Control valve in variable displacement compressor

摘要

A variable displacement compressor includes a swash plate (31) and a displacement control valve (46; 88). The swash plate is moved between a maximum inclination position and a minimum inclination position in accordance with the pressure in a crank chamber (15). The control valve changes the crank chamber pressure to change the swash plate inclination. The control valve includes a valve body (52; 96) and an electromagnetic actuator (60, 61, 64; 97) for moving the valve body. Movement of the valve body is controlled according to current supplied to the actuator. The control valve also includes a fluid damper (90, 91; 59, 61) for applying fluid resistance to the valve body. The fluid resistance prevents the valve body from moving too quickly. The fluid damper therefore prevents the crank chamber pressure from being suddenly changed. Also, the fluid damper prevents the swash plate inclination from being suddenly changed. Instead of using the fluid damper, the sudden movement of the valve body may be prevented by controlling current supplied to the electromagnetic actuator. <IMAGE>