SWASH PLATE WITH COBALT-TIN ALLOY COATING

摘要

A swash plate type compressor (10) having a cylinder block (12, 14) with cylinder bores (18) disposed parallel to the axis of the cylinder block. A rotary shaft (22) rotatably mounted within the cylinder block carries an aluminium swash plate (20). The swash plate (20) is fixed in the rotary shaft (22) and has two facial surfaces (26) and an end surface (28). The swash plate (20) has a coating layer of at least 0.2 wt.% cobalt and the balance being tin. A piston (16) reciprocally fitted within the cylinder bore (18) contains shoes (24) which slideably intervene between the piston (16) and the swash plate facial surfaces (26). The shoes (24) transfer the rotational motion of the swash plate (20) to the linear motion of the piston (16). The coated surfaces (26) of the swash plate (20) are in slidable contact with the shoes (24). The coating on the swash plate (20) permits the use of low silicon alloy aluminium without the need of metal plating or high finish polishing.