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1. A reciprocating compressor with a gas bearing, the reciprocating compressor comprising:
a cylinder having a compression space; a piston inserted into the compression space, that reciprocates relative to the cylinder; a discharge valve configured to be attachable to and detachable from a front end surface of the cylinder, to selectively open and close the compression space of the cylinder; a discharge cover having a discharge space that selectively communicates with the compression space by the discharge valve, and coupled to a front end of the cylinder, a gas bearing that lubricates a bearing surface of the cylinder and the piston by gas; and a plurality of resonant springs that supports both sides of the piston in a motion direction, wherein the plurality of resonant springs includes at least one first resonant spring and at least one second resonant spring in the form of compression coil springs, and provided, respectively, on the both sides of the piston, wherein a plurality of at least one of the first resonant spring or the second resonant spring is provided, wherein the plurality of resonant springs is arranged such that lines orthogonal to front end surfaces of at least two of the plurality of resonant springs in a winding direction meet at one point, and wherein the gas bearing includes:
an inlet formed in the cylinder at a distance which is greater than a radius of the discharge valve relative to a center of the discharge valve;at least one first gas flow path formed in the cylinder in communication with the at least one gas inlet opening, wherein a central longitudinal axis of the at least one first gas flow path extends substantially parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the cylinder;at least one second gas flow path formed in the cylinder, wherein a central longitudinal axis of the at least one second gas flow path extends substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the at least one first gas flow, wherein the gas is provided to the bearing surface through the at least one second gas flow path;a gas communication opening formed at a center portion of a gas guide provided on an outer circumferential surface of the piston;a gas guide groove formed on the outer circumferential surface of the piston, wherein the gas guide groove communicates with the gas communication opening, and wherein the gas guide groove has an annular shape and has a larger length in the reciprocating direction of the piston than the gas communication opening so that gas introduced into the gas guide groove is uniformly distributed over the entire bearing surface between the cylinder and the piston; anda plurality of holes formed at both sides of the gas communication opening in the reciprocating direction of the piston, respectively. |
