US 11,773,833 B2
Linear compressor
Junghae Kim, Seoul (KR); Hyunsoo Kim, Seoul (KR); Jeonguk Byun, Seoul (KR); Jongwoo Lee, Seoul (KR); and Eonpyo Hong, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/904,794.
Application 16/904,794 is a continuation of application No. 15/491,100, filed on Apr. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,724,508.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0047847 (KR), filed on Apr. 19, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0318621 A1, Oct. 8, 2020
Int. Cl. F04B 9/06 (2006.01); F04B 39/00 (2006.01); F04B 39/12 (2006.01); F04B 35/04 (2006.01); F04B 17/03 (2006.01); F04B 53/16 (2006.01)
CPC F04B 9/06 (2013.01) [F04B 17/03 (2013.01); F04B 35/045 (2013.01); F04B 39/00 (2013.01); F04B 39/121 (2013.01); F04B 53/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A linear compressor, comprising:
a cylindrical shell extending from a first end to a second end opposite to the first end, the first and second ends being open, the cylindrical shell having a constant diameter along a length thereof from the first end to the second end;
a first shell cover coupled to the shell to cover the first end;
a second shell cover coupled to the shell to cover the second end;
a compressor body provided in the shell to compress a refrigerant, the compressor body having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
a first support directly coupled to a center of the first shell cover to support the first end of the compressor body, the first support being spaced apart from the shell; and
a second support coupled to an inner circumferential surface the shell to support the second end of the compressor body.