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Laviesh Sud

Shane A Harte

Yong Huang

A compressor (,) for a vehicular air conditioning system includes a cylinder block (,) having a bore (,). A piston (,) is slidingly received in the bore (,). A cylinder head (,) is mounted on the cylinder block (,) and includes a suction chamber (,) and a discharge chamber (,). A valve plate (,) is provided between cylinder block (,) and the cylinder head (,). The valve plate (,) includes a suction port (,) and a discharge port (,). A suction valve (,) cooperates with the suction port (,) to permit refrigerant to enter the bore (,) from the suction chamber (,). The suction valve (,) includes a terminating portion (,A) and a flexing portion (,B). A recess (,) is formed in the cylinder block (,) adjacent the flexing portion (,B) of the suction valve (,). The recess (,) provides a linear clamping line (C) on the suction valve (,) between the valve plate (,) and the cylinder block (,).

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