Swash plate type compressor

摘要

A swash plate type compressor including: a plurality of pistons (14) each including a head portion (70) and an engaging portion (72) engaging a radially outer portion of opposite surfaces of the swash plate, each piston being reciprocated by the swash plate, and a plurality of shoes (76,78) each of which is disposed between one of the opposite surfaces of the swash plate and the engaging portion of each piston for sliding on both of the swash plate and each piston; and wherein the swash plate is formed of a ferrous material and has lubricating films (166) formed on sliding surfaces (140,142) thereof which slide on the shoes; and wherein each of at least one of the plurality of shoes is a nitrided shoe which is formed of a ferrous material and which has been subjected to a soft nitriding treatment on at least a sliding surface (138) thereof which slides on the swash plate. <IMAGE>