Patent ID: 6568913
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
A variable displacement swash plate type compressor comprising:a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinders arranged radially therein; a piston reciprocatively disposed in each of the cylinders of said cylinder block; a cylinder head attached to said cylinder block; a crankcase cooperating with said cylinder block to define a crank chamber; a drive shaft rotatably supported by said crankcase and said cylinder block, said drive shaft having a first end and a second end; a linkage drivingly engaged with the first end of said drive shaft; a swash plate adapted to be driven by said drive shaft, said swash plate having a central aperture for receiving said drive shaft, radially outwardly extending side walls, and a peripheral edge; and a lubricant pump drivingly engaged with said linkage to provide positive lubricant flow within the compressor.