Patent ID: 6899013

Claim:
A variable displacement compressor comprising; a drive shaft; a rotor fixedly secured to said drive shaft such that said rotor and drive shaft rotate as a single unit; a first pair of pivot arms mounted to said rotor and extending outwardly therefrom; a first pivot pin rotatably disposed within said first pivot arms; a swash plate slidably mounted on said drive shaft; a second pair of pivot arms mounted to said swash plate and extending outwardly therefrom; a second pivot pin rotatably disposed within said second pivot arms; and a hinge mounted to both of said first and second pivot pins to operatively connect said rotor to said swash plate, said hinge including a first mounting portion receiving said first pin and a second mounting portion receiving said second pin with a central planar region disposed between said first and second mounting portions and a tab extending from said central planar region toward each of said first and second mounting portions to engage said first and second pins and fixedly secure said first pivot pin within said first mounting portion and said second pivot pin within said second mounting portion, whereby said first and second pins remain mounted to said hinge during an operation of the variable displacement compressor.