Patent ID: 8230773

Claim:
Axial piston compressor, especially a compressor for the air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, having a housing and, for drawing in and compressing a coolant, a compressor unit arranged in the housing and driven by means of a drive shaft, the compressor unit comprising pistons, which move axially back and forth in a cylinder block, and a tilt plate ( 10 ), which drives the pistons and rotates together with the drive shaft, characterised in that the tilt plate ( 10 ) or a tiltable part thereof associated therewith has locations ( 14 , 15 ) of reduced amassing of material ( 24 , 25 ) and/or locations which consist of a material ( 24 , 25 ) which is different from the material from which substantially the rest of the tilt plate ( 10 ) or tiltable part thereof is made, those locations bringing about a specific effect on the regulation behaviour of the tilt plate ( 10 ) in such a way that in a region of small tilt angles of the tilt plate ( 10 ) or tiltable part thereof, especially in a tilt angle range from 0° to 8°, an advancing moment of the tilt plate ( 10 ) is achieved such that the tilt moment of the tilt plate ( 10 ) in the afore-mentioned tilt angle range is increased compared to a tilt plate without the afore-mentioned locations, and the material of the locations which are made from a material which is different from the material from which substantially the rest of the tilt plate or tiltable part thereof is made has a lower density than the material from which substantially the rest of the tilt plate or tiltable part thereof is made.