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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenji Takenaka, Kariya, JP;
Keiichi Kato, Kariya, JP;
Hajime Kurita, Kariya, JP;
Hirotaka Kurakake, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 2/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 2/708 ;
Abstract
A compressor includes a piston and a shoe, which contact and slide on one another. The piston includes a sliding surface, on which a solid lubricant film is formed. The shoe includes a sliding surface that slides on the first sliding surface. A soft film that mainly contains soft metal is formed on the second sliding surface. The solid lubricant that forms the solid lubricant film is a solid lubricant other than a soft metal.