A capacity control valve (1) for controlling a flow rate or pressure of a variable capacity compressor according to a valve opening degree of a valve section includes: a valve main body (10) having a first valve chamber (14), a second valve chamber (15) and an interior space (16); a valve body (21) having an intermediate communication passage (26) for allowing communication between the first valve chamber and the interior space, a first valve part (21c1) arranged in the first valve chamber, a second valve part (21b1) for opening and closing communication between the interior space and the second valve chamber, and a shaft part (21a) arranged in the interior space; a solenoid (30); a pressure-sensitive body (22) arranged in the interior space; and an auxiliary communication part (21f) which is arranged in the interior space and which allows communication between the interior space and the intermediate communication passage.

A capacity control valve (1) for controlling a flow rate or pressure of a variable capacity compressor according to a valve opening degree of a valve section includes: a valve main body (10) having a first valve chamber (14), a second valve chamber (15) and a third valve chamber (16); a valve body (20) having an intermediate communication passage (26) for allowing communication between the first valve chamber and the third valve chamber, a first valve part (21a) arranged in the first valve chamber, a second valve part (21b) for opening and closing communication between the third valve chamber and the second valve chamber, and a third communication hole for allowing communication between the third valve chamber and the intermediate communication passage; a solenoid (30) having a first plunger connected to the valve body; and a second plunger (37) arranged between the solenoid and the valve body.

A control device of a compressor includes a piston which reciprocates by a swash plate, a crankcase receiving the swash plate mounted such that an inclination angle thereof is variable, a discharge chamber from which a compressed working fluid is discharged, a suction chamber sucking the working fluid to be compressed, a first communication channel connecting the suction chamber and the crankcase, a second communication channel connecting the discharge chamber and the crankcase, and a control valve which selectively opens and closes the first communication channel and the second communication channel. The control device includes a suction pressure sensor measuring a pressure of the suction chamber, a valve control unit determining a target suction pressure on the basis of the value measured by the suction pressure sensor and a set temperature, and a valve driving unit controlling the opening degree of the control valve to achieve the target suction pressure.

A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing having a Pc port, a Ps port and a Pd port; a main valve element which includes a main valve portion coming contacting and separating from a main valve seat opening and closing communication between the Pd port and the Pc port by a drive force of a solenoid; an intermediate communication path communicating the Pc port with the Ps port; and a pressure-sensitive valve opening and closing the intermediate communication path by an ambient pressure, in which the valve housing have a differential pressure valve housed therein, the differential pressure valve including a differential pressure valve element and opening and closing a communication between the Pc port and the Ps port by the differential pressure valve element moved by an operation force of an operation member operated by a discharge pressure Pd from the Pd port.

A capacity control valve includes: housing with a Pc port, a Pd port, a first Ps port and a second Ps port; a main valve element having a main valve portion adapted to contact with and separate from a main valve seat to close and open a communication between the Pd port and the Pc port by a drive force of a solenoid; an intermediate communication path communicating with the Pc port and the first Ps port; a pressure-sensitive valve configured to open and close the intermediate communication path by an ambient pressure; and a differential pressure valve including a differential pressure valve element configured to open and close a communication between the Pc port and the second Ps port and a communication between the Pc port and a pressure-sensitive chamber by the differential pressure valve element moved by a pressure.

Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that is compact and is capable of suppressing the influence of the pressure difference between the crank chamber pressure Pc, the suction pressure Ps, and the like. A valve body includes an in-valve release passage for releasing a pressure Pc in a crank chamber to a suction chamber of a compressor via a Ps inlet/outlet port. A sub valve element adapted to open or close the in-valve release passage along with movement of the plunger is provided.

Provided is A displacement control valve which includes a valve housing, a valve element constituting a main valve that contacts and separates from a main valve seat, for opening and closing communication between discharge ports and control ports by driving force of a solenoid, a pressure-sensitive valve that opens and closes according to ambient pressure, and a pressure-sensitive valve member constituting the pressure-sensitive valve together with a pressure-sensitive element. The valve element and the pressure-sensitive valve member are formed with an intermediate communicating passage which allows communication between the control ports and the suction ports by opening and closing of the pressure-sensitive valve.

A variable-capacity compressor control valve that can efficiently cancel the influence of the refrigerant pressure acting on a main valve element and avoid increase in complexity of the structure and size of the control valve is provided. A pressure equalizing passage is provided which is adapted to guide a pressure Pc in a crank chamber acting on the lower end of a main valve element to a pressure-sensitive chamber so that the pressure Pc in the crank chamber acts on the upper end of the main valve element. When an electromagnetic actuator or a solenoid portion thereof is not supplied with current i.e., when a valve orifice is fully open, the introduction of a suction pressure Ps from Ps inlet/outlet ports Ps inlet/outlet chamber into the pressure-sensitive chamber is stopped, and the pressure Pc in the crank chamber is introduced into the pressure-sensitive chamber via the pressure equalizing passage so that the pressure Pc in the crank chamber acts on the upper and lower ends of the main valve element.

A control valve includes: a first valve to control a flow rate of refrigerant flowing from a discharge chamber to a control chamber of a compressor; a second valve to control a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing from the control chamber to a suction chamber; a solenoid to generate a drive force in a first valve closing direction and a second valve opening direction; a biasing member to generate a biasing force in an first valve opening direction and a second valve closing direction; and a pressure sensing part to sense a pressure in the suction chamber or the control chamber, and generate a counterforce against the drive force. A state in which both of the first and second valves are open is present during an increase in the current supplied to the solenoid from zero to an upper limit current value, and an increase rate of an opening degree of the first valve is increased during a decrease in the current supplied to the solenoid, a predetermined lower limit current value being an inflection point of the increase.

A capacity control valve includes: a valve body (10) having first communication passages (11), second communication passages (12), third communication passages (13), and a main valve seat (15a); a valve element (20) having an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve portion (21c) and an auxiliary valve portion (23d); a pressure-sensitive element (24) disposed in the valve body (10); a solenoid (30) that drives a rod (36); a first biasing member (43) that biases in a valve closing direction of the main valve portion (21c); and a second biasing member (44) that biases in a valve opening direction of the main valve portion (21c), wherein the rod (36) moves relative to the valve element (20) to press the pressure-sensitive element (24). The capacity control valve can efficiently discharge a liquid refrigerant and can decrease a driving force of a compressor during a liquid refrigerant discharge operation.