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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masanori Sonobe, Kariya, JP;
Tomoji Tarutani, Kariya, JP;
Kenta Nishimura, Kariya, JP;
Taku Adaniya, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/12 ; F04B 3/910 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 1/12 ; F04B 3/910 ;
Abstract
A compressor includes a cylinder block having a cylinder bore. A valve plate assembly is located between the cylinder block and a rear housing. The valve plate assembly includes a plurality of plates. The rear housing is connected with the cylinder block through the valve plate assembly. A pair of pins engage all the plates to determine the position of the valve plate assembly relative to at least one of the cylinder block and the rear housing.