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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Tetsuhiko Fukanuma, Kariya, JP;
Masahiro Kawaguchi, Kariya, JP;
Masanori Sonobe, Kariya, JP;
Masakazu Murase, Kariya, JP;
Yoshinobu Ishigaki, Kariya, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
Pistons are accommodated in each cylinder bores of a variable displacement compressor. A swash plate is coupled to the piston for converting rotation of the drive shaft to reciprocation of the pistons. A thrust bearing located between a rotor and a housing of the compressor. The outermost load-bearing points of the thrust bearing are radially farther from the axis of the drive shaft than the axes of the pistons. This permits the thrust bearing to directly receive a reaction forces from the pistons through the rotor without applying a moment to the bearing.