Variable displacement type swash plate compressor and displacement control valve

摘要

A compressor includes swash plate (22), which is tiltably supported by a drive shaft (6). The displacement of the compressor changes in accordance with the inclination angle of the swash plate (22). The minimum inclination angle (&thetas;min) of the swash plate (22) is less than three to five degrees relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive shaft (6). The swash plate (22) can be moved from its minimum inclination to increase its angle, despite the small minimum inclination angle, due to a return spring (27), which urges the swash plate (22) to increase the inclination angle. The return spring (27) positively moves the swash plate (22) in a direction increasing the inclination angle.