Patent ID: 7153105
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: F04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compressor, comprising: a cylinder block at least partially defining a compression chamber; a swash plate housing mounted adjacent to said cylinder block, said swash plate housing at least partially defining a swash plate chamber; a fluid inlet port in said swash plate housing through which fluid enters the swash plate chamber without passing through any part of any cylinder block; a passageway by which the swash plate chamber is in fluid communication with the compression chamber, through which the fluid in the swash plate chamber flows to the compression chamber; at least one bearing positioned in the swash plate chamber such that fluid flows through said inlet port, into the swash plate chamber and over said bearing, through said passageway, and into the compression chamber; a swash plate disposed in the swash plate chamber, wherein said swash plate comprises: a rotatable inner part; and a non-rotatable outer part coupled to said inner part by at least one of said bearings.