Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Shingo Gotou

Hiroshi Kanemitsu

Masanori Akizuki

A swash plateincludes a substratemade of an iron-based material, a hard first resin layerprovided to coat an end surface of the substrate, and a soft second resin layerprovided to coat the first resin layer. A spiral annular grooveA is formed in a surface of the first resin layer, and the second resin layeris provided to match the sectional shape of the first resin layer. With the soft second resin layeron a sliding surfaceA of the swash plate, a swash platehaving a good fit in an initial stage of sliding can be provided. When the second resin layerpartially wears, a protrusionof the first resin layerof the hard resin is exposed to provide good wear resistance and good sliding properties.

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Shingo Gotou