Patent ID: 6098520
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: F04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A swash plate compressor for carrying out a compression operation, comprising:a drive shaft extending along a rotation axis and driven to rotate with respect to said rotation axis;a swash plate coupled to said drive shaft to be rotated by said drive shaft, said swash plate comprising a conical portion defined by an outer and an inner conical surface which are substantially parallel to each other;a piston movable in a first and a second direction which are opposite to each other, said piston carrying out said compression operation with being moved in said first direction;a first sliding member held by said piston and facing said outer conical surface of the swash plate, said outer conical surface pushing said piston towards said first direction through said first sliding member when said swash plate is rotated; anda second sliding member held by said piston and facing said inner conical surface of the swash plate, said inner conical surface pushing said piston towards said second direction through said second sliding member when said swash plate is rotated.