Piston for compressors employed in automobile air-conditioners

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view showing a piston for compressors employed in automobile air-conditioners according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view showing the piston of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view showing the piston of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view showing the piston of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view showing the piston of FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the piston of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view showing a piston for compressors employed in automobile air-conditioners according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view showing the piston of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view showing the piston of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view showing the piston of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view showing the piston of FIG. 10, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 15--15 of FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 16--16 of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 17--17 of FIG. 14;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the piston of FIG. 10;

FIG. 19 is a front elevational view showing a piston for compressors employed in automobile air-conditioners according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a rear elevational view showing the piston of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a top plan view showing the piston of FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view showing the piston of FIG. 19;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view showing the piston of FIG. 19, the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 24--24 of FIG. 19;

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 25--25 of FIG. 23;

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 26--26 of FIG. 23;

FIG. 27 is a perspective view showing the piston of FIG. 19; and,

FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view showing a piston according to the present invention employed in a compressor.

The broken lines in FIG. 28 are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D402295 December 8, 1998 Kayukawa et al.
D417225 November 30, 1999 Kinura et al.
D417876 December 21, 1999 Kayukawa et al.
5461967 October 31, 1995 Burkett et al.
5490767 February 13, 1996 Kanou et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
07189900 July 1995 JPX
9-203378 August 1997 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D435563
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 12, 1999
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2000
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho (Kariya)
Inventors: Kazushige Murao (Kariya), Takayuki Kato (Kariya), Masato Takamatsu (Kariya), Fuminobu Enokijima (Kariya), Hiroshi Kamishima (Kariya)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Law Firm: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/109,283
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Compressor (D15/9)
International Classification: 1502;