Patent attributes
A compressor includes a casing, a driving part adapted to be accommodated in the casing for generating a driving force, a compression part for compressing gas with the driving force from the driving part and provided with an inlet for inhaling the gas and an outlet for discharging the compressed gas, and a valve apparatus for opening and closing the outlet. The valve apparatus has a valve body accommodation part including an inner surface of a cylindrical shape for communicating with the outlet, and connected to a gas discharging path for discharging the compressed gas discharged through the outlet; and a valve body accommodated in the valve body accommodation part and curved to close the outlet elastically and to open the outlet with the compressed gas of the compression part.