Patent ID: 6851937

Claim:
A swash plate type compressor, comprising: a front head portion having a suction chamber and a discharge chamber separated from each other by a first partition wall formed on an inner surface of the front head portion, and at least one upper discharge guide groove and at least one lower discharge guide groove formed in an upper portion and a lower portion of the discharge chamber, respectively; a rear head portion having a suction chamber and a discharge chamber separated from each other by a second partition wall formed on an inner surface of the rear head portion, and at least one upper discharge guide groove and at least one lower discharge guide groove formed in an upper portion and a lower portion of the discharge chamber, respectively, to correspond to the upper and lower discharge guide grooves of the front head portion, respectively; a cylinder installed between the front and rear head portions and having a plurality of bores for receiving therein a number of slidable pistons, at least one upper discharge passageway providing fluid connection between the upper discharge guide grooves of the front and rear head portions, and at least one lower discharge passageway providing fluid connection between the lower discharge guide grooves of the front and rear head portions; a drive shaft installed to penetrate the cylinder and rotatable by a driving source; and an inclined swash plate installed on the drive shaft and having the pistons installed at an end portion of the swash plate.