Patent ID: 7241722

Claim:
A sliding component, which is a component of a compressor, comprising: a metal base member having a sliding surface; and a coating layer made of silane-modified resin, the silane-modified resin being made from resin that is soluble in solvent and is equal to or higher in heat-resistant than epoxy resin, the coating layer being formed on the sliding surface, wherein the compressor is a piston type, the compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft and a rotary valve that corresponds to the sliding component, the rotary valve is integrated with the drive shaft and supports the drive shaft on the housing, the housing defines a compression chamber, a suction pressure region and a gas passage, the gas passage interconnects the compression chamber and the suction pressure region, and the rotary valve opens and closes the gas passage as the rotary valve synchronously rotates with the drive shaft.