(19)
(11) EP 2 020 577 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/06

(21) Application number: 08161400.0

(22) Date of filing: 30.07.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25B 31/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 30.07.2007 KR 20070076579
27.12.2007 KR 20070139286
18.07.2008 KR 20080070336

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul, 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • YOO, Byung-Kil
    Seoul (KR)
  • CHO, Nam-Kyu
    Seoul (KR)
  • SHIN, Dong-Koo
    Seoul (KR)
  • CHO, Yang-Hee
    Seoul (KR)
  • PARK, Hyo-Keun
    Seoul (KR)
  • KIM, Cheol-Hwan
    Seoul (KR)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) Compressor


(57) A compressor is provided that includes a casing (10) defining an inner space, a suction pipe (SP) connected to the casing, a discharge pipe (DP) connected to the casing, a motor (20) located at the inner space of the casing, a compressing unit (30) driven by the motor to compress a refrigerant, an oil separating unit (40) configured to separate oil from the refrigerant discharged from the compressing unit, and an oil recollecting unit (50) configured to pump the oil separated by the oil separating unit and recollect the separated oil into the compressor main body.







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