressor comprises: a cylinder providing a space for compressing a refrigerant; a piston linearly reciprocating inside the cylinder to compress the refrigerant; an inner stator; an outer stator; a permanent magnet connected to the piston and linearly reciprocating between the inner stator and the outer stator; a supporter piston connected to the piston, at least part thereof being extended in a radial direction of the piston; a plurality of front main springs positioned on the same axis as the piston, one ends of which being supported by the supporter piston; and one rear main spring positioned on the opposite side of the piston, one end of which being supported by the supporter piston.

Abstract: There is provided a linear compressor (100), which has a reduced number of front main springs (820) located at the front among springs continuously transmitting a force so that a piston (300) can move in a resonance condition.

Abstract: A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor may include a cylinder in which refrigerant flows in an axial direction, a piston that reciprocates within the cylinder so as to compress the refrigerant, and a linear motor that drives the piston. At least one of the cylinder or the piston may be sintering molded.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reciprocating compressor in which a piston is linearly reciprocated inside a cylinder, for sucking a refrigerant into a compression space, and compressing and discharging the refrigerant, and more particularly, to a reciprocating compressor which can reduce the number of inverter switch required to apply power to a motor (coil section) to one by connecting a stationary member and a movable member by a plate spring, having an outer stator consist of blocks encompassing an inner stator, and varying the length of the lower pole of each block.

Abstract: There are provided a linear motor for generating a linear reciprocating motion force, and a reciprocating compressor for compressing a refrigerant by employing the linear motor. The linear motor and the reciprocating compressor employing the same can reduce the number of inverter switches by employing a coil unit whose winding method is improved and a power supply apparatus whose connection to the coil unit and other circuits are improved, and can make it easy to control and reduce production costs by simplifying the circuit configuration.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a reciprocating compressor which can linearly reciprocate a piston inside a cylinder as a linear motor is driven, compress a refrigerant by sucking the refrigerant into a compression space between the cylinder and the piston, and then discharge the same. In the reciprocating compressor, the piston is operated at a top dead center position and in a resonance state by symmetrically applying a voltage even if load is varied, the elastic coefficient of the mechanical spring is set in consideration of the degree of shift of the piston influenced by the gas springs varied by load, and the initial value of the piston for maintaining the stroke of the piston is set so as to correspond to a required cooling capacity condition. Accordingly, electric power consumption caused by applying an asymmetrical voltage can be reduced, a tuning operation for applying an asymmetrical voltage can be omitted, thereby decreasing inconvenience.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a linear compressor including a cylinder in which refrigerants flow to the axial direction, a piston reciprocated inside the cylinder, for compressing the refrigerants, and a linear motor for driving the piston. At least one of the cylinder and the piston is sintering molded.

Abstract: A linear compressor (100) comprises: a stationary member including a cylinder (200) for providing a space for compressing a refrigerant; a movable member linearly reciprocating with respect to the stationary member, and including a piston (300) for compressing the refrigerant inside the cylinder (200) and a supporter piston (320) having a support portion extended in a radial direction of the piston (300); a plurality of front main springs (820) positioned so as to be symmetrical with the center of the piston (300) and the supporter piston (320), one ends of which being supported by the front surface of the support portion of the supporter piston (320) and the other ends of which being supported by the stationary member; one rear main spring (840), one end of which being supported by the back surface of the supporter piston (320); a suction muffler (700) providing a passage for introducing a refrigerant while reciprocating with the movable member, reducing noise, and including an extended part extended toward

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor (100); and more particularly, to a linear compressor (100) provided with three mainsprings (820,840) having a resonance frequency synchronized with an operating frequency, where the resonance frequency can be adjusted without varying initial positions of mainsprings (820,840) although an additional mass member (1000) may be added.

Abstract: The present invention provides a linear compressor including: a shell (110); a fixed member installed inside the shell (110), and including a cylinder (200) for providing a compression space of refrigerant introduced into the shell (110); a moving member including a piston (300) for compressing the refrigerant sucked into the compression space inside the cylinder (200), and being linearly reciprocated with respect to the fixed member; and a suction muffler (700) positioned on a suction passage of the refrigerant inside the shell (110), a suction volume with a larger sectional area in a central portion than in both ends being defined in the suction muffler (700).

Abstract: A linear compressor comprises: a stationary member including a cylinder (200) for providing a space for compressing a refrigerant; a movable member linearly reciprocating with respect to the stationary member, and including a piston (300) for compressing the refrigerant inside the cylinder (200) and a supporter piston (320) connected to the piston (300) and having a support portion extended in a radial direction of the piston (300); a plurality of front main springs (320) positioned so as to be symmetrical with the center of the piston (300) and the supporter piston (320), one ends of which being supported by the front surface of the support portion of the supporter piston and the other ends of which being supported by the stationary member; one rear main spring (840) positioned at the opposite side of the piston (300), one end of which being supported by the supporter piston (320); and a back cover (560) having a support portion for constraining the other end of the rear main spring (840) from moving in a tr

Abstract: The present invention provides a linear compressor having an elastic body capable of reducing vibration transferred to a shell due to a motion of a moving part. The linear compressor includes a shell defining a hermetic space, a stationary part installed in the shell and having a mass of Mb, a moving part reciprocating linearly inside the stationary part at a frequency of ? to compress a fluid, and having a mass of Ma, a first elastic body having both ends supported on the moving part and the shell respectively, and having an spring constant of ka, a second elastic body having both ends supported on the shell and the stationary part respectively, and having an spring constant of kb, and a third elastic body having both ends supported on the stationary part and the moving part respectively, and having an spring constant of k. The frequency ? satisfies ?2>(ka/Ma).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear motor for a linear compressor reciprocating a moving member linearly inside a stationary member to compress refrigerant, and more particularly, to a linear motor for a linear compressor capable of decreasing an iron loss of a flux generated when a current flows in a coil and increasing an inductance. A linear motor for a linear compressor includes an inner stator formed by stacking core blocks in a circumference direction to be insulated from each other, an outer stator formed by arranging core blocks in a circumference direction at a predetermined intervals, and winding a coil around the core blocks, and a plurality of permanent magnets formed between the inner stator and the outer stator with a predetermined gap, and reciprocated linearly due to a mutual electromagnetic force.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear compressor compressing a working fluid in the cylinder such as a refrigerant and etc with the reciprocating movement of the piston in the cylinder due to the reciprocating force of the linear motor, and provides a linear compressor and the supporter for the same that the change of the lateral resonance frequency due to the lateral stiffness of the piston spring is easy as having a stub or a narrow part on the supporter preventing the increase of the mass inertia moment compared with the distance between the centroid of the supporter and the center of the piston spring sat on the supporter arm of the supporter, and capable of reducing the entire size and the manufacturing costs as raising the lateral resonance frequency easily without extending the length of the supporter arm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reciprocating compressor having an assembly structure of a suction muffler, in which a supporting unit is formed on an inner circumferential surface of a resonant container of the suction muffler and a baffle is assembled in the resonant container by the supporting unit. By forming protrusions in the resonant container and inserting a baffle between the protrusions, the suction muffler can be easily and simply assembled. Accordingly, production costs can not only be reduced but also an increased noise reduction effect is obtained by precisely regulating an assembly position.

Abstract: Disclosed are an operation control device of a compressor, which can reduce motor loss by applying an AC power to a motor of the compressor without a switching operation of a control unit, and a method thereof. The operation control device of the compressor comprises: a capacitor electrically connected to a motor of the compressor and having a predetermined capacitance; a control unit connected in series to the motor of the compressor and applying an AC power to the motor of the compressor according to a control signal; and a controller detecting a load variation amount on the basis of a current and voltage applied to the motor of the compressor and controlling on/off of the control unit according to the detected load variation amount.