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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2001
Masaki Ota, Kariya, JP;
Tomoji Tarutani, Kariya, JP;
Ken Suitou, Kariya, JP;
Tomohiro Wakita, Kariya, JP;
Yoshinori Inoue, Kariya, JP;
Hirotaka Kurakake, Kariya, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A lug plate is secured to a drive shaft which is rotatably supported in a housing so as to rotate together with the drive shaft, and a swash plate is operatively connected to the lug plate through a hinge mechanism so as to rotate together with the lug plate and so as to vary an angle with respect to the drive shaft . Pistons which are received in cylinder bores la so as to reciprocally move are operatively connected to the swash plate , so that not only can a refrigerant be introduced and discharged in accordance with the rotation of the drive shaft , but also the stroke of the pistons can be varied by varying the angle of the swash plate . A front radial bearing B is provided on the outer periphery of a boss portion A of the lug plate and a coil spring to bias the swash plate is received in a spring receiving portion C formed in the lug plate on the rear side thereof.