The present invention relates to a structure for separating oil from a
refrigerant gas containing the oil. The refrigerant gas is discharged
from a refrigerant compressor which forms a part of refrigerating cycle
to an external refrigerant circuit. The oil separation structure includes
a separation chamber in which the oil is separated from the discharge
refrigerant gas having a cylindrical inner surface, and a plurality of
introduction passages through which the discharge refrigerant gas is
introduced into the separation chamber. The oil is separated by
centrifugal action from the discharge refrigerant gas by turning the
discharge refrigerant gas introduced into the separation chamber along
the cylindrical inner surface.