Abstract: A compressor and aligning device assembly for aligning a compressor in a vehicle includes a bracket. The bracket is coupled to a body of the compressor. The bracket includes a hole formed therein. The hole is configured to receive a locating pin. The locating pin fixes the position of the compressor.

Abstract: A piston type compressor has a main housing including a cylinder housing. The cylinder housing has a central bore for receiving a shaft therein through a first surface thereof and a plurality of bores configured for receiving a plurality of pistons therein through the first surface thereof. An inlet is configured for conveying a primary fluid to the plurality of bores. An outlet is configured for conveying the primary fluid from the plurality of bores. A plurality of passages is separate from the inlet and the outlet. Each of the plurality of passages is formed in the main housing and is configured for conveying a supplemental fluid to one of the plurality of bores.

Abstract: A compressor and aligning device assembly for aligning a compressor in a vehicle includes a bracket. The bracket is coupled to a body of the compressor. The bracket includes a hole formed therein. The hole is configured to receive a locating pin. The locating pin fixes the position of the compressor.

Abstract: A piston type compressor has a main housing including a cylinder housing. The cylinder housing has a central bore for receiving a shaft therein through a first surface thereof and a plurality of bores configured for receiving a plurality of pistons therein through the first surface thereof. An inlet is configured for conveying a primary fluid to the plurality of bores. An outlet is configured for conveying the primary fluid from the plurality of bores. A plurality of passages is separate from the inlet and the outlet. Each of the plurality of passages is formed in the main housing and is configured for conveying a supplemental fluid to one of the plurality of bores.

Abstract: An oil separator comprising includes a vessel body defining a chamber configured to receive a mixture of an oil and a coolant and a vane disposed in the chamber. The vane is configured to separate the oil from the coolant from the mixture of the oil and the coolant. A filter screen having a non-planar surface for filtering the oil is included with the oil separator.

Abstract: A block fitting assembly comprises a first block having a first opening formed therethrough, a sealing element, and a tube. The tube includes a linearly extending first segment extending through the first opening of the first block and a linearly extending second segment arranged at an angle relative to the first segment. A bend portion of the tube connects the first segment to the second segment. An end portion of the first segment of the tube forms a seal engaging surface of the tube for engaging the sealing element. The end portion of the first segment of the tube further defines at least a portion of the projecting portion of the first block configured for reception in a recess of a corresponding second block.

Abstract: A variable displacement compressor is provided. The compressor has a crankcase, a plurality of pistons, a swash plate, and a rotor assembly. The crankcase has a plurality of chambers for receiving a fluid. The plurality of pistons are disposed within the cylinder block and are configured for reciprocal movement within the plurality of chambers to pump the fluid. The swash plate is slidably coupled to the plurality of pistons and has a first hinge member extending from a surface of the swash plate. The first hinge member has a surface that has a cam profile. The rotor assembly has a rotor shaft and a rotor plate. The rotor plate has a second hinge member extending from a surface of the rotor plate, whereby the surface of the first member is configured to slide and rotate over the second hinge member forming a hinge about which the swash plate rotates.

Abstract: An oil separator-muffler for a compressor includes an inner chamber with an oil accumulation region and a wall positioned in the inner chamber. The wall defines a separator region and has an impingement surface. The arrangement of the wall in the inner chamber defines flow channels of varying cross-sectional areas. A mixture inlet for the separator-muffler provides a passageway for an oil gaseous refrigerant mixture to flow from the exterior of the separator-muffler into the separator region. The oil is separated from the mixture as the mixture impinges against the impingement surface and flows into the oil accumulation region. A channel in fluid communication with the oil accumulation region provides a passageway for the separated oil from the accumulation region to the exterior of the separator-muffler.

Abstract: A mechanical seal for providing a seal around the drive shaft of a variable displacement swash plate type compressor used in an air conditioning system for a vehicle comprising a rotating bearing surface, an associated stationary bearing surface and a lubricant embedded in the stationary bearing surface. During operation of the compressor, the rotating bearing surface is caused to move against the stationary bearing surface causing lubricant to be released between the bearing surfaces, thereby providing efficient lubrication of the bearing surfaces.