Abstract: A seal structure for use in a compressor has a first member, a second member, an O-ring and a gasket. The first member and the second member constitute a housing of the compressor. The first member and the second member are joined to each other at a joint. The O-ring and the gasket are interposed at the joint in a predetermined manner.

Abstract: A piston type compressor has a housing, a cylinder block and a piston. The cylinder block is fixed to the housing. The piston is accommodated in the cylinder block. A piston ring is provided between the cylinder block and the piston. A sealing coat is made of soft metal, and is provided between the piston ring and the piston.

Abstract: A seal is provided between the housing assembly of a variable displacement compressor and a rotary shaft to seal inside the housing assembly. The seal is retained in a retaining chamber, which is separated from a suction chamber and a control pressure chamber. A refrigerant passage is connected to the retaining chamber to feed a refrigerant to the retaining chamber to cause the refrigerant to contact the seal. The refrigerant passage includes a path extending from outside the housing assembly to the suction chamber through the retaining chamber. A restriction ring having a restriction function guides the refrigerant from the control pressure chamber to the retaining chamber and releases an internal pressure of the control pressure chamber.

Abstract: A compressor has a housing and a cylinder block. The housing includes suction and discharge chambers. The cylinder block is fixed to the housing via a valve plate assembly. The valve plate assembly forms suction and discharge ports and suction and discharge valves. A partition wall is formed with the housing, and separates the suction chamber and the discharge chamber. The housing includes a first surface, and the cylinder block includes a second surface. At least one of the first and second surfaces is concave in shape. The cylinder block is screwed to the housing at the partition wall or a position closer to the central axis of the housing than the partition wall by a bolt so that the first surface faces the second surface.

Abstract: A control device includes a first passage, a second passage, a third passage, a displacement control valve and an auxiliary valve. The displacement control valve is placed in the first passage. The auxiliary valve includes a valve chamber, a spool valve and an urging means. The spool valve is slidably accommodated in the valve chamber. The spool valve divides the valve chamber into a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, to communicate the first pressure chamber with the first passage and to communicate the second pressure chamber with the second passage. The urging means is placed in the valve chamber for urging the spool valve toward the first pressure chamber. The third passage communicates with the first pressure chamber and/or the second pressure chamber by the movement of the spool valve.

Abstract: A piston compressor includes a front housing member and a rear housing member. A suction chamber and a discharge chamber are defined either in the front housing member or in the rear housing member. A cylinder block is accommodated in a space defined by the front housing member and the rear housing member to be isolated from ambient air. Cylinder bores are defined in the cylinder block. Pistons are accommodated in the cylinder bores. A drive shaft is connected to each piston and is supported by the cylinder block. The front housing member and the rear housing member are connected with each other, and the cylinder block is fixed to one of the housing members. The compressor is sealed in an improved manner.

Abstract: A compressor includes a cylinder block, a chamber housing, a drive shaft, a piston, and a cam mechanism. The cylinder block has a plurality of cylinder bores and a muffler chamber. The muffle chamber is formed within the cylinder block in a space between the cylinder bores. The chamber housing is secured to one end of the cylinder block and has at least a pair of a suction chamber and a discharge chamber located near each of the cylinder bores. The discharge chamber communicates with the muffler chamber. The drive shaft is rotatably supported in the cylinder block. The piston is disposed in each of the cylinder bores for compressing gas to generate compressed gas. The cam mechanism converts rotation of the drive shaft to reciprocating movement of the piston. In the present invention, pressure pulsations are suppressed without increasing the compressor in size even when the high-pressure refrigerant such as carbon dioxide is applied.

Abstract: The air conditioning system 100 may include a compressor 101, a heating circuit 152, and a capacity controller 181. The compressor 101 has a suction port 116, a discharge port 120, a driving unit 130 provided within a driving chamber 110, a first passage 201 and a second passage 105. The driving unit 130 may decrease compressor output discharge capacity when the pressure within the driving chamber 110 increases. The first passage 201 may connect the discharge port 120 to the driving chamber 110 and the second passage 105 may connect the driving chamber 110 to the suction port 116. The capacity controller 181 may open the first passage 201 when the refrigerant discharge pressure results predetermined pressure. By opening the first passage 201, the high-pressure refrigerant may be released from the discharge port 120 to the driving chamber 110 through the first passage 201.

Abstract: A variable displacement compressor has a drive shaft, a rotor supported by the drive shaft, a drive plate supported by the drive shaft and a hinge mechanism located between the rotor and the drive plate. The hinge mechanism includes a cam, which is located on the rotor, and a guide portion, which is located on the drive plate. The cam has a cam surface, which has a predetermined profile. One of the cam surface and the guide portion slides against the other in accordance with inclination of the drive plate. The guide portion traces a path corresponding to the profile of the cam surface with respect to the cam. The path includes a first path corresponding to a small displacement region of the compressor and a second path corresponding to a large displacement region of the compressor. The profile of the cam surface is determined such that the first path and the second path bulge in a direction opposite to each other to compensate for fluctuation of a top dead center position of the piston.

Abstract: The compressor has a cooling structure to effectively cool a shaft seal device interposed between a housing of the compressor and a rotary shaft. The front housing has a through-hole through which the rotary shaft extends, and the shaft seal device is arranged in the through-hole. A passage (suction passage portion) is connected to the thorough-hole. An inlet from a portion of the passage to the through-hole is arranged right above the rotary shaft, and an outlet from the through-hole to a portion of the passage is arranged right below the rotary shaft. The passage is connected to a suction pressure region outside the compressor and to the suction chamber via the through-hole.

Abstract: The deformation of cylinder bores in a cylinder block is prevented. The cylinder block 19 is inserted into a front housing 11. The cylinder block 19 is fixed to the front housing 11 by tightening plural screws 38 which penetrate through the cylinder block 19, from an end surface 191 side thereof, to be screwed into an end wall 32 of the front housing 11. Plural deformation absorbing grooves 39 are provided on the end surface 191. Each one of the deformation absorbing grooves 39 is provided in each intermediate space between the adjacent paired cylinder bores 41.

Abstract: The number of seal members relating to a gas flow control valve can be reduced. A displacement control valve 25 is attached to a fixed coupling surface 193 on the outer wall surface of a rear housing 19. A gasket 45 is interposed between end surfaces 362 and 414 of the displacement control valve 25 side and a coupling surface 193. A sealing elastic layer 452 of the gasket 45 is in close contact with the end surfaces 362 and 414, and a sealing elastic layer 453 is in close contact with the coupling surface 193. A pressure supply passage 30 and a gas passage 413 are communicated with each other via a communication port 454 on the gasket 45. A pressure supply passage 31 is communicated with an insertion recess 33 that is communicated with a valve port 431.

Abstract: A compressor which has a housing defining therein a suction chamber, a discharge chamber and a crank chamber, a drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing, a first end of which penetrates through the suction chamber and protrudes from the housing, and a second end of which is disposed in the crank chamber, a single-headed piston accommodated in a cylinder formed in the housing, and a swash plate integrally rotatably mounted on the drive shaft and coupled with the piston. The cylinder is located between the crank chamber and the first end of the drive shaft so that pressure in the crank chamber acts on the drive shaft in an opposite direction of compressive reaction force acting on the drive shaft. A shaft seal is provided on the drive shaft between the suction chamber and the first end of the drive shaft in order to seal the suction chamber.

Abstract: A gasket 36 is interposed between an end face 341 of a front housing 11 and an end face 351 of a rear housing 12. A coned disc spring 37 is interposed between an end face 192 of a cylinder 19 and the end face 341 of the front housing 11. When the end faces 341, 351 are caused to approach each other so as to be joined together, the coned disc spring 37 is first held by the end face 341 of the front housing 11 and the end face 192 of the cylinder 19. When the end faces 341, 351 are caused to approach each other further so as to be joined together, the gasket 36 is held between the end faces 341, 351. Thus, it is ensured that the cylinder and the seal material interposed between the first housing and the second housing are held therebetween.

Abstract: A shaft sealing assembly is located in a suction chamber of a swash plate type compressor to seal the space between a drive shaft and a housing. A first end portion of the drive shaft is supported by a first radial bearing. A second end portion of the drive shaft is supported by a second radial bearing. The suction chamber is closer to the first end portion of the drive shaft than the first radial bearing is. An axial passage is formed in the drive shaft to connect the suction chamber to the crank chamber. An inlet of the axial passage is closer to the second end portion than the second radial bearing is. An outlet of the axial passage is closer to the second end portion than the first radial bearing is.

Abstract: A piston type variable displacement compressor has a housing, a drive shaft, a first thrust regulating mechanism including a first thrust bearing and a second thrust regulating mechanism including a second thrust bearing. The drive shaft has a first end and a second end. The first end projects from the housing. The first thrust regulating mechanism regulates a drive shaft to move in the direction from the first end to the second end. The first thrust regulating mechanism allows the drive shaft to rotate. The first thrust bearing has a first radius. The second thrust regulating mechanism regulates the drive shaft to move in a direction from the second end to the first end. The second thrust regulating mechanism allows the drive shaft to rotate. The second thrust bearing has a second radius. The second radius is smaller than the first radius.

Abstract: A variable displacement piston type compressor has a housing, a drive shaft, a cam plate and a piston. The drive shaft is rotatably supported by the housing. The drive shaft has a first end and a second end. The first end of the drive shaft extends through the housing. The cylinder block is placed between the first end and the second end. The suction chamber and the discharge chamber are defined near the first end relative to the cylinder block. The crank chamber is defined near the second end relative to the cylinder block. The refrigerant in the crank chamber is bled into the suction pressure region through a bleed passage. Thereby, the inclination angle of the cam plate is controlled. The crank chamber and the suction chamber are connected with each other through the bleed passage. The bleed passage is formed outside of the drive shaft.

Abstract: A suction chamber and a discharge chamber are defined in a front housing member. A crank chamber is defined between a cylinder block and a rear housing member. A drive shaft passes through the suction chamber and extends from a front end of a housing. The drive shaft is supported by the housing. A shaft sealing assembly for sealing the drive shaft is located in the suction chamber. In the cylinder block and a valve plate, a bleed passage is formed for connecting the crank chamber with the suction chamber. The bleed passage is inclined downward toward the suction chamber. The outlet of the bleed passage is above the shaft sealing assembly. In the suction chamber, a reservoir, which stores lubricating oil supplied through the bleed passage, is surrounds a lower part of the shaft sealing assembly.

Abstract: A seal is provided between the housing assembly of a variable displacement compressor and a rotary shaft to seal inside the housing assembly. The seal is retained in a retaining chamber, which is separated from a suction chamber and a control pressure chamber. A refrigerant passage is connected to the retaining chamber to feed a refrigerant to the retaining chamber to cause the refrigerant to contact the seal. The refrigerant passage includes a path extending from outside the housing assembly to the suction chamber through the retaining chamber. A restriction ring having a restriction function guides the refrigerant from the control pressure chamber to the retaining chamber and releases an internal pressure of the control pressure chamber.

Abstract: A torque limiter to be operatively coupled to an engine is secured to the outer periphery of a driving shaft through screwing-engagement. The driving shaft and the torque limiter are screw-engaged and fixed to each other so that the torque limiter is pushed or urged against a seating face formed at the outer periphery of the driving shaft. The seating face abuts against the torque limiter restricting the screwing-movement of the driving shaft. Rotation force is transmitted between the driving shaft and the torque limiter via the seating face. A cylindrical member is disposed between the torque limiter and the seating face of the driving shaft. The cylindrical member is press-fitted and fixed to the outer periphery of the driving shaft, so that the power transmission between the driving shaft and the torque limiter is also performed through the press-fit portion between the cylindrical member and the driving shaft.