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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fuminobu Enokijima, Kariya, JP;
Takahiro Hoshida, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ; F01B 3/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ; F01B 3/110 ;
Abstract
A piston for a swash plate type compressor, including a head portion slidably fitted in a cylinder bore formed in a cylinder block of the compressor, a neck portion slidably engaging a swash plate of the compressor, and a connecting portion connecting the head and neck portions, wherein the head portion has an inner surface which faces towards a centerline of the piston and which has at least one recess formed therein. Each recess is configured so as to accommodate a liquid when the piston is fitted in the cylinder bore.