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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2002
Hiroshi Kanai, Saitama, JP;
Shunichi Furuya, Saitama, JP;
Zexel Valeo Climate Control Corporation, Osato-gun, JP;
Abstract
A swash plate compressor includes a cylinder block, a shaft rotatably supported in a central portion of the cylinder block a swash plate which rotates along with rotation of the shaft a crankcase for retaining the swash plate, and pistons each connected to the swash plate and sliding in a corresponding one of the cylinder bores as the swash plate rotates. Each of the pistons includes a hollow cylindrical portion for sliding within the cylinder bore and a bridge for rollably supporting the pair of shoes. The bridge projects radially outward with respect to the hollow cylindrical portion. The cylinder block is formed with a projecting portion projecting from a central portion of a front end face thereof toward the crankcase, within a range limited such that the projecting portion does not interfere with the connecting portion.