Patent ID: 6860188

Claim:
A hinge mechanism for a variable displacement compressor comprising: a rotor adapted to be mounted on and rotated by a drive shaft, said rotor having at least one arm extending outwardly therefrom; a hub adapted to be mounted on the drive shaft and to rotate with said rotor, said hub having at least one arm extending outwardly therefrom towards said rotor and adjacent the arm of said rotor; at least one shoe disposed between the arm of said rotor and the arm of said hub, said shoe adapted to be seated in a pocket formed in at least one of the arm of said rotor and the arm of said hub, wherein said shoe facilitates a slanting of said hub and transfers rotation from said rotor to said hub; and a pin, wherein an other of the arm of said rotor and the arm of said hub has a slot formed therein to receive said pin, said shoe has a central aperture formed therein, and the at least one of the arm of said rotor and the arm of said hub has an aperture formed therein, said pin adapted to be received in the aperture of the at least one of the arm of said rotor and the arm of said hub, the aperture of said shoe, hinge connection between said rotor and said hub.