Swash plate type refrigerant compressor

摘要

A swash plate type refrigerant compressor having an axial cylinder block assembly having therein a double-headed piston operated compressing mechanism for compressing refrigerant gas introduced from an external air-conditioning system to a plurality of cylinder bores, the compressor further having a swash plate chamber capable of not only permitting a swash plate to rotate to thereby reciprocating the pistons but also receiving the refrigerant gas before compression, a rotary valve capable of controlling distribution of the refrigerant gas from the swash plate chamber to each of the cylinder bores, and a pair of taper roller bearings mounted in front and rear housings attached to the cylinder block assembly, and rotatably and stably supporting a drive shaft for mounting thereon the swash plate. The front and rear housings having only a discharge chamber for receiving the compressed refrigerant gas, respectively.