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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2000
Takayuki Kato, Kariya, JP;
Seiji Katayama, Kariya, JP;
Shigeo Fukushima, Kariya, JP;
Masato Takamatsu, Kariya, JP;
Fuminobu Enokijima, Kariya, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A piston for a swash plate type compressor, including a head portion slidably fitted in a cylinder bore 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 comprises a circular body portion, and an inner sliding projection extending toward the neck portion from a radially inner circumferential part of the body portion which corresponds to a radially inner portion of the cylinder block. The inner sliding projection has a sliding surface for sliding contact with an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder bore. The sliding surface is symmetrical with respect to a plane including centerlines of the piston and the cylinder block. The connecting portion connects the inner sliding projection and the neck portion.