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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shinji Tagami, Isesaki, JP;
Assignee:
Sanden Corporation, Gunma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ; F04B 1/700 ; F04B 1/26 ; F16H 2/300 ; F16H 3/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 3/00 ; F04B 1/700 ; F04B 1/26 ; F16H 2/300 ; F16H 3/508 ;
Abstract
A swash plate for a swash plate-type, variable displacement compressor, such that the compressor is driven by a drive shaft having a shaft axis. The swash plate includes a boss that is penetrated slidably by the drive shaft. The boss is connected slidably to a rotor that is fixed to the drive shaft, whereby a variable, oblique angle is formed between a surface of the swash plate and the shaft axis. The boss is connected securely within the swash plate and comprises a nitrided surface layer.