Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho

Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho Kabushiki Kaisha

Masaki Ohta

Kenji Takenaka

Shinichi Suzuki

Hiroaki Kayukawa

Akihiko Hyodo

Soukichi Hibino

Shigeru Suzuki

Shigeyuki Hidaka

Toru Takeichi

Takahiro Hamaoka

Mitukane Inagaki

Takashi Mitibata

A variable capacity wobble plate type compressor having an electromagnetic induction type rotation detector detecting an actual rotation of internal rotatable elements in the compressor, which has a flanged disc-like element having apertures formed in the flange of the element and attached to a drive plate support element rotatable with a drive shaft of the compressor and an electromagnetic induction type sensing element cooperable with the apertures of the flanged disc-like element to generate an electric voltage signal having a wave form having symmetrical peak absolute values of different polarities with reference to a reference voltage level and in no way influenced by the existence of a partial balancing rom portion of the drive plate support element.

Wobble plate type refrigerant compressor provided with an internal

In a wobble plate type compressor having a wobble plate that converts a rotational motion of a rotatable drive plate having a variable angle of inclination to a linear reciprocating motion of a piston, a method of controlling the wobble plate type compressor to control a displacement of the compressor by changing an angle of inclination of the wobble plate according to a pressure difference between a pressure in a crankcase chamber acting on one side of the piston and a suction pressure acting on the other side of the piston. A solenoid-operated control valve is disposed in a pressure control passage extending from a discharge chamber to the crankcase chamber. The control valve is opened and closed to control the above-mentioned pressure difference, thus controlling the angle of inclination of the wobble plate. An opening of the control valve is increased during a period in which the displacement of the compressor is to be reduced, according to a displacement rapid reduction command signal. In an initial stage of this period, the opening of the control valve is made temporarily wider than in the remaining period.

Method of controlling wobble plate type compressor

A variable capacity wobble plate type compressor with a lubricator for oil-lubricating wobble plate bearings in a crankcase interior, which has an oil dam formed in an entrance of the central bore of a drive plate rotatably mounted on a compressor drive shaft for catching and preserving a lubricating oil scattered by a non-rotary wobble plate during wobbling in the crankcase interior and an oil supply conduit for supplying the preserved oil in the oil dam to the thrust and radial bearings by which the wobble plate is supported on the drive plate.

Apparatus for lubricating wobble plate bearings of a wobble plate type

A variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with a variable angle non-rotary wobble plate, having a suction chamber for refrigerant before compression, a discharge chamber for refrigerant after compression, suction, and compression, and discharge cylinder bores, pistons reciprocated by the wobble plate within the cylinder bores for compressing the refrigerant, a crankcase with a crank chamber to receive therein a drive and a wobble plate mechanism mounted about a drive shaft connectable to a rotary drive source, i.e., a vehicle engine, connected to the pistons to cause reciprocating motion of the pistons and capable of changing the wobble angle thereof, a first communication passageway providing a fluid communication between the crankcase chamber and the discharge chamber, a first control valve for closing and opening the first passageway in response to a change in a fluid pressure indicative of a refrigerating load change, a second communication passageway for permitting adjustable evacuation of a blowby gas from the crankcase chamber to the suction chamber, and a second control valve changing an extent of opening of the second communication passageway in response to an electrical signal or signals indicating a change in a physical value relative to the air-conditioning circuit and the vehicle as well as in response to a change in a fluid pressure level in the crankcase chamber.

Variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with wobble angle

A variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with a variable angle non-rotary wobble plate, having a suction chamber for refrigerant returning from a refrigerating circuit via an evaporator, a discharge chamber for refrigerant after compression, suction and compression cylinder bores formed in a cylinder block, pistons reciprocating in the cylinder bores, a crankcase attached to the end of the cylinder block and receiving therein a drive and a wobble plate mechanism mounted about a drive shaft connectable to a rotary drive source, connected to the pistons to cause reciprocating motion of the pistons and capable of changing the wobble angle thereof and thereby change the strokes of the pistons, a first passageway for communicating the crankcase interior chamber with a discharge chamber to supply pressure acting as a back-pressure applied to the pistons, a control valve unit for closing and opening the first passageway, a second passageway extending through the drive shaft for communicating the crankcase interior chamber with the suction chamber to enable an extraction of the refrigerant from the crankcase interior chamber into the suction chamber, via a plurality of vent holes formed in and axially separately arranged in the circumference of the drive shaft, an annular sleeve element operatively connected to the drive plate and slidable on the drive shaft to cover a variable number of the plurality of the vent holes thereby changing the amount of extraction of the refrigerant in response to a change in the cooling load.

Variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with a wobble angle

The inclination angle of the wobble plate in a wobble plate type compressor is changed to obtain a discharge capacity in accordance with a cooling load. A spring is provided to adjust the inclination angle of the wobble plate in cooperation with the pressure force acting upon the pistons connected to the wobble plate, and thus the pressure in the suction chamber corresponding to the temperature of the exhausted air is kept at a constant level. That is, the temperature of the exhausted air is kept at a constant level suitable for maintaining a desired cooling condition in a vehicle.

Wobble plate type compressor

A variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with a variable angle non-rotary wobble plate, having a suction chamber for refrigerant before compression, a discharge chamber for a compressed refrigerant, suction and compression cylinder bores, pistons reciprocated by the wobble plate within the cylinder bores for compressing the refrigerant, a crankcase with a chamber to receive therein a drive, and a wobble plate mechanism mounted about a drive shaft connectable to a rotary drive source, i.e., a vehicle engine, connected to the pistons to cause reciprocating motion of the pistons and capable of changing the wobble angle thereof, a first communication passageway providing a fluid communication between the crankcase chamber and the discharge chamber, a first control valve for closing and opening the first passageway in response to a change in a suction pressure of the refrigerant, a second communication passageway for permitting evacuation of a blowby gas from the crankcase chamber to the suction chamber, and a second control valve changing an extent of opening of the second communication passageway in response to a change in a fluid pressure within the discharge chamber with respect to a predetermined pressure level.

Variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with improved

A variable displacement wobble plate compressor with a guide unit for a wobble plate, having a cylindrical guide rod axially extending in the compressor in parallel with a compressor drive shaft, a slide slidably and rotatably fitted on the guide rod and provided with lateral pivots on laterally opposite sides thereof which extend in a direction at a right angle to the axis of the guide rod, and a pair of shoes pivotally engaged with the pivots of the slide and slidably received in a radial recess formed in a lowermost portion of the wobble plate. Each of the shoes has a semi-cylindrical outer face complementary with a semi-cylindrical concave wall of the radial recess of the wobble plate so as to permit a relative turning of the wobble plate to the shoes. The slide and shoes may have oil passageways and/or oil grooves.

Variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with guide means for

A variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with a variable angle non-rotary wobble plate, having a suction chamber for a refrigerant before compression, a discharge chamber for a compressed refrigerant, suction and compression discharge cylinder bores, pistons reciprocated by the wobble plate within the cylinder bores for compressing the refrigerant, a crankcase with a crank chamber to receive therein a drive and a wobble plate mechanism mounted about a drive shaft connectable to a rotary drive source, i.e., a vehicle engine, connected to the pistons to cause reciprocating motion of the pistons and capable of changing the wobble angle thereof, a first communication passageway providing a fluid communication between the crankcase chamber and the discharge chamber, a first control valve for closing and opening the first passageway in response to a change in a suction pressure of the refrigerant, a second communication passageway for permitting evacuation of a blowby gas from the crankcase chamber to the suction chamber, and a second control valve changing an extent of opening of the second communication passageway in response to an increase in a fluid pressure within the crankcase chamber.

Variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with improved wobble

A variable displacement compressor with a variable angle non-rotary wobble plate, having a suction chamber for refrigerant before compression, a discharge chamber for refrigerant after compression, suction and compression cylinders, pistons reciprocating in the cylinders, a crankcase receiving therein a wobble plate mechanism connected to pistons to cause reciprocating motion of the pistons and capable of changing the wobble angle thereof, a first passage for communicating the crankcase interior with the discharge chamber, a shutoff valve unit for closing and opening the first passage, a second passage for communicating the crankcase interior with the suction chamber to extract the refrigerant from the crankcase interior into the suction chamber, and a valve control unit for controlling the operation of the shutoff valve unit in response to a change in a fluid pressure in the crankcase interior with respect to a predetermined pressure level thereby controlling the wobble angle of the wobble plate mechanism.

Variable displacement compressor with variable angle wobble plate and

A variable displacement compressor with a variable angle non-rotary wobble plate, having a control valve assembly which includes a pressure detecting unit for detecting a change in a pressure in the compressor crankcase and a single valve mechanism arranged in a communication passageway between the crankcase and the compressor suction chamber and able to control communication between the crankcase and the suction chamber in association with a pressure changing signal from the pressure detecting unit so that the pressure in the crankcase is maintained at a predetermined pressure value.

Variable angle wobble plate type compressor which maintains the

A variable displacement wobble plate type compressor with a variable angle non-rotary wobble plate, having a suction chamber for refrigerant before compression, a discharge chamber for refrigerant after compression, suction and discharge cylinder bores, pistons reciprocating in the cylinder bores, a crankcase receiving therein a drive and a wobble plate mechanism mounted about a drive shaft connectable to a rotary drive source, i.e., a vehicle engine, connected to the pistons to cause reciprocating motion of the pistons and capable of changing the wobble angle thereof, a first passageway for communicating the crankcase interior chamber with the discharge chamber, a control valve unit for closing and opening the first passageway, a second passageway for constantly communicating the crankcase interior chamber with the suction chamber to enable a constant extraction of the refrigerant from the crankcase interior chamber into the suction chamber, and a third passageway providing an additional fluid communication between the crankcase interior chamber and the suction chamber in accordance with a decrease in the wobbling angle of the drive and wobble plates, thereby permitting an additional extraction of the refrigerant gas from the crankcase interior chamber into the suction chamber when the compressor is in a small displacement operation.

A variable displacement swash plate type compressor having a cylinder block in which a drive shaft is centrally and axially extended so as to mount thereon a swash plate assembly to drive pistons reciprocally arranged in a plurality of cylinder bores arranged circumferentially about the drive shaft. The swash plate assembly has a rotary swash plate and a non-rotary wobble plate in a crankcase formed in the cylinder block and a mechanism for changing the wobble angle of the swash plate and the wobble plate by turning them about an axis extending at a right angle to the rotating axis of the drive shaft and passing through points which come into registration with respective centers of connection of connecting rods of the pistons and the wobble plate when the pistons are at the top dead center of their strokes within the cylinder bores.

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Kariya, Japan

Masaki Ohta