Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can effectively reduce sliding resistance while preventing Pd-Ps leakage and the inclination of a valve element, thus increasing controllability and operation stability, and can also avoid operation failures or troubles caused by foreign matter. A sliding portion of a main valve element that is slidably fitted and inserted into a guide hole provided in a valve body includes an upper small-clearance portion and a lower small-clearance portion in the opposite ends in a vertical direction thereof and a large-clearance portion between the upper small-clearance portion and the lower small-clearance portion. The upper small-clearance portion and the lower small-clearance portion each has a diameter Dx and a vertical length that is equal to or larger than a predetermined length. The large-clearance portion has a diameter Dy that is smaller than the Dx and a vertical length of 1 mm or larger.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can cancel the influence of the refrigerant pressure acting on a main valve element without increasing the size of a valve body. A main valve element is provided with a suction pressure passage adapted to guide a suction pressure Ps acting on the upper end of the main valve element to a Ps introduction chamber provided at the lower end of the main valve element so that the suction pressure Ps acts on the lower end of the main valve element. A cross-sectional area Ab of a lower fit-inserted portion of the main valve element, an effective opening area Ac of a valve orifice, and a cross-sectional area Ad of an upper fit-inserted portion are equal to one another.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that is compact and is capable of suppressing the influence of the pressure difference between the crank chamber pressure Pc, the suction pressure Ps, and the like. A valve body includes an in-valve release passage for releasing a pressure Pc in a crank chamber to a suction chamber of a compressor via a Ps inlet/outlet port. A sub valve element adapted to open or close the in-valve release passage along with movement of the plunger is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve with a reduced number of components and thus with a reduced cost, and also with stabilized controllability. A pushrod is disposed between a bellows device, which is a pressure-sensitive reaction member, and a sub valve element, and a plunger spring (i.e., an urging member) adapted to urge the sub valve element and the pushrod in directions away from each other is disposed between the sub valve element and the pushrod so as to urge the sub valve element in the direction to close the in-valve release passage and hold the bellows device within the pressure-sensitive chamber via the pushrod.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can secure the attraction force of an electromagnetic actuator and can improve the actuation property without increasing the body size. A sub valve element or a cylindrical upper end portion thereof, which is a magnetic body made of the same magnetic material as or a different magnetic material from that of a plunger, is fixed to the inner periphery of the upper end portion of the plunger that is opposite an attractor.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve with a simple configuration that can increase the attraction force of an electromagnetic actuator and thus can reduce the size of the control valve. A sub valve element that is a magnetic body made of the same magnetic material as or a different magnetic material from that of a plunger, which is adapted to move a main valve element in the direction to open or close the valve orifice, is fitted in and fixed to the plunger.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can suppress a decrease in the efficiency by reducing the amount of leakage in the valve without requiring severe accuracy of the components, avoid possible operation failures, and suppress the influence on the sliding resistance as well as the influence on the control characteristics. A main valve element of a valve element or a valve body is provided with a flexible or elastic sealing member. The sealing member is adapted to, when the valve orifice is closed by the main valve element, abut an end portion on the higher pressure side in a gap between sliding surfaces that is formed between the main valve element and a guide hole into which the main valve element is adapted to be slidably fitted and inserted, and thus seal the gap between the sliding surfaces.

Abstract: Provided are a variable-capacity compressor control valve with a reduced number of component machining steps, a reduced machining cost, a reduced number of components, and a reduced number of assembly steps as well as reduced sizes of components, and with a simple configuration that can adjust the bellows attachment length and can secure airtightness, and a method for assembling such a control valve. A closure member, which is adapted to close an upper-portion opening of a cylindrical stator on the side opposite to an attractor, is press-fitted into the upper-portion opening and welded therein.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve with a simple configuration that can secure the size of a sub valve element portion of a sub valve element, which is adapted to open or close an in-valve release passage, and can improve the actuation property and reduce the size of the control valve. The sub valve element (17) is integrated with the plunger (37) for moving the main valve element (15) in the direction to open or close a valve orifice so that the sub valve element (17) always moves together with the plunger (37). The sub valve element (17) is securely inserted in the plunger (37).

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve with a simple configuration that can increase the attraction force of an electromagnetic actuator and thus can reduce the size of the control valve. A sub valve element that is a magnetic body made of the same magnetic material as or a different magnetic material from that of a plunger, which is adapted to move a main valve element in the direction to open or close the valve orifice, is fitted in and fixed to the plunger.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that is compact and is capable of suppressing the influence of the pressure difference between the crank chamber pressure Pc, the suction pressure Ps, and the like. A valve body includes an in-valve release passage for releasing a pressure Pc in a crank chamber to a suction chamber of a compressor via a Ps inlet/outlet port. A sub valve element adapted to open or close the in-valve release passage along with movement of the plunger is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can secure the attraction force of an electromagnetic actuator and can improve the actuation property without increasing the body size. A sub valve element or a cylindrical upper end portion thereof, which is a magnetic body made of the same magnetic material as or a different magnetic material from that of a plunger, is fixed to the inner periphery of the upper end portion of the plunger that is opposite an attractor.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve where a valve body can be easily machined and the machining time and machining cost can be reduced without a decrease in the valve closing property or a decrease in the slidability of the valve element due to shaft misalignment. The valve body includes a support member having formed therein a valve orifice and a guide hole into which the valve element is adapted to be slidably fitted and inserted; and a body member having formed therein a Ps inlet/outlet port, a Pd introduction port, and a Pc inlet/outlet port. The support member is fixedly inserted into a recess hole provided in the body member. In addition, a chip sealing portion (pocket portion) for sealing chips of the body member and/or the support member is provided between the body member and the support member.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can suppress a decrease in the efficiency by reducing the amount of leakage in the valve without requiring severe accuracy of the components, avoid possible operation failures, and suppress the influence on the sliding resistance as well as the influence on the control characteristics. A main valve element of a valve element or a valve body is provided with a flexible or elastic sealing member. The sealing member is adapted to, when the valve orifice is closed by the main valve element, abut an end portion on the higher pressure side in a gap between sliding surfaces that is formed between the main valve element and a guide hole into which the main valve element is adapted to be slidably fitted and inserted, and thus seal the gap between the sliding surfaces.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve where the size of a plunger can be reduced, the machining and assembly process can be simplified, weight reduction can be achieved, and cost reduction can also be achieved, for example. The plunger has a slit through which a valve element is assembled to the plunger by being inserted from a lateral side. The slit serves as a flow path for releasing the pressure Pc in the crank chamber to the suction chamber of the compressor from the Ps inlet/outlet port when the sub valve element has opened the in-valve release passage.

Abstract: Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve where a decrease in the sealability or the operability due to shaft misalignment can be effectively suppressed without requiring high dimensional accuracy. The dimensions and the shape of each part are designed such that when the sub valve element closes the in-valve release passage, the tapered portion (sub valve element portion) provided at the lower end portion of the sub valve element enters the release through-hole of the in-valve release passage, and the sub valve element is thus aligned with the main valve element by the tapered portion.

Abstract: A pressure control valve includes a valve main body (10A) having a high-pressure refrigerant inlet port (11) and a low-pressure refrigerant outlet port (12); a valve seat-attached valved passageway (20) formed in the valve main body (10A) for decompressing and guiding the refrigerant from the high-pressure refrigerant inlet port (11) to the low-pressure refrigerant outlet port (12) and configured to enable a differential pressure regulating valve (15) to be fitted therein; and a throttling passageway (30) provided with an orifice (32) having a predetermined effective cross-sectional area for enabling the high-pressure refrigerant inlet port (11) to communicate, through short-cutting or detouring the valve seat (21), with a region of the valved passageway which is located downstream side of the valve seat (21), thereby enabling a magnitude of lift of the differential pressure regulating valve (15) from the valve seat (21) to be altered depending on a magnitude of difference in pressure between a high-pressure

Abstract: An audio apparatus for processing arbitrary USB sound data by connecting a USB cable to a personal computer, comprises a USB connector portion for detecting a connected/non-connected status of the USB cable which is connected to the personal computer and a display tube for displaying contents of a communication status based on the connected/non-connected status of the USB cable detected by this USB connector portion. By this configuration, a user can easily and simply confirm a connected/non-connected status of the USB cable, in the audio apparatus having a built-in USB appliance, that is connected to the personal computer from contents of a communication status displayed on the display tube of the audio apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a garage jack having satisfactory operating characteristics, in which an arm provided with a support plate may be rapidly operated in a substantially no-load operation of raising a support plate from its lowest height to a jack point, and in which an output to lift an object may be easily obtained when there is a load operation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a garage jack provided with a dual cylinder mechanism for rapid traversing in which there is no fear that damage will be caused by an accidental load during rapid traverse and working of a hydraulic circuit is simple.